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He Is Risen!

It’s Easter week! Each day your family takes one step through the last week of Jesus’s life: the Hosanna crowd, the temple, the Last Supper, Gethsemane, the cross, the quiet tomb and the happiest morning ever. Some days you’ll walk, draw, hunt for clues or talk at dinner. Keep the hard days gentle and short, and let Sunday be full of joy. Because Jesus rose again, we’ll live again too.

  • Week 13
  • 📅 Mar 22–28, 2027
  • 📖 Easter Week
Start with Monday
Come, Follow Me manualNew Testament 2027, week 13

What your kids learn in class

Stories, verses and games for the week come from each child’s own Primary or youth lesson, so home matches Sunday.

Daily sparks

Five to ten minutes a day, Monday to Sunday, with everyday things you already have. Grown-ups lead; kids act, play and answer. Where a step says to tap something, that’s in the Gospel Sparks app; on the web, use the “Play along” links.

Monday · 10 min · Walk

Hosanna Walk

🌿 Find a leaf and shout Hosanna!Go on a walk.Find a leaf to wave.Hosanna!

✅ Nothing to prep. Just start!

⏱ Only 10 minutes?

💡 People praised Jesus and shouted Hosanna when He rode into Jerusalem.

  1. Read Matthew 21:8–11 together.
  2. SAY“Hosanna means please save us. It was a way to praise Jesus.”
  3. Ask: “How can we praise Jesus this week?”

😄 Hosanna echo: a parent says “Hosanna” softly. Everyone echoes it, a little louder each time.

📖 Read together: Matthew 21:1–11 ↗

  1. Read Matthew 21:1–11 together before you head out.
  2. SAY“Yesterday was Palm Sunday. People waved branches and shouted Hosanna when Jesus rode into Jerusalem.”
  3. SAY“Hosanna means please save us. It was their way of praising Jesus.”
  4. Take a short walk around the block or the yard.
  5. Look for a fallen leaf or twig to wave. Every time someone finds one, say “Hosanna!” together.
  6. On the way home, ask: “How can we welcome Jesus into our home this week?”
Talk about it
  • Why were the people so happy to see Jesus?
  • How can we welcome Jesus into our home this week?
🧸 Little ones (2–5)Let your little one carry the leaf collection and be the loudest “Hosanna!” shouter.
📚 Big kids (10–13)Have your older kid read Matthew 21:10–11 before you go. On the walk, ask them to answer the crowd’s question, “Who is this?”, in their own words.
🧑 Teens (14–18)Read Zechariah 9:9 with your teen, then Matthew 21:4–5. Jesus chose to ride a donkey, just as the prophet said. Ask what that choice shows about the kind of King He is.
☕️ For grown-upsThe same week that began with hosannas ended with a crowd calling for crucifixion. Enthusiasm is easy on parade days; discipleship is proven on the hard ones. Pray this week to be steady.

Sticker for today: 🌿

Tuesday · 8 min · Scripture detective

Temple Detectives

🔍 Temple detectives: find the hidden clues!Find the temple’s special name.Who did Jesus heal?Who shouted Hosanna?

✅ Nothing to prep. Just start!

⏱ Only 10 minutes?

💡 Jesus taught that the temple is a house of prayer.

  1. Read Matthew 21:12–14 together.
  2. Ask: “What did Jesus call the temple in verse 13?”
  3. Share how you feel when you see a temple.

😄 Detective race: first to find the word children in verse 15 gets a big cheer!

📖 Read together: Matthew 21:12–16 ↗

  1. Open your scriptures to Matthew 21:12–16 and read it together once.
  2. SAY“Detectives, Jesus called the temple a special name. Can you find it in verse 13?”
  3. Give everyone a minute to hunt. The answer is the house of prayer.
  4. Next clue: find two kinds of people Jesus healed in verse 14. They’re the blind and the lame.
  5. Last clue: who shouted Hosanna in the temple? It was the children!
  6. Tap Key Verse. It’s your Easter verse. Say it together until someone can say it without peeking.

