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O Grave, Where Is Thy Victory?

A count of eyewitnesses, a race to the empty tomb, a name spoken in a garden, and a Holy Week timeline showdown

  • ⭐ Valiant 9–11
  • Week 13
  • 📅 Sunday, March 28, 2027
🤔 Forehead Guess🏆 Showdown
💡 The big idea

Jesus Christ suffered for our sins, gave His life, and rose again on the third day, so death has no victory and everyone will live again.

I can be a witness that Jesus Christ is risen, repent through His Atonement, and help the living and the dead come unto Him.

Come, Follow Me manualOpen this week (Easter Week)
Know the chapters

The manual’s Easter lesson walks day by day through the Savior’s last week. On Sunday He rode into Jerusalem while crowds waved branches and shouted “Hosanna” (Matthew 21:1–11). On Monday He cleansed the temple so it would be a house of prayer (21:12–16). The manual pairs Tuesday with the parable of the wedding feast (22:1–14) and Wednesday with His teaching that serving “the least of these” is serving Him (25:31–46). On Thursday He gave the sacrament at the Last Supper and suffered in Gethsemane, praying, “not my will, but thine, be done” (Luke 22:42). On Friday He was crucified. Keep Friday brief and gentle for children: He chose to give His life because He loves us and His Father.

Saturday is easy to skip, but don’t. While His body lay in the tomb, the Savior’s spirit went to the spirit world and organized the preaching of the gospel to those who had died (1 Peter 3:18–20; Doctrine and Covenants 138). That’s why temples do baptisms for the dead (1 Corinthians 15:29 mentions the practice). Beginning in January of the year they turn 12, youth can receive a limited-use temple recommend and be baptized for their ancestors. Your oldest Valiant kids are less than a year away from helping finish the work the Savior started that Saturday.

On Sunday morning, women came to the tomb with spices and found the stone rolled away. Matthew tells of an earthquake and an angel whose face was like lightning; the guards shook and fell like dead men. The angel said, “He is not here: for he is risen, as he said” (Matthew 28:6); Luke records the question “Why seek ye the living among the dead?” (Luke 24:5). Peter and John raced to the tomb; John got there first, but Peter went in first, and they saw the linen grave clothes lying there with the head napkin folded by itself (John 20:3–8). Mary Magdalene stayed, weeping, until the man she thought was the gardener said her name. She turned and said, “Rabboni,” and ran to tell the disciples that she had seen the Lord (John 20:18).

Nine- to eleven-year-olds can think like investigators. Paul listed witnesses of the risen Christ: Peter, the Twelve, more than five hundred people at once, James, and Paul himself (1 Corinthians 15:5–8). The Gospels add the women, the two on the road to Emmaus and Thomas, and the Book of Mormon adds a multitude at the temple in Bountiful who felt the prints of the nails (3 Nephi 11:1–17). Two truths to leave with them: because He suffered for us, we can repent and be clean, and because He rose, “in Christ shall all be made alive” (1 Corinthians 15:22). Some children have lost a grandparent or a pet; this is the most hopeful news you can give them.

Only have 5 minutes?

Read Matthew 28:1–8 and John 20:1–18. Count the witnesses together for the hook, let Teach Mode run the First Easter Morning drama, teach the Luke 24:5–6 motions, and end with your testimony. No cards? Tap “I brought nothing” and the timeline race becomes a Human Timeline.

What to bring5 items

Tick what you have. Forgot something? Every step that needs a supply has a no-supplies version in the plan below.

Before class

  1. Make two identical sets of 8 timeline cards, one set per team. Write only the event and reference, not the day: Hosanna! (Matthew 21:8–9) · Cleansing the temple (Matthew 21:12–13) · Parable of the wedding feast (Matthew 22:1–14) · “The least of these” (Matthew 25:40) · The Last Supper and Gethsemane (Luke 22:42) · The Crucifixion (Luke 23:46) · Preaching to the spirits (1 Peter 3:18–19) · He is risen! (Matthew 28:6). Shuffle each set.
  2. The answer order follows the manual’s day-by-day plan: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday.
  3. Choose a spot for the tomb (a corner or behind a row of chairs). Lay the towel there, with the washcloth folded neatly off to one side.
  4. Add your kids’ names in the My Class tab so you can hand out story parts with one tap. Give Mary Magdalene and the Angel to confident readers; they read their own verses.
  5. Practice reading the Savior’s words in John 20:15–17 quietly and tenderly. No child plays Jesus; you read His words.

