Oct 6-12, Free Come Follow Me, Primary lesson helps.
- redwallace
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Ideas for Teaching Children
The things of God can be a treasure to me.
You and your children could draw what comes to mind when you hear the word treasure. Then you could read together Doctrine and Covenants 111:2, 10–11 and contrast earthly treasures with the things the Lord treasures. (See this week’s activity page.) How can we treasure more the things of God?
Read D&C 111:2,10. Hide the jewels around the room, and tell the children you are going on a treasure hunt. Give one child a turn at a time. When they have found their jewel, ask them how this can be an eternal treasure to them.
The game this week:
(This is in my store)
Read a riddle like this.
Your first step on your path to heaven,
You must be at least 8 and not 7.
Step in the water, dressed in white,
Making covenants with the Father is doing right.
A brand-new start, so clean and new,
A promise between the Lord and you.
What am I—the treasure that’s given,
Your first step on your path to heaven?
If your students are very young, ensure they understand the riddle and what they are looking for before searching the treasure boxes. The students go around the classroom opening treasure boxes (taped to the walls), looking for the one with the picture of baptism in it. Discuss how baptism is an eternal treasure. Something that no one can steal or take from them. Then read another riddle.
The treasure boxes will look like this:
These are in zipped files, but if you message me on Etsy, I can help you really easily.
The Lord will lead me by the hand and answer my prayers.
After reading Doctrine and Covenants 112:10 together, you and your children could sing together “Be Thou Humble” (Hymns, no. 130). You could also play a game that involves leading each other “by the hand” (such as an obstacle course).
Read the scripture and play a game, 'Pin the Heart on Jesus.' After blind folding them, instead of spinning them, lead them by the hand to the picture of Jesus and have them attach the heart where they chose. When we let the Lord lead us, he will guide us with love.
(I recommend printing BW on red cardstock, so as not to use all your red ink)
How does the Lord lead us “by the hand,” even though He isn’t physically with us? Why do we need the Lord to lead us? When have we felt the Lord leading us?
You or your children could write the words of Doctrine and Covenants 112:10 and underline the blessings the Lord gives us when we humbly turn to Him. Encourage your children to share times when they humbly asked for the Lord’s help and received answers to their prayers or were led to do something good (see Moroni 7:13, 16).
For older students:
Jesus wants me to love everyone.
You and your children could take turns reading from “Chapter 41: Trouble in Kirtland” (in Doctrine and Covenants Stories, 158–60). Who in the story made the problems in Kirtland worse? Who was trying to make them better? Then you could read Doctrine and Covenants 112:11 and talk about why the Savior wants us to love everyone. When did He show love for people who were unkind to Him? (for example, see Luke 23:34). You could also sing a song about loving others, such as “I’ll Walk with You” (Children’s Songbook, 140–41).
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Teaching through the 5 senses, it's fun if we can incorporate taste(:
Those who are truly converted come to know Jesus Christ.
After reading Doctrine and Covenants 112:24–26, you and your children could talk about the difference between knowing someone’s name and knowing them. What teachings from verses 11–14 help us understand what it means to know the Lord?
Name vs. Relationship Activity
Write the names of famous people (athletes, leaders, or even local figures) on cards.
Ask: “Do we know this person, or do we just know their name?”
Compare it to how we might “know” Jesus Christ by name, but really come to know Him through prayer, scripture, and keeping His commandments (see verses 11–14).