The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints—President Dallin H. Oaks, President; President Henry B. Eyring, First Counselor; and President D. Todd Christofferson, Second Counselor—has released the following Easter message:
As Mary Magdalene and her companions mournfully approached the Garden Tomb, two angels appeared to them and shared the clarion call of all Christianity:
“Why seek ye the living among the dead?
“He is not here, but is risen” (Luke 24:5–6).
This Easter season we also joyfully testify of this same eternal truth—Jesus Christ is risen. He lives! The Savior of the world was crucified and, on the third day, rose from the dead, “the firstfruits of them that slept” (1 Corinthians 15:20). His Resurrection allows all to be resurrected, and through His grace, we can find peace “which passeth all understanding” (Philippians 4:7) and “be perfected in him” (Moroni 10:32).
We invite each of you during this Easter season to “seek this Jesus of whom the prophets and apostles have written” (Ether 12:41). As you do so, we testify that your Easter celebrations can strengthen your own faith and testimony that “death is conquered; man is free. Christ has won the victory” (“He Is Risen!,” Hymns, no. 199).
The First Presidency
The First Presidency’s 2026 Easter message was originally shared on Church Newsroom.
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