Remembering Him
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Our Cover story this issue explores the Remember Him initiative created by the North American SW Presidency of the Church. The premise of the program is one of logic: We place too much focus on Christmas and not enough on Easter. Without Easter, Christmas is meaningless. Therefore, as believers in and of Christ, we need to place more importance on Easter and celebrate it with at least as much gusto as we do Christmas!
Interestingly, each talk I’ve heard or discussion in which I’ve participated about this program began by describing how exhausted we all are after Christmas is over!
Q: “What was your favorite part about the holidays?”
A: “The end. When it was over!”
Why this answer? Because of how ridiculously busy and distracted we all can be (and broke we can become) during the entire month of December. I’m left wondering: if we create activity around Easter like we do Christmas, will we end up creating a celebration that we also can’t wait to end?
After exploring how we can create more focus on Christ at Easter, I came to remember that we as a people are already engaged in continuously Remembering Him. The reason why we celebrate Christmas “more” and Easter “less” is because as Christ’s disciples, our lives are dedicated to the Easter message 24/7/365!
Being a member of this magnificent Church is a lifestyle. (I belonged to another faith before joining the Church. It was truly a “Sunday thing” only.) And by lifestyle, I mean everything we do in our daily lives involves Remembering Him. The Sacrament we take every week asks us to commit to “always remember him.” Always: “At all times; throughout all time; since the beginning.” We study, pray, participate, attend, serve, love, all with the Easter message in mind: That He has risen and atoned for our sins. He is the example by which we pattern our lives so we can live with Him someday with our families. These beliefs drive us to engage in activities that support our commitment to the lifestyle of a disciple of Jesus Christ. A perfect circle…
In my view, as a Church people, we are in good shape Remembering Him. This initiative is a wonderful reminder that we can always be best at incorporating our religion into our lives. And as an individual disciple, the life I live reminds me of Him every day, and motivates me to live a Christ-like life.
Thank you for reading…
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