I found this amazing site which lists talks given about Christ, and makes basic things easy to find:
http://jesuschrist.lds.org/SonOfGod/eng/
I feel that I should go through these, and learn more about Christ through the words of living prophets. I hope you will too ;).
Here is a direct quotation from another Church resource site:
Jesus Christ is the Savior of the world and the Son of God. He is our Redeemer. Each of these titles points to the truth that Jesus Christ is the only way by which we can return to live with our Heavenly Father.
Jesus suffered and was crucified for the sins of the world, giving each of God’s children the gift of repentance and forgiveness. Only by His mercy and grace can anyone be saved. His subsequent resurrection prepared the way for every person to overcome physical death as well. These events are called the Atonement. In short, Jesus Christ saves us from sin and death. For that, He is very literally our Savior and Redeemer.
In the future Jesus Christ will return to reign on earth in peace for a thousand years. Jesus Christ is the Son of God, and He will be our Lord forever.
Some people say that Mormons aren't Christian. After all, we're called Mormons aren't we? (well, first, I'd point out that there are Lutherans, for example, and others who go by names of influencial people in their religion). But the main point is, that that is just our nickname, which comes from the "Book of Mormon."
This is an apostle talking about it:
The official name of the Church is The Church of JESUS CHRIST of Latter-Day Saints (we are also known as "LDS", an acronym for "Latter-Day Saints").
But the Church, and many in it, are Christian.
Like it says in our first Article of Faith: "We believe in God... and in His Son, Jesus Christ..." That is the first statement of our belief.
Anyway, back to the actualy man of Christ.
The Church has come out with an ongoing project: videos of the life of Christ
I love watching videos about the Atonement. When you see (a recreation of) what Christ did for us... your heart stirs, and you can't help but realize that you're feeling something.
Here are some of my favorites (yes, they are the last ones :)):
Here are other ones, made on Easter:
I know that Jesus Christ lived and lives. He paid the price for us to live with Him and Heavenly Father again. Because of the Atonement, it's like the gates of Heaven were opened to us. I know that He loves us, and that He is waiting for us to show that we're committed to Him, and His purpose.
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