1 Peter 1:3 “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.”

At Easter, we as Christians celebrate ‘this most important day,’ the resurrection of our Saviour Jesus Christ. This event is central to our Heavenly Father’s plan of happiness. In the premortal life, Jesus was chosen to be our Saviour.

For me, Easter means families coming together to celebrate and praise the Lord and recognise him being raised from the grave, conquering death and sin.

As a child my parents would hide marshmallow Easter eggs around the house. We would look for them and then bring back to the basket and our parents evenly divided the treats amongst us, so nobody missed out.

Growing up, Easter was all about the traditions: we had a church service on Good Friday and ate hot cross buns, then on Sunday we had the Easter egg hunt. My parents would say that finding the egg was a sign of new life and new beginnings. Afterwards we would go to church to celebrate the rising of our Lord Jesus Christ, better known as the ‘Resurrection’.

As parents we continue these traditions and instil in our children the significance of Easter and the lead-up to Easter. For Christians these important events signify a pivotal event that cements our belief and our faith. Happy Easter everyone.