Feb 9-15, Come Follow Me youth Lesson, Sunday school

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Silly teen confession.

When I was a young teen, I used to think that if I kept all the commandments and followed the prophet, nothing bad would happen to me. I'm not sure where I got this crazy notion. But I remember a youth leader comparing that to a seat belt, this isn't the direct quote, obviously 30+ years later, but it was something like this:

Seatbelts don’t stop accidents—they protect you when danger comes.

Prophetic counsel doesn’t stop the agency of others or trials—but it protects our souls. And I can testify that it does bring lasting happiness.

I think it would be fun to start out this lesson with some similes. Ask the youth how the prophet is like_________?

A Seat belt

The North Star – It doesn’t change, even when everything else does.

A weather alert – People joke… until the storm actually hits.

A check-engine light – Ignoring it doesn’t make the problem go away.

A speed limit sign – It’s not about control; it’s about safety.

A smoke detector with a low battery – Annoying, but trying to help.

A trainer – They make you do hard things now so you’re stronger later.

A gardener – Plants seeds long before you see results.

A builder with blueprints – You don’t see the whole plan yet.

A coach – Sees your potential before you do.

Or ask them to come up with some similes that they can relate to. Or have them look at the picture, ask them how these things are like prophets.

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You can ask: What is the danger of "selective obedience?"

What are your reasons for following the prophet?

Genesis 6; Moses 8

There is spiritual safety in following the Lord’s prophet.

Do you see anything in the description of Noah’s day that seems similar to conditions in our day? In particular, look in Moses 8:15–24, 28.

If you purchase the two-by-two activity, you won't need to do this; you'll go over the same scriptures.

I picture something like this:

What themes do you see repeated?

One important similarity you’ll see is that God called Noah to be a prophet, and He has called a prophet today too. Consider making a list of truths you learn about prophets from Moses 8:13–30. How is our living prophet like Noah? Of course, the Lord’s prophet today isn’t warning of a Flood or inviting us to help build an ark. But what is he warning us about? And what is he inviting us to do? To help answer these questions, you could review a chapter from Teachings of Presidents of the Church in Gospel Library, especially the “Invitations and Promised Blessings” section. Perhaps you could pick one warning and one invitation that seem especially important to you.

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When Noah built the ark, the animals didn’t come randomly—God brought them two by two. In the same way, God never gives us a command without a promise. Two-by-Two, that is what the next activity is called.

Cut the pairs of animal cards (elephant, lion, dove, sheep, etc.).

• Each animal has two cards:

  • Invitation card

  • Promise/Blessing card

• For a more Escape Room vibe, hide these cards around the room, one card for each person. They will know they have to keep looking if not everyone has a match. (Or just have them draw from a bag)

• Youth find their matching animal partner.

Once they find each other, they:

1. Read both cards together

2. Decide which one is the invitation and which one is the promise

3. All will answer this question: What is the prophet warning us about?

Here is an example of one of the cards:

There are enough cards for 12 students. If you have more students, put them in groups of three. If you have fewer, let each student pick a card and find the matching one on their own, claiming both cards for a class of six. Adjust, however, to work best for your class size.

There are Big letters at the bottom of the cards, and a verse, for example, on this card that I am showing you the letters are B T H N U H W they need to look up that scripture and find the sentence that fits those letters, on this card, it is "but they hearkened not unto his words" they then need to decide if this made it in the ark or out. In this case, they are OUT of there. Have them read the entire scriptures assigned to them. There are notes that include insights and questions for these scriptures to help the teacher in the lesson bundle.

Go in order if you'd like. But since everyone knows the story, it isn't necessary.

Included in the lesson bundle are these two pictures that you can use to divide your class into those in the ark and those out of the ark. They will play a short game against each other to learn the material from Elder Haynie's talk. If they are upset because they aren't in the ark, just explain it's just another fun way to divide them for a game.

Your board may look like this when you are done:

If you don't want a competition, it can be changed easily.

Elder Allen D. Haynie taught, “A perfect and loving Father in Heaven has chosen the pattern of revealing truth to His children through a prophet” (“A Living Prophet for the Latter Days,” Liahona, May 2023, 25). Consider studying Elder Haynie’s message, looking for reasons having a prophet is a sign of Heavenly Father’s love. How has following the Lord’s prophet helped you feel safe living in the latter days?

See also Topics and Questions, “Prophets,” Gospel Library; “Why Do We Have Prophets?” (video), Gospel Library.

If you still have time, you can watch this video, "Why do we have a prophet?"