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Blessed Are They That Have Not Seen

An Easter morning of witnesses: Mary at the tomb, a race to see it, burning hearts on the road to Emmaus and Thomas’s honest doubt

  • 🔥 Youth 14–16
  • Week 13
  • 📅 Sunday, March 28, 2027
🤔 Forehead Guess🏆 Showdown
💡 The big idea

Jesus Christ really rose from the dead, and like Mary, the disciples on the road to Emmaus and Thomas, I can become a witness of Him too, even without seeing Him.

I can build my own witness that Jesus Christ lives and share it with someone who needs it.

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

The manual invites us to walk through the last week of the Savior’s mortal life day by day, while noting that we don’t know exactly which day some events happened: the triumphal entry into Jerusalem (Matthew 21:1–11), cleansing the temple (21:12–16), His teachings about serving “the least of these” (25:31–46), the Last Supper and Gethsemane (Matthew 26), and the Crucifixion, where a Roman centurion said, “Truly this was the Son of God” (27:54). While His body lay in the tomb, the Savior ministered in the spirit world (1 Peter 3:18–19; Doctrine and Covenants 138). Then came Sunday morning.

John 20 is today’s scripture scene. Mary Magdalene came to the tomb while it was still dark, found the stone rolled away and ran for Peter and John. They raced there (John got there first), found the linen grave clothes lying there and the napkin folded by itself, and John “saw, and believed.” Mary stayed, weeping. Two angels asked why she was crying. She turned and saw Jesus but thought He was the gardener, until He said one word: her name. The Joseph Smith Translation of John 20:17 reads “Hold me not” instead of “Touch me not.” Matthew records the angel’s announcement: “He is not here: for he is risen, as he said” (Matthew 28:6).

The Gospels preserve many kinds of witnesses so “that ye might believe” (John 20:31). Two disciples walking to Emmaus didn’t recognize the risen Lord until He broke bread with them, and then realized their hearts had burned while He opened the scriptures (Luke 24:13–35). Thomas wasn’t there when Jesus first appeared to the disciples and said he wouldn’t believe unless he touched the wounds. Eight days later the Savior came back, invited him to see, and Thomas said, “My Lord and my God.” Then Jesus spoke about everyone since: “blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed” (John 20:29). Latter-day Saints have more witnesses: a whole multitude in 3 Nephi 11:1–17 who came forward one by one to feel the prints in His hands and feet, and “The Living Christ: The Testimony of the Apostles.”

Fourteen- to sixteen-year-olds are often in a Thomas season: they want their own witness, not just their parents’. Treat that as healthy. The Savior didn’t shame Thomas; He came back for him. Help them see that witnesses come in different ways: some saw, some felt their hearts burn, and some believed on the word of people they trusted while their own witness grew. In “Lord, I Believe” (April 2013), Elder Jeffrey R. Holland counseled holding on to what you already know while you wait for more.

Only have 5 minutes?

Read John 20:1–29 and Luke 24:30–32. Run the How Do You Know? hook with hand signals, let Teach Mode carry the Easter morning scene, have two youth teach John 20:29, then line up eight volunteers as a human Holy Week timeline. Save your last three minutes for a simple, sincere testimony that He lives.

What to bring4 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 eight cards, one event per card: Triumphal entry (Matthew 21:1–11) · Cleansing the temple (Matthew 21:12–16) · “Ye have done it unto me” (Matthew 25:31–46) · The Last Supper and the sacrament (Matthew 26:26–30) · Gethsemane (Matthew 26:36–46) · The Crucifixion (Matthew 27:35–54) · Preaching in the spirit world (1 Peter 3:18–19) · The Resurrection (Matthew 28:1–10). Shuffle each set.
  2. Mark John 20:1–29, Luke 24:13–35 and Matthew 28:5–6 in one set of scriptures (or have readers bookmark them in Gospel Library).
  3. Add your class in the My Class tab so you can hand out scene parts with one tap. Give Mary Magdalene and Thomas to readers who can carry real feeling.
  4. Prepare a short testimony of how you came to know the Savior lives, including any Thomas season you went through. Keep it simple and sincere.

