Here is an excerpt from my Celestial Family Devotionals ebook. This is the list for April with links to scriptures, songs, stories and poetry to celebrate Easter. I share a story or two each day with my family during our devotional and plan on sharing more this Sunday with my older children via zoom.
Themes: Easter, the Atonement and Resurrection of Jesus Christ, the Restoration of the gospel, organization of the latter-day Church of Jesus Christ, General Conference, first principles and ordinances of the gospel, conversion, being born again, the sacrament, forgiveness, healing, miracles, rescue stories, testimony
Just click on the links to open the resource. Please let me know if any are broken or wrong.
Hymns
‘Twas Witnessed in the Morning Sky #12
Christ the Lord is Risen Today #200
The Happy Day At Last Has Come #32
Music from the Ensign
The Risen Jesus in America 4/74
O Lord Who Gave Thy Life For Me 10/02
Behold the Wounds in Jesus’ Hands 4/09
What is This Thing Man Calls Death 2/10
Rise Up Ye Saints Rejoice 4/12
My Shepherd Will Supply My Need 9/15
Bread of Life, Living Water 7/15
Music from the New Era
For Bread and Breath and Life 8/80
He Is Not Here, for He is Risen 8/85
O Savior Thou Who Healed the Sick 8/92
O Master Let Me Walk with Thee 8/93
Plant a Seed in Your Heart 9/95
The Gift of the Holy Ghost 8/05
Gentle Jesus, Pure and Fair 4/15
I Feel My Savior’s Love (new arrangement) 4/18
Children’s Songs
I’m Trying to Be Like Jesus p. 78 CS
On a Golden Springtime p. 88 CS
When Jesus Christ Was Baptized p. 102 CS
The Fourth Article of Faith p. 124 CS
Did Jesus Really Live Again? p. 64
He Died That We Might Live Again p. 65 CS
Other Sheep I Have, Friend 1/77
Spring of the Year, Friend 4/81
Jesus Is Coming Soon, Friend 4/85
The Church of Jesus Christ p. 77 CS
My Testimony Grows, Friend 4/91
Jesus Is My Friend, Friend 10/92
My Testimony is Growing, Friend 3/94
If Christ Should Speak to Me, Friend 7/95
Covenants Are Promises, Friend 8/99
I Come to the Water, Friend 3/00
The Bread Reminds Me, Friend 7/00
I’ll Follow Him in Faith, Friend 1/03
I Feel the Spirit, Friend 2/04
I Want to Be Baptized, Friend 7/05
I Have Faith in the Lord, Jesus Christ, Friend 10/07
If the Savior Stood Beside Me, Friend 3/13
Many Names of Jesus, Friend 4/17
Jesus Is My Shepherd, Friend 9/13
Our Savior’s Atonement, Friend 4/97
At Conference Time, Friend 10/97
If I Listen With My Heart, Friend 2/16
Jesus’ Church Has Been Restored, Friend 5/17
Gethsemane, Friend 3/18 (simplified, the full arrangement is found here for purchase)
Scriptures
Poetry from the Friend
Easter Morning 4/14
The Garden 4/09
Poetry from the New Era
Washed Clean 4/98 (scroll to the end of the talk)
He Who Would Be Chief Among You 4/75
More to Memorize
The Living Christ: The Testimony of the Apostles
Other Traditional Poetry
An Easter Carol by Christina Rossetti
On Easter Day by Celia Laighton Thaxter
Crossing the Bar by Alfred Tennyson
Paul Revere’s Ride by Longfellow (I included this here because it happened April 18-19, 1775, but you might prefer to study this poem with other patriotic poetry in June or July.)
An Apple Orchard in the Spring by William Martin
An April Day by Longfellow
Gone From My Sight by Henry Van Dyke
Still, Still With Thee by Harriet Beecher Stowe
The Boat by George Macdonald
How Lost Was My Condition by John Newton
Stories from the Friend
F2F: Elder Wayne S. Peterson, Live Worthy to Come Home 12/03
From the Life of Heber J. Grant, Comforted by the Holy Ghost 11/04
Comforting Lucy 9/09
What Do People Do When They Die? 11/17
I Know the Prophet’s Voice 10/12
Rescue 3/05
Porter’s Promise 4/14
CLPV: Following the Savior’s Path 4/12
The Cactus, the Cross, and Easter 3/81
My Brother and the Resurrection 4/09
Maggie’s Peaches 7/05
Washed Clean 4/99
CLPV: The Savior’s Atonement 3/02
He Hath Opened My Eyes 6/95
Where the Church Was Organized 4/13
The Church Is Organized 3/17 (has figures to tell the story referenced above)
Promised Blessings 10/01
No Candy for Easter 4/04
F2F: Marcus B. Nash, Growing a Testimony 12/08
True Stories from Central Europe, Pres. Smith Took Him by the Hand 8/73 (first story)
Elder Perry, Chickens, and Me 10/17
Trust in the Lord 6/11
He Broke the Bands of Death 4/12
Stories from the New Era
I Needed to Understand 10/12
Your Conference Action Plan 5/16
Do We Know How Much He Went Through? 12/09
Living With Dying 9/82
My Brother 1/96
Rappelling through Fear 10/16
When the Plan Became Real 1/17
“I’m Sorry” Didn’t Feel Like Enough 8/16
Be of Good Cheer 5/16
The Power of Partaking Worthily of the Sacrament 11/15
Where Was the Water? 11/15 (second story)
Catching Conference 10/09
What Cathy Knew 4/07
Lost in the Canyon 3/14
20 Feet Down 11/13
Because of the Restoration 12/06
Articles of Faith: The Price I Couldn’t Pay 9/05
Falling Into a Miracle 9/06
Proud of Who I Am 6/09
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