Easter Week

We have a some Easter traditions in our family to keep Jesus Christ at the centre of this holiday. We start the week before Easter and read scriptures of Christ's life in the week leading up to His death and resurrection, along with colouring pictures depicting those stories, and doing some activities. Sunday was the first day, we read the story of Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem (Matthew 21:6-11 & John 12:12-18), and we coloured hard boiled eggs. The second day (Monday), we had our "spring" egg hunt. We didn't want the egg hunt to be our children's focus on Easter Sunday, so we did it for FHE, along with talking about Jesus cleansing the temple (Matthew 21:12-16), colouring the picture, and reading "The First Easter" (found in the April 1988 Friend magazine).

Tonight was the third night. We read of few of Christ's parables and teachings (found in Matthew 21:23-46, 22:1-14, and Mark 12:41-44). Tomorrow, the fourth day, we will also read some of Jesus Christ's parables and teachings (found in Matthew 25:1-46). The fifth day will be reading of the Last Supper and the Garden of Gethsemane (Matthew 26:17-75). The sixth day is on the betrayal, Jesus trial and His crucifixion (Matthew 27:1-61). On the seventh day, the day before Easter, we'll make the "Easter Story Cookies" and read of Jesus teaching in the Spirit World (1 Peter 3:18-20 and D&C 138:29-37). The eighth day is Easter Sunday and we'll finish the Easter Story Cookies & eat them, read of His resurrection, and watch either "The Testaments" or "Finding Faith In Christ". Then on the ninth and last day, being Easter Monday, we will do "The Easter Story in Eggs" for FHE.