Aug 3-9, Free Come, Follow Me, Primary lesson helps
- redwallace
- 5 days ago
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Updated: 3 days ago
I can serve my family.
You might feel inspired to use Esther 2:7 to teach your children about helping family members in need, as Mordecai did for Esther. You could read the verse together or summarize it in your own words. Then you and your children could think of family members who might need your help. Make a plan to help them.
String the Story of Queen Esther.
As you tell the story, invite the children to string each picture onto a cord or ribbon.
Optional: Bring beads for extra fun! If you have boys (or children who would rather not make a necklace), simply string the story together as you learn. When they are done, you can cut the string shorter, so it's more like a storybook. Bring crayons if you choose to print the Black and White version.
Sing a song about helping our families, such as “When We’re Helping” (Children’s Songbook, 198). Share your testimony that helping our families makes us happy.
The Lord can help me be brave.
The examples of Esther and Mordecai can help your children understand that bravery means doing what is right even when you are afraid. Consider writing the phrases Mordecai was brave when he … and Esther was brave when she … . As you learn the story of Esther together, your children could suggest ways to finish the sentences.
You could read Esther 3:1–11; 4:10–17 or “Queen Esther” (in Old Testament Stories, 166–70) or look at the pictures in this outline. Then write I will be brave by … , and invite your children to list things Heavenly Father wants them to do that require courage. A song about courage, such as “Dare to Do Right” (Children’s Songbook, 158), could help.
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You could also learn about times when Jesus Christ was brave—for example, when He suffered for our sins in Gethsemane and on the cross (see Matthew 26:36–39; 27:33–35). Ask your children to share a time when they were brave, and share your own experiences as well.
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Fasting brings the Lord’s blessings.
Reading Esther 4:1–3, 10–17 could help you teach your children about fasting. Why did Esther and the Jews fast? Tell your children why you fast. You could also ask them how they would explain fasting to a friend who has never done it before. How could we help our friends understand the blessings that come from fasting?
Encourage your children to think of something they might need the Lord’s help with. Suggest they make that part of their fast during the next fast Sunday.
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