Come Follow Me, August 11-17, D&C 88, Free Primary lesson helps
- redwallace
- Aug 4
- 5 min read
Updated: 2 days ago
Heavenly Father gives good gifts.
You could start a discussion about Doctrine and Covenants 88:33 by asking your children to talk about gifts they have been given—both those they received joyfully and others they did not. Maybe they could act out receiving a gift with joy. Then you could talk about gifts Heavenly Father gives us (such as the gift of the Holy Ghost). How do we receive these gifts with joy?
As they act out these things and learn this scripture, I think it would be fun to have a wrapped present.
When they open it, they will find items such as a picture of the prophet, a blanket (you can share how that is like the Holy Ghost), the scriptures, and a picture of your family. Then, let the children share additional gifts that God has given us. How can we receive these gifts with joy? How can we show God we are grateful for these gifts?
This is in my store this week. For the very young, I recommend doing three at a time to avoid overwhelming them. When a match is made, they can discuss gratitude for the gift and how we can receive these gifts with joy (like the scripture explains).
If I seek the Savior, I will find Him.
Doctrine and Covenants 88:63 contains action words that might inspire some fun activities to encourage your children to seek the Lord’s presence in their lives. For instance, can you and your children think of a game for discussing the phrase “seek me diligently and ye shall find me” (emphasis added) or “knock, and it shall be opened”?
Game ideas and questions: Hide a picture of Jesus Christ in the room. Let everyone "seek" Him. Why does God promise that if we "seek" Him, we will find Him?
2nd idea- Pick one child to sit in the front of the room and close their eyes. Tap another child on the head, and they quietly knock on the door and return to their seat. See if the child who closed their eyes can guess who knocked on the door. Have you ever knocked on someone's door and they didn't answer? Why does God promise to open a door if you knock?
For Older students
If I were teaching senior primary, or even the youth, I would teach this scripture with this object lesson:
His arm of mercy is extended toward you; he is always there, waiting for you to pick up your side of the rope. Often, we think we have to earn God's guidance in our lives, and we do to a certain point. But it isn't the prize at the end of the path. He is there when we decide to take the first step on that path. The moment we choose to repent or turn to Him for help.
Possible Activities
As you read Doctrine and Covenants 88:63, invite the children to act out some of the words they hear. For example, they could pretend to look for something or knock.
There is first this visual activity.
To emphasize the Savior’s invitation to “draw near unto me,” you could ask one child to hold a picture of Jesus (like the picture at the end of this outline) on one side of the room while the other children stand on the other side. As your children think of things they can do to come closer to the Savior, they can take a step toward the picture, and the child holding the picture could take a step toward the other children. Talk with your children about how you draw near to the Savior and how He draws near to you. You could also sing with them a song about this topic, like “I Feel My Savior’s Love” (Children’s Songbook, 74–75).
After they visualized the first activity and learned the scripture, they can act it out with this:
Here is a picture of Jesus you can use if you're worried about getting to your library, but I recommend using church-approved art if you can.
You could also sing with them a song about this topic, like “I Feel My Savior’s Love” (Children’s Songbook, 74–75).
Heavenly Father wants me to learn.
Ask your children to tell you about what they are learning in school or Primary. You might also share some things you are learning. Then you could show your children the words what, why, and how. Help them search Doctrine and Covenants 88:77–79 to find out what the Lord wants us to learn about. Then look together in verse 80 to find out why He wants us to learn and in verse 118 to find out how we should learn.
For Older Students.
Another idea: Show the children pictures of a home, a church, and a temple, and ask them how these places are also like schools.
Place the puzzle pieces of the home, temple, and church on top of the school. Remove them as they discuss the types of things they can learn in those places.
Sing a song about learning, such as “Search, Ponder, and Pray” (Children’s Songbook, 109). Ask the children what they enjoy learning about.
I have an interactive song for this. Just click on the picture to take you there.
Our home can be holy like the temple.
As you read Doctrine and Covenants 88:119 to your children, they could make a temple spire with their arms every time they hear the word “house.” Explain that Heavenly Father wanted Joseph Smith and the Saints to build a temple, or a “house of God.”
You could ask your children to choose seven words that describe their home. Then help them find, in Doctrine and Covenants 88:119, the seven words the Lord uses to describe His house. How can we make our home a “house of God”?
Attach these to cups and build a house while teaching this scripture. Then let the students build their own houses out of cups. Have them attach their own pictures of the things that describe their homes.
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