In an April 2025 BYU devotional, President Dieter F. Uchtdorf described Holy Week as “the most sacred week in the Christian calendar.” The days leading up to Easter Sunday are an especially appropriate time to consider your relationship with Christ.
President Uchtdorf shared three questions that you can ask yourself during Holy Week to deepen your worship. Consider these personal prompts as you study the last week of the Savior’s mortal life.
1. Will I show Jesus Christ I want Him to be my King?
On Palm Sunday, crowds welcomed Jesus Christ with joy, declaring that He was their King. They ushered Him into their lives by waving palm fronds in praise and laying them on the road before Him.
Although you might not physically wave palm leaves as an act of reverence and adoration, there are other ways you can acknowledge the Savior’s role as your King. For example, Jesus Christ Himself has said, “If ye love me, keep my commandments.” Simply following Christ’s path shows that you believe in Him.
This Holy Week, consider how you can show Jesus Christ that you love, obey, and honor Him through your day-to-day actions.
2. Will I invite Jesus Christ to have His triumphal entry into my life?
The atmosphere must have been filled with excitement and anticipation when Jesus Christ entered Jerusalem. You can experience this same feeling in your life, even though the Savior is not physically present.
President Uchtdorf promised, “Just as He entered triumphantly into Jerusalem, the gentle Christ enters your lives individually, if you will receive Him.”
Like Jerusalem’s people opening the gates for Christ’s entry, you can open your heart to Him daily through simple acts of worship like praying, studying the scriptures, and participating in sacred ordinances.
3. Will I allow Jesus Christ to change my heart, to lift my vision, and to teach me His higher and holier ways?
Holy Week is a beautiful time to focus on Christ’s sanctifying and redeeming power, especially in the midst of unrealized hopes or dreams.
When “the beautiful, universal, eternal ideals of the gospel clash with the painful, individual, mortal realities of life,” as President Uchtdorf put it, you can acknowledge “the real” without giving up on “the ideal.”
Although it’s hard to hold these concepts together in our hearts, it’s crucial to remember God’s way is not our way and cultivate a faithful outlook. “Connect with Heavenly Father daily, elevate your view, and raise your perspective on life and your personal situation,” President Uchtdorf counseled.
This season and always, as you turn your focus to Christ, you can allow Him to change your heart and learn to embrace both sorrow and joy.
Read or watch President Uchtdorf’s full address here.
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