“Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem,” Easter Study Plan (2024)
Palm Sunday, March 24
Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem
“Hosanna to the Son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest” (Matthew 21:9).
Jesus Christ made His triumphal entry into Jerusalem as His followers waved palm fronds and laid down cloaks in His path. They surrounded Jesus with love and praise, shouting “Hosanna”—a phrase meaning “save us.” Many of Jesus’s followers expected Him to save them from Roman rule, but His goals were more eternal. Jesus came to earth not to provide political deliverance but to save all humankind from sin and death.
We too can welcome Jesus Christ more into our lives this week. Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf taught:
It is fitting that during the week from Palm Sunday to Easter morning we turn our thoughts to Jesus Christ, the source of light, life, and love. The multitudes in Jerusalem may have seen Him as a great king who would give them freedom from political oppression. But in reality He gave much more than that. He gave us His gospel, a pearl beyond price, the grand key of knowledge that, once understood and applied, unlocks a life of happiness, peace, and fulfillment. (“The Way of the Disciple,” Ensign or Liahona, May 2009, 75)
Read and Ponder
How can you invite Jesus and the happiness and peace of His gospel into your life this week?
Watch
“The Lord’s Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem”
Sing
“Praise to the Lord, the Almighty,” Hymns, no. 72