Follow Jesus: LDS Primary Singing Time – Song visuals, “I’m Trying to Be Like Jesus” – Primary music leader, family home evening

SINGING TIME. “I’M TRYING TO BE LIKE JESUS” song visuals. Youth find it easy to follow Jesus when they memorize these words telling us to listen to the Holy Ghost guide us to make the right choices and to love others as Jesus does. We can be good neighbors, serve our friends, and look forward to when He comes again. 

SONG VISUALS:
“I’m Trying to Be like Jesus”
(Children’s Songbook, p. 78-79)

DOWNLOAD INCLUDES:
. 26 visuals (color/black-and-white/cue cards) pdf
. Fun Ways to Use Song Visuals pdf

ADD SENTENCE STARTERS OR KEYWORDS — Just add the words on the cue cards or visuals.

LYRICS & MUSIC FOR THE SONG
“I’M TRYING TO BE LIKE JESUS”

TO MAKE AND USE: Mount cue cards on the back of each poster that matches with the song verse.

Ways to use Song VISUALS

FOUR WAYS TO GRAB SONG VISUALS AND SINGING

PRACTICE SONG Visuals

SONG VISUALS by Title

SONG VISUALS by Subject

SINGING ACTIVITIES to Motivate Singing

IDEAS TO PRESENT THIS SONG:
1. Play the game follow the leader using some of the things we do to follow Jesus. Have children think of ways we can follow him and act them out having the other children act out the same actions. The first team to guess what they are doing to follow Jesus earns a point. Divide into teams to play for the most points. Example: Form a heart with fingers to represent love others. Walk with large steps to represent follow teachings of Jesus.
2. Ask children what they look forward to the most when they one day can live with Heavenly Father and Jesus again. Talk about what we must do to live with them again. You could ask certain children to draw pictures ahead of time to show and tell what they look forward to, e.g. be with our families forever.
3. DOWNLOAD – Share the John 13:15 scripture/poster card (HERE or below/right)

Lyrics

1. I’m trying to be like Jesus;

   I’m following in his ways.

   I’m trying to love as he did, in all that I do and say.

   At times I am tempted to make a wrong choice,

   But I try to listen as the still small voice whispers,

   [Chorus]

   “Love one another as Jesus loves you.

   Try to show kindness in all that you do.

   Be gentle and loving in deed and in thought,

   For these are the things Jesus taught.”

2.  I’m trying to love my neighbor;

   I’m learning to serve my friends.

   I watch for the day of gladness when Jesus will come again.

   I try to remember the lessons he taught.

   Then the Holy Spirit enters into my thoughts, saying: