The hot cross buns of Good Friday, and the dyed egss of Pasch or Easter Sunday, figured in the Chaldean rites just as they do now.” (The Two Babylons, pp. IF YOUR CHURCH DOES NOT CELEBRATE THESE TWO IMPORTANT EVENTS , THEN I FIND IT STRANGE THAT YOU CALL YOURSELVES CHRISTIANS. Every 4 years, Mormons take a different book of scripture as the topic for Sunday school. This year we are studying the New Testament. Last year was the Old Testament. We also spend a year on the Book of Mormon, and another year on the Doctrine and Covenants. If you look at the Sunday School manual, the lesson for our ward scheduled for Easter Sunday is “Who is My Neighbor?†Since we’re studying the New Testament this year, it might be easier to tie Easter into the lesson. If we’re studying the other 3 books of scripture, the teacher is obviously going to have to do some stretching of the lesson to make it tie in with Easter. If we’re studying the Book of Mormon, we do so chronologically, so Christ’s resurrection doesn’t happen until late in the year. Good luck to the teacher for tying Easter into the lesson when studying the D&C or Old Testament. Its roots are Hebrew and coincide with the Passover. So Mormons technically celebrate Easter, but we don’t really celebrate at church. We do it at home. We hold Easter Egg hunts and consume lots of Easter candy. Some families talk about the resurrection, but some don’t make a big deal about it. I have tried to remind my children that Easter is celebrated in commemoration of Christ’s resurrection, so they know that. But I think they were more excited about the Easter Egg Hunt held at Worthen Park in St. George than remembering the resurrection. When it goes against what JS taught/said (such as the prophet will “never lead us astray”), they conveniently ignore those things. The fact is, LDS worship on the Lord’s day like most Christians do. it was all really negiative. Christians, therefore, celebrate this selfless sacrifice on Good Friday. ) They have a 2nd service at 11 AM with nursery and “child ministry†so that adults can enjoy the services without interruption from kids. I asked my in-laws if they wanted go. My mother-in-law kind of wrinkled her nose and said that she didn’t want to be up in time for the 8 AM meeting, and the 11 AM meeting conflicted with her ward. My wife looked at me like I was crazy for suggesting such a thing. (My parents and brother-in-law said they really aren’t interested in other church services. You’re amazing! That being said, I would like us to have Easter be the most important Sunday of the year with our best music and no rehashes of conference talks. But either way, I would agree with you that others’ opinions on the topic are not really relevant to yours or anyone else’s personal worship. Consider this – how many people (members and non-members) only attend sacrament meeting on a Christmas or Easter Sunday? But in our home, we certainly acknowledged and discussed all of Easter week as is our family tradition. My only rebuttal to your comment is that most non-members have no idea how we worship and only come to the conclusion that we worship Joseph Smith because of the Anti-Mormon material that is out there. All other prophets testify of his teachings. The whole experience terrified me. while driving home, our car was struck broadside and my wife broke her collar bone, so I have been tending to her and the kids. #17 – I don’t disagree with you, Jeff. Celebrate Good Friday through Fasting. Except, of course, the ones we have disavowed⦔. George. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. Temple garments and other things are there to remind us to be better people. You don’t see any evidence of non-Jewish liturgical calendars in the New Testament. I skip church and go to Mass during the triduum. Why Mormons Don't Celebrate Good Friday. That’s simply not been my experience. Were we kind to others? It is a Good day because it is the first day of the three-day, three-night period that is the foundation of the Good … Nope. LDS break the Sabbath and keep the “Lord’s Day” holy…and use band-aid excuses to explain why.  My parents and brother-in-law said they really arenât interested in other church services. They observe Easter, period. ) I asked her what other day it was, and she did not know. Moving outside of Utah helped me figure out why Good Friday was on calendars. LDS do nothing if not follow the traditions of men. Given its history, the ‘good’ in Good Friday can sound very contradictory. Yesterday we had one speaker and an Easter Cantata written by a former member of the ward. Personally, I believe it’s similar to the reason that there are no crosses on the buildings – the focus is on what the atonement and the Savior’s sacrifice mean now. I’m not saying mormons do or don’t worship JS, but merely commenting on the reasonableness of ousiders’ view that they do. If the Spirit is with us, what else could matter? These are one of best parts of the year — why not put the program on/or near Easter? People traditionally fill the streets to watch processions of religious brotherhoods carrying heavy, elaborately decorated platforms bearing statues of Jesus Christ and the Virgin Mary. As far as the cross goes, the first Christians were all Jews, the elevation of a Roman instrument of torure would have been totally repugnant to them. Also, Easter has nothing to do with any pagan celebration. Lutherans celebrate Holy Communion on Maundy Thursday and Good Friday. Chistus a resusite ! MH, sorry to hear about your wife…and your vehicle for that matter. A number of factors have probably contributed to why Latter-day Saints do not formally celebrate Good Friday as a holiday per se. Mormons don’t acknowledge Good Friday at all. For those Mormons reading this who don’t know, Good Friday is the traditional day that Jesus was raised and died on the cross. It is always the Friday before Easter. Easter was translated from Astarte—the pagan queen of heaven. We have always had specific Easter programs for Sacrament Meeting, so I am not sure we need more than that, personally. If we can agree that Easter is the celebration of the resurrection, then we can establish a common ground. ) My boss is Presbyterian, and she didnât seem to be aware of Good Friday or seem to have plans for it. She came to work Friday (just like I did). And it is a celebration that is unique to Mormons. If that’s the case, why do we say, “keep the Sabbath day holy”? He is married with three kids, is active in the LDS Church, a returned missionary, and a member of the Mormon History Association and the John Whitmer Association. As Latter day Saints we are free to engage in family traditions or even to visit other churches during Easter or Xmas or whenever but that does not mean we have to follow the traditions of men in our Church services. The cross was an abomination and a symbol of torture. Maybe Jeff Spector could explain? I would love to be at the Temple on those days. It is as if my brain tells my body to ‘stock up’ for the next day. Most often they are heavily music related with Scriptural readings to correspond to the music and perhaps one speaker. Indeed, it is Christ's sacrifice for the welfare of humanity that saved them from punishment from God the father. * Have a musical production by the Primary. To heck with Good Friday or Easter… we want some Easter eggs, ham dinner and to get our “church” out of the way in order to go home and relax. “Not to threadjack, but why donât Mormons celebrate passover, either?”. I believe Good Friday is a big deal in the Catholic Church. I am not sure how well … The reasoning behind this makes no sense to me. Khristos Voskrese ! Mormons do not celebrate every day of the Holy Week as other Christian denominations do. The scriptures clearly point out that we should celebrate it “as an ordnance forever.” But the common thinking is that after Christ came there was no reason to celebrate it anymore. Why Do We Celebrate Good Friday? As Easter approaches every year, it seems that many people type âdo mormons celebrate easterâ into Google. If you do that right now, you will see that my post from 2008 is the #1 result on Google: Why Donât Mormons Celebrate Easter? They share the conviction of Job: “For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth: and though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God” ( Job 19:25–26 ). as you can imagine, it has cut into my blog time considerably. According to who? Maybe if we had a Mormon Mass, get all our great composers to write spectacular music to celebrate the atonement of Jesus Christ (which includes Thursday’s Gethsemane, Friday’s Cross, Saturday’s Burial, and Sunday’s Resurrection) we might have something unique to offer for a special event other than “yet another talk.”. ( Log Out / I am now not sure whether this put up is written by means of him as no one else understand such special about my problem.
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