Mormons believe that Jesus Christ died for us. However, what makes His death particularly important is what happened after He died. Nearly everyone who has lived on the earth has died, but Jesus was the first to be resurrected. His resurrection made it possible for all of us to be resurrected.
Mormons know Jesus Christ still lives and so they focus on the Living Christ. It is His continued existence today and His impact on our eternal lives that changes everything. Throughout Mormon chapels and temples, you will see many pictures of Jesus Christ, both in mortality and after His resurrection. Although there are, of course, pictures of Him on the cross, they are largely used by teachers when teaching of the death of Jesus Christ.
“President Hinckley further explained, “On Calvary he was the dying Jesus. From the tomb he emerged the living Christ. … Because our Savior lives, we do not use the symbol of his death as the symbol of our faith. But what shall we use? No sign, no work of art, no representation of form is adequate to express the glory and the wonder of the Living Christ. He told us what that symbol should be when he said, ‘If ye love me, keep my commandments’ (John 14:15)
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