If your class is wild

  • Easter energy runs high. Make “He is risen!” your call and “He is risen indeed!” the response, whispered, then freeze.
  • Give your fastest kids Peter and John. The race to the tomb is a slow-motion race, which is harder and funnier.
  • Keep Friday short and quiet in the timeline game; spend your energy on Sunday morning.
  • In the Timeline Race, cards stay on the floor in front of each team; one kid at a time moves a card.
  • Save your testimony for a truly quiet room. Wait for silence before you begin.

The 25-minute plan24 min + bonus

Bonus steps are for when you have extra time. Steps that mention Teach Mode, the Sound Board or other class games refer to the Gospel Sparks app; on the web you can play Forehead Guess and Scripture Showdown from this page.

1. Hook

How Many Witnesses?

2 min

Counting eyewitnesses of the risen Lord treats Easter like the real, testified event it is.

  1. Ask: “If you had to prove to a judge that something really happened, what would you want?” (Witnesses: people who saw it.)
  2. SAY“Guess how many people the scriptures say saw Jesus alive after He died.” Take quick guesses.
  3. Count together on your fingers as you name them: Mary Magdalene · the other women · Peter · two disciples on the road to Emmaus · the Apostles · Thomas · “above five hundred” at once (1 Corinthians 15:6) · James · Paul · and in the Americas, a whole multitude who felt the prints in His hands and feet (3 Nephi 11).
  4. SAY“That’s far more than any courtroom needs. Today we’ll meet the very first witness, and you’ll get the chance to be a witness too.”
🌪️ Guesses are whispered to a neighbor first, then shared, so it doesn’t turn into shouting.

Class screen: 🧑‍⚖️ How many people saw Jesus alive again? Guess! · 1 Corinthians 15:5–8

2. Story

Story Drama: The First Easter Morning

7 min

Acting out Matthew 28 and John 20 lets kids feel the shock, the evidence and the joy of the empty tomb.

  1. Hand out roles (tap Roles in Teach Mode). Show them the tomb spot and the linen cloths. Say: “Nobody plays Jesus. I’ll read His words.”
  2. Read each scene aloud and pause for the action cue. The Angel and Mary Magdalene read their verses straight from the scriptures.
  3. Keep scene 1 short and quiet, then let the earthquake in scene 3 be big.
  4. At scene 6, ask: “Why do you think John noticed the napkin folded by itself? What did it tell him?” (Nobody had stolen the body in a hurry.)
  5. At scene 8, slow down and lower your voice before you say “Mary.” Afterward ask: “What does it tell you that the risen Lord called her by name?”
🌪️ “He is risen!” (whispered) and “He is risen indeed!” (whispered back) freezes the room between scenes.

Class screen: 🎭 Story Drama: The First Easter Morning · Matthew 28:1–8 · John 20:1–18 · Readers: your verse is in the scene

No supplies? Do this instead

Instead of: A white towel, pillowcase or small sheet (the linen grave clothes) plus a washcloth or napkin (the folded head napkin)

  1. Hand out roles (tap Roles in Teach Mode). Show them the tomb spot. Say: “Nobody plays Jesus. I’ll read His words.”
  2. Read each scene aloud and pause for the action cue. Pass your scriptures to the Angel and Mary Magdalene for their verses.
  3. At scene 6, Peter pretends to lift a long empty cloth, and John points to a spot where a small cloth lies folded by itself. Ask: “What did that folded napkin tell John?”
  4. At scene 8, slow down and lower your voice before you say “Mary.”
  5. Afterward ask: “What does it tell you that the risen Lord called her by name?”
3. Wiggle break

Race to the Tomb

2 min

A slow-motion race and quick-change actions burn energy and review the morning’s events.