If your class is wild

  • Easter energy is real. Let the race and the timeline be loud, then deliberately bring the volume down for the last scene and the testimony.
  • No one plays the Savior. In scenes 4, 5 and 8, the youth speak to an empty space, and the Narrator reads His words. That empty space is powerful; don’t fill it.
  • Some youth may be quietly unsure the Resurrection really happened. Thomas is your friend here: honest doubt that keeps showing up is how he got his answer.
  • Invite, never pressure, youth to share their own witness at the end. One sentence counts.
  • Phones are fine for Gospel Library. If they drift, try: “Scriptures open, everything else face down; you can check it the second class ends.”

The 25-minute plan25 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 Do You Know?

3 min

A quick hand-signal poll shows that most of what we know comes through witnesses, which sets up Easter’s witnesses.

  1. Teach four signals: point to your eyes = “I saw it myself”; thumb over your shoulder = “someone I trust told me”; hand on heart = “I’ve experienced or felt it”; shrug = “I just assume it.”
  2. Read each statement and everyone shows how they know it: “Antarctica exists.” · “Your great-great-grandparents were real people.” · “Your family loves you.” · “The sun will come up tomorrow.” · “Jesus Christ rose from the dead.”
  3. Ask about the last one: “Which signal did you use? Is it okay if it’s not ‘I saw it’?”
  4. SAY“Almost everything we know, we know through witnesses. On the first Easter, the witnesses were terrified, grieving and a little skeptical, just like real people. Let’s meet them.”
🌪️ If the room is sleepy, make the signals big: stand up for “saw it,” sit on the floor for “assume it.”

Class screen: 🔍 How do you know? Saw it, told, felt it, or assumed? · 👀 Saw it · 🗣️ Someone told me · ❤️ Felt it · 🤷 Assume it

2. Story

Scripture Scene: Witnesses of the Empty Tomb

6 min

Youth read the Easter witnesses’ own words and notice that each one came to know the risen Lord in a different way.

  1. Hand out parts (tap Roles in Teach Mode). Everyone left over is the Disciples. Set up a chair or corner as the tomb.
  2. The Narrator reads each scene while the class watches the screen; pause for each action. No one plays the Savior: in scenes 4, 5 and 8, the youth speak to an empty space and the Narrator reads His words.
  3. If you brought the folded napkin, set it on the tomb chair before scene 2.
  4. After scene 5, ask: “Mary didn’t recognize Him until He said her name. What does that tell you about how He knows each of us?”
  5. After the last scene, ask: “Mary, John, Cleopas and Thomas each came to know in a different way. Which one is most like you?”
🌪️ If they get giggly at the race, let it be joyful, then drop your voice for scene 3. The contrast does the work.

Class screen: 🌅 Easter morning: who saw Him, and how did they know? · Readers read their own lines · No one plays the Savior

3. Wiggle break

Slow-Motion Race to the Tomb

2 min

A slow-motion race gets everyone moving and captures the joyful urgency of Peter and John running to the tomb.

  1. Pair up. Pairs line up on one wall. The finish line is the tomb on the other side of the room.
  2. SAY“John 20:4 says they ran. We’re running, in the most dramatic slow motion you’ve ever seen. Fastest pair is disqualified.” Add your own slow-motion sound effects.
  3. The class votes for the best slow-motion finish.
  4. Ask: “Why were they running? What does it look like when hope comes back?”
🌪️ If a pair goes full speed, they become the judges for the next round.

Class screen: 🏃 Slow-motion race to the tomb: fastest is disqualified · John 20:4

4. Scripture

Scripture Spotlight: Blessed Are They That Have Not Seen

4 min

Two youth teach John 20:29 and 20:31 and help the class see that believing without seeing is its own kind of witness.

  1. Give two youth 60 seconds to prepare while you read John 20:29 together.
  2. Youth teacher 1: “Who is Jesus talking about when He says ‘they that have not seen’?” (Everyone after Thomas, including us.)
  3. Youth teacher 2: read John 20:31 and explain why John wrote all this down.
  4. Add the latter-day witnesses briefly: in 3 Nephi 11:14–17 a whole multitude came forward one by one to feel the prints in His hands and feet, and today’s Apostles have written “The Living Christ: The Testimony of the Apostles.”
  5. Share Elder Jeffrey R. Holland’s words from “Lord, I Believe” (see Conference quotes), then say John 20:29 together with the motions.

