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Come Follow Me 2023: Easter
April 3–9
“O Grave, Where Is Thy Victory?”

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Watch videos from Gospel scholars and teachers to learn more about these New Testament passages. Scripture Central produces weekly videos from Tyler Griffin, Taylor Halverson, Clint Mortenson, John Hilton III, and Lynne Hilton Wilson.

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Reading Plan

Structure your personal scripture study by following a 15-minute, day-by-day plan. Each day's assignment includes the required scripture passages from the Come, Follow Me curriculum, as well as suggestions for additional resources to bring context and understanding to your study. For the best experience, use our Reading Plan in the free ScripturePlus app! You can track your progress and have access to the best resources.

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Easter Study Plan from The Church of Jesus Christ

Commentary

The New Testament Minute is a commentary series made especially for the free ScripturePlus app, which features insights from New Testament scholars. many of the insights in the New Testament Minute are gleaned from the BYU New Testament Commentary series. Lynne Hilton Wilson has written a commentary to supplement her New Testament video series.

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Conference Talks and Church Magazine Articles

Russell M. Nelson, “Christ Is Risen; Faith in Him Will Move Mountains,” Liahona May 2021.

Jeffrey R. Holland, “Not as the World Giveth,” Liahona May 2021.

Gerrit W. Gong, “Hosanna and Hallelujah—The Living Jesus Christ: The Heart of Restoration and Easter,” Ensign May 2020.

Dieter F. Uchtdorf, “Behold the Man!Ensign May 2018.

Gerrit W. Gong, “Christ the Lord Is Risen Today,” Ensign May 2018.

Paul V. Johnson, “And There Shall Be No More Death,” Ensign May 2016.

Dieter F. Uchtdorf, “The Gift of Grace,” Ensign May 2015.

Jeffrey R. Holland, “Where Justice, Love, and Mercy Meet,” Ensign May 2015.

Richard G. Scott, “He Lives! All Glory to His Name!Ensign May 2010.

Thomas S. Monson, “He Is Risen!Ensign May 2010.

Jeffrey R. Holland, “None Were with Him,” Ensign May 2009.

Joseph B. Wirthlin, “Sunday Will Come,” November 2006.

Gordon B. Hinckley, “I Was an Hungred, and Ye Gave Me Meat,” Ensign May 2004.

Gordon B. Hinckley, “He Is Not Here, but Is Risen,” Ensign May 1999.

Gordon B. Hinckley, “This Glorious Easter Morn,” Ensign May 1996.

Gordon B. Hinckley, “The Empty Tomb Bore Testimony,” Ensign May 1988.

Howard W. Hunter, “He Is Risen,” Ensign May 1988.

Howard W. Hunter, “Christ, Our Passover,” Ensign May 1985.

Howard W. Hunter, “The Pharisee and the Publican,” Ensign May 1984.

Ezra Taft Benson, “Prepare Yourself for the Great Day of the Lord,” Ensign May 1982.

Gordon B. Hinckley, “And Peter Went Out and Wept Bitterly,” New Era April 1982.

Marion G. Romney, “Easter Thoughts,” Ensign May 1975.

John Welch – Easter Reflections

KnoWhys

82. Why Does King Benjamin Emphasize the Blood of Christ?

91. Why Did Abinadi Talk About the Suffering Messiah?

93. Why Does Abinadi Use the Phrase "the Bands of Death"?

142. Why Must There be an Infinite and Eternal Sacrifice?

200. Why Did Jesus Christ Compare Himself to a Hen?

201. Why Has 3 Nephi Been Called “the Focal Point, the Supreme Moment” in the Book of Mormon?

211. Why Did the Savior Emphasize His Risen Body in the Nephite Sacrament?

250. Where did Moroni Get the Sacramental Prayers from?

261. Where Did Joseph Smith Get His Doctrinal Ideas About Christ?

272. Where Can You Best Learn about God’s Plan of Salvation?

275. How Are Atonement, Resurrection, Judgment, and Redemption Interconnected?

300. How Does the Book of Mormon Help Date Christ’s Death?

315. What Does the Book of Mormon Teach about the Afterlife?

317. Why Would Mankind “Unavoidably Perish” without the Atonement of Jesus Christ?

323. What Did Alma Reveal about the Savior’s Mission?

341. What Can We Learn from the Savior’s First Words at Bountiful?

392. Why Did the Wise Men Give Jesus Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh?

412. How Abraham’s Sacrifice of Isaac Illuminates the Atonement

419. What the Exodus Teaches Us about the Atonement

420. Were Nephite Prophets Familiar with the Passover Tradition?

424. How the Law of Moses Teaches about the Atonement

449. What Does the Abish Story Signal About the Resurrection?

479. How is the Day of Atonement Understood in the Book of Mormon?

511. What Does the Book of Mormon Teach Us about the Resurrection?

520. Did Jesus Bleed from Every Pore?

564. Whose “Word” Was Fulfilled by Christ’s Suffering “Pains and Sicknesses”?

641. Does Psalm 22 Really Say “They Pierced My Hands and My Feet”?

652. What Is the Sign of Jonah?

657. Why Did Jesus Compare Himself to the Brazen Serpent?

Highlights from The Jesus Christ-Focused Old Testament

Additional Reading Resources

Alan C. Ashton, “Easters: The Eternal Atoning Sacrifice Testifies of the Everlasting Redeeming Savior,” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship (2018):237–256.