  1. Line up along one wall. Say: “Peter and John ran to the tomb. We’re racing too, but in slow motion. Anyone who speeds up goes back to the wall.”
  2. Race to the far wall in super slow motion, faces straining. Cheer for the slowest-motion winner.
  3. Then call quick actions: “Earthquake!” = wobble · “Angel!” = arms up bright · “Guards!” = shake and flop · “Stone!” = push the boulder · “He is risen!” = jump and freeze with arms high.
  4. Let a kid lead the last round.
🌪️ End with everyone kneeling, whispering, “He is risen.” Hold it for five silent seconds.

Class screen: 🏃 Slow-motion race to the empty tomb!

4. Scripture

Scripture Spotlight: Luke 24:5–6

3 min

Reading the angels’ question and Paul’s victory shout together shows what the Resurrection means for everyone.

  1. Have a kid read Luke 24:5–6. Ask: “Why is ‘Why seek ye the living among the dead?’ such a surprising question to ask at a tomb?”
  2. Have another kid read 1 Corinthians 15:22. Ask: “Who will be resurrected because of Jesus?” (Everyone, every person who has ever lived.)
  3. Have a third kid read 1 Corinthians 15:55. Say: “A sting hurts, and the grave looks like it always wins. Because of Jesus, it doesn’t.”
  4. Show the key verse and teach the motions phrase by phrase. Say it together twice, the second time with real Easter joy.

Class screen: 🌅 Why seek ye the living among the dead? He is risen! · Luke 24:5–6

No supplies? Do this instead

Instead of: Scriptures for each team (their own, a classroom set from the library, or Gospel Library on a parent-approved device)

  1. Pass your scriptures to a kid to read Luke 24:5–6. Ask: “Why is ‘Why seek ye the living among the dead?’ such a surprising question to ask at a tomb?”
  2. Pass them on for 1 Corinthians 15:22. Ask: “Who will be resurrected because of Jesus?” (Everyone.)
  3. Pass them on for 1 Corinthians 15:55. Say: “A sting hurts, and the grave looks like it always wins. Because of Jesus, it doesn’t.”
  4. Show the key verse and teach the motions phrase by phrase. Say it together twice, the second time with real Easter joy.
5. Game

Holy Week Timeline Race

4 min

Teams race to put the Savior’s last week in order, using real scripture references.

  1. Split into two teams. Give each team a shuffled set of 8 timeline cards and scriptures.
  2. SAY“Put Jesus’s last week in order, from the first Sunday to Easter Sunday. Look up any reference you’re not sure about.” One kid at a time may move a card.
  3. When a team thinks it’s done, they stand. Check their order; first correct team scores 5 points, and the other team scores 1 point for every card in the right spot.
  4. Walk through the order together, naming the days. Pause at Saturday: “While His body was in the tomb, His spirit was teaching those who had died. That’s why we do baptisms for the dead in temples. Some of you will be doing that in less than a year!”
🌪️ Only one card-mover per team at a time; everyone else can point and whisper.

Class screen: 📅 Put the Savior’s last week in order. Race! · Sunday → Easter Sunday

No supplies? Do this instead

Instead of: Scriptures for each team (their own, a classroom set from the library, or Gospel Library on a parent-approved device), 16 index cards or half sheets of paper and a marker for the Holy Week Timeline Race (see prep)

Human Timeline

  1. Choose 8 kids (or have some take two) and whisper one event to each: Hosanna! · Cleansing the temple · Wedding feast parable · “The least of these” · Last Supper and Gethsemane · The Crucifixion · Preaching to the spirits · He is risen!
  2. Each “event” acts out their moment in a frozen pose. Two teams take turns moving one person into place, from the first Sunday to Easter Sunday. 1 point per correct move.
  3. When the line is right, have each event say their day out loud in order.
  4. Pause at Saturday: “While His body was in the tomb, His spirit was teaching those who had died. That’s why we do baptisms for the dead in temples. Some of you will be doing that in less than a year!”

