Hopefully, your will is never opposed to God’s will as Pharaoh’s was. Still, we all have times when our hearts aren’t as soft as they should be. What stands out to you about Pharaoh’s responses to the plagues in Exodus 7:14–25; 8:5–32; 9:1–26; 10:12–29; 12:29–33? Note the clarification in the Joseph Smith Translation of Exodus 7:3, 13; 9:12.

Why is “hard” a good description of Pharaoh’s heart? Consider what you learn from these verses about having a soft heart: 1 Nephi 2:16; Mosiah 3:19; Alma 24:7–8; 62:41; Ether 12:27. As you read about the consequences of Pharaoh’s hard-heartedness, ponder the condition of your heart. What changes do you feel inspired to make?

The only way for the Israelites to be spared from the tenth plague, described in Exodus 11:4–5, was to follow precisely the instructions the Lord gave to Moses in Exodus 12, a ritual known as the Passover. The Passover teaches us through symbols that just as the Lord delivered the Israelites from bondage in Egypt, He can also deliver us from the bondage of sin. To explore this symbolism in Exodus 12:1–42, you could use a chart like this one:

The Savior commanded the Israelites to observe the Passover each year to help them remember He had delivered them, even after their captivity became a distant memory. As you read His instructions in Exodus 12:14–17, 24–27; 13:1–16, think about what you are doing to remember God’s blessings for you. How can you preserve that remembrance “throughout your generations”? (see Exodus 12:14, 26–27).

What similarities do you see between the feast of the Passover and the sacrament? What can you do to “always remember” Jesus Christ? (Moroni 4:3; 5:2).

You might also ponder other things the Lord wants you to remember; see, for example, Helaman 5:6–12; Moroni 10:3; Doctrine and Covenants 3:3–5, 10; 18:10; 52:40.

See also Kevin W. Pearson, “Are You Still Willing?,” Liahona, Nov. 2022, 67–69; “Always Remember Him” (video), Gospel Library; “In Memory of the Crucified,” Hymns, no. 190.

• The plagues described in Exodus 7–11 showed the Egyptians and the Israelites that the Lord has great power. The Lord will help your children throughout their lives when they have faith in His power. To help them learn from this story, you could give each child a paper divided into 10 sections, and invite them to draw pictures of the plagues described in these verses: Exodus 7:17–18; 8:1–4; 8:16–17; 8:20–22; 9:1–6; 9:8–9; 9:22–23; 10:4–5; 10:21–22; 11:4–7 (see also “The Plagues of Egypt” in Old Testament Stories, 67–69). Read together Exodus 7:5 and 9:14 to explain why the Lord sent the plagues.
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• Share with your children how the Lord has shown you “that there is none like [Him] in all the earth” (Exodus 9:14). Let them share how they know that the Lord is powerful.