The Resurrection of Our Savior

In Matthew 28, we read about the resurrection of the Savior. As He prophesied, 3 days after His body was laid in the tomb following His Crucifixion, He rose from the dead. When His loved ones sought Him in the empty tomb, an angel said to them, “He is not here: for he is risen” (Matthew 28:6). His body and His spirit were reunited after His death.

What does the Savior’s resurrection mean for us?

Perhaps the greatest gift of His resurrection is hope. His resurrection means that death is not the end for us. We all receive immortality because of His resurrection. Our spirit and our body will be reunited. The Resurrection means that we have hope of being reunited with our loved ones who pass on before us. Elder Neal A. Maxwell explained, “The gift of immortality to all mankind through the reality of the Resurrection is so powerful a promise that our rejoicing in these great and generous gifts should drown out any sorrow, assuage any grief, conquer any mood, dissolve any despair, and tame any tragedy.”

2 Nephi 2:8 describes the Savior’s significant role in our resurrection, stating “ . . . there is no flesh that can dwell in the presence of God, save it be through the merits, and mercy, and grace of the Holy Messiah, who layeth down his life according to the flesh, and taketh it again by the power of the Spirit, that he may bring to pass the resurrection of the dead, being the first that should rise.”

The resurrection of our Savior also gives us hope that we will one day find relief from our spiritual, physical, and emotional suffering. Even in our darkest moments and in our most challenging experiences, we can look forward to the day when our body can be made whole again.