Class screen: 📅 Line up the Savior’s last week, Sunday to Sunday!

6. Game

Forehead Guess: Easter Edition

3 minBONUS

A Heads Up–style guessing game with harder words reviews Holy Week and Easter morning.

  1. Keep the same teams. Tap Forehead Guess. One kid holds your phone or tablet on their forehead, screen facing their team.
  2. Teammates give clues without saying the word. Tilt down for “got it,” up to pass. 45-second turns.
  3. Keep this one joyful; if “Crucifixion” or “Gethsemane” comes up, clues stay simple and respectful.
🌪️ Pick guessers with the Name Spinner. Clue-givers stay seated.
▶ Play Forehead Guess on the web

Class screen: 🤔 Forehead Guess: Easter Edition · No saying the word!

7. Game

Scripture Showdown

5 minBONUS

A fast team quiz reviews the whole lesson.

  1. Split into two teams and pick a captain for each. Tap Scripture Showdown.
  2. Read each question aloud. Teams huddle for 10 seconds; only the captain may answer.
  3. Bonus point if the team can name the chapter where the answer is found.
▶ Play Scripture Showdown on the web

Class screen: 🏆 Scripture Showdown!

8. Talk it over

Because He Lives

3 min

Deeper questions connect the Atonement and Resurrection to repentance, grief, witness and the temple.

  1. Sit in a circle. Toss the soft ball to whoever answers next.
  2. Ask one question at a time. Pick the two or three that fit your class best, and share your own answer too.
💬 Ask the class
  • In Gethsemane Jesus prayed, “not my will, but thine, be done.” What does that teach you about Him? When is that prayer hard for you?
  • Mary didn’t recognize Jesus until He said her name. What does that tell you about how well He knows you?
  • Because Jesus rose, everyone will be resurrected. How could that help someone who has lost a grandparent, a friend or a pet?
  • While His body was in the tomb, He taught the spirits of the dead. How do baptisms for the dead in the temple continue that work?
  • You can’t see the empty tomb, but you can still be a witness. What helps you know Jesus Christ lives?

Class screen: 💬 Because He lives: let’s talk

No supplies? Do this instead

Instead of: A soft ball or a rolled-up pair of socks

  1. Sit in a circle. Whoever answers next gets a whispered “He is risen” from you, and they begin with “He is risen indeed.”
  2. Ask one question at a time. Pick the two or three that fit your class best, and share your own answer too.
9. Testimony

Testimony: I Have Seen the Lord

3 min

End with a quiet, personal witness that Jesus Christ lives, and an invitation to share it.

  1. Wait for a truly quiet room. If you brought a picture of the risen Savior, hold it up.
  2. SAY“Mary Magdalene told the disciples she had seen the Lord. You and I haven’t seen Him with our eyes, but we can know by the Holy Ghost that He lives.”
  3. Bear your testimony in two or three sentences: that Jesus Christ suffered for us, died and rose again, and what that means to you.
  4. Invite any child who wants to share one sentence: “I know Jesus Christ lives because…” Then introduce the challenge and ask a child to say the closing prayer.

Class screen: 🌅 He is not here. He is risen. He lives! · Luke 24:6 · John 20:18

Story drama

The First Easter Morning

Matthew 28:1–8; John 20:1–18 ↗

Parts to hand out

  • Mary MagdaleneComes to the tomb in the dark, weeps, hears her name, and reads John 20:18.
  • The Other WomenCarry spices to the tomb, then run with fear and great joy to tell the disciples.
  • The AngelRolls back the stone, sits on it, and reads Matthew 28:5–7.
  • GuardsStand stiff at the tomb, then shake and fall down like dead men at the earthquake.
  • PeterRaces to the tomb, arrives second, but goes in first.
  • JohnThe “other disciple”; outruns Peter, stoops to look in, then sees and believes.
  • Earthquake & Sound CrewEveryone else: rumble the floor, whoosh the stone, and whisper the joyful news.

