Easter Quiz

1. Who did Jesus Christ promise to send to the disciples when he departed from them? (See John 14:16, 26; John 16:7.)

2. Which disciple betrayed the Savior? (See Luke 22:47–48.)

3. After Jesus Christ was betrayed and taken away, which disciple said three different times that he did not know Jesus? (See Luke 22:55–62.)

4. Who claimed that he had the power to either crucify or release Jesus Christ? Jesus replied that this man could “have no power at all” unless it was given to him “from above.” (See John 19:10–11.)

5. Who did the Jews want to have released from prison instead of the Savior? (See John 18:39–40.)

6. Which disciple did Jesus Christ ask to take care of Mary, Jesus’ mother? In the Doctrine and Covenants, the Lord calls this disciple “my beloved.” (See John 19:26–27; D&C 7:1.)

7. Who took the Savior’s body from the cross, wrapped it in clean linen cloth, and laid it in his own new tomb? (See Matt. 27:57–60.)

8. Who saw Jesus Christ first after he had risen from the tomb? Jesus told her not to touch him because he had not yet ascended to his Father. (See John 20:1, 16–18.)

9. Who would not believe that Jesus Christ had appeared to the other disciples after Jesus was crucified? This person wanted to see for himself the prints of the nails in the Savior’s hands. (See John 20:24–25.)

10. Who said: “I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live”? (See John 11:25.)

Answers:

• (1) the Holy Ghost; (2) Judas; (3) Peter; (4) Pilate; (5) Barabbas; (6) John; (7) Joseph of Arimathaea; (8) Mary Magdalene; (9) Thomas; (10) Jesus

Story Time in Galilee, by Del Parson