Discussion Ask class members to imagine themselves in the Garden of Gethsemane as witnesses of the suffering of Jesus Christ. The Atonement and Resurrection Bring Resurrection to All click to enlarge On the third day after his crucifixion, Christ took up his body again and became the first person to be resurrected. His spirit had reentered his body, never to be separated again. Christ thus overcame physical death. This condition is called immortality.
Discussion Refer again to the hand and glove.
Explain that because Jesus Christ atoned for our sins, all people will someday be resurrected. Our bodies and our spirits will reunite. The Savior's atonement makes it possible for us to overcome spiritual death. Although all people will be resurrected with a body of flesh and bone, only those who accept the Atonement will be saved from spiritual death. We accept Christ's atonement by placing our faith in him.