CHILDREN’S LESSON ACTIVITY. I CAN PREPARE TO GO TO THE TEMPLE slideshow. Children use this as a reminder of ways to get ready to enter the temple doors to God’s house. Obey the Word of Wisdom, Pay your tithing, Pray, Go to church, Love others, and Obey your parents.
USE FOR: Come Follow Me, Primary, family home evening, and nursery
Little LESSON LIFESAVERS
I Can Prepare to Go to the Temple preparation slideshow
OBJECTIVE: Tell children that Heavenly Father has made it possible for our families to be together forever. As we faithfully keep His commandments, we can be sealed in the temple to our families eternally. This makes it possible for us to live in Heavenly Father’s presence again.
CRAFT ACTIVITY – Temple Preparation Slideshow
1. Print or copy the slide show that follows for each child. Cut out. Fold picture strip to slide through slits (cut inside doors). Fold edges.
2. Pull pictures strip through the window as you talk about and show ways we can prepare to go to the temple: pray, obey parents, love others, go to church, pay your tithing, and eat good foods.
THOUGHT TREAT: Temple cookies (with white frosted temples)
SINGING for My Family Can Be Together Forever Nursery Lesson 13 Sing “Families Can Be Together Forever” (Children’s Songbook, 188).
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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*My Family Can Be Together Forever
Introduction for the Teacher
To prepare yourself spiritually to teach this lesson, please read and ponder the following:
Heavenly Father has made it possible for family relationships to continue after this life. If family members are sealed in the temple and faithfully keep the commandments, they can be united as a family eternally and live in Heavenly Father’s presence. (See Matthew 16:19; D&C 138:47–48.)
Preparation
If possible, bring a picture of a temple in your area.
Learning Activities
Begin with a gathering activity. For ideas, see page 3.
Prayer
Invite a child to give the opening prayer.
Picture
Show a picture of a temple in your area (or show the picture on page 58). Tell the children that this is a picture of a temple. Describe the picture for them, pointing out the spire, windows, doors, and so on. Ask them to repeat the word “temple” a few times. Have them pretend to be a beautiful temple by putting their hands together above their heads to make a temple spire.
Song
Invite the children to stand. Sing or say the words to “I Love to See the Temple” (Children’s Songbook, 95) and do the actions below. Invite the children to join you.
I love to see the temple. (put fingertips together to form a spire)
I’m going there someday (walk in place)
To feel the Holy Spirit, (put hand over heart)
To listen and to pray. (fold arms)
Tell the children that the temple is the house of the Lord. Invite them to say, “House of the Lord.” Emphasize that the temple is a very special place; because of the temple, our families can be together forever.
Activity Verse
Recite the following activity verse and invite the children to join you:
This is Mother. (hold up hand; point to thumb)
This is Father. (point to index finger)
This is Brother tall. (point to middle finger)
This is Sister. (point to ring finger)
This is Baby. (point to little finger)
Oh, how we love them all. (hold both hands to chest)
Song
Sing or say the first two lines of the chorus of “Families Can Be Together Forever” (Children’s Songbook, 188):
Families can be together forever
Through heavenly Father’s plan.
Invite the children to repeat these lines with you several times slowly.
Conclusion
Briefly share your feelings about the temple. Share your testimony that families can be together forever.
Prayer
Invite a child to give the closing prayer.
