Can I move a Sim card between phones - and a phone between carriers?

I have a Verizon iPhone 5C and am on the Verizon network. I recently was left (in a will sadly) an AT&T iPhone 6 Plus. I tried just replacing the AT&T sim card with the Verizon one, but a message shows up that it needs to be activated (so I'm moving it back to my iPhone 5C). I'm wondering if I take it to my Verizon store (I can take all the paperwork to prove it is mine) if they can/ will activate the sim card in this iPhone 6 plus or if it really won't work. I figured someone on here would have already tried or have done it already and know the steps to get it working if possible. Thanks!

Verizon will not activate a phone on their network that was not sold specifically for use on their network. If they have not rolled out VoLTE in your area, there would be no way it could physically work anyway.
Your best bet would be to sell the AT&T iPhone 6 and use the proceeds to buy a phone for Verizon if you intend to stick with Verizon.

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