Easter and the Temple

There’s been a few Easter Sundays in my life when I wrote the Easter program or was the main speaker, so I was immersed for weeks in the Easter story. It is a glorious and enriching experience. This year I hardly remembered it was Easter.

Instead, I have been preparing to lead a discussion in our RS study group this week on understanding the temple. So on this Easter Sunday I thought about the connection between the temple and the Savior.

When Jesus died, the veil of the temple was rent, signifying that the Holy of Holies, the hope of entering into God's presence, was now open and available to all men--because of Him.

That's why it is the temple and not the cross that is the symbol of our Church membership.

Today we ponder His atoning sacrifice, his suffering, and his triumph over death that bring us life. But it is his power and his priesthood, the blessings and glories of the temple, that bring us Life Eternal, back into the presence of God.

I think that alone deserves a Hosannah shout!