FOR CHILDREN & YOUTH
Come Follow Me: Primary, Sunday School, Seminary, family home evening, and daily devotionals
LESSON LIFESAVER Activity
Follow the Living Prophet
Lehi and Family WILDERNESS Journey object find
OBJECTIVE: To strengthen each child’s desire to follow the living prophet (see LESSON IDEAS below*). Study 1 Nephi 1-2.
Activity: Wilderness Journey Object Find
Tell children to imagine going with the Prophet Lehi and his family into the wilderness.
Help Lehi pack for his trip into the wilderness with his family.
Object Find: Find the following for him: bow, arrow, tent, sword, plate, spoon, fruit, water jug, meat, and a sack of grain.
Encourage children to imagine and name other things Lehi’s family might have taken. Example: blankets, pots, knives, ropes and seeds. ASK: Why do you think Lehi’s family would need these things? What else would you need to take if you were going on a journey like Lehi’s? What things would you have a hard time leaving behind?”
TO MAKE Print, color, and cut out the Wilderness Journey object find for each child.
THOUGHT TREAT: Trail Mix. Tell children that it’s important to have some food ready to take with you if the prophet asked you to leave your home, like trail mix. As we listen to what the prophet and other church leaders say in general conference we can be ready to follow them. See 1 Nephi 1–2.
THE FIRST BOOK OF NEPHI INTRODUCTION:
“The Lord warns Lehi to depart out of the land of Jerusalem, because he prophesieth unto the people concerning their iniquity and they seek to destroy his life. He taketh three days’ journey into the wilderness with his family.”
SCRIPTURE CARDS: Help children Search and Ponder this scripture card by filling in the blanks. PRINT this 5 x 7 scripture card from the pdf included with the above activity. You can punch the two holes on the left and tie a ribbon to attach cards or use two metal rings to connect cards.
1 Nephi 2:16 “I, Nephi, being exceedingly young, nevertheless being large in stature, and also having great desires to know of the mysteries of God,wherefore, I did cry unto the Lord; and behold he did visit me, and did soften my heart that I didbelieveall the words which had been spoken by my father; wherefore, I did not rebel against him like unto my brothers.”
*LESSON IDEAS (for the above activity):
Present the Primary 4 – Book of Mormon Lesson 2: Nephi Follows His Father, the Prophet. Prayerfully study 1 Nephi 1–2.
USE BOOK OF MORMON QUIZ BEE TO HELP YOUTH LEARN BOOK OF MORMON STORIES
NOTE: You will love our Book of Mormon QUIZ BEE card-deck which has THE GOLD PLATES, OBTAINING THE BRASS PLATES, LEHI’S DREAM, LEHI BUILDS A SHIP and more.
It contains 28 Book of Mormon stories and over 195 questions and answers! (available at Deseretbook.com).
