Come Follow Me, June 30-July 6, Free LDS Primary Lesson Helps
- redwallace
- Jun 26
- 4 min read
Updated: Jul 5
I can defend the truth by sharing my testimony.
You can use the section heading for Doctrine and Covenants 71 or “Chapter 25: Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon Go on a Mission” (in Doctrine and Covenants Stories, 96, or the corresponding video in Gospel Library) to teach your children about the circumstances that inspired section 71. Then help them discover in verse 1 what the Lord wanted Joseph and Sidney to do about “unfriendly feelings” toward the Church. How did He say He would help them? How can we be like Joseph and Sidney?
Here are two ideas to help children bear their testimonies in a fun way.
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If you would like more than one set of finger puppets on a page, you can print these:
Janell Whitney sent me a video of her daughter's beautiful little testimony. I asked her if I could share a picture, because I love to show how she customized the printable to look like her daughter.
Here is a sample of the memory game for Younger Students:
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Here is a sample of the memory game for older students:
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Here is an idea for older students that is a lot of fun:
You can create fun scenarios for them to practice solving. This is from the youth lesson, which also includes a free story; click on the image below to be taken to the page.
You could also sing a song that inspires your children to be true to the Savior, such as “Stand for the Right” (Children’s Songbook, 159). Help your children practice how to share what they know about Jesus Christ.
The Lord has called a bishop to help me.
Reading Doctrine and Covenants 72:2 together could create an opportunity to discuss why the Lord gives us bishops (see also “Chapter 17: The First Bishops of the Church,” in Doctrine and Covenants Stories, 64–66, or the corresponding video in Gospel Library). You and your children could find pictures or objects that represent the responsibilities of a bishop. The picture and activity page at the end of this outline provide some ideas. Then you could talk together about bishops you’ve known and how the Lord has blessed your family through their service.
For older students:
From 4 years ago:
Help the children make cards to give to the bishop, thanking him for what he does to help with the Lord’s work.
For older students, this memory game covers the entire lesson.
I can give my best effort to the Lord.
To talk about the difference between being “idle” and “labor[ing] with [our] might,” perhaps you could select some acts of service or household chores and invite your children to demonstrate doing them idly and then with all their might. As you read “neither be idle” in Doctrine and Covenants 75:3, your children could show how they would do the chores lazily. When you read “but labor with your might,” they could show how they work hard. Why is it important that we do our best when serving the Lord?
Cut out the cards and lay them face down. Attach the two faces to a large coin or a large button. Let the child/ren pick a card and flip the coin. They can then act out the chore “lazily” or “hard working” depending on what they flipped.
In his message “Two Principles for Any Economy” (Ensign or Liahona, Nov. 2009, 55–58), President Dieter F. Uchtdorf told two stories about work. Maybe you could share them with your children and talk about how it feels to know we have worked hard and done our best.
For Older Students:
Pass out the cards with writing on them to your students, and have them work together to match the pictures to the passages. Discuss these and other things that stood out to you in the talk. “Two Principles for Any Economy” (Ensign or Liahona, Nov. 2009, 55–58), President Dieter F.
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