The Gift of the

Atonement

“Lesson 45: The Gift of the Atonement (Easter),” Primary 6: Old

Testament, (1996),202

•You may each have one piece of candy.

I’m going to give each of you a piece of paper with this

code to solve:

•If you solved the code, you may have threethree more pieces of candy!

• This activity teaches us a valuable lesson about the Atonement.

• Jesus Christ has given us the gift of the Atonement, which has two parts.

• One part requires no effort from us to receive it. But we must work if we are to have the other part.

• Let’s read Moses 1:39 to find the two parts of the Atonement.

• In this lesson we will learn the meaning of: –Immortality (the gift of the

Resurrection, which Jesus Christ gives to all people) and. . .

–Eternal life (the gift to live forever as families in God’s presence if we repent) and. . .

• How each gift was prophesied of by Old Testament prophets.

• God’s plan is to make immortality and eternal life possible for each of us.

• The Messiah atoned for our sins.

• When Jesus and the Apostles went to the Garden of Gethsemane, Judas did not go with them.

• He went to tell the Jewish leaders where Jesus was.

• Jesus knew He needed to suffer for the sins of all people. He was obedient to Heavenly Father.

• As Jesus prayed, He began to tremble because of the pain. An angel came to strengthen Him.

• He suffered so much that he sweat drops of blood. He was suffering for all of our sins so that we can be forgiven if we repent.

• Jesus woke Peter, James, and John. He told them that He would be betrayed and killed. Jesus said that wicked people were coming to take Him away.

• Judas showed the men who Jesus was by kissing Him. Then they took Jesus to the high priest, Caiaphas.

• The leaders of the Jews sent men with swords and sticks to the Garden. Judas Iscariot was with them. The chief priests had paid Judas to show the men where Jesus was.

• The Jewish leaders said that He had broken the law by saying that He was the Son of God. Jesus told them that He was the Son of God. They said Jesus was guilty and should die.

• The Jewish leaders did not have the authority to kill Jesus. They took Him to Pontius Pilate, who could sentence Jesus to die. The Jewish leaders told Pilate that Jesus had taught the people to disobey the Roman law.

• Pilate wanted to let Jesus go. But the priests and the people kept shouting that they wanted Jesus to be crucified.

• Pilate washed his hands. He said that he was not responsible for Jesus' death. The people said that they would be responsible for His death. Pilate told his soldiers to crucify Jesus.

• The soldiers beat Jesus with whips and put a purple robe on Him. They made a crown of thorns and put it on His head.

• They made Him carry His own cross. They nailed His hands and feet to the cross and lifted it up. They also crucified two other men, who were thieves.

• What was foretold about the Savior’s hands and feet?

• Psalm 22:16

Jesus Christ Gave Us the Gift of Immortality

• Jesus asked Heavenly Father to forgive the soldiers who crucified Him. They did not know that He was the Savior.

• Mary, the mother of Jesus, was standing by the cross. The Apostle John was there too. Jesus told John to take care of His mother.

• Darkness covered the land. The Savior suffered on the cross for many hours. Finally His spirit left His body, and He died.

• Jesus Christ was buried in Joseph of Arimathea’s tomb.

• How was Jesus killed?

• Luke 23:33

• Crucify means to kill by nailing or tying a person’s hands and feet to a cross and leaving him to die.

• When Jesus died on the cross, what happened to his spirit?

• When Christ died, his spirit left his body and went to the spirit world.

Let’s read:Let’s read:• Luke 23:46

• D&C 138

• The Savior’s body was in the tomb for three days. Then two angels came and rolled the stone away from the tomb.

• A woman whom Jesus had healed named Mary Magdalene went to the tomb. She saw that the stone had been moved and that Jesus' body was not in the tomb.

• Where was Jesus’ body laid?

• Why were soldiers assigned to guard Jesus’ tomb?

Let’s read:Let’s read:• Matthew 27:57–60

• Matthew 27:62–66

• Mary ran to tell Peter and John that someone had taken the Savior’s body. She did not know where it was.

• They found the cloth Jesus had been buried in, but Jesus' body was not there. Peter and John did not know what to do. They went home.

• Mary stayed by the tomb, crying. When she looked into the tomb again, she saw two angels.

• They asked her why she was crying. She said someone had taken Jesus' body away.

• How was the tomb opened on the third day after Jesus’ death?

• What did the angel tell Mary at the tomb?

Let’s read:Let’s read:• Matthew 28:2

• Matthew 28:5–6

• She turned around and saw someone. She didn’t recognize Him. He asked her why she was crying. She asked Him if He knew where Jesus‘ body was.

• Then the man said, “Mary,” and she knew it was Jesus. He asked her to tell the Apostles that He was resurrected.

• Mary and some other women told the Apostles that Jesus had been resurrected. At first they did not believe them. • Later, while the

Apostles were talking to each other, Jesus came into the room.

• The Savior told them to touch His hands and feet. He was resurrected. His body and spirit had come together again.

• The Savior overcame death.

• The Savior will redeem all of us from the grave.

• Hosea 13:14• Jesus Christ was

resurrected.• Matthew 28:5–6

• Jesus’ spirit, which had left his body when he died, came back again into his body when he was resurrected.

