Because of Him

Another Easter week has come and flown by with the promise of spring in its wake. This means the final month or so of school is here, the fresh smell of the grass and flowers has started reminding us of summer, and of course. SPRING CLEANING!

Time to clean out the fridge, that closet full of stuff from last year, bedroom, basement, shed, yard. Everything! . . including ourselves.

 Easter is a symbol of new beginnings, and fresh starts. Why? Because of what Easter really is. It is the celebration of the Atonement of Jesus Christ. A time to remember how He bled from every pore in the Garden of Gethsemane so that He could understand each one of us perfectly. A time to reflect how He gave up His life so willingly for each one of us; and it is a time to rejoice in the knowledge that each and every one of us will live again, because on the third day Christ rose triumphantly from the grave.

This time of year is perfect to look at ourselves and our live to see what we can get rid of; to go through our old "stuff" and see how much space we have been wasting on old junk that we will never use. Christ endured the Atonement so we could have a Spiritual Cleansing, and not just once a year, but every time we repent.Take a moment and think about what you've been carrying around for too long. it could be a regret, it could be a memory, it could be an addiction, or it could simply be procrastination.

In all of your spring cleaning take time to clean out your life. I know that it is such a satisfying and relieving feeling when you finally give all the unnecessary burdens of your heart to your Savior who said,
" 28 ¶aCome unto me, all ye that blabour and are heavy laden, and I will give you crest.

29 Take my ayoke upon you, and blearn of me; for I am cmeek anddlowly in eheart: and ye shall find frest unto your souls.

30 For my yoke is aeasy, and my burden is light." Mattew 11:28-30

I testify that this is true. I know that Jesus is the Christ. I know that He lives, and that He knows and loves each of us. I know that He has overcome death, and that because of His Atonement we too can have Eternal Life. I testify that he wants so badly for each of us to come to know Him and turn to him whenever we face the challenges of life.Whatever it may be I know that your Savior can help you. Because of Him, you can overcome anything.