📖 Play along: the key verse (from the Valiant 7–8 lesson; pick your kid’s class above for theirs)

Talk about it
  • Why do you think Jesus cared so much about the temple?
  • How can our home feel more like a house of prayer?
🧸 Little ones (2–5)Read verse 15 slowly and let your little one clap when they hear “children.” Then fold arms together for a short prayer.
📚 Big kids (10–13)Give your older kid a harder case. Find what Jesus said the people had turned the temple into. It’s in verse 13.
🧑 Teens (14–18)Ask your teen what might need clearing out to make their own space more of a house of prayer. It could be their room, their phone or their schedule. Invite them to try one small change this week.
☕️ For grown-upsRight after the temple was cleared, the blind and the lame came to Jesus there and were healed, and children praised Him. Clearing out the clutter made room for healing. What would clearing out make room for in your home?

Sticker for today: 🏛️

Wednesday · 8 min · Service

Helping Blitz

⏱️ Helping someone is helping Jesus!Start the timer.Help, help, help!Count your kind jobs.

✅ Nothing to prep. Just start!

⏱ Only 10 minutes?

💡 When we help someone in need, it’s like we’re helping Jesus.

  1. Read Matthew 25:35–40 together.
  2. Ask: “Who could we help this week?”
  3. Pick one person and one kind thing to do for them.

😄 Sixty-second blitz: count down together while everyone does one quick kind job. Report back when you hit zero!

📖 Read together: Matthew 25:35–40 ↗

  1. Read Matthew 25:35–40 together.
  2. SAY“Jesus taught that when we help someone who’s hungry, lonely or sick, it’s like helping Him.”
  3. Set the timer for five minutes. Race to do as many kind jobs as you can before it buzzes.
  4. Ideas: fill a water glass for someone, fold laundry, pick up toys or write a kind note.
  5. When it buzzes, count your jobs together. Then pick one person outside your family to help before Easter.

⏱️ Big Timer (in the Gospel Sparks app)

Talk about it
  • Why is helping someone like helping Jesus?
  • Who could we help before Easter Sunday?
🧸 Little ones (2–5)Give your little one easy jobs during the blitz, like carrying socks to the laundry basket.
📚 Big kids (10–13)Let your older kid plan and lead the family’s service for someone outside your home this week.
🧑 Teens (14–18)Have your teen read Matthew 25:37–39. The people who helped didn’t even know they were helping Jesus. Ask why that surprise matters. Then invite them to plan one real act of service before Sunday.
☕️ For grown-upsNeither group in Matthew 25 recognized Jesus in the hungry, the stranger or the prisoner. The difference was whether they helped anyway. The Lord often comes to us looking like an interruption.

Sticker for today: 🤲

Thursday · 10 min · Dinner table

Talk at the Supper Table

🍞 Jesus gave us a way to remember Him.Jesus gave the first sacrament.Jesus prayed in a garden.He did it because He loves you.

✅ Nothing to prep. Just start!

⏱ Only 10 minutes?

💡 Jesus gave us the sacrament so we can always remember Him.

  1. Read Matthew 26:26–28 together.
  2. SAY“That was the very first sacrament. We take it at church to remember Jesus.”
  3. Ask: “What can we think about during the sacrament?”

😄 Memory chain: each person names one thing about Jesus, after repeating everyone’s before theirs.

📖 Read together: Matthew 26:26–30, 36–39 ↗

  1. At dinner tonight, dim the lights a little.
  2. Read Matthew 26:26–28 together.
  3. SAY“Jesus shared a special meal with His Apostles. He gave them bread and a cup to help them remember Him.”
  4. SAY“That was the very first sacrament. We take the sacrament at church to remember Jesus too.”
  5. Ask: “What can we think about during the sacrament on Sunday?”
  6. Read Matthew 26:36–39 in a quiet voice. In the garden, Jesus suffered for our sins and sad feelings because He loves us.
Talk about it
  • What can you think about during the sacrament on Sunday?
  • How does it feel to know Jesus understands every hard feeling you have?
🧸 Little ones (2–5)Hold your little one on your lap for the garden part and whisper, “Jesus loves you so much.”
📚 Big kids (10–13)Ask your older kid to read Matthew 26:39 out loud. Then ask what Jesus’s prayer teaches about trusting Heavenly Father when it’s hard.
🧑 Teens (14–18)Read Luke 22:44 with your teen, then Matthew 26:40–41, where the disciples keep falling asleep. Ask what it means to watch with Jesus today. Invite them to choose what they’ll think about during the sacrament this Sunday.
☕️ For grown-upsJesus Himself prayed, “Not as I will, but as thou wilt” (Matthew 26:39). If there’s something you’ve been asking God to change, try adding His words to your prayer this week, and mean them.

