Oct 26- Nov 1, Free Come Follow Me, Primary lesson helps
Heavenly Father and Jesus love me “with an everlasting love.”
As you read Jeremiah 31:3 with your children, they could help you find objects (or pictures of objects) that last a long time, such as a metal coin, and some that do not, such as a piece of fruit. You could talk about what “everlasting” means and share with each other how you have felt Heavenly Father’s “everlasting love.” You could also sing together a song like “God Is Watching Over All” (Children’s Songbook, 229).
You can talk about things like this and how long they last:
Point out that the stars in the sky are everlasting, and God loves us even more.
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God will help me keep my covenants.
Your children might enjoy drawing a heart on a piece of paper and then writing in the heart things they learn from Jeremiah 31:31–34 about making covenants with God. You may want to review the covenant they make at baptism (see Mosiah 18:10, 13) and discuss what it means to have these promises written in their hearts.
The scriptures are the word of God.
This week’s activity page could help your children learn about Jeremiah, Baruch, and the king (see Jeremiah 36). They could also do actions that go along with the words in Jeremiah 36:4–10, such as writing in a book (see verse 4) and reading the scriptures to the people (see verses 8, 10).
You and your children could look at a children’s book and a copy of the scriptures and talk about how these books are different. What makes the scriptures special? It may be inspiring to share with each other some scripture passages that are special to you.
Love this idea. I recommend a small, short book, because the kids will want you to read it to them. Then read a little bit from the Book of Mormon. Ask them what the difference between the two books are. Who wrote them? What does it teach us? Do they know that the Book of Mormon is true? They can feel that just from holding the Book of Mormon.
I can stand up for what is right.
You could use the picture at the end of the outline to help your children visualize the story of Ebed-melech in Jeremiah 38:6–13. Maybe you could help them find a verse where Ebed-melech did something brave to help the Lord’s prophet. What can we do to show that we know our prophet today is called of God?
This story is told with the Floor puzzle in my store:
The Savior made it possible for me to be forgiven of my sins.
To introduce Lamentations, you may want to explain to your children that because the Israelites had not repented, Jerusalem and the temple were destroyed. You could share with each other how you might have felt if you were living there at that time (see Lamentations 1:1–2, 16). How might the message in Lamentations 3:22–26 have given you hope?
You could also tell each other about times you felt sad about a bad choice you made. What do we find in Lamentations 3:22–26 that helps us understand the forgiveness Jesus Christ offers?
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