The feast of the Passover was instituted to help the children of Israel remember when the destroying angel passed over their houses and delivered them from the Egyptians (Ex. 12: 21-28; 13: 14-15). The unblemished lambs, whose blood was used as a sign to save Israel anciently, are a symbol of Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God, whose sacrifice redeemed all mankind.

This is the ordinance of the Passover, Ex. 12: 43. Jesus and his Apostles kept the Passover at the Last Supper, Matt. 26: 17-29 (Mark 14: 12-25). Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world, John 1: 29, 36. Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us, 1 Cor. 5: 7. We are redeemed by the blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish, 1 Pet. 1: 18-19. Have faith on the Lamb of God who taketh away the sins of the world, Alma 7: 14. Saints who live by the Word of Wisdom to be preserved as were the children of Israel, D&C 89: 21. The Lamb is slain from the foundation of the world, Moses 7: 47.