Sticker for today: 🍞

Friday · 8 min · Draw

A Heart Full of Love

❤️ Jesus loves you THAT much.Draw a big heart.Fill it with people Jesus loves.Put yourself in it too!

✋ Grab: paper and crayons

⏱ Only 10 minutes?

💡 Jesus died for us, and even then He asked Heavenly Father to forgive the people who hurt Him.

  1. Read Luke 23:33–34 together gently.
  2. Ask: “How can we forgive someone like Jesus did?”
  3. SAY“It’s okay to feel sad today. But the story isn’t over!”

😄 Count down from five together, then squeeze in for the biggest family hug ever.

📖 Read together: Luke 23:33–34, 46 ↗

  1. Sit close together at the table with paper and crayons.
  2. Read Luke 23:33–34 and 23:46 gently.
  3. SAY“Jesus died on the cross. Even then, He asked Heavenly Father to forgive the people who hurt Him.”
  4. SAY“It’s okay to feel sad today. But the story isn’t over!”
  5. Set the timer for three quiet minutes. Everyone draws a big heart and fills it with people Jesus loves.
  6. Share your hearts. Then hum or listen to “He Sent His Son.”

⏱️ Big Timer (in the Gospel Sparks app)

Talk about it
  • What does it show you that Jesus forgave the people who hurt Him?
  • Who did you put in your heart, and why?
🧸 Little ones (2–5)Keep it simple for your little one: “Jesus died because He loves us, and Sunday we get happy news!” Help them draw a heart and a smiley face for themselves.
📚 Big kids (10–13)Invite your older kid to read Matthew 27:50–54 and share which part helps them believe Jesus is the Son of God. They can write that verse under their heart.
🧑 Teens (14–18)Read Matthew 27:42 and 27:54 with your teen. The mockers said they’d believe if He came down from the cross. A Roman soldier believed because of how He died. Ask what that teaches about faith.
☕️ For grown-upsOn the cross, Jesus prayed for the people crucifying Him. The Joseph Smith Translation of Luke 23:34 adds that He meant the soldiers. Take a quiet minute alone today to think about what His suffering means for you personally.

Sticker for today: ❤️

Saturday · 10 min · Activity

Build the Tomb

🪨 Build the tomb and roll the stone!Build a tomb.Put the stone in front.What will happen tomorrow?

✋ Grab: a blanket · a pillow

⏱ Only 10 minutes?

💡 While Jesus’s body was in the tomb, He went to the spirit world so the gospel could be taught there.

  1. Read 1 Peter 3:18–19 together.
  2. Ask: “Why does Jesus want everyone to hear the gospel?”
  3. SAY“Tomorrow is Easter! We’ll celebrate that Jesus lives.”

😄 Guess the Easter word: a parent gives clues, and the kids guess tomb, stone, angel or garden.

📖 Read together: 1 Peter 3:18–19 ↗

  1. Drape a blanket over a chair or small table. That’s the tomb.
  2. Put a pillow in front of the opening. That’s the big stone.
  3. Read 1 Peter 3:18–19 together.
  4. SAY“While His body was in the tomb, Jesus went to the spirit world. He sent good people to teach the gospel there.”
  5. Tap Quiz and play it to review the week.
  6. Lay out Sunday clothes. After the kids are asleep, quietly roll the pillow away from the tomb.

🏆 Play along: Scripture Showdown (from the Valiant 7–8 lesson; pick your kid’s class above for theirs)

Talk about it
  • How do you think Jesus’s friends felt on this waiting day?
  • Why does Heavenly Father want everyone, even people who have died, to hear about Jesus?
🧸 Little ones (2–5)Let your little one push the pillow stone into place and say, “Goodnight, tomb. See you tomorrow!”
📚 Big kids (10–13)Let your older kid in on the secret. They can help roll the stone away after the younger kids are in bed.
🧑 Teens (14–18)Have your teen read Doctrine and Covenants 138:18–19 and 138:29–30. Ask how this answers the question, “What about people who never heard of Jesus?” Then talk about how temple work fits in.
☕️ For grown-upsSaturday was the day the disciples lived without knowing Sunday was coming. Many of us are living in some kind of Saturday. Doctrine and Covenants 138 shows the Savior was at work even in the silence, and He’s at work in yours.

