FHE: The Story of Easter

FHE tonight is all about Easter.  There are some really great video clips.  Here is our lesson:

Song: When He Comes Again
Scripture: John 20:11-17
Lesson:  We are going to tell a story and use the pictures on pg 58-59 in the Gospel Art Book

Point out details in the picture as you tell the story of Jesus Christ’s Resurrection very simply.  The following is an example:

When Jesus died, His friends were very sad (have the children make sad faces). They put Jesus’s body in a tomb, which is like a cave (point to the tomb in the picture). A big stone was rolled in front of the door (have the children pretend to roll a big, heavy stone). After three days (have the children hold up three fingers), two angels rolled the stone away. Jesus had come back to life! (Point to Jesus in the picture.) He was resurrected (help the children say “resurrected”). Jesus’s friends were very happy! He was alive, and He would never die again!

Mary was one of Jesus’s friends (point to Mary in the picture). She was sad when He died. When Jesus was resurrected, Mary was the first person who saw Him. She was very happy because Jesus was alive (have the children make happy faces).

Tell the children that because of Jesus, everyone will be resurrected and live forever. Have the children make happy faces again.

Also a little talk from President Hinckley


Activity: He Sent His Son

Treat: Decorating Easter Eggs