Sept 15-21, Free Come Follow Me, Primary lesson helps

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Sep 5
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Updated: Sep 11

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I can be “a light unto the world” by following Jesus.

You could invite your children to hold pictures of a light bulb, a candle, or another source of light while you read Doctrine and Covenants 103:9. How can we be like a light to others when we follow Jesus Christ? See also “Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam” (Children’s Songbook, 60–61).

For younger Students: Put these pictures on the 4 corners of the room. Tell the students you want to see what good listeners they can be. Tell them to stand under or next to the pictures of the words you say. Say the words "Savior", "light", "World", and "They", and see if they can figure it out. Then tell them you are going to read a scripture. "Do you think you can keep up?" Read the scripture a couple of times, each time getting faster(: Bring them back to their chairs and pull the pictures from the walls. "Who does God want to be the light? (let them point) Whose light is it that they are shining? How do we shine the Savior's light?"

For older Students: Put the cards in a place where everyone can read them. Read it together a couple of times, then ask them which card you should remove. Read it a couple more times, remove another card until all the cards are removed, and the scripture is memorized. "Who does God want to be the light? Whose light are we shining? How do we shine the Savior's light?"

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Place these hidden throughout the room (you may need to make multiple copies). When it's time, tell the students to go find all the lights. Tell them to take it home as a reminder to share their light with others this week.

OR you can use them to do as the Primary manual recommends: You could invite your children to hold pictures of a light bulb, a candle, or another source of light while you read Doctrine and Covenants 103:9. How can we be like a light to others when we follow Jesus Christ?

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You could also use this activity from an older lesson:

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I can be a light to others, Free LDS primary lesson helps

This weeks game is Memory, (If you don't know how to play Memory, google it, it's very easy) but you are matching up the way these children can share instead of an exact match. For very young turn them so you can see all the cards face up and let the children match the mixed up cards.

Doctrine and Covenants 104:13–18

The Lord wants me to share what I have with people in need.

You may want to give your children a few minutes to make a list of blessings God has given them (such as food, clothing, talents, faith, and a home). Encourage them to list as many as they can. Then you could read together Doctrine and Covenants 104:13–18, looking for answers to questions like these: Who is the true owner of all things? What does He want us to do with these things? You and your children could share experiences in which someone gave you something you needed (see also “The Coat” [video], Gospel Library).

Object lesson on sharing for LDS children

Watch this movie as they are playing with their toys.

Doctrine and Covenants 104:42

The Lord will bless me as I keep His commandments.

Several times in section 104 the Lord promises “a multiplicity of blessings” to people who faithfully obey His commandments. To help the children understand what “multiplicity” means, you could draw a circle and ask your children to help you multiply the number of circles—drawing two, then four, then eight, then sixteen, and so on. Each time you add circles, help your children think of a blessing Heavenly Father has given them.

Tape this to the board the draw rain drops, or hearts instead of circles, around the opening of the umbrella.

The Lord will bless me when I keep His commandments, Free LDS primary lesson helps

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These are bag tags, if you want to send home treats with the activity mentioned on the page.

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Doctrine and Covenants 105:38–40

I can be a peacemaker.

To help your children learn the story of Zion’s Camp, you could share “Chapter 36: Zion’s Camp” (in Doctrine and Covenants Stories, 135–39, or the corresponding video in Gospel Library). Pause periodically to talk about lessons we can learn from Zion’s Camp—for example, that the Lord wants us to be peaceful and work together instead of arguing and fighting (see also Russell M. Nelson, “Peacemakers Needed,” Liahona, May 2023, 98–101).