Doctrine: Jesus Christ "died, was buried, and rose again"
Read: 2 Nephi 25:26 - 26:11
In verses 26 and 27 there is talk of Christ and the life He brings. What does the phrase life in Christ mean to you and to the Nephites?
Joseph Smith taught:
“The fundamental principles of our religion are the testimony of the Apostles and Prophets, concerning Jesus Christ, that He died, was buried, and rose again the third day, and ascended into heaven; and all other things which pertain to our religion are only appendages to it” (Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph Smith [2007], 49).
What does it mean for your life that Jesus rose from the dead?
Howard W. Hunter said:
“Without the Resurrection, the gospel of Jesus Christ becomes a litany of wise sayings and seemingly unexplainable miracles—but sayings and miracles with no ultimate triumph. No, the ultimate triumph is in the ultimate miracle: for the first time in the history of mankind, one who was dead raised himself into living immortality. He was the Son of God, the Son of our immortal Father in Heaven, and his triumph over physical and spiritual death is the good news every Christian tongue should speak” (Howard W. Hunter, “An Apostle’s Witness of the Resurrection,” Ensign, May 1986, 16).
Marion G. Romney taught:
“‘He is risen; he is not here.’ (Mark 16:6.) These words, eloquent in their simplicity, announced the most significant event of recorded history” (Marion G. Romney, “The Resurrection of Jesus,” Ensign, May 1982, 6).
Why does Marion G. Romney call the resurrection "the most significant event of recorded history"?