Ann Madsen, “The Healing and Exalting Powers of Christ Weave Together at Easter,” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship (2017): 61–66.

Claudia L. Bushman, “Resurrection Month,” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 44 (2021): 137-144.

D. Todd Christofferson, “The Atonement and the Resurrection,” in By Study and by Faith: Selections from the Religious Educator, ed. Richard Neitzel Holzapfel and Kent P. Jackson (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2009), 13–24.

Dana M. Pike, “The Great and Dreadful Day of the Lord: The Anatomy of an Expression,” BYU Studies Quarterly 41, no. 2 (2002): 149–160.

David R. Scott, “The Book of Jonah: Foreshadowings of Jesus as the Christ,” BYU Studies Quarterly 55 no. 3 (2016): 161–180.

Dennis L. Largey, “The Book of Mormon as an Interpretive Guide to the New Testament,” in Sperry Symposium Classics: The New Testament, ed. Frank F. Judd Jr. and Gaye Strathearn (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2006), 59–76

Eric D. Huntsman, “Preparing for Easter: Using the Days of Holy Week to Enrich Your Celebration,” BYU New Testament Commentary

Eric D. Huntsman, “Palm Sunday,” BYU New Testament Commentary

Eric D. Huntsman, “A Working Chronology of the Savior’s Final Days,” BYU New Testament Commentary

Eric D. Huntsman, “Palm Sunday,” LDS Seasonal Materials

Eric D. Huntsman, “Monday,” LDS Seasonal Materials

Eric D. Huntsman, “Preparing for Easter: Readings for Monday,” BYU New Testament Commentary

Eric D. Huntsman, “Tuesday,” LDS Seasonal Materials

Eric D. Huntsman, “Jesus’ last week: Tuesday,” BYU New Testament Commentary

Eric D. Huntsman, “Wednesday,” LDS Seasonal Materials

Eric D. Huntsman, “Holy Week: Wednesday, an anointing at Bethany,” BYU New Testament Commentary

Eric D. Huntsman, “The Anointing in Bethany according to John,” LDS Seasonal Materials

Eric D. Huntsman, “Maundy Thursday,” LDS Seasonal Materials

Eric D. Huntsman, “Maundy Thursday: The Last Supper,” BYU New Testament Commentary

Eric D. Huntsman, “The Last Supper and the Timing of Passover,” BYU New Testament Commentary

Eric D. Huntsman, “John’s Account of the Last Supper,” BYU New Testament Commentary

Eric D. Huntsman, “Farewell Discourses and the High Priestly Prayer,” BYU New Testament Commentary

Eric D. Huntsman, “Good Friday,” LDS Seasonal Materials

Eric D. Huntsman, “Good Friday,” BYU New Testament Commentary

Eric D. Huntsman, “Saturday,” LDS Seasonal Materials

Eric D. Huntsman, “Holy Week: Saturday,” BYU New Testament Commentary

Eric D. Huntsman, “Easter or ‘Resurrection’ Sunday,” LDS Seasonal Materials

Eric D. Huntsman, “Resurrection Sunday,” BYU New Testament Commentary

Eric D. Huntsman, “Preparing for Easter,” BYU New Testament Commentary

Gaye Strathearn, “Why should the cross be meaningful to Latter-day Saints?” BYU New Testament Commentary

Gaye Strathearn, “Crucifixion in Antiquity,” BYU New Testament Commentary

Gerald N. Lund, “Jesus Christ: Second Coming of Jesus Christ,” Encyclopedia of Mormonism.

Gerald N. Lund, “What the Atoning Sacrifice Meant for Jesus,” in My Redeemer Lives! ed. Richard Neitzel Holzapfel and Kent P. Jackson (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2011).

Gerald N. Lund, “Jesus Christ: Second Coming of Jesus Christ,” Encyclopedia of Mormonism.

Jeffrey R. Holland, “Atonement of Jesus Christ,” Encyclopedia of Mormonism

John H. Groberg, “It Is Finished,” in My Redeemer Lives! ed. Richard Neitzel Holzapfel and Kent P. Jackson (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, Salt Lake City, 2010), 1–26.

John S. Tanner, "Christ, Our Advocate and High Priest," Religious Educator 8, no. 2 (2007): 26–34

John W. Welch, “The Question of Authority and Jesus’s Parable of the Two Sons in Matthew 21,” BYU New Testament Commentary

John W. Welch, “Thy Mind, O Man, Must Stretch,” BYU Studies Quarterly 50, no. 3 (2011): 63–81.

