Most Christians revere and display crosses to commemorate the death of the Savior of mankind.
Sometimes the cross is bare- just a couple of pieces of wood fixed together.Sometimes the cross is hung on the wall, or affixed atop their buildings of worship.. or installed in front of the building.
Sometimes the cross is draped with a purple or white cloth to recognize the shroud left behind when Jesus rose from the tomb.
Sometimes people add a ring of thorns, the "crown" He was given by the soldiers.
Sometimes the cross is a little more realistic and includes a figure of the Savior- becoming a crucifix.
But we Mormons are different- we don't display these images and figures. My boyfriend asked why: Why don't we have crosses and crucifixes in and on our churches?
Because that's not how we choose to remember Him. Yes, He died for us:
He suffered in the Garden of Gethsemane, paying for my sins, allowing me the opportunity to eventually become perfect, as He and His Father are.
He died on the cross so He could rise from the dead, being resurrected, opening the gates of the tomb so I can also raise from the dead.
But He's not on the cross anymore. He lives! He's no longer on the cross, no longer in the tomb.
"Why seek ye the living among the dead? He is not here, but is risen."
