CHILD ACTIVITY Ages 4-7. CHOOSE TO FOLLOW HEAVENLY FATHER & JESUS premortal life puppet show. Children can show and tell about the WAR IN HEAVEN before we came to earth. Satan’s plan was to force everyone to choose the right. Jesus’ plan was to let us have “agency” to choose for ourselves. Those who followed Satan did not receive a body. But we chose to follow Jesus, come to earth to receive a body, and make our own choices. This way we can earn our way back to heaven. Jesus volunteered to be our Savior to help us return.
GREAT FOR Come Follow Me lessons (Primary and home), family home evening, and scripture study
Little LESSON LIFESAVER
Choose to Follow Heavenly Father and Jesus – Premortal Life puppet show
OBJECTIVE: Help children understand that in the pre-earth life we lived with Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ and chose to follow them.
ACTIVITY:
1. Children can move puppets across the premortal life scene to show that we knew Jesus and Heavenly Father in the spirit world.
2. Explain, “We had a choice to follow Satan or to follow Jesus. We liked Heavenly Father’s plan of happiness and chose to follow Jesus, who followed God’s plan. For this reason, we were sent to earth to receive a body like Jesus and Heavenly Father and to learn to live Heavenly Father’s commandments, as Jesus did. This way we can find happiness and live with Heavenly Father and Jesus again someday.”
TO MAKE Print, color, and cut out the puppets and puppet-scene. Mount puppets on wooden sticks or straws.
THOUGHT TREAT (when appropriate): SMART Snacks. Share apple slices, carrot and celery sticks, and raisins. Remind children that since we were SMART enough to choose to come to earth and receive a body, we need to be SMART enough to eat our fruits and vegetables and other good food to keep our bodies healthy and strong.
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For the I Choose to Follow Jesus Christ premortal life puppet show
The above activity illustrates the Story and Discussions in the lesson to learn to learn of how we chose to follow Jesus.
To add to and enhance the above lesson see the lesson (HERE) Lesson 4 – Primary 2 Manual – CTR-A: I Choose to Follow Jesus Christ
DOWNLOAD the following Articles of Faith 1:1 (HERE or below)
“We believe in God, the Eternal Father, and in His Son, Jesus Christ.” Tell children that “God, the Eternal Father” is Heavenly Father.
Also, DOWNLOAD the following SONG VISUALS so you can teach the songs suggested in the lesson.
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