June 29- July 5, Come Follow Me, Youth lesson helps
- redwallace
- 29 minutes ago
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Hello and Welcome!
This week, there is a free object lesson and one free print.
You can read about it and print it below.
Here is the purchasable lesson. You can click the image to go to my Etsy store and buy it. You can also read about it in the lesson plan below:
Here is this week's gift tag. It is already included in the lesson bundle, but if you would like to purchase it separately, you can click on the image below:
An invitation to sacrifice is an opportunity to exercise my faith in Jesus Christ.
The prophet Elijah asked a widow to give him food and water before feeding herself and her starving son. Why would he do that? Elijah’s request could be seen as a blessing for this small family. They needed the Lord’s blessings, and sacrifice brings blessings—including the blessing of stronger faith.
As you read 1 Kings 17:8–16, imagine you were this widow. What impresses you about her? You could also make a list of choices that require faith in Jesus Christ (for examples, see For the Strength of Youth: A Guide for Making Choices [2026]). What do you learn from this widow about exercising faith?
How are Elisha’s actions in 1 Kings 19:19–21 similar to the widow’s actions?
Think about sacrifices you’ve made to follow the Savior. What does 1 Kings 17:8–16; 19:19–21 teach you about these sacrifices? How does your knowledge of the Savior help you when He asks you to make sacrifices? How has He blessed you?
See also Matthew 4:18–22; 6:25–33; Luke 4:24–26; “Elijah and the Widow of Zarephath” (video), Gospel Library; “When Faith Endures,” Hymns, no. 128.
“If the Lord be God, follow him.”
The Israelites might have felt they had good reasons to worship Baal, who was known as the god of storms and rain. After three years of drought, they desperately needed rain. And worshipping Baal was socially accepted and promoted by the king and queen. As you read 1 Kings 18, think about why someone in our day might be indecisive about following the Lord. In this chapter, what do you think the Lord was trying to teach about Himself? What experiences have helped you commit to following the Savior?
See also D. Todd Christofferson, “Choice and Commitment” (worldwide devotional for young adults, Jan. 12, 2020), Gospel Library.
Bring:
A loaf of bread (or a small loaf of homemade-looking bread)
Optionally, a paper plate and a knife
Say:
"Imagine this isn't just a loaf of bread. What if this is the very last food in your house? The grocery stores are empty. You have no money. Your family is starving. This loaf is all that's left."
"How many of you would save it for your family?"
"Would you give it to a stranger?"
"Why not?"
"What if it was a prophet?"
Read 1 Kings 17:12-13.
"Did the widow know there would be a miracle?"
No.
"Did she know the flour and oil wouldn't run out?"
No.
"Did she know exactly what God would do?"
No.
Why does God ask for Faith before a blessing?
(BTW, it's fast Sunday, so bag up the bread for them to take home)
I've included this free print of this beautiful scripture.
The rest of the lesson is in my store; you can click the image at the top of the page to go there.
Here is the board.
There are 5 cards for you to hand out. It is the 4th of July weekend, so you might have a smaller class. If you do have more than 5, put them in groups to work together. Here is a sample of one of the cards/ pages.
Yes, the youth are teaching.
I included more of the lesson this time. If you think it is too overwhelming to teach both, then just remove this card and picture:
Leaving 4 teams or cards.
One person from their team can write while the other talks.
It may look something like this, when finished:
If you would like to stop there, bear your testimony of the Savior.
But if not, you can add this to the bottom:
I have a journaling page they can fill out to help them reflect on the choices they are being asked to make right now and how they can exercise faith in Jesus Christ.
It is in my store.
There is this movie:
I really liked this talk by D. Todd Christofferson