He is Risen
Hi friends!
I have been wanting to have more of a structured approach to how I observe the Easter season each year, and so I've made this calendar for Easter week. I would love for others to be able to use these ideas as well, especially since we have more time to be with family this year. Please email me or comment any suggestions or experiences you have with this!
There are a TON of resources included, so use whatever you think will serve your family best. Happy Easter!
xoxo
Sara
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HE IS RISEN
PALM SUNDAY
Significant Events: Christ’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem, the people greet Him with palm branches and lay down their coats for His entrance
Suggested Reading: Matt 21:1-11, Mark 11:1-11, Luke 19:29-38, John 12:12-15
Videos: The Lord’s Triumphal Entry Into Jerusalem (1:07) Matthew 21:1-11 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdUw_E-tGjE&list=PLVmzv2RTGVDEoGci2AR5jKbP9DcAlYfEy&index=55
The Prince of Peace https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ly9xk59Qkfc
Family tradition: (FHE) Sunday family lesson about Easter with special Easter kickoff (see notes) and an Easter treat to make together (see Pinterest page)
MONDAY – WEDNESDAY (NOTE, ACTUAL EVENTS OF THE WEDNESDAY OF HOLY WEEK ARE UNKNOWN, SEE THE GOSPELS)
Significant Events: Christ curses the fig tree; He cleanses the temple and teaches there daily; He speaks of His authority; He gives several parables; Render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar’s; He foretells the destruction of Jerusalem; He foretells His Second Coming
Suggested Resources and Activities:
MONDAY: Matt 21:12-46, Mark 11:12-33, 12:1-12, Luke 19:45-48, 20:1-19
Video: Christ’s Authority is Questioned (2:37) Matthew 21:23-32 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZI8JWMNyEN0&list=PLVmzv2RTGVDEoGci2AR5jKbP9DcAlYfEy&index=56
Talk: Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf, April 2018 – Behold the Man! https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2018/04/behold-the-man?lang=eng
Family tradition: make Grandma Stinger (Panoramic) sugar egg exteriors (See Pinterest page for recipe)
TUESDAY: Matt 22-23, Mark 12:13-44, Luke 20:20-47, 21:1-4, John 12:20-50
Videos: Render Unto Caesar and Unto God (0:58) Mark 12:13-17 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URifKLvlx8s&list=PLVmzv2RTGVDEoGci2AR5jKbP9DcAlYfEy&index=57
The Greatest Commandment (1:52) Mark 12:28-34 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=db-lE_f2U5I&list=PLVmzv2RTGVDEoGci2AR5jKbP9DcAlYfEy&index=58
Teaching About the Widow’s Mites (0:59) Mark 12:41-44 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1G-aZIempw&list=PLVmzv2RTGVDEoGci2AR5jKbP9DcAlYfEy&index=59
*For children about the Widow’s Mites: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l15yrFU6dXY
Talk: Elder O. Vincent Haleck, October 2017 – The Heart of the Widow - https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2017/10/the-heart-of-the-widow?lang=eng
Family tradition: family temple trip (to grounds or for ordinances), discuss why the temple was cleansed
WEDNESDAY: Matt 24-25, Mark 13, Luke 21:5-38, JS-M 1
Videos: The Ten Virgins (1:40) Matthew 25: 1-13 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwCavwlkp0A&list=PLVmzv2RTGVDEoGci2AR5jKbP9DcAlYfEy&index=60
The Parable of the Talents (3:03) Matthew 25:14-30 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Havcr-2Kx30&list=PLVmzv2RTGVDEoGci2AR5jKbP9DcAlYfEy&index=61
Ye Have Done it Unto Me (3:14) Matthew 25:31-46 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0AUXzG-nfo&list=PLVmzv2RTGVDEoGci2AR5jKbP9DcAlYfEy&index=62
Talk: Elder David A. Bednar, October 2012 – Converted unto the Lord - https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2012/10/converted-unto-the-lord?lang=eng
Family Tradition: Decorate Grandma Stinger eggs (See Pinterest page for ideas)
THURSDAY
Significant Events: Christ institutes the Last Supper, He suffers in the Garden of Gethsemane; He is betrayed and tried
Suggested Reading: Matt 26, Mark 14, Luke 22: 1-65, John 17, 18:1-18, 25-27
Videos: The Last Supper (6:02) John 13:1-35 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=997ni1xcmKw&list=PLVmzv2RTGVDEoGci2AR5jKbP9DcAlYfEy&index=63
Jesus Warns Peter/Intercessory Prayer (4:48) Luke 22:31-34 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yL5jobrN3ck&list=PLVmzv2RTGVDEoGci2AR5jKbP9DcAlYfEy&index=64
The Savior Suffers in Gethsemane (8:31) Matthew 26:36-57 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goR5FO1vge8&list=PLVmzv2RTGVDEoGci2AR5jKbP9DcAlYfEy&index=65
Jesus’ Trials, Peter’s Denial (4:25) Matthew 26:57-75 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMaHYMs6NB4&list=PLVmzv2RTGVDEoGci2AR5jKbP9DcAlYfEy&index=66
*For children about sacrament/crucifixion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEZ__hXvDYM
Talk: Elder Jeffrey R Holland April 2009 - None Were with Him - https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2009/04/none-were-with-him?lang=eng
Topics to discuss: The Sacrament —JST in Mark 14, “Remember this hour we had together.” How do we remember Him during the sacrament? Can we “wait with Him” one hour?