• This was the first time that anyone on earth had been resurrected.

• What did Isaiah mean when he said the Messiah would “swallow up death in victory”?

• What did Hosea mean when he said Christ will “ransom all of us from the grave”?

Let’s read:Let’s read:•Isaiah 25:8

•Hosea 13:14

• These revelations describe the Resurrection.

Let’s read:Let’s read:•See “Resurrection” in the LDS Bible Dictionary [p. 761].

• What does Jesus Christ’s Resurrection mean for each of us?

• Because of Jesus’ Resurrection all people who have lived or who ever will live on earth will be resurrected.

• Jesus gave each of us this gift, the gift of immortality, to live forever with our bodies and spirits reunited.

Jesus Christ Made It Possible to Gain Eternal Life

• What did Isaiah’s prophecy teach us about Christ’s suffering?

• What did Jesus do after he entered the Garden of Gethsemane?

•Isaiah 53:5

•Matthew 26:36

Let’s read:

Jesus Christ Made It Possible to Gain Eternal Life

• How did Jesus express his willingness to do Heavenly Father’s will?

• How terrible was Jesus’ suffering in the Garden of Gethsemane?

•Matthew 26:39, 42, 44

•Luke 22:44

Let’s read:

• Jesus took all our sins upon him, which caused him greater agony than we can understand.

Let’s read:•D&C

19:18

• Because of Christ’s suffering, we have the opportunity to repent of our sins and be forgiven.

• If we do this, we will not have to suffer as Christ did.

• This is what Isaiah meant when he said, “With his stripes we are healed.”

Let’s read:

•Isaiah 53:5

• I am going to give each of you a piece of paper with a question on it.

• Now, I am going to read an answer to a question.

• Whoever has the right question is to read it aloud.

Enrichment Activity #2

A & Q Time!

• When the spirit leaves the body.

–What is death?

• When the body and spirit come together again, never to be separated.

–What is resurrection?

• Jesus Christ.

–Who was the first person on earth to be resurrected?

Enrichmet Activity #2

A & Q Time!

• Immortality and eternal life.

–What are two gifts Jesus Christ gave to us?

• The gift of resurrection or immortality.

–What gift is given to us without any effort on our part?

• The gift of eternal life.

–What gift do we have to work for?Enrichmet Activity #2

A & Q Time!

• This is a picture of someone I love who has died.

• Even though I miss this person very much, I know that because of the Atonement of Jesus Christ, if I live worthily I will see this loved one again.

• Do you know someone who has died in your family whom you would like to see again?

Enrichment Activity #3

• We do not need to fear death. Prophets have revealed that we will see our loved ones again, and we will feel great comfort and joy in the spirit world after death.

Enrichment Activity #3

• Joseph Smith said: “I have a father, brothers, children, and friends who have gone to a world of spirits. They are only absent for a moment. They are in the spirit, and we shall soon meet again” (History of the

Church, 6:316).

Enrichment Activity #3

• Brigham Young said: “We shall turn round and look upon it [the valley of death] and think, … I thirst no more, I want to sleep no more, I tire no more, … [I feel] nothing like pain or weariness, I am full of life, full of vigor, and I enjoy the presence of my Heavenly Father” (in

Journal of Discourses, 17:142).Enrichment Activity #3

PropheciesProphecies

1. Isaiah 53:7—He opened not his mouth

2. Psalm 34:20—No broken bones

3. Psalm 22:1—Why hast thou forsaken me?

4. Psalm 22:18—Cast lots for his garments

5. Zechariah 11:13—Thirty pieces of silver

Fulfillment of Fulfillment of PropheciesProphecies

Enrichment Activity #4

We are going to read a reference from the numbered list and match it with the fulfillment from the lettered list.

a. Luke 23:9 b. Matthew 27:9 c. Matthew 27:35 d. John 19:36 e. Matthew 27:46

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hWe believe that through the Atonement of Christ, all mankind may be saved, by obedience to the laws and ordinances of the Gospel.

Enrichment Activity #5

•Each of you may choose an object and read the scripture.

•How does the object relate to the story of the Atonement?

Coins—Matthew 26:14–16 Soap—Matthew 27:24–26 Red cloth—Matthew 27:28–30 Nail—Matthew 27:31–32 Soil—Matthew 27:50–51 White cloth—Matthew 27:58–59 Rock—Matthew 27:60–65 Enrichment Activity #6

Enrichment Activity #7

Did Jesus really live again?Yes, when the third day came,He wakened and he left the tomb;He called Mary’s name.

Did Jesus come to those he loved?Yes, people touched his feet,And of the fish and honeycombHe did truly eat.

And there were nail-prints in his handsAnd a spear wound in his side.Did Jesus really live againAfter he had died? Oh yes! And so shall I!

Words: Mabel Jones Gabbott, b. 1910. © 1977 IRI Music: Royce Campbell Twitchell, b. 1939. © 1977 IRI

• I am thankful for the great gifts that Jesus Christ has given us, that we might be resurrected and live forever with Heavenly Father and with our families if we repent.

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