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This devotional address entitled, Joyfully Received the Unexpected Messiah,

was given on April 15th of 2025 by Dieter F. Uckdorf, then a member of the Quorum of the Twelve

Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

It is indeed an honor and joy for Sister Uctov and me to be back at BYU.

And especially during this most important week, and I don't mean finals week.

Although that is very important, too.

And you should all study very hard for your exams,

and as soon as this devotional is over, okay?

I wish you a handful of luck in these final days and fair professors. However, this week is even more important for another reason. In fact, it's arguably the most sacred week in the Christian calendar.

We commemorate our Savior's final days in mortality,

culminating with his glorious resurrection and triumph over death on that beautiful Easter Sunday.

Now, during General Conference and in recent days, we have been blessed with a multitude

of messages and testimonies celebrating these sacred events.

But only two days ago, the Christian world remembered Palm Sunday. Today,

let's turn our thoughts to this historic day when Jesus Christ, the King of Kings,

rode triumphantly, yet humbly, into the Holy City of Jerusalem.

The city streets were crowded with people who had gathered in Jerusalem for the Passover Festival.

Word spread quickly that Jesus of Nathlet was coming, and it created quite a stir.

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