Family tradition: Modified Passover dinner
FRIDAY: TRIAL, CRUCIFIXION, AND BURIAL
Significant Events: Christ is tried before Pilate, Herod, and again, Pilate; Christ is crucified and atones for our sins on the cross at Calvary (Golgotha)
Suggested Reading: Matt 27:1-61, Mark 15, Luke 22:66-71, chapter 23, John 18:19-42
Videos: Jesus is Condemned Before Pilate (3:19) Matthew 27:1-2, 11-25 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rs-nHYYmors&list=PLVmzv2RTGVDEoGci2AR5jKbP9DcAlYfEy&index=67
Jesus is Scourged and Crucified (4:45) Matthew 27:26-50 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlALmOx8Sk0&list=PLVmzv2RTGVDEoGci2AR5jKbP9DcAlYfEy&index=68
*For children about the Atonement https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACqa3cJITz4
Talk: President Russell M Nelson, April 2017 – Drawing the Power of Jesus Christ into Our Lives – https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2017/04/drawing-the-power-of-jesus-christ-into-our-lives?lang=eng
Family tradition: Color Easter eggs and set out Easter baskets
SATURDAY: CHRIST’S BODY LIES IN THE TOMB WHILE HIS SPIRIT MINISTERS IN THE SPIRIT WORLD
Significant Events: Christ’s body lies in the tomb
Suggested Reading: Matt 27:62-66, D&C 138
Video: Jesus is Laid in a Tomb (3:29) Matthew 27:57-60 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPfC9kSPP_Q&list=PLVmzv2RTGVDEoGci2AR5jKbP9DcAlYfEy&index=69
For God So Loved the World (4:48) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05nA0cNEEqk&list=PLVmzv2RTGVDEoGci2AR5jKbP9DcAlYfEy&index=72
Topics to discuss: Talk about the empty egg (see below) and how Christ’s tomb was found empty because He is risen
Talk: Elder Paul V. Johnson, April 2016 – And There Shall Be No More Death - https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2016/04/and-there-shall-be-no-more-death.p5?lang=eng#p5
Family tradition: Easter egg hunt – hide one special egg that is empty inside; as a family, read The Living Christ; make deviled eggs
SUNDAY: THE APPEARANCE OF THE RESURRECTED CHRIST
Significant Events: Christ is risen
Suggested Reading: Matt 28:1-10, Mark 16:1-11, Luke 24:1-12, John 20:1-18
Videos: Jesus is Resurrected (4:00)John20:3-18 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlKetn7ZiNU&list=PLVmzv2RTGVDEoGci2AR5jKbP9DcAlYfEy&index=70
Because of Him https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_S3TI4bYerU
Family tradition: (FHE) Sunday family lesson about centering our lives on Christ, optional opportunity to share testimonies of Christ with family
EASTER MONDAY
Significant Events: Not specific to Monday after resurrection, but rather, significant events following the resurrection in general; Christ appears to many, “Feed my sheep”
Suggested Reading: Matt 28:16-20 , Mark 16:12-20, Luke 24:13-53, John 20:19-31, chapter 21
Videos: Christ Appears on the Road to Emmaus (3:32) Luke 24:13-33 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vx5OAe6wqk8&list=PLVmzv2RTGVDEoGci2AR5jKbP9DcAlYfEy&index=75
The Risen Lord Appears to the Apostles (2:19) Luke 24:36-41, 44-49 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kP3753Pc8-w&list=PLVmzv2RTGVDEoGci2AR5jKbP9DcAlYfEy&index=76
They That Have Not Seen, and Yet Have Believed (2:29) John 20:24-29 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8o4TrIA76U&list=PLVmzv2RTGVDEoGci2AR5jKbP9DcAlYfEy&index=77
Feed My Sheep (5:45) John 21:1-22 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zhAT-jaljY
Topics to discuss: (FHE) Elder Holland’s, The First Great Commandment
Talk: Elder Jeffrey R Holland October 2012 - The First Great Commandment https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2012/10/the-first-great-commandment?lang=eng
Family tradition: Go see newly born animals and talk about how Christ’s Resurrection in springtime represents the newness of life. Plant some flowers as a family.
NOTES
Easter is determined by the first Sunday after the Paschal full moon, which is the first full moon on or after 21 March
All video links are produced by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Some Bible videos depicting the crucifixion may be graphic for small children, so I included child-friendly ones as well
To help young children with scriptures, you may consider using scripture story resources that include images and simplified language
A holiday “kickoff” in our family usually includes a new meaningful decoration, book, or activity with the family to help set the tone for the upcoming event
For other decorating ideas and activities, see my Pinterest page here
A special thanks to the Robert and Julie Coray family, John and Michelle Sargent family, and Brother Eric Bacon for their contributions of time, tradition, faith, and talent.
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