Class screen: 🙈 Blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed · That’s us

No supplies? Do this instead

Instead of: Scriptures for each pair (their own, a classroom set, or Gospel Library on their phones)

  1. Read John 20:29 from your own scriptures while it’s on the screen. Ask: “Who is ‘they that have not seen’?” (Everyone after Thomas, including us.)
  2. Read John 20:31 and ask a volunteer to explain why John wrote all this down.
  3. Mention the latter-day witnesses: the multitude in 3 Nephi 11:14–17 who felt the prints one by one, and “The Living Christ: The Testimony of the Apostles.”
  4. Share Elder Jeffrey R. Holland’s words from “Lord, I Believe” (see Conference quotes), then say John 20:29 together with the motions.
5. Game

Holy Week Timeline Race

4 min

Teams race to put the Savior’s last week in order, then say why one event matters to them.

  1. Split into two teams and give each a shuffled set of eight Holy Week cards.
  2. On “go,” each team lays its cards in order on the floor or a table, Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday. First correct timeline wins; check it against the prep list.
  3. Each team picks one card and gives one sentence: why does this event matter to you?
  4. Point to the last two cards. Say: “Saturday He was still working, preaching in the spirit world. Sunday He rose. He doesn’t take days off from saving people.”
🌪️ If a team finishes way ahead, have them quiz the other team with clues instead of just waiting.

Class screen: 🗓️ Put the Savior’s last week in order: Palm Sunday to Easter · First correct timeline wins · Then: why does one matter to you?

No supplies? Do this instead

Instead of: Two sets of eight Holy Week cards (see prep), each set shuffled

Human Holy Week Timeline

  1. Whisper one event to each of eight volunteers: triumphal entry · cleansing the temple · “ye have done it unto me” · the Last Supper · Gethsemane · the Crucifixion · preaching in the spirit world · the Resurrection.
  2. Without saying their event out loud, they act it out for three seconds each, and the rest of the class arranges them in order along the wall.
  3. Each volunteer says their event; fix any mistakes together. Then two volunteers each say why one event matters to them.
  4. SAY“Saturday He was still working, in the spirit world. Sunday He rose.”

Class screen: 🧍 Human timeline: put the last week in order · Act your event · Class lines you up

6. Game

Forehead Guess: Easter Witnesses

4 minBONUS

A quick, joyful review of the people and places of Holy Week and Easter.

  1. Split into two teams. Tap Forehead Guess. The guesser holds your phone or tablet on their forehead facing their team.
  2. Teammates give clues without saying the word. Tilt down for got it, up to pass. Turns are 45 seconds.
▶ Play Forehead Guess on the web

Class screen: 🤔 Forehead Guess: Easter Witnesses · 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 captains. Tap Scripture Showdown.
  2. Teams huddle for ten seconds; only the captain answers.
  3. Steal rule: if a team misses, the other team can steal the point by naming the chapter.
▶ Play Scripture Showdown on the web

Class screen: 🏆 Scripture Showdown!

8. Talk it over

Real Talk

3 min

Honest questions help youth think about their own witness without pressure.

  1. Sit wherever they’re comfortable. One question per screen; pick the ones that fit your class.
  2. Let silence sit for ten seconds before you rescue anyone. Answer one yourself, briefly and honestly.
  3. If someone shares a doubt, thank them. Thomas is in the scriptures on purpose.
💬 Ask the class
  • Thomas gets called “Doubting Thomas,” but Jesus came back for him. What does that say about how the Savior treats our questions?
  • The Emmaus disciples didn’t realize their hearts were burning until afterward. When have you noticed that kind of feeling, maybe only looking back?
  • Is it harder to believe without seeing today than it was back then, or easier? Why?
  • If Jesus Christ really rose, what actually changes about how you live this week?

Class screen: 💬 Real talk: how do we know He lives?

9. Testimony

Testimony & My Witness

3 min

End Easter quietly with a sincere witness that He lives, and invite youth to put their own into words.

