Come follow Me, July 14-20, D&C 77-80. Free primary lesson helps
- redwallace
- Jul 4
- 4 min read
Updated: Jul 19
God created every creature on earth.
As you and your children read Doctrine and Covenants 77:2 together, you might look at pictures of animals, including insects and birds. Your children could point to the pictures when you read the words “beasts,” “creeping things,” and “fowls of the air.” Share with each other how God’s creations help you feel His love.
You lay these out and, as you read the scriptures, have the children pick up all the "beasts," then all the "creeping things," then all the "fowls." Or I was also thinking of bringing my jar of buttons and having the children lay buttons on those creatures as you talk about them.
I have a "What am I?" game in my store this week. Here is a sample of three of the cards:
For very young children, only do three cards at a time to avoid overwhelming them.
Click on this picture to take you to the page to print this song.
I can help “advance the cause” of Jesus Christ.
To help your children think about their roles in the Lord’s work, consider reading with them Doctrine and Covenants 78:4 to identify the “cause” we “espoused” (accepted or chose to support) when we were baptized. Help them look in scripture passages like these for possible answers: Mosiah 18:8–10; Doctrine and Covenants 20:37; Moses 1:39. Your children might enjoy role-playing how they can help with the Lord’s work. For example, what does it look like to “bear one another’s burdens” or “take upon [ourselves] the name of Jesus Christ”? How does this “advance the cause” of Christ?
Here are some cards with the baptismal covenants; they can sort the covenants that they hear mentioned in the scriptures.
It will look something like this when they have figured out the sorting:
Review the covenants with them.
I purchased the black forest gummy worms, and they are all the same ugly color. But you get the idea; I would love for you to share pictures in the reviews, if possible, of your much cuter gifts.
This is available in Black and White.
I can share what I have with others.
To teach what it means to be “equal in earthly things” (verse 6), you could give your children pictures of people in need (hungry, injured, or cold) and objects that would help (such as food, a bandage, or a blanket). Then your children could match the pictures with the objects. What can we share to help people in need?
To get some context for section 78, read with your children the sentences under the first two pictures of “Chapter 28: The Prophet Joseph Goes to Missouri Again” (in Doctrine and Covenants Stories, 108, or the corresponding video in Gospel Library). Then your children could pretend they are helping someone build a house, sharing food, or serving in another way.
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Jesus Christ will lead me along.
If we are willing to let the Lord “lead [us] along,” we can “be of good cheer,” even if there are things we “cannot bear … now” (verse 18).
Cut out puzzle and hand the pieces to the children to put together, then talk about this beautiful scripture.
or a coloring page:
Possible Activities
Invite the children to share times when they have been a leader, such as being at the front of a line or leading music. What does a leader do? Show a picture of the Savior as you read the following phrase from Doctrine and Covenants 78:18: “Be of good cheer, for I will lead you along.” Use this week’s activity page to help the children think of ways we can follow the Savior.
Invite the children to follow Jesus, and lead them around the room as you hold a picture of Him.
Or you can have all the children holding their own picture and choose someone to lead the group. Just attach a tongue depressor (stick) to each picture. Print in black and white if you would like them to color the images before you march around the room.
As you do, sing a song together about following Jesus Christ, such as “I’m Trying to Be like Jesus” or “Choose the Right Way” (Children’s Songbook, 78–79, 160–61). Let the children take turns holding the picture and leading the other children.
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I can receive “all things with thankfulness.”
Read with your children Doctrine and Covenants 78:19 to discover what the Lord promises to people who are thankful. Help your children understand what “an hundred fold” means, perhaps by showing them a small object and then 100 of that same object. Perhaps they could draw pictures of things they have received from God “with thankfulness.”
I would still have a bag for those who don't pass the test(: There is a bag tag in my store that you can send home with them.
Sing a song about gratitude, such as “I Am Glad for Many Things” (Children’s Songbook, 151), or watch the video “Think to Thank” (ChurchofJesusChrist.org). Give the children time to make lists of things they are thankful for. Encourage them to list as many things as possible in the time you give them.
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