John W. Welch, “The Legal Cause of Action against Jesus in John 18:29-30,” BYU New Testament Commentary

John W. Welch, “The Trial and Death of Jesus,” BYU New Testament Commentary

John W. Welch, “The Factor of Fear in the Trial of Jesus,” in Jesus Christ: Son of God, Savior, ed. Paul H. Peterson, Gary L. Hatch, and Laura D. Card (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2002), 284–312.

John W. Welch, “Four Perspectives on the Trial and Resurrection of Jesus,” BYU New Testament Commentary

John W. Welch, “Raising Lazarus: Jesus’s Signing of His Own Death Warrant,” BYU New Testament Commentary

John W. Welch and John F. Hall, “The Prevalent Factor of Fear,” in Charting the New Testament (Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 2002)

Julie M. Smith, “Anointing in Bethany in Mark 14:3-9,” BYU New Testament Commentary

Julie M. Smith, “The Ending of Mark’s Gospel,” BYU New Testament Commentary

Keith J. Wilson, “The Christian History and Development of Easter,” in Celebrating Easter: The 2006 BYU Easter Conference, ed. Thomas A. Wayment and Keith J. Wilson (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University), 201–23.

Keith J. Wilson, “The Resurrection: An Embattled Keystone,” in The Book of Mormon and the Message of the Four Gospels, ed. Ray L. Huntington and Terry B. Ball (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2001), 219–33.

L. Aldin Porter, “He Is Risen,” in Sperry Symposium Classics: The New Testament, ed. Frank F. Judd Jr. and Gaye Strathearn (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2006), 36–45.

LeGrande Davies, “Jonah: Testimony of the Resurrection,” in Isaiah and the Prophets: Inspired Voices from the Old Testament, ed. Monte S. Nyman and Charles D. Tate Jr. (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1984), 89–104.

Lynne Hilton Wilson, "Easter," Come Follow Me: The New Testament, 2019.

Marti Lu Allen, “The Virgins' Lamps: Shine Beautiful!” BYU Studies Quarterly 36, no. 3 (1996–7): 170–195.

Merril C. Oaks, “Jesus Christ: Crucifixion of Jesus Christ,” Encyclopedia of Mormonism

Michael D. Rhodes, “Witnesses of the Resurrection,” BYU New Testament Commentary

Mitt Romney, “Three Streams of Gratitude for Jesus,” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship (2015): 1–2.

Rebecca Reynolds Lambert, “Our Faithful Lord: Passover to Easter,” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 51 (2022): 81-104.

Richard D. Draper, “He Has Risen: The Resurrection Narratives as a Witness of Corporeal Regeneration,” in Sperry Symposium Classics: The New Testament, ed. Frank F. Judd Jr. and Gaye Strathearn (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2006), 190–206.

Richard D. Draper and Michael D. Rhodes, “What Does the Resurrection Do to the Physical Body?” BYU New Testament Commentary

Richard Neitzel Holzapfel, “The Passion of Jesus Christ,” in Sperry Symposium Classics: The New Testament, ed. Frank F. Judd Jr. and Gaye Strathearn (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2006), 176–189.

Robert J. Matthews, “The Doctrine of the Resurrection as Taught in the Book of Mormon,” BYU Studies Quarterly 30, no. 3 (1990): 41–56.

Roger R. Keller, “Cross,” Encyclopedia of Mormonism

Roger R. Keller, “Jesus Christ: Priest, King, and Prophet,” in Salvation in Christ: Comparative Christian Views, ed. Roger R. Keller and Robert L. Millet (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2005), 345–364.

Sandra Rogers, “To Proclaim Liberty to the Captives,” in My Redeemer Lives! ed. Richard Neitzel Holzapfel and Kent P. Jackson (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2011).

S. Kent Brown, “Gethsemane,” Encyclopedia of Mormonism

S. Kent Brown, “Jesus’ Suffering Visible in the Verb Tense,” BYU New Testament Commentary

S. Kent Brown, “The Night of Jesus’ Arrest,” BYU New Testament Commentary

S. Kent Brown, “Jesus on Forgiveness: Looking at Luke 23:34,” BYU New Testament Commentary

S. Kent Brown, “The First Easter,” Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship 32 (2019): 33-38.

Shon D. Hopkin, “‘My God, My God, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me?’: Psalm 22 and the Mission of ChristBYU Studies Quarterly 52, no. 4 (2013): 117-151.

Tad R. Callister, “Jesus Christ: Resurrection of Jesus Christ,” Encyclopedia of Mormonism

Taylor Halverson, “Matthew 25. Preparing for the Kingdom of Heaven,” The Interpreter Foundation

W. Reid Litchfield, “The Search for the Physical Cause of Jesus Christ's Death,” BYU Studies Quarterly 37, no. 4 (1997–8): 93–109.