Sept 22-28, Free Come Follow Me, Primary lesson helps
- redwallace
- Sep 14
- 3 min read
Updated: Sep 17
Jesus Christ blesses me through His priesthood power.
As you and your children read together Doctrine and Covenants 107:18–19, emphasize the phrase “all the spiritual blessings.” Perhaps you and your children could list blessings that come from the priesthood. You might make a game of it—see who can make the longest list. Your children could also draw or find pictures to represent these blessings (see this week’s activity page). You could then talk about how priesthood ordinances (like baptism or the sacrament) help us receive God’s blessings.
For Older Students:
Cut out the stepping stones, and have the children put the ordinances (on the stepping stones) in order. Then jump to each stone (my kids like to pretend the floor is hot lava). At the end of the path, put the picture of Heavenly Father. Explain that the priesthood ordinances help us reconnect with Heavenly Father.
Instructions: Pull a card out of a bowl and show the students the picture of the Priesthood blessing. Read the card and ask questions for a discussion. Then show them how they cover up the picture with a button or stone, until they get three in a row.
The Lord’s chosen servants lead His Church.
Every conference issue of the Liahona includes a page of pictures of the General Authorities. Consider looking at these pictures with your children as you read about their responsibilities in Doctrine and Covenants 107:21–26, 33–35, 91–92. You and your children could talk about why you are grateful the Lord has given them these responsibilities.
There is a matching game featuring General Authority pictures, which includes fun facts. I recommend playing this with your class to help them prepare for the General Conference.
Everything in the GC activities is Free, just click on the image to take you to the page.
Your children can learn more about the Lord’s servants at “General Church Leadership” on ChurchofJesusChrist.org. Maybe each of your children could learn about one of these leaders and teach each other about him or her. Share with each other how you know that these leaders are true servants of Jesus Christ.
After reading Doctrine and Covenants 107:22 together, you and your children could take turns holding up a picture of the First Presidency and sharing ways you can sustain them as the Lord’s servants.
Here is a long floor puzzle:
See also “God Bless Our Prophet Dear,” Hymns, no. 24.
I think it would be fun to show President Nelson with his 101st birthday cake. This also shows clips from his life.
I can be careful in living my covenants.
To start a conversation about this verse, you could invite your children to do something that requires careful attention, like filling a cup without spilling. What happens when we are not careful? Then you could read Doctrine and Covenants 108:3 to find out what the Lord wants us to do carefully. What “vows” (promises or covenants) do we make with God? How can we be more careful about keeping them? You might share parts of Sister Becky Craven’s message “Careful versus Casual” (Ensign or Liahona, May 2019, 9–11) that you feel could inspire your children to keep their covenants. You could also sing a song about keeping covenants, such as “I Will Be Valiant” (Children’s Songbook, 162).
Click on these links to download Song:
https://theredcrystald.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/colorvaladditions_edited-2.pdf
This is from 4 years ago, I'm leaving it here for families.
I can strengthen others.
Even young children can follow the counsel to strengthen others “in all your conversation, in all your prayers, … and in all your doings.”
Possible Activities
Draw a person on the board, and ask the children to name some things the person could do to become physically stronger. (You might draw bigger muscles on the person as the children name things.) Read Doctrine and Covenants 108:7, and ask the children to listen for ways we can “strengthen [our] brethren [and sisters].” Explain any words that might be difficult.
I thought this would be a good way to encourage the children to remember what they learned about kindness and thinking about others this week.
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