AUGUST “Heavenly Father hears and answers my prayers.”

AUGUST 2018 Primary Sharing Time BUNDLE

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AUGUST 2018 SHARING TIME ACTIVITIES:
THEME: Heavenly Father Hears and Answers My Prayers

• POST-AND-PRESENT ACTIