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Originally Posted by Aesa
Yes, he did it after his ressurection.
But, he hadn't ascended into heaven yet, he'd only finished the 3 days in hell.
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Strain at a knat yet swallow a camel...
This is immediately after His resurrection:
John 20:
17 Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.
After, when He appeared to His disciples in the closed, locked room:
Luke 24:
39 Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have.
If the reason Christ did not let Mary touch Him was because He had not yet ascended to His Father, and then He invited others later to touch Him, it is safe to assume He appeared to people after He ascended to the Father.
In any case, this really isn't the point.
The point is, the Book of Mormon is the great fruit of the restored church. Either the Book of Mormon is true, or it isn't.
I would never presume to tell Jesus when He can appear and when He can't. If He did something different than what I *thought* He said, I would assume I was wrong.
This is a perfect parallel to when Christ appeared in the flesh. Many rejected Him because *they* misunderstood the prophecies about His appearing.