This is an adaptation of the Easter Holy Week Study Plan from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints found here . There is a cute, printable Easter week Journal for kids found here.
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Palm Sunday
When Jesus Christ entered Jerusalem on the last week of His life, a crowd of believers welcomed Him joyously, shouting “Hosanna” and casting palm leaves and even their coats on the ground in front of Him. While He was later teaching these followers in the city, the Savior was asked which commandment was the most important. His answer was:
Read Matthew 22:37–40
37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
38 This is the first and great commandment.
39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
40 On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.
Invitation
Welcome the Savior into your heart today, and prayerfully ask Heavenly Father to increase your love for Him and for your neighbor. Find a quiet place to pray and ponder, or think. Try to sit quietly and still for 5 minutes as you pray. During this time, try to feel how much you are loved by God and His Son, Jesus Christ.
Discuss
What did you experience as you prayed to feel the love of Heavenly Father and His Son, Jesus Christ?
What does this experience motivate you to do for others?
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Easter Week 2025 Day 1: Palm Sunday
Monday
During the last week of His earthly life, the Lord took the time to clear the temple of money changers, restoring its sacred nature as a “house of prayer” (Matthew 21:13)—a place where women and men may commune with God. Once the temple was again a sacred, holy space, Jesus Christ compassionately healed people there.
Read Matthew 21:14
14. And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple; and he healed them.
Invitation
We learn two important lessons from this event. First, we show love for God by honoring sacred spaces—this includes our hearts, our minds, and our homes—and striving to keep them clean from sin and corruption. This week:
Think of one thing you can clean up from your life.
Maybe you can clean up your living space so that it is not full of so much stuff and noise
Maybe you can clean up a fight you are having with a friend or family member.
God wants to heal us and help us become true disciples of Christ, it can be difficult when we are weighed down by burdens as imperfect people living in an imperfect world.
Discuss
What is one step you can take today to create more holy and sacred spaces in your life?
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Easter Week 2025 Day 2: Monday
Tuesday
Jesus Christ spent His final days in Jerusalem teaching, serving, and showing love for others. He also taught how we can best express our love for Him. In Matthew 25:40 Jesus taught us that everytime we do something nice for someone else, it is like we served Him. He said
Read Matthew 25:40
40. And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
Invitation
Do something, today, to feed the hungry, clothe the naked, visit the sick, or reach out to someone who may feel lonely or like nobody cares about them?
Discuss
How could regularly serving others with greater love bless your life and the lives of people you love?
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Easter Week 2025 Day 3: Tuesday
Wednesday
A short time before the last week of the Savior’s mortal ministry, Jesus had visited Bethany to see His friends Mary and Martha. They were sad because their brother, Lazarus, had died. Seeing His friends sad, made Jesus sad.
Read John 11:35-36
35. Jesus wept.
36. Then said the Jews, Behold how he loved him!
Invitation
Today, take some time to rest, remember, and record at least one moment in which you felt or saw God’s miraculous hand in your life.
Discuss
How has Jesus’s divine love helped you to better understand Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ?
What does the words belief and faith mean to you?
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Easter Week 2025 Day 4: Wednesday
Thursday
On Thursday, Jesus Christ gathered with His Apostles to honor the Passover. During what we now call the Last Supper, Jesus told His friends how much He loved them. His words hinted at the painful events that would come within hours, when He would suffer for the sins of the world in the Garden of Gethsemane and on the cross at Calvary. But Christ also told His Apostles that the darkness ahead would soon be made beautiful by a gift of love.
Read John 15:13
13 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
Invitation
Think of some ways that you could follow Jesus’s example by expressing love for friends and family today, either in person or from a distance.
Discuss
Is expressing love for those around you easy or difficult for you? What might help you complete this invitation?
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Easter Week 2025 Day 5: Thursday
Friday
On Friday, Jesus was put on trial, condemned, beaten, and crucified by those who hated Him. But on the cross Jesus showed that His compassion was so much bigger than their cruelty. In Luke 23:34, Jesus spoke from the cross, addressing His Father on behalf of those who were wrongly crucifying Him, when He said:
Read Luke 23:34
34 Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.
At a time when it would have been easy to return hate for hate, Jesus Christ taught us how to show greater love through His incredible act of forgiveness. Throughout His ministry, the Lord consistently taught about our responsibility as disciples to let go of past hurt and allow His love, His mercy, and His perfect judgment to guide our lives. He also taught that when we choose to forgive, we will be forgiven of our own wrongdoings and missteps. When we choose forgiveness, He offers His ultimate peace and healing.
Invitation
To honor the Savior’s sacrifice for you, you can try to put an old grudge or your hate and anger to rest this Easter season. It may not happen immediately, but with the help of the Lord, peace will come.
It is important to remember that offering forgiveness doesn’t take away the consequences of a person’s actions. For example, your forgiveness does not require you to put yourself back in harmful situations. Forgiveness is about letting go of bitterness, anger, resentment, and thoughts of revenge as you allow the Lord to heal you.
Discuss
How does your practice of forgiveness help you to understand and know Jesus Christ better?
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Easter Week 2025 Day 6: Friday
Saturday
On the Saturday after Jesus was crucified, His disciples were extremely sad for the loss of their great friend and Master. But earlier He had told them that He would not leave them comfortless. Jesus had taught:
Read John 14:26-27
26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
27 Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
When life is hard, the comfort and peace of the Holy Ghost can help us feel God’s love, no matter how difficult our circumstances may be. Because of this gift, we can feel hope instead of fear for ourselves and others. Even when there is no peace on earth, there is always peace in Christ.
Invitation
Feel the peace of the Holy Ghost by listening to sacred music or watching uplifting videos about the Savior, and pay close attention to the thoughts and feelings that come to your mind and heart about the Savior and His love for you.
Discuss
What feelings and thoughts did you notice as you listened to music or watched videos about the Savior and His sacrifice for you?
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Easter Week 2025 Day 7: Saturday
Easter Sunday
When Mary Magdalene went to the tomb on Sunday morning to care for Jesus’s body, one word lifted her from the depths of sorrow to the realization that hope lives. That one word was her name, spoken by the resurrected Son of God:
Read John 20:15-16
15 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou have borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away.
16 Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turned herself, and saith unto him, Rabboni; which is to say, Master.
Mary didn’t realize that Jesus Christ was there in front of her until she heard Him say her name—but that one word was the beginning of a beautiful celebration of the Savior’s Resurrection. Like Mary, those of us who seek Jesus Christ can discover that He knows each of us by name and that we are invited to see and know Him and His glory. Because of His sacrifice, we can return to live with Him again and all people will be resurrected. Truly, there has never been a greater love.
Invitation
Today, seek the Lord as Mary did by going to a place where He can be found. Celebrate the gift of His Atonement and Resurrection at an Easter church service, and invite others to join you. Sing songs of His redeeming love, and feel the Spirit testify that Jesus Christ knows you personally.
Discuss
What unexpected things did you learn as you studied about Jesus Christ this Holy Week?
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Easter Week 2025 Day 8: Easter Sunday
