For Latter-day Saints, Easter is the ultimate sacred celebration of life and hope. As Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles said in an April 2015 general conference talk, “Because of the sacrifice of our beloved Redeemer, death has no sting, the grave has no victory, Satan has no lasting power, and we are ‘begotten ... again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ.’”

As Deseret News reporter Tad Walch observed, the events around Easter have always been sacred and vital to Latter-day Saints. But what’s changed is the incorporation of terms other Christians use, like Palm Sunday and Holy Week.

“I observe a growing effort among Latter-day Saints toward a more Christ-centered Easter,” Elder Stevenson, member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, said in an April 2023 general conference talk. “This includes a greater and more thoughtful recognition of Palm Sunday and Good Friday as practiced by some of our Christian cousins. We might also adopt appropriate Christ-centered Easter traditions found in the cultures and practices of countries worldwide.”

Dating in the penguin world: A TikTok hit from Loveland Living Planet Aquarium

In a TikTok series called “Love on Thin Ice,” the Loveland Living Planet Aquarium brings its followers along on the whirlwind romances of their 20 gentoo penguins as they wrestle with love and heartbreak.

The weekly dating series showcases 12 penguins that coupled together last mating season along with two male bachelors. Unlike roses, male penguins show their love with pebbles and the female penguin will either accept or decline the romantic gesture.

The love story of Poppy and Scamper, who have been mates for years, was the first relationship to catch attention on social media. Poppy accepted Scamper’s pebble, but in true reality TV fashion, Poppy decided to keep her options open.

Read more about the drama and heartbreak of the gentoo penguins.

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