He is Risen

This image by Walter Rane is my all time favorite Easter picture ever!

HE IS NOT HERE, BUT IS RISEN

Luke 24:6

I love that the cross is not a symbol of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.  It is because although Christ died for us, He is not dead anymore.

I know that my Savior lives!

And because he does every person also will overcome physical death and one day be resurrected to a perfect body.

Without Easter, Christmas would not even matter.

"Christ's Atonement doesn't just make up the difference, it makes all the difference."

Everything that is unfair about this life will be made right through the Atonement.

Because of His sacrifice we can also overcome spiritual death, through his grace we can be clean enough to live with God again.  He overcame all the effects of the Fall.

God's plan is just so perfect and He loves each of us so much!

I never remember feeling the spirit of Easter as strong as I did at church today.

How could the Father tell the world

Of love and tenderness?

He sent his Son, a newborn babe,

With peace and holiness.

How could the Father show the world

The pathway we should go?

He sent his Son to walk with men

On earth that we may know.

How could the Father tell the world

Of sacrifice, of death?

He sent his Son to die for us

And rise with living breath.

What does the Father ask of us?

What do the scriptures say?

Have faith, have hope, live like his Son,

Help others on their way.

What does he ask?

Live like his Son.

The last line of this song is so important to me because we aren't only asked to believe that Christ is our Savior, but to LIVE like Him, BECOME like Him, SHOW your faith.

If I don't do the best I can then I am not taking advantage of what Christ did for me like I should.

So since making memories with family is such a big part of His plan here are some of our Easter memories we made.

We have been looking on KSL for kittens for a few weeks now.  Kyle told me he would get me one for Easter if Kitty never came home, but I never realized how hard it is to find pets! I have never shopped for one before, I usually just take them as they come!

Finally yesterday we called on one posted that hour and were able to get it at 11:30 at night!!

So this is our new kitty, Phantom.  She has a mask like the Phantom of the Opera :)

NUMBER 8 on the bucket list- check!

Last night, before we picked up Phantom, we got to dye Easter eggs with Jon and Sydney! 

We don't get to see them as much now that we aren't all living in the same apartment building, but the last time we dyed eggs was with them 2 years ago.

I bought this kit last year and we never got a chance to use it.   

Getting together with friends is always so much fun though, I love it!

I tried drawing Olaf on one of my eggs, but I don't know how to draw Olaf...

 Kyle wanted french toast for breakfast, but I wanted german pancakes (with sour cream and brown sugar) so we ended up just making both!

So yummy in my tummy!

Good food and good family and friends make holidays so worth it.

HAPPY EASTER!