  1. Lower your voice. Share how you came to know that Jesus Christ lives, including any Thomas season. Keep it short and sincere.
  2. Hand out cards. Invite each person to finish this sentence privately: “I believe He lives because …” or, if they’re not there yet, “I want to know He lives because …”
  3. Invite (never pressure) anyone who wants to share one sentence. Then show the challenge and invite someone to say the closing prayer.

Class screen: 🕊️ I believe He lives because … · Or: I want to know He lives because …

No supplies? Do this instead

Instead of: One index card or sticky note per person, and a few pens

  1. Lower your voice. Share how you came to know that Jesus Christ lives, including any Thomas season. Keep it short and sincere.
  2. Invite everyone to finish this sentence silently or in their phone notes: “I believe He lives because …” or “I want to know He lives because …”
  3. Invite (never pressure) anyone who wants to share one sentence. Then show the challenge and invite someone to say the closing prayer.

Story drama

Witnesses of the Empty Tomb

John 20:1–29; Luke 24:13–35 ↗

Parts to hand out

  • NarratorReads each scene and reports what Jesus said (no one plays or voices the Savior).
  • Mary MagdaleneFinds the tomb open, weeps, and recognizes the Lord when He says her name.
  • PeterLoses the race but goes straight into the tomb.
  • JohnOutruns Peter, stops at the door, then goes in, sees and believes.
  • Two AngelsTwo youth sitting in white at the head and foot of the empty place; ask Mary why she weeps.
  • CleopasWalks to Emmaus with a friend and reads Luke 24:32.
  • ThomasWants proof, crosses his arms, then drops to one knee: “My Lord and my God.”
  • The DisciplesEveryone else: grieving behind shut doors, then glad beyond words.

Scenes

  1. 🌑🪨 Before dawn, the stone is rolled away

    Early Sunday morning, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb where Jesus had been buried. The huge stone had been moved away from the entrance. She didn’t think resurrection. She thought someone had taken His body.

    🎬 Mary walks slowly to the “tomb” (a chair or corner), stops, and gasps. She runs to Peter and John and reads John 20:2.

  2. 🏃🏃 Peter and John race to the tomb

    Peter and John took off running. John was faster and got there first. He bent down and saw the linen grave clothes lying there, but he didn’t go in. Peter ran right in. The cloth that had been around Jesus’s head was folded up in a place by itself. Then John went in too, and he saw, and believed.

    🎬 Peter and John race in slow motion; John wins. John stops at the door; Peter barges in. Both stare at the folded cloth. John slowly nods: he believes.

  3. 😢👼 Mary stays and weeps, and sees angels

    The disciples went home, but Mary stayed outside the tomb, crying. When she looked in, two angels in white were sitting where His body had been, one at the head and one at the feet. They asked her why she was weeping.

    🎬 The Two Angels sit at either end of the tomb. Mary reads John 20:13 through tears.

  4. 🌿❓ She thinks He’s the gardener

    Mary turned around and saw someone standing there, but she didn’t know it was Jesus. He asked why she was crying and who she was looking for. She thought He must be the gardener, and she begged Him to tell her where He had taken the body.

    🎬 Mary turns toward an empty space by the tomb (no one stands there) and reads the second half of John 20:15.

  5. 💬❤️ One word: “Mary”

    Then Jesus said one word: her name. And she knew Him instantly. She cried out, “Rabboni,” which means Master. He sent her to tell His disciples that He was ascending to His Father and their Father, His God and their God.

    🎬 The Narrator says “Mary” quietly. Mary turns: “Rabboni!” Then she runs to the Disciples and reads John 20:18.

  6. 🛤️🔥 Burning hearts on the road to Emmaus

    That afternoon two disciples walked toward a village called Emmaus, sad and confused. A stranger joined them and explained everything the scriptures said about the Messiah. At dinner He broke the bread, and suddenly they knew Him, and He was gone. They looked at each other: hadn’t their hearts been burning the whole time?

    🎬 Cleopas and a friend walk slowly, heads down. They sit at a “table,” watch as if someone across from them is breaking bread, and look up, stunned. Cleopas reads Luke 24:32.

