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EASTER SHARING TIME:
(adapted after an idea from the internet)

Take down all of the chairs & set up the room to have 4 "scenes,"

Have the pianist play some appropriate songs as you moved from station to station.

Introduce the Easter theme: Tell the children we are going to learn all about why we celebrate Easter.

1st scene:
Sing "Tell me the Stories of Jesus."
THE LAST SUPPER (a table w/ tablecloth, a pitcher, a bowl; pictures of the Last Supper and the Sacrament)
Talk about the Savior preparing his disciples for his death, (show picture of the sacrament)

Jesus told his disciples that He would be leaving them, and taught them about the sacrament. Then he broke it and gave it to his disciples and told him the bread represented his body and that when they ate it they should remember him. Then he took the drink and blessed it and told them it represented his blood that he would shed for them and for the remission of sins.
Jesus taught us that the sacrament was supposed to remind us of Him.
READ: John 13-18, particularly John 13:34-35
Sing: "The Sacrament" pg. 72

2nd scene:
GETHSEMANE (a rock, some plants/trees; pictures of the Savior in Gethsemane)
Talk about the suffering why he suffered, whom he suffered for, etc. Emphasize that Jesus was praying to our Father in Heaven.

Jesus went into the garden of olive trees to pray to Heavenly Father.
This is where the Savior atoned for our sins.
He was hurting so much that he started bleeding from every pore.
In part of his prayer he said, "Father, if thou wilt, remove this cup from me, nevertheless, not as I would, but as thou wilt.
This meant that he didn't want to suffer but he would do whatever Heavenly Father wanted him to do.
Then an angel appeared to give Jesus some more strength.
Sing "Teach Me To Walk in the Light"

3rd scene:
CALVARY (make a small "hill" with a "cross", pictures of the Savior on the Cross)
Talk about the pain Jesus suffered for us, how sad everyone was, why he had to die, how Heavenly Father caused darkness & earthquakes, etc.

Jesus had to carry his own cross to Calvary.
While he walked people spit on him and made fun of him.
He was nailed to the cross in his hands, wrists and feet.
The people made fun of Jesus and told him that if he was the son of God he should come down off the cross. (show picture of Christ on the cross)
He was crucified with two other men. They were thieves and one of them said Save thyself.
The other one said we are being crucified because they had committed crimes but Jesus has done nothing wrong. Then he asked Jesus to remember him when he enters his father's kingdom and Jesus said "today thou shalt be with me in paradise".
Jesus' mom Mary was there and she was so sad to see her son up on the cross.
John took her home and took care of her.
After being on the cross for 3 hours Jesus said he was thirsty and he was given vinegar.
Then he said "it is finished" and he died.
He gave his life for us so that we could return and live with Heavenly Father.
Sing "To think about Jesus" or He Sent His Son

4th scene
THE TOMB (a "tomb"; pictures of laying Jesus to rest, the empty tomb and/or angel with Mary, the resurrected Christ, Christ appearing to the Nephites)
Talk about how they "buried" him, the stone rolled over the entrance, how the empty tomb was discovered & the angel appeared, then how the resurrected Savior appeared.

Joseph of Arimathea had made a tomb for himself. But he wanted Jesus to be buried there so and another man named Nicodemus took Jesus and wrapped him in expensive spices then wrapped him in fine linen and laid him in the tomb.
He rolled a huge stone in front of the tomb so no one could get in.
Three days later Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and she saw that the stone had been rolled away.
An angel inside the tomb had told her that Jesus had risen. Mary ran and told some of Jesus' disciples.
Mary was by herself and she saw a man that she thought was the gardener. She asked him if he had moved Jesus' body. Jesus called her by her name and then she knew that she was speaking to Jesus. He was alive. Mary ran and told the disciples and Jesus showed himself unto them too.
He showed them the nail prints in his hands and feet. He blessed them and then he went up into Heaven.
Sing Jesus Has Risen" p. 70

Ending:
Talk about Jesus appearing to his disciples, and then to the Nephites in America. Emphasize the joy with which we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus.

Testify of the atonement of Jesus Christ and that we should always think of him.
Remember the true meaning of Easter.
We are so grateful for the Savior and all that he did.
He set a perfect example for us. He loves us, He died for us and now He lives.
Jesus made it possible for all of us to be resurrected, and because of his great gift we can live forever too.
We can honor the Savior by trying to be like him.
We should live the commandments, love others and repent when do wrong things.
Sing: "I'm Trying To Be Like Jesus"