Come follow Me- For Primary, D&C 45, May 5-11, Free LDS primary lesson helps.
- redwallace
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Ideas for Teaching Children
Jesus Christ is my Advocate with the Father.
You might want to help your children understand that an advocate is someone who supports another person. Then you could talk about examples of being an advocate that they may be familiar with (like standing up for a friend). As you read Doctrine and Covenants 45:3–5 together, help your children discover who our Advocate is and how He helps us.
Here is an activity that is meant for older students. I do have a coloring book that covers this for younger children. Everything else in the lesson is great for younger children.
You can use these as name tags and act out a courtroom.
Larger Printables are available for downloading.
Black and White HERE
Color HERE
On a personal note. My father was a defense attorney. The small interaction I had with his clients, they didn't seem worthy of my father's help. He often visited prisons and put himself in situations that weren't ideal. My father died at the young age of 54; I was only 28 years old. I'm very proud of him and how he was, in a way, a representation of our Savior.
I can “stand in holy places.”
It might be fun to place pictures of a home, a Church building, and a temple around the room. Then you could give your children clues describing these places and invite them to stand near the picture you are describing. Ask them to stand still while you read the first line from Doctrine and Covenants 45:32. What are some holy places God gives us? Help your children understand that to “stand in holy places, and … not be moved” means to choose the right at all times, no matter what is happening. How can we make our home a more holy place?
Happy Mother's Day! Here are some fun gift tags and cards.
You can enhance this card with yarn, wiggly eyes, macaroni, and other beautiful junk(:
Here is a game they can play with their Mom.
This week's gift tag:
Silly Stix are sold at Dollar Tree in the seasonal section.
This week's coloring book:
Video that shows how to assemble:
The gospel of Jesus Christ is a standard to the world.
You might explain to your children that anciently, a standard was a banner or flag carried into battle. It helped soldiers know where to gather and what to do. Read together Doctrine and Covenants 45:9, and discuss ways the gospel is like a standard. Your children may enjoy making their own standard or flag, including images or words that express their feelings about the Savior.
If you have some wooden skewers, it would be fun to make little flags, like this:
Jesus Christ will come again.
The destruction that will happen before the Second Coming may make children afraid. Pointing them to Jesus Christ can help them look forward with faith! Consider inviting them to think about how they feel when someone special is coming to visit, like a grandparent or friend. How do they prepare for the visit? Then you could show a picture of the Savior and read Doctrine and Covenants 45:44–45. Share with each other how you feel about the Savior’s coming.
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To help your children feel excited about the Savior’s Second Coming, you could write on slips of paper some of the hopeful promises from section 45 (see, for example, verses 44–45, 51–52, 55, 58–59, 66–71). Give your children the papers and ask them to raise their hand when the promise they are holding is mentioned as you read the verses. Discuss what these promises mean. You could also sing with your children a song about the Savior’s Second Coming, such as “When He Comes Again” (Children’s Songbook, 82–83).
Mitzi at Comefollowmekid.com has a cute lamp activity, and other ideas for preparing for the second coming.
The song to this beautiful video put out by the church.
This is from 4 years ago, I'm leaving it here for families. Something that I tell my students that are worried about the Second coming, or the last days, is that we are already living in the last days. Ya, it doesn't seem that bad, because that is part of the promise of standing in Holy places and living within our covenants. That doesn't mean nothing bad will ever happen to us, but as we hold tight to our promises we made to God, we will feel peaceful.
Ask the children how they know when a new season is near. What signs do they look for? Explain that just as there are signs of a new season, there are signs of the Second Coming. Read together D&C 45:37-38. What did Jesus say that the signs of His Second coming would be like? To help the children discover the signs we should be looking for, assign each child to read a few verses from D&C 45 that describe the signs. Verses 26-27, 31-33, 40-42 could be used, for example. Let the children share what they found. Which of these signs are being fulfilled today?
Cut out the pictures and scriptures. Line up the pictures and pass out the scriptures. Have the children read their scriptures and match them up to the correct picture.
