Special Witnesses of the Resurrected Savior (Acts 1-15)

List three additional scriptural accounts of individuals or groups who became witnesses of the resurrected Lord Jesus Christ. Write the similarities between the scripture accounts you have selected. 

1. Saul {Acts 9} Christ appears to Saul and tells him to stop persecuting believers. and to testify to others in his name. 
2. The Nephites {3 Nephi 19} Christ visits the Nephites in America and tells them to write down the words he has spoken. Again, he tells them to testify of him.
3. Mary Magdeline {Mark 16: 9}  Christ first appears to Mary Magdeline and tells her to go and tell his disciples that he is risen.

List the author of the Acts of the Apostles and why he wrote it.

• Theophilus was commanded to write because he had "perfect understanding of all things from the very first." {Luke 1:3}

Why do you think the doctrine of the Resurrection is so central to the preaching of these witnesses of Christ?

• If there is no resurrection, then Christ is still dead. If Christ is not risen, then our faith is in vain - which gives us no hope and leads us to misery. {1 Corinthians 15:13–14}

Describe in writing the relationship between Christ’s Atonement, His death and resurrection, and His gospel.

• The gospel is that Christ came down to earth by the will of his Father. He paid the price for our sins, died for us and then became resurrected so that we may live with him again. {3 Nephi 27:13–14}

What did the Savior promise His followers just prior to His Ascension? 

• He promised that he would return again and restore the kingdom again on the earth.  {Acts 1:6}

In what ways can you be a modern-day witness of Jesus Christ?

• Apostles were to be ordained as a special witness to the world that the Lord Jesus Christ was indeed resurrected.
• I have had special personal experiences in my life that have helped me come to know that Christ is my brother and loves me to the point of suffering and then overcoming death so that life can continue for all of us after our time here on earth. As I share my love for this beautiful message of hope with others, I too can become a special witness of Christ's resurrection. 

I know Christ is my elder brother and that he overcame death. I am so grateful to have ordained apostles and prophets on the earth today as special witnesses of him.