  7. 🚪🤔 Thomas: “Except I shall see …”

    That evening the risen Lord appeared to the disciples, but Thomas wasn’t there. When they told him, “We have seen the Lord,” he said he wouldn’t believe unless he saw the nail prints and touched the wounds himself. Honest, and stubborn.

    🎬 The Disciples tell Thomas together: “We have seen the Lord!” Thomas folds his arms and reads John 20:25.

  8. 🙌✨ “My Lord and my God”

    Eight days later the disciples were together behind shut doors, and Thomas was with them. Jesus stood among them and invited Thomas to see His hands and His side, and to believe. Thomas said, “My Lord and my God.” Then Jesus spoke about every person who would come later: blessed are those who have not seen, and yet have believed.

    🎬 Thomas faces the empty space, drops to one knee and reads John 20:28. The Narrator reads John 20:29 slowly while everyone looks around the room: that’s us.

Key verse

John 20:29 ↗
“Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.”
In plain words: Thomas believed because he saw. Jesus said the people who believe without seeing Him are blessed too. That’s us.
🙌 On “because thou hast seen me,” point to your eyes; on “blessed are they that have not seen,” cover your eyes; on “and yet have believed,” lower your hands to your heart. Say it twice, then once with the screen covered.

More verses

Matthew 28:6 ↗
“He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.”
In plain words: He isn’t here. He is risen, just like He said He would. Come see where He was lying.
Luke 24:32 ↗
“Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures?”
In plain words: Weren’t our hearts on fire while He talked with us and explained the scriptures?
John 20:31 ↗
“But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.”
In plain words: These stories were written so you can believe Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and have life through Him.
1 Corinthians 15:55 ↗
“O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?”
In plain words: Death doesn’t get the last word anymore. The grave lost.

Forehead Guess words18 words

  • 😢 Mary Magdalene
  • 🪨 Empty Tomb
  • ⚪ Stone
  • 🧺 Linen Clothes
  • 🧻 Napkin
  • 👼 Angels
  • 🌿 Gardener
  • 💬 Rabboni
  • 🎣 Peter
  • 🏃 John
  • 🛤️ Emmaus
  • 🍞 Breaking of Bread
  • 🔥 Burning Heart
  • 🤔 Thomas
  • 🫒 Gethsemane
  • 🍷 Last Supper
  • 🌴 Hosanna
  • ✨ Spirit World
Clues for each word
  • Mary Magdalene: First to see the risen Lord in John 20
  • Empty Tomb: “He is not here: for he is risen”
  • Stone: Rolled away from the tomb’s door
  • Linen Clothes: Grave clothes left lying in the tomb
  • Napkin: Folded up in a place by itself
  • Angels: Two in white asked Mary why she wept
  • Gardener: Who Mary thought Jesus was at first
  • Rabboni: Means Master; what Mary cried out
  • Peter: Lost the race but ran straight into the tomb
  • John: Outran Peter to the tomb
  • Emmaus: Village two disciples were walking to
  • Breaking of Bread: When the Emmaus disciples finally knew Him
  • Burning Heart: What the Emmaus disciples felt on the road
  • Thomas: Wanted to see the nail prints first
  • Gethsemane: Garden where He prayed, “Not as I will”
  • Last Supper: Where He gave the sacrament to the Twelve
  • Hosanna: What the crowd shouted on Palm Sunday
  • Spirit World: Where He preached while His body lay in the tomb
▶ Play Forehead GuessFull screen, 60-second timer, works on any phone.

Scripture Showdown10 questions

  1. Who came to the tomb first, while it was still dark?
    • A. Peter
    • B. Mary Magdalene
    • C. Thomas
    Show answer

    ✅ B. Mary Magdalene John 20:1. She found the stone already rolled away.

  2. Who won the race to the tomb?
    • A. John
    • B. Peter
    • C. Mary
    Show answer

    ✅ A. John John 20:4. But Peter went in first.

  3. What was folded in a place by itself in the tomb?
    • A. His robe
    • B. His sandals
    • C. The napkin from His head
    Show answer

    ✅ C. The napkin from His head John 20:7. The tomb wasn’t robbed; it was left in order.

