Conference Talk of the Week

Overview

On Easter, Elder Thierry K. Mutombo centers the paschal greeting, “Christ is risen … Truly, He is risen”, as more than a phrase: it is the source of real hope through the Savior’s Atonement and Resurrection. He teaches that Christ’s invitation to “come unto me” reaches us wherever we are, and that God’s love deepens as we make and keep covenants in baptism and the temple. Through a personal experience of losing children and resisting family tradition that pushed him to separate from his wife, he shows how covenant loyalty to Jesus Christ brings peace, strength, and eventual miracles, even when answers don’t come in the way or timing we want.

Three Key Takeaways

• 1“Come unto me” means the Savior’s mercy and love are available in your current circumstances, not only after life gets easier.
• 2God’s love is especially felt and deepened through a covenant relationship, beginning in baptism and strengthened through temple covenants that are faithfully kept.
• 3In dark days, covenant keeping anchors you to the reality of Easter: Friday-like sorrow is real, but “Sunday will come” as the Resurrected Christ overcomes death and ultimately makes all things right.

Reflection Questions

• Where do I most need the Savior’s invitation to “come unto me” right now, and what would it look like to actually act on it this week?
• Are there any “traditions of men” or social expectations pressuring me away from my covenants, and what would it mean to choose covenant loyalty over approval?
• When prayers aren’t answered the way I hoped, how do I respond, do I keep trusting God’s plan and hold to my covenants, or do I pull away?