FIRST VISION: LDS Lesson Activity – The First Vision presentation, give a family home evening on Joseph Smith’s First Vision, prayer

YOUTH LESSON ACTIVITY. FIRST VISION Joseph Smith’s Answered Prayer. Youth can tell the story with this small version (or the larger version*). They can know that Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ are near when we pray and have answers to our prayers just as Joseph Smith did after reading James 1:5 to “ask God.” This activity scene helps you tell his story in Joseph Smith–History 1:1-20.  READ MORE

*DOWNLOAD the LARGE Post-and-Present version of the above activity (HERE)

Use for Family Home Evening, Primary Sharing Time, Young Women or Youth, Activity Days*

POST-AND-PRESENT Activity
The First Vision (Show-and-Tell stand-up Story)

Objective: Give a family home evening or Primary Sharing Time, or classroom, or missionary discussion on Joseph Smith’s First Vision. Discuss how Heavenly Father answers our sincere prayers.

To Make: Print and color the First Vision Stand-Up Figures.

To Present: Make this presentation telling the story from the scriptures. See Joseph Smith—History 1:1-20.

You may also like the LARGE First Vision Post-and-Present activity with the BONUS First Vision bookmark (shown) – DOWNLOAD HERE (shown).

You may also like the FIRST VISION Memory Match and Tell-the-Story Cards (shown) – DOWNLOAD HERE

TESTIMONY SHARING: Ask youth to share their testimony of Joseph Smith’s First Vision (Joseph Smith History 1:17). 

See the FIRST VISION INDEX to find more activities and handouts.

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THIS ACTIVITY CAN BE USED FOR Come Follow Me

• APRIL Lesson 4 “What was Joseph Smith’s role in the Restoration?”

• APRIL Lesson 5 “Why is the First Vision important?” 

More Lesson Ideas:

• Lesson 1, Primary 5 manual: Joseph Smith and the First Vision

• Lesson 5, Primary 3 manual: The First Vision

• Lesson 2, Primary 1 manual: Heavenly Father Has a Body

• See VIDEO: The Restoration: Joseph Smith’s search for truth led to the First Vision and the Restoration of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

• See VIDEO: The Message of the Restoration: “We declare to the world that the fullness of the gospel of Jesus Christ has been restored to the earth.” —Elder L. Tom Perry: The Message of the Restoration (2:22)

• See VIDEO: Chapter 2: Joseph Smith’s First Vision (1820) Joseph prays to know which church to join. Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ appear to him and tell him that none of the churches are true.

• See First Vision –First Vision – Joseph Smith History 1:17  SCRIPTURE POSTER and more ideas on SUBJECT: The FIRST VISION

OTHER USES FOR THIS ACTIVITY:

*ACTIVITY DAYS (Girls ages 8-11 to achieve specific goals):
See I Will Pray Sincerely, Learning and Living – Goal 2 (includes invitation) ALL THREE ACTIVITIES IN ONE