easter week / saturday

It was Saturday. The night before, Christ had been wrapped in cloth and laid in a sealed tomb --> a gesture that seemed to finalize the loss of the Messiah. 

The grief was fresh & I can't imagine the sorrow felt by Christ's disciples and loved ones. 

He was gone. 

They didn't know yet that He would rise again on Sunday...so what was left?

Christ left His work in the hands of his disciples. They had followed in his footsteps for several years and now they were to continue on that path, bringing others unto it.  

Christ couldn't personally be here anymore; he couldn't touch the eyes of the blind and teach truth to the multitudes. It was up to them.  

That task must have been overwhelming, but they were willing to do it -- as representatives of Christ endowed by His power.

I am so grateful for the restored gospel of Jesus Christ because we have that power here on the earth again. 

 

There exist today 12 Apostles of The Lord Jesus Christ, a living Prophet of God, and his Counselors. 

I believe that they hold the same priesthood power and the keys to our church that Christ, the Son of God, gave to His 12 disciples two millennia ago.  

If Christ were here today, I know that He would speak to us and teach us. He would work miracles, build temples, and be our guiding light.

But since he cannot be here, these faithful men do it in His place. 

I sustain them as prophets, seers, and revelators. 

To sustain prophets and apostles means to support them wholeheartedly. 

As apostle Russell M. Nelson explained: It's a "personal commitment that we will do our utmost to uphold their prophetic priorities. Imagine the privilege the Lord has given us of sustaining His prophet, whose counsel will be untainted, unvarnished, unmotivated by any personal aspiration, and utterly true!" 

I am so grateful for the privilege to stand by President Thomas S. Monson. 

When I follow him, I am following my Savior.