On the evening before His suffering in Gethsemane and death on the cross, the Savior met with His disciples for the Last Supper. … Nearly every aspect of our lives is organized around belonging to something.” This report adds, “We cannot separate the importance of a sense of belonging from our physical and mental health” 3-and, I would add, our spiritual health. The Mayo Clinic recently noted: “Having a sense of belonging is so important.

Knowing that we are loved by our Heavenly Father will help us know who we are and know that we belong to His great eternal family. Jesus wants us to know God is a loving Heavenly Father. He declared, “No man knoweth the Son, but the Father neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him.” 2 In the verse preceding this loving invitation, Jesus teaches how this is done by seeking to follow Him. The Savior’s invitation to come unto Him is an invitation to all not only to come unto Him but also to belong to His Church. “For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” 1 “Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. We remember His loving invitation to “come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Brothers and sisters, at this Easter time we focus on the glorious Resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

This is who we are