  4. Who did Mary think Jesus was at first?
    • A. An angel
    • B. The gardener
    • C. A Roman soldier
    Show answer

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

  5. What does “Rabboni” mean?
    • A. Master
    • B. Friend
    • C. Brother
    Show answer

    ✅ A. Master John 20:16. One word from Him, one word from her.

  6. What did the angel say in Matthew 28:6?
    • A. Go home and wait
    • B. He is not here: for he is risen
    • C. Tell no one
    Show answer

    ✅ B. He is not here: for he is risen “As he said.” He had told them it would happen.

  7. When did the Emmaus disciples recognize Jesus?
    • A. When He said their names
    • B. When He showed His hands
    • C. When He broke bread
    Show answer

    ✅ C. When He broke bread Luke 24:30–31. Then they realized their hearts had burned the whole way.

  8. How long after the first appearance did Jesus come back for Thomas?
    • A. Eight days
    • B. One day
    • C. Forty days
    Show answer

    ✅ A. Eight days John 20:26. The Savior came back for the one who had missed it.

  9. What did Thomas say when he saw the risen Lord?
    • A. I knew it
    • B. My Lord and my God
    • C. Forgive me
    Show answer

    ✅ B. My Lord and my God John 20:28. One of the clearest testimonies in the New Testament.

  10. Who did Jesus call blessed in John 20:29?
    • A. Those who saw first
    • B. The Twelve only
    • C. Those who have not seen, and yet believe
    Show answer

    ✅ C. Those who have not seen, and yet believe That includes everyone in this room.

▶ Play Scripture ShowdownTeams take turns on one screen.

From general conference

“When those moments come and issues surface, the resolution of which is not immediately forthcoming, hold fast to what you already know and stand strong until additional knowledge comes.”

— Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, ““Lord, I Believe”,” April 2013

Share in Scripture Spotlight, right before saying John 20:29 together.

Read the talk ↗

Songs

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

    The Easter hymn: a witness that He lives, sung together. Find it ↗

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

    It’s Thomas’s question, and it’s okay to ask it. A simple song older youth can sing for a younger sibling this week. Find it ↗

  • I Need Thee Every Hour Hymns, no. 98

    For remembering Gethsemane, where He prayed for strength to finish what He came to do. Find it ↗

This week’s challenge

Witness Week

Read one witness a day this week: Mary (John 20:1–18), the disciples on the road to Emmaus (Luke 24:13–35), Thomas (John 20:24–29), the Nephites at the temple (3 Nephi 11:1–17) and “The Living Christ.” Each night, finish the sentence “I believe He lives because …” in your notes. By next Sunday, share one of your sentences with someone who might need it.

Text the parents

Happy Easter! Today in class we acted out the first Easter morning (John 20): Mary at the tomb, Peter and John racing there, the disciples on the road to Emmaus and Thomas, who wanted to see for himself. Our key verse was John 20:29: “blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.” Ask your teen: which Easter witness are you most like right now, and how have you come to know that He lives?

📝 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 Nephite Witnesses · 5 min

  1. Read 3 Nephi 11:8–17. The risen Savior invites the whole multitude to come forward one by one.
  2. Ask: “Why do you think He had them come one at a time instead of all at once?”
  3. Ask: “How is the Book of Mormon itself a second witness of the Resurrection?”

✨ What Did He Do on Saturday? · 5 min

  1. Read 1 Peter 3:18–19 and Doctrine and Covenants 138:18–19 and 29–30.
  2. Summarize: while His body lay in the tomb, the Savior visited the righteous spirits and organized them to take the gospel to everyone in the spirit world.
  3. Ask: “What does this tell you about how far He’ll go to reach every one of Heavenly Father’s children?”

🗓️ Holy Week in Seven Days · 4 min

  1. Show the day-by-day reading plan: Matthew 21:1–11 (Sunday), 21:12–16 (Monday), 25:31–46 (Wednesday), Matthew 26 (Thursday), Matthew 27 (Friday), 1 Peter 3:18–19 (Saturday), Matthew 28:1–10 (Sunday).
  2. Invite each youth to pick one reading to do next Easter week, or tonight.
  3. Ask: “Which day of that week do you think about the least? Why might it matter?”

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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