Sticker for today: 🪨

Sunday · 10 min · Sabbath

He Is Risen!

🌅 The tomb is EMPTY! Jesus is alive!Check the tomb!Shout: He is risen!Jesus knows your name.

✅ Nothing to prep. Just start!

⏱ Only 10 minutes?

💡 Jesus rose from the dead, and because He lives, we’ll live again too.

  1. Read Matthew 28:5–6 together.
  2. Ask: “How do you think the women felt when they heard the good news?”
  3. Each person shares one thing they know about Jesus.

😄 Say “He is risen!” together. Start in a whisper and end in your happiest shout.

📖 Read together: Matthew 28:1–8; John 20:11–16 ↗

  1. First thing in the morning, send your kids to check the tomb. The stone is rolled away!
  2. Read Matthew 28:1–8 together. Then say the key verse as loud as you can.
  3. Tap Story and read the Easter morning scenes together.
  4. At Mary’s scene, say: “Jesus called Mary by her name. He knows your name too.”
  5. After church, ask: “What did you learn in Primary today?” Then sing or listen to “Did Jesus Really Live Again?”
  6. End in a circle. Each person shares one thing they know or feel about Jesus. A parent shares a testimony that He lives.

🎭 Play along: scenes 4–7 (from the Valiant 7–8 lesson; pick your kid’s class above for theirs)

Talk about it
  • How do you think Mary felt when Jesus said her name?
  • What did you learn in Primary today?
  • Because Jesus lives, what are you most excited about?
🧸 Little ones (2–5)Let your little one be the first to peek inside the empty tomb and shout, “He’s not here!”
📚 Big kids (10–13)Ask your older kid to read 3 Nephi 11:8–15, where Jesus visits the Nephites. Then ask why another witness of the risen Jesus matters.
🧑 Teens (14–18)Invite your teen to read John 20:24–29 about Thomas. Jesus met Thomas right where he was. Ask them to share in one sentence what they believe about the Resurrection today, even if it’s still growing.
☕️ For grown-upsMary didn’t recognize the risen Lord until He said her name, in John 20:16. Remember a time you’ve felt known by Him personally, and tell your kids about it today.

Sticker for today: 🌅

Family challenge

Share the Good News

Jesus’s friends ran to tell others that He was risen. This week, every person in the family shares the Easter story or their feelings about Jesus with someone outside your home: call a grandparent, tell a neighbor, or invite a friend to church on Easter Sunday.

Parent Corner

The Savior’s last week unfolded during Passover, the feast that remembers Israel’s deliverance from Egypt, when the blood of a lamb marked each door and death passed over. Jesus chose that week and that meal to give His disciples the sacrament, taking bread and a cup and making them about His own body and blood. The Lamb of God was about to free all people from a deeper bondage than Egypt: sin and death. All week, the people around Him keep missing it: crowds expecting a political king, disciples asleep in the garden, leaders demanding a sign from the cross. Only after the empty tomb do the pieces fit. Because He rose, every person who has ever lived will be resurrected; because of His Atonement, we can be forgiven and changed. Everything else in the gospel rests on this one week.

  • Ponder: If you had been in Jerusalem that week, where do you honestly think you would have been on Friday, and what does your answer teach you about grace?
  • Try this: Before Easter morning, read one Gospel’s account of the Resurrection slowly on your own (Matthew 28, Luke 24 or John 20), then write your own witness of the risen Christ in a few sentences and keep it.

From general conference

“Palm Sunday was not just an event, another page in history with a date, time, and place. Jesus Christ’s triumphant entry into Jerusalem and the events of the week that followed exemplify doctrine we can apply in our lives today.”

— Elder Ronald A. Rasband, “Hosanna to the Most High God,” April 2023

For parents on Monday, before the Hosanna parade.

Read the talk ↗

Dinner-table questions

  • Which day this week helped you feel closest to Jesus?
  • If you had been in the Hosanna crowd, what would you have said to Jesus?
  • What can we think about during the sacrament to remember Jesus?
  • Who is someone you’re excited to see again after the Resurrection?
  • How is Easter different because we know Jesus lives?
  • What’s one way we can share the Easter news with someone this week?

Sources

Scripture quotations are from the King James Version, the Bible used by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

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