Come, Follow Me
Old Testament Lesson 16:
April 11–17
“He Will Swallow Up Death in Victory”
Easter
As you read about and ponder the Savior’s Atonement this week, consider recording your thoughts and feelings about His sacrifice in your journal or in the space provided in this outline.
Resources on ChurchofJesusChrist.org
Come, Follow Me—For Individuals and Families (lesson materials at ChurchofJesusChrist.org)
Come, Follow Me—For Sunday School (lesson materials at ChurchofJesusChrist.org)
Come, Follow Me—For Primary (lesson materials at ChurchofJesusChrist.org)
“Did Jesus Really Live Again?” Children’s Songbook, 64.
Additional Material on ChurchofJesusChrist.org
- Easter, Gospel Topics
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What did Joseph Smith teach about death and resurrection?, Liahona, April, 2021
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What Does Easter Mean for Me?, Liahona, April, 2020
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Easter, Ensign, April, 2019
That Bright Sunday Morning, Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin, Ensign, April, 2018, from an October 2006 general conference address
Video Collection – Easter
- Viewpoint: Easter, a Symbol of Hope and Renewal
This Easter, Find Peace in Jesus Christ, President Russell M. Nelson, March 28, 2021
- Holy Week, 2021
- He Is Risen!, Lesson 36, Family Home Evening Resource Book
#BECAUSEofHIM: An Easter Message of Hope and Triumph, The Easter video from ComeUntoChrist.org
What Does Easter Mean for Me?, (Ensign Weekly Book of Mormon Insights)
Easter, (Ensign Support Articles and Activities)
They Had a Hope of Christ’s Coming—and We Can Too, (Ensign Come, Follow Me: Book of Mormon)
A Different Perspective on Easter: Five Lessons for Us from Easter in the Book of Mormon, (Ensign Come, Follow Me: Book of Mormon)
Resources on Interpreter Foundation
Come, Follow Me Study and Teaching Helps — Lesson 16: Easter, Jonn Claybaugh
Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me Old Testament Lesson 16 (Easter)
Additional Posts & Roundtables on the Interpreter Foundation Website
- Doctrine and Covenants Study and Teaching Helps — Lesson 14, Jonn Claybaugh, March 23, 2021
Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me Doctrine and Covenants Lesson 14 (Easter), Administration, March 2, 2021
The Gospel of Jesus Christ in the Words of Jesus (3 Nephi 27), Hales Swift, April 1, 2020
Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me Book of Mormon Lesson 14 (Easter), Administration, March 24, 2020
- Study and Teaching Helps — Lesson 14: Easter, Jonn Claybaugh, March 24, 2020
- The Kinshasa DR Congo Temple: A Personal Perspective: Part 3: Happy Easter from the DR Congo!, Jeffrey M. Bradshaw, April 15, 2019
Interpreter Radio Show — April 1, 2018, Administration, April 5, 2018
- “Because of Him”: The Church’s Easter Initiative, Website and Video, Administration, April 13, 2014
- Reflections on Easter, Administration, March 30, 2013
Audio Roundtable: Come, Follow Me New Testament Lesson 15
Cursing the Fig Tree, Hales Swift
Jesus Discusses Paying Tribute in Matthew 22, Hales Swift
Interpreter Radio Show — April 1, 2018, Administration, April 5, 2018
- “Because of Him”: The Church’s Easter Initiative, Website and Video, Administration, April 13, 2014
- Reflections on Easter, Administration, March 30, 2013
Scripture Roundtable: New Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 20, “Woe unto You, … Hypocrites”
Scripture Roundtable: New Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 21, “What Is the Sign of Thy Coming?”
Scripture Roundtable: New Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 22, “Inherit the Kingdom Prepared for You”
Scripture Roundtable: New Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 25, “Not My Will, But Thine, Be Done”
Scripture Roundtable: New Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 26, “To This End Was I Born”
Scripture Roundtable: New Testament Gospel Doctrine Lesson 27, “He Is Not Here, for He Is Risen”
- Matthew 25. Preparing for the Kingdom of Heaven – Taylor Halverson
The Gospel of Jesus Christ in the Words of Jesus (3 Nephi 27), Hales Swift
Many Witnesses Testify of the Resurrection of Christ, Hales Swift
Articles in Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship
- Resurrection Month, Claudia Bushman, April 2, 2021
- Christ and the Work of Suffering, Melissa Wei-Tsing Inouye, April 10, 2020
- The Crucifixion as a Mockery, Witness, and Warning of the Judgment, George L. Mitton, April 19, 2019
- The First Easter, S. Kent Brown, April 19, 2019
- Easters: The Eternal Atoning Sacrifice Testifies of the Everlasting Redeeming Savior, Alan C. Ashton, March 30, 2018
- The Healing and Exalting Powers of Christ Weave Together at Easter, Ann Madsen, April 14, 2017
- Why Did You Choose Me?, Joseph Grenny, March 25, 2016
