Dianna L Zaragoza
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When it's time for Easter eggs, baskets and bunnies, get ready for a fun, spiritually uplifting, Christ-focused Easter activity that will get the whol
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e family involved!
The Passover was intended to help the children of Israel recognize the Messiah when He came. The Jewish people (including Jesus Christ) have celebrated this holiday, and because of its rich symbolism of Christ's atonement, some Christians also celebrate with their own versions of the Passover at Easter. While serving my mission in the 1990's, I discovered for myself how symbolic the Passover is of the atonement of Jesus Christ and even the restoration of the Church of Jesus Christ in the latter days. I discovered which item on the Seder represents the temple, and the huge role Elijah plays. With the help of my mission companion, we created a version specifically designed for members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
We tested it on our ward mission leader's family and some investigators, and they loved it! After my mission, I attended a fireside on the Passover held by fellow Latter-Day Saint and professional Israel tour guide Daniel Rona. He shared his experience creating his own "Latter-Day Saint" version of the Passover he celebrated as a Jew in Israel growing up. I felt excited about how close my version was to his.
After many revisions, refinements and practice over 30 years with my own family, this Passover Haggadah now comes to your family. Haggadah is the Hebrew word that roughly means "order" and is the name for the book families of the Jewish faith follow during the Passover commemoration. This book will be your family's Haggadah, with recipes, decoration suggestions, songs, stories, and script that everyone takes part in. The house is cleaned, the table set. Mother lights the candles, and Father leads the family in prayer and leads though the Passover celebration. Every person reads along with their own copy of the Haggadah book. The evening ends with everyone not just being spiritually fed, but also ends in a delicious Easter meal. Plus, the children get a special surprise when they seek and find the symbol for Christ. Although I describe the "standard" here, I've organized this Haggadah to be adaptable to any familial situation. I hope that your family, friends and guests love celebrating this Easter Passover tradition every year as much as our family and friends do.
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