He is Risen

But there is a resurrection therefore the grave hath no victory, and the sting of death is swallowed up in Christ.

 He is the light and the life of the world; yea, a light that is endless, that can never be darkened; yea, and also a life which is endless, that there can be no more death.

Mosiah 16:8,9

Easter, to me, is the most meaningful holiday of them all. I love those verses from Mosiah as they really reflect my feelings on Christ and the atonement. What an amazing thing to think that the grave has no victory, that death is just temporal, that life is actually eternal, and that anyone ripped from our arms in this life, will be with us again. I'm so grateful for this hope, for the light Christ really has brought into my life.

Happy Easter! He truly is risen!

Hunting Season

Here's a clip of Sophia hunting her first chocolate eggs. Just so you know, 'lade' is German for chocolate (Schokolade).

Xristos Anesti!

That's Greek, meaning 'Christ is risen'. Today is Easter. My favorite holiday. I loved that it coincided with conference this weekend, and to have such easy access to the true spirit of Easter this time. But, what I love the most is to remember the hope and light that has entered the world because of Christ. On Easter, the Greek have the beautiful tradition of lighting candles on Easter eve, at midnight to be precise. It's symbolic for the light that has come into the world with Christ's resurrection. I'll figure out a way sooner or later to implement this tradition into ours somehow. In the meantime though, I'll just rejoice to know that "there is a resurrection, therefore the grave hath no victory, and the sting of death is swallowed up in Christ" (Mosiah 16:8). There are no words more hopeful than these, and I'm so glad to have this knowledge in my life. Today, I felt the spirit, and I resolved to do better. I want to be a better mom. A better wife. A better human being. I want to reach out to others more. Serve more. Give more. Do more. I love that the Spirit of Christ lifts us up and moves us towards change.

Happy Easter, or as they say in Greece "alithos anesti" - he truly is risen!

Today

• was Good Friday
• we looked at pictures of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane and on the cross and I told Sophia what happened to Jesus on this day (he got a lot of big owies)
• we enjoyed a nice dinner
• we danced to ABBA
  
• we took long naps
• we cuddled a lot
• we laughed
  
• we planted our lettuce - Sophia was a great helper and loved it!
• we went on a bike ride enjoying the beautiful outside weather
• we thought of our little baby - today we would have found out whether it's a girl or boy