PRAYER Little Lesson Lifesaver Activity “Prayer Elevator” – We Can Pray to Heavenly Father, Primary Lesson Helps, Primary 3 CTR-B, Lesson 34

CHILDREN’S LESSON ACTIVITY. SATURDAY – SUNDAY prayer elevator. Children can move this boy or girl arrow up and down on their own prayer chart to remind them to pray every morning and night. The elevator door wordstrip moves with them as they think and say “I grow every day when I pray to Heavenly Father.” 

Tell children, “We are all children of God. Our Heavenly Father loves us and He wants us to communicate with Him through prayer. Jesus told us that we must ‘pray unto the Father in my name’ (3 Nephi 18:19).

If we make a habit of praying to Heavenly father each day, we will get to know Him and He will get closer to us. As we live His commandments we will become more like Him each day. We can be like Jesus who prayed to Heavenly Father. This way we can feel close to God and receive His blessings. We can ask in faith for guidance and receive His help and blessings each day. This will make us happy.” (Point to the happy faces on the elevator children). READ MORE on lds.org/topics/prayer …

TO MAKE Print or copy, color, and cut out the visuals that follow for each child on cardstock paper. Glue head on word-strip where indicated. Cut slits on top and bottom of the elevator. Thread word-strip through the top and bottom slits in the elevator with the head at the top. Tape or glue strip ends together where indicated so the strip will move freely.  

THOUGHT TREAT: Sunday—Saturday Mints. Say, “Heavenly Father “mint” (meant) for us to pray to Him each day.”