In Mexico, we have many traditions, the majority of which have to do with food. Every Easter, and only at Easter, we make a special dessert called a capirotada. My grandparents are experts at making it. Recipes vary, but our family layers toasted bread with a cinnamon and clove sweet syrup. Then we top it with cheese, honey, and sugar.
Each ingredient is symbolic: The toasted bread represents the body of Christ. The cinnamon represents the wood of the cross, and the cloves represent the nails used in the Crucifixion. The cheese symbolizes the sheet Jesus was wrapped in for burial, and the honey and sugar remind us of the sweet love of our Savior.
I know it may seem like all of those flavors would clash, but capirotada is delicious. I think life is like that sometimes—the things that happen to or around us don’t always make sense. Events may seem to clash with what we understand about God’s love or His plan. But I know that when we center ourselves in God and follow the perfect example of our older brother Jesus Christ, everything in our life becomes sweeter and we feel joy. Life becomes delicious!
I know that Jesus Christ lives and was resurrected. And I know that we will also be resurrected one day. And thanks to the Savior’s Atonement, we can live without fear of sin because we have the opportunity to repent and choose the correct path once more.
Editor’s note: This article first appeared in the March/April issue of LDS Living Magazine. The theme for the issue was walking the road to Easter more closely with the Savior.
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