Feb 16-22, Come Follow Me, Youth lesson helps, YM &YW

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These are this weeks Free ideas and printables. You can read about them and print them in the lesson plan below.

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Both of these gift tags are already in the lesson bundle, but you can purchase them separately by clicking on the images below.

Genesis 12:1–3; 13:15–16; 15:1–6; 17:1–8, 15–22; Abraham 2:6–11

God wants me to make and keep covenants with Him.

Why is it important for you to know about the covenant God made with Abraham? Because God wants to make a similar covenant with you. He promised that this covenant would continue in Abraham’s posterity, or “seed,” and that “as many as receive this Gospel shall be … accounted thy seed” (see Abraham 2:10–11). In other words, the covenant continues in you—when you are baptized and more completely when you make covenants in the temple (see Galatians 3:26–29; Doctrine and Covenants 132:30–32).

For that reason, you might want to study Abraham 2:6–11 and make a list of what, exactly, God promised Abraham and Sarah (see also Genesis 12:1–3; 13:15–16; 15:1–6; 17:1–8, 15–22). How might these blessings apply to you?

Some of these promises have eternal parallels. How are promises like a land of inheritance or a large posterity fulfilled eternally? (see Doctrine and Covenants 131:1–4; 132:20–24, 28–32).

Besides promising blessings, God told Abraham to “be a blessing” (Genesis 12:2; emphasis added). What do you think that means? How will you be a blessing? (see Abraham 2:11).

To teach about covenants, Elder Dale G. Renlund spoke of tidal waves in the Amazon River, and President Emily Belle Freeman talked about walking a rocky path with a broken ankle (see “Accessing God’s Power through Covenants,” Liahona, May 2023, 35–37; “Walking in Covenant Relationship with Christ,” Liahona, Nov. 2023, 76–79). Search one or both of these messages for sentences that help answer the question “Why does God want me to make covenants with Him?”

Walking the Covenant Path!

If only it looked like this in real life(:

Setup

Create a mini obstacle:

• Chairs = rocks

• Tape line = narrow path

• One student blindfolded

Round 1:

Have them look at the path (tape) before the blindfold goes on.

After the blindfold goes on, everyone sets out to disrupt it with objects.

• Student walks alone → wobbly, slow, unsure

Round 2:

• Same path, but tethered by a rope to another student

Then read the Emily Belle Freeman or Elder Renlund's quote provided.

Ask:

• What changed?

• Did the path change—or the connection?

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The rest of the lesson is in my store ( at the top of the page), except for one more quote below.

First, I am giving you blank footsteps so you can write down the invitation the youth received at baptism (i.e., keep the commandments) and the promise (i.e., have his spirit to be with you). Let them fill this out with your guidance. These will be the first footprints set up for their destination.

You can talk to the students about how they have seen God fulfill these promises in their lives. How many times a week do we take the same steps? How does it help us trust Him in this covenant relationship?

This quote by Emily Belle Freeman covers it really well:

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Good questions to ask: Why would it be easy to think this is a path of requirements? How can we remember our covenants are not check boxes but about our relationship with God?

Next:

Give each youth a right foot (Invitation) and place the left foot (Promises) on the ground. Yes, this will result in a pile of left feet on the floor. No, this is not a sentence anyone expected to say today(:

Using the scriptures, have the youth find the matching Promise to their Invitation. Go in order so they can follow the storyline (big toe numbers).

When they have finished reading aloud and answering the questions, invite them to line up their feet in a row, leading to a destination of their choice. The path may be straight or winding—on the floor, tables, doors, or walls—but they must work together to decide where their covenant path will go. They won't be walking on the path, so they could even go on the ceiling if you allow it. Stay tuned, there is more.

There are also notes included for the teacher to help with discussion. Set one and two footprints are included.

There are 7 sets, 14 footprints (Counting the blank ones, 16), so they could cover some space in the classroom. If you have a very large class, you can have students work in pairs. Before class, you will place 4 sealed envelopes in the 4 corners of the classroom, hidden if possible. Wherever the footprints have ended, tell them to look in that area. This will make it look like you knew they would end there(: Or you can just hand them one envelope.

There are 12 fill-in-the-blank riddles. You can also read this talk together, for example, asking the youth, "What do you think about number 3? I really like number 10."

There are two gift tags in this week's lesson bundle, giving you options for your treat at the end. If you choose to give one.

You can click on the images to go to Etsy, but they are also both included in the lesson bundle.

There is also this one: the 2026 theme.