Because of Him

A CHILD ASKS, “What is Easter?” His mother pauses—searching for the right words—and responds, “Easter is the season of hope.” With deep conviction she continues, “We hope in Jesus Christ. Because of Him, we have hope.”1

Easter’s sermon is one of hope—and one of newness. Hope in the Savior leads to “new dawns, new chapters, and new chances.”2 Hope in the Savior ensures that each of us can experience new beginnings.

Pastor-poet John Keble wrote:

New mercies, each returning day,New perils past, new sins forgiven,Hover around us while we pray;New thoughts of God, new hopes of Heaven.3

Easter reminds us of Jesus’s complete victory over sin and death and all that His Atonement enables us to do. Because of His mercy, we have hope in the future—we can begin anew. Because of His grace, we can accomplish things we could never do on our own. Because of His Resurrection, death will not prevail—we will live again. Because of Him, even seemingly tragic endings still offer new beginnings.

A woman I’ve long looked up to lost two children and her husband to unexpected deaths in only three years. She told me, “I am not angry. I am not mad at God.” She continued, “Shortly after my children’s deaths, I knelt in prayer begging for peace. I knew I could not fix this. Then, in my mind, I heard the words, ‘I’ve already fixed it for you—2,000 years ago.’ The feeling that enveloped me changed everything. Today I stand as a witness that because of Him, our Easter Sunday will come.”4

Because of Him, “we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: … we glory intribulations … knowing that tribulation worketh patience; and patience, experience; and experience, hope.”5

Because of Him, “all that is unfair in life can be made right through the Atonement of Jesus Christ.”6 Because of Him, we can discover new beginnings and find joy in life’s journey—even amid distress, pain, and sorrow.

Because of Him, our Easter Sunday will come. Easter is hope. Easter is Jesus Christ.

See Moroni 7:41.Patrick Kearon, “Jesus Christ and Your New Beginning,” Liahona, Nov. 2025, 55.John Keble, “Morning,” in The Christian Year (1827), gutenberg.org.Personal correspondence with KayeLynn Bastian, Mar. 14, 2026.See Romans 5:1–5.Preach My Gospel: A Guide to Sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ (2023), 48.