“About the Easter Study Plan,” Easter Study Plan (2024)

About the Easter Study Plan

“For I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified. He is not here: for he is risen” (Matthew 28:5–6).

Christ and Mary at the Tomb, by Joseph Brickey

This study plan provides daily inspiration to help you strengthen your faith in Jesus Christ this Easter season. The plan includes accounts from the Savior’s mortal ministry in the land of Israel as well as His ministry in the ancient Americas after His Resurrection. You may decide if one or both of these approaches would enhance your worship this Easter season.

Painting depicting two scenes from the life of Jesus Christ. The left side of the painting portrays the Crucifixion of Christ in Jerusalem. A design of the Old World continents is in the background. A copy of the Bible is depicted at the top of the continents. The right side of the painting displays Christ visiting the Nephites in the Americas. Designs showing the continents of the New World are in the background. A copy of the Book of Mormon is on top of the continents. The painting illustrates the concept that both the Book of Mormon and Bible testify of the divinity of Christ.

President Russell M. Nelson said, “The more we know about the Savior’s ministry and mission—the more we understand His doctrine and what He did for us—the more we know that He can provide the power that we need for our lives.”¹

Although the exact days of the week on which specific scriptural events took place are sometimes unknown, this plan’s daily devotional schedule will help focus your thoughts on events surrounding the Atonement and Resurrection of Jesus Christ. As you study, you will discover how the Atonement and teachings of Jesus Christ apply to your life.

Jesus Christ descends from Heaven in a beam of light in front of a temple in Land Bountiful.

The resurrected Savior’s visit to the people of ancient America, recounted in 3 Nephi, is part of the glorious Easter message. Elder Gary E. Stevenson invited us to study this account as part of our Easter experience. He taught: “We hope to make these chapters in 3 Nephi as much a part of our Easter tradition as Luke 2 is of our Christmas tradition. The Book of Mormon shares the greatest Easter story ever told. Let it not be the greatest Easter story never told. I invite you to look at the Book of Mormon in a new light and consider the profound witness it bears of the reality of the risen Christ.”²

The New Testament and Book of Mormon passages in this study plan may help you and your family strengthen your testimonies of Jesus Christ as our Savior and Redeemer. Consider discussing insights from this study plan with family and interested friends. For additional resources about the Savior’s Atonement and Resurrection, see this year’s Easter Come, Follow Me lesson or visit Easter.ComeUntoChrist.org.