I have loved watching our children and now our grandchildren hunt for Easter eggs and dig through their Easter baskets.īut the First Presidency letter was a wake-up call. I feel our family has relied more on “going to church” to provide the meaningful, Christ-centered part of Easter and then, as a family, we have gathered to share in other Easter-related traditions. Our family celebrations at Easter, however, have been somewhat different. Every year as we read this beloved story from a large old Bible, our family does what your family probably does-dressed with towels on our heads and shoulders and donning bathrobes to represent Joseph, Mary, and the many who came to worship the baby Jesus, we reenact the treasured Christmas story of the Savior’s birth. During December, we somehow manage to incorporate the fun of “Jingle Bells,” Christmas stockings, and gifts alongside other, more thoughtful traditions-such as caring for those in need, singing our favorite Christmas carols and hymns, and of course opening the scriptures and reading the Christmas story in Luke 2. ![]() ![]() Those thoughts led me to ponder the difference between the way we have celebrated Christmas as compared with Easter. The more I thought about our celebrations, the more I found myself wondering if we are inadvertently shortchanging the true meaning of this holiday, so central to all believers in Jesus Christ. The First Presidency’s letter caught my attention, and it caused me to reflect on the way our family has celebrated Easter through the years. That letter announced that next Sunday-Easter Sunday-all wards and branches are to meet for sacrament meeting only, leaving additional time for worship at home as families to commemorate this most important holiday. ![]() You likely remember hearing a letter from the First Presidency read in your ward or branch several weeks ago.
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