- Three Streams of Gratitude for Jesus, Mitt Romney, April 3, 2015
Resources on Other Sites
Come, Follow Me Week 16 – Easter, FAIR
Apr 11-17 (EASTER) Come Follow Me Insights with Taylor and Tyler, Book of Mormon Central
Christ’s Triumphal Entry (Week 16, Part 1/7) Easter | Apr 11-17, Book of Mormon Central
What Does Immanuel Mean? (Week 16, Part 2/7) Easter | Apr 11-17, Book of Mormon Central
“Tokens” of Christ’s Atonement (Week 16, Part 3/7) Easter | Apr 11-17, Book of Mormon Central
What Did Christ Suffer For Us? (Week 16, Part 4/7) Easter | Apr 11-17, Book of Mormon Central
Celebrating Good Friday! (Week 16, Part 5/7) Easter | Apr 11-17, Book of Mormon Central
Hope From Darkness (Week 16, Part 6/7) Easter | Apr 11-17, Book of Mormon Central
Resurrection: Easter Morning (Week 16, Part 7/7) Easter | Apr 11-17, Book of Mormon Central
Come Follow Me Old Testament Easter (Apr. 11-17) Don’t Miss This, Don’t Miss This
Come Follow Me – Easter Message: “Come Boldly to the Throne of Grace”, Unshaken
“Stand still and See the Salvation of God”—Come, Follow Me for Sunday School, Exodus 14-17, Meridian Magazine
Lessons from the Greatest Week in History, Meridian Magazine
“God Sent His Son into the World Not to Condemn the World”–Come Follow Me, Old Testament Podcast #16, Meridian Magazine
April 11–17, 2022 Come, Follow Me Songs, Music for Latter-day Life
Easter – “He Will Swallow Up Death in Victory”, BYU Studies
Additional Material on Book of Mormon Central
- Easter (Come, Follow Me), FAIR
Events of Holy Week, Playlist from Messages of Christ
Jesus Christ, the Passover Lamb, Messages of Christ
- Celebrating Easter, John W. Welch Notes
- Celebrating the Restoration, John W. Welch Notes
- Come Follow Me – Easter, Book of Mormon Central Archive
Good Friday Video: The Women at the Cross, Book of Mormon Central
- Come Follow Me 2020: Easter, Book of Mormon Central
- Come Follow Me: Easter and Holy Week Study Guide, Book of Mormon Central
General Conference Preparation, Come Follow Me Insights (Mar 30–Apr 5), Tyler Griffin
Come Follow Me: Act in Doctrine (Mar 29–Apr 4), Book of Mormon Central
He Lives: Four Resurrection Accounts (Easter Message #6 with John Hilton III), Book of Mormon Central
The Anointing Woman (Easter Message #1 with John Hilton III), Book of Mormon Central
The Atoning Sacrifice on Calvary (Easter Message #2 with John Hilton III), Book of Mormon Central
Easter, Come Follow Me Insights (Apr 6–Apr 12), Tyler Griffin
Why Have You Forsaken Me? (Easter Message #5 with John Hilton III), Book of Mormon Central
Come Follow Me Insights (EASTER, Mar 29-Apr 4), Book of Mormon Central
Come Follow Me with Taylor Halverson (Easter, Mar 29 – Apr 4), Book of Mormon Central
The Triumphs of the Cross (Easter Message #4 with John Hilton III), Book of Mormon Central
I am Jesus that was Crucified (Easter Message #3 with John Hilton III), Book of Mormon Central
- How Does the Book of Mormon Help Date Christ’s Death?, Book of Mormon Central KnoWhy #300
- Were Nephite Prophets Familiar with the Passover Tradition?, Book of Mormon Central KnoWhy #420
- What Does the Book of Mormon Teach Us about the Resurrection?, Book of Mormon Central KnoWhy #511
- Easter -“I Am He Who Liveth, I Am He Who Was Slain”, BYU Studies
- Come, Follow Me April 12-21: Easter, BYU Studies
- Easter – He Shall Rise…with Healing in His Wings, BYU Studies
- Easter, the Lord’s Day, BYU Religious Studies Center
- Resurrection: “A Matter of Surpassing Wonder”, BYU Religious Studies Center
- Jesus Christ and Salvation, BYU Religious Studies Center
- Christ’s Crucifixion: Reclamation of the Cross, BYU Religious Studies Center
- The Christian History and Development of Easter, from Celebrating Easter
- Foreword, from Celebrating Easter
- The Old Testament and Easter, from Ascending the Mountain of the Lord: Temple, Praise, and Worship in the Old Testament
- Jesus and the Ossuaries: First-Century Jewish Burial Practices and the Lost Tomb of Jesus, from “Behold the Lamb of God”: An Easter Celebration
- Mourning with Hope, from His Majesty and Mission
- Christ’s Crucifixion: Reclamation of the Cross, from With Healing in His Wings
Our Savior in the Gospels: The Triumphal Entry
Our Savior in the Gospels: The Long Day of Debate
Our Savior in the Gospels: The Olivet Discourse
Our Savior in the Gospels: John 17-18, Mark 14, Luke 22, & Matthew 26: Gethsemane
Our Savior in the Gospels: The Arrest and Trial
Our Savior in the Gospels: The Crucifixion
Our Savior in the Gospels: The Resurrection
Our Savior in the Gospels: “What Think Ye of Christ?”
The Acts to Revelation, Discussions on the New Testament: 1 Cor. 15 & 2 Cor. 11-12
BYU Religious Education Old Testament Roundtables
BYU Studies Recommended Reading
- Easter -“I Am He Who Liveth, I Am He Who Was Slain”, BYU Studies
- Come, Follow Me April 12-21: Easter, BYU Studies
- Easter – He Shall Rise…with Healing in His Wings, BYU Studies