Scenes

  1. 🪨🌑 Friday: a tomb sealed with a great stone

    On Friday, Jesus gave His life. His friends gently wrapped His body in clean linen and laid it in a new tomb cut into rock. A great stone was rolled across the door, and soldiers were set to guard it.

    🎬 Everyone is very still. The Guards take their places by the tomb, stiff and serious. Quiet.

  2. 🌄🌿 Sunday, before sunrise

    Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene and the other women walked to the tomb with sweet spices. They had watched where He was laid. They wondered who would move that heavy stone.

    🎬 The women tiptoe toward the tomb carrying pretend jars of spices, whispering, “Who shall roll us away the stone?” (Mark 16:3)

  3. 🌍⚡ An earthquake and an angel

    Suddenly the ground shook! An angel of the Lord came down from heaven, rolled back the stone and sat on it. His face was like lightning and his clothes were white as snow. The guards shook with fear and fell down like dead men.

    🎬 The Sound Crew rumbles the floor with their feet. The Angel pushes an invisible boulder and sits on it. The Guards tremble and flop to the floor.

  4. 😇✨ “He is not here: for he is risen”

    The angel told the women not to be afraid. He knew they were looking for Jesus. But Jesus wasn’t there! He had risen, just as He said He would. The angel invited them to come see the place where the Lord had lain, then go tell His disciples.

    🎬 The Angel reads Matthew 28:5–7. The women peek in, gasp, and run off with fear and great joy.

  5. 🏃🏃‍♂️ Peter and John race to the tomb

    When Mary Magdalene saw the stone rolled away, she ran to find Peter and John. The two of them took off running. John was faster and got there first. He stooped down and looked in, but he didn’t go in. Then Peter arrived, out of breath, and went straight inside.

    🎬 Peter and John race in slow motion across the room, John pulling ahead. John stoops and peeks. Peter barrels in past him.

  6. 🧣📦 The linen clothes, the napkin folded

    The linen grave clothes were lying there, empty. The cloth that had been around His head was folded up in a place by itself. Nobody steals a body and tidies up first. John went in, saw, and believed.

    🎬 Peter holds up the towel; John points to the neatly folded washcloth. They look at each other and whisper, “He is risen!”

  7. 😢🌷 Mary weeps in the garden

    Peter and John went home, but Mary stayed outside the tomb, crying. Two angels in white asked why she was weeping. She turned and saw a man standing there. Through her tears she thought He was the gardener.

    🎬 Mary Magdalene kneels by the tomb, face in her hands. The teacher reads John 20:15 softly. Mary answers the question with her own words.

  8. 💛🙏 “Mary.” “Rabboni!”

    Then He said just one word: her name. She knew that voice! It was Jesus, alive! She turned and called Him “Rabboni,” which means Master.

    🎬 The teacher says, gently, “Mary.” Mary Magdalene looks up, stands and says, “Rabboni!” Everyone freezes in awe for three seconds.

  9. 📣🌅 Mary tells the disciples

    Jesus sent her with a message for the disciples. Mary Magdalene ran and told them she had seen the Lord. She was the first witness of the risen Savior, and soon there would be many, many more.

    🎬 Mary Magdalene reads John 20:18 and runs to the class. Everyone stands and whispers, “He is risen!” then says it out loud together.

Key verse

Luke 24:5–6 ↗
“Why seek ye the living among the dead? He is not here, but is risen”
In kid words: Why are you looking for someone who is alive in a place for the dead? He isn’t here. He is risen!
🙌 “Why seek ye” = hand over your eyes, looking around · “the living” = hands spring up and open · “among the dead” = point down to the ground · “He is not here” = shake your head, palms out · “but is risen!” = both arms shoot up to the sky

More verses

Luke 22:42 ↗
“Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.”
In kid words: Father, if You are willing, take this hard thing away. But I will do what You want, not what I want.
1 Peter 3:18–19 ↗
“For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God… he went and preached unto the spirits in prison”
In kid words: Christ suffered for sins, the perfect One for everyone else, to bring us back to God. He even went to teach the spirits of people who had died.
1 Corinthians 15:20–22 ↗
“But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept… For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.”
In kid words: Christ really did rise from the dead, the very first to be resurrected. Because of Adam everyone dies; because of Christ everyone will live again.
1 Corinthians 15:55–57 ↗
“O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?… But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.”
In kid words: Death, where is your sting? Grave, you didn’t win! Thank God, who gives us the victory through Jesus Christ.

Forehead Guess words20 words

  • 🌿 Hosanna
  • 🪙 Money Changers
  • 🤲 The Least of These
  • 🍞 Last Supper
  • 🫒 Gethsemane
  • 💛 Atonement
  • 🕯️ Spirits in Prison
  • 💧 Baptism for the Dead
  • 🪨 Sepulchre
  • ⚪ Great Stone
  • 🌍 Earthquake
  • 🛡️ Guards
  • 👩 Mary Magdalene
  • 🌷 Gardener
  • 🙏 Rabboni
  • 🧣 Linen Clothes
  • 🛤️ Road to Emmaus
  • 👥 Five Hundred
  • 🌅 Resurrection
  • 🍇 Firstfruits
Clues for each word
  • Hosanna: What crowds shouted as He rode into Jerusalem
  • Money Changers: Jesus drove them out of the temple
  • The Least of These: Serve them and you serve Jesus
  • Last Supper: Thursday meal where Jesus gave the sacrament
  • Gethsemane: Garden where He prayed, “Not my will”
  • Atonement: Jesus’s suffering and sacrifice that lets us repent
  • Spirits in Prison: Jesus preached to them on Saturday
  • Baptism for the Dead: Temple ordinance youth can do from the year they turn 12
  • Sepulchre: KJV word for the tomb cut into rock
  • Great Stone: Rolled across the tomb, then rolled away
  • Earthquake: Shook the ground when the angel came down
  • Guards: They shook and fell down like dead men
  • Mary Magdalene: First to see the risen Lord in the garden
  • Gardener: Who Mary first thought the risen Jesus was
  • Rabboni: Mary’s word for “Master”
  • Linen Clothes: Grave clothes Peter and John saw lying empty
  • Road to Emmaus: Two disciples walked it with the risen Lord
  • Five Hundred: Paul said more than this saw Him at once
  • Resurrection: Spirit and body reunited, never to die again
  • Firstfruits: Paul’s word: Christ was the first to rise
▶ Play Forehead GuessFull screen, 60-second timer, works on any phone.

Scripture Showdown10 questions

  1. What did crowds shout when Jesus rode into Jerusalem?
    • A. “Crucify him!”
    • B. “Hosanna!”
    • C. “Long live Caesar!”
    Show answer

    ✅ B. “Hosanna!” Matthew 21:9. They spread garments and branches in the road.

  2. In Gethsemane, Jesus prayed, “Not my will, but…”
    • A. “thine, be done”
    • B. “theirs, be done”
    • C. “mine, be done”
    Show answer

    ✅ A. “thine, be done” Luke 22:42. He chose His Father’s will even when it was hardest.

  3. While His body was in the tomb, where did Jesus’s spirit go?
    • A. To Galilee
    • B. To heaven to rest
    • C. To preach to the spirits of the dead
    Show answer

    ✅ C. To preach to the spirits of the dead 1 Peter 3:18–19 and Doctrine and Covenants 138.

  4. In Matthew 28, what happened when the angel came down?
    • A. A great earthquake
    • B. A great flood
    • C. A total eclipse
    Show answer

    ✅ A. A great earthquake Matthew 28:2. The angel rolled back the stone and sat on it.

  5. What did the angels ask the women in Luke 24:5?
    • A. “Who sent you?”
    • B. “Why seek ye the living among the dead?”
    • C. “Where are the spices?”
    Show answer

    ✅ B. “Why seek ye the living among the dead?” He wasn’t among the dead. He was alive!

  6. Who got to the tomb first in the race?
    • A. Peter
    • B. Thomas
    • C. John, the other disciple
    Show answer

    ✅ C. John, the other disciple John 20:4. But Peter went in first (verse 6).

  7. What was lying by itself, wrapped together, in the empty tomb?
    • A. The napkin from His head
    • B. A jar of spices
    • C. A Roman sword
    Show answer

    ✅ A. The napkin from His head John 20:7. A tidy clue that nobody had stolen Him in a hurry.

  8. Whom did Mary Magdalene think the risen Jesus was at first?
    • A. A soldier
    • B. The gardener
    • C. An angel
    Show answer

    ✅ B. The gardener John 20:15. She knew Him when He said her name.

  9. Paul said the risen Christ was seen by above how many at once?
    • A. Twelve
    • B. Seventy
    • C. Five hundred
    Show answer

    ✅ C. Five hundred 1 Corinthians 15:6. A crowd of eyewitnesses.

  10. “For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be…”
    • A. made alive
    • B. made kings
    • C. made angels
    Show answer

    ✅ A. made alive 1 Corinthians 15:22. Everyone will be resurrected because of Jesus Christ.

▶ Play Scripture ShowdownTeams take turns on one screen.

Songs

  • Did Jesus Really Live Again? Children’s Songbook, p. 64

    A child’s question answered by all the witnesses we counted today. Find it ↗

  • He Died That We Might Live Again Children’s Songbook, p. 65

    The heart of 1 Corinthians 15:22 in a song. Find it ↗

  • I Know That My Redeemer Lives Hymns, no. 136

    A witness hymn: sing it right before your testimony. Find it ↗

This week’s challenge

Be an Easter Witness

Read John 20:1–18 on Easter Sunday or early this week, then tell one person, in your own words, why you believe Jesus Christ is risen. Oldest kids: ask your parents about your family’s names in FamilySearch and whether any ancestors still need their temple work done.

Text the parents

Today in Primary we counted the witnesses of the risen Savior (1 Corinthians 15:5–8), acted out the first Easter morning (Matthew 28; John 20), and raced to put His last week in order, including Saturday, when He taught the spirits of the dead (1 Peter 3:18–19). Ask your child: what clue in the tomb helped John believe, and what did Mary Magdalene say when she recognized Jesus? Happy Easter!

📝 After class

What worked? Who needs a check-in this week? Jot it here on a printed copy, or in the app’s private class notes.

Got extra time?

🛤️ The Road to Emmaus · 5 min

  1. Read Luke 24:13–32 with two readers as the disciples.
  2. Ask: “They walked for miles with Him and didn’t recognize Him. When did they finally know? (Verses 30–31.) What did they say their hearts felt like?” (Verse 32.)
  3. Ask: “When have you felt your heart ‘burn’ while learning about Jesus?”

✋ Thomas’s Turn · 4 min

  1. Read John 20:24–29. Ask: “What did Thomas need before he would believe?”
  2. Read verse 29 again. Ask: “Who is Jesus talking about when He blesses those who have not seen, yet believe?” (Us!)
  3. Ask: “How can you believe without seeing?”

🤲 The Least of These · 4 min

  1. Read Matthew 25:35–40. List the six ways people served the King.
  2. SAY“Jesus spent part of His last week teaching this. It mattered to Him.”
  3. Have each kid choose one person to serve this Easter week, and how.

🏛️ Seen in the Americas · 5 min

  1. Summarize 3 Nephi 11:1–17: a voice from heaven, the risen Christ descending, and the multitude going forward one by one to feel the prints in His hands and feet.
  2. Ask: “Why do you think He let every single person come, one by one?”
  3. SAY“The Book of Mormon is another witness that He is risen.”

Sources

Scripture quotations are from the King James Version, the Bible used by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Tap or click a reference to open it in Gospel Library. Start with the official Come, Follow Me manual; these ideas are here to help it come alive.

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