Easter in October!
I've been studying some exceptional stuff recently. As we read more in the New Testament about Jesus and the Mount of Transfiguration, we talked a bit about how these same keys were given to Joseph and Oliver in the Kirtland temple. This brought me right back to an article I read in a considerably old Ensign edition in June 1985 (that's considerably old for me). It is called "The Restoration of Priesthood Keys on Easter 1836" by John D. Pratt. Now this article is not your typical primary story of breaking a window with a baseball and asking neighbor for forgiveness story. It is an extensive discussion on the exact date of the Savior's resurrection. Now you may think, why is that important? Well what is important is knowing that hundreds of years later on this resurrection date, Christ would come to bring keys to Joseph and Oliver. Easter is important for more reasons than we typically think.
Now I was reading in John 10:14-16. "I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine. As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep. And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd." What really makes me bring this scripture up is how I realized I don't fully know His purpose in some of His imagery. I understand it to a degree, but not fully. What I have been feeling strongly this week though is that Christ really was resurrected and I'm so excited to be able to see and worship Him myself. This scripture implies that we need to know Christ to be one of His sheep. I know that He lives and I love that we have a testimony from Israel and from the Americas. My wife and I watched "The Testaments" and I love that movie because it helps me visualize myself actually seeing the Savior. Nothing I can think of would be as glorious as that. I want to live my life to feel I could be ready to see Him and have Him embrace me, and for me to be able to tell Him I fought for Him. I hope we can all work towards that!
Now I was reading in John 10:14-16. "I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine. As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep. And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd." What really makes me bring this scripture up is how I realized I don't fully know His purpose in some of His imagery. I understand it to a degree, but not fully. What I have been feeling strongly this week though is that Christ really was resurrected and I'm so excited to be able to see and worship Him myself. This scripture implies that we need to know Christ to be one of His sheep. I know that He lives and I love that we have a testimony from Israel and from the Americas. My wife and I watched "The Testaments" and I love that movie because it helps me visualize myself actually seeing the Savior. Nothing I can think of would be as glorious as that. I want to live my life to feel I could be ready to see Him and have Him embrace me, and for me to be able to tell Him I fought for Him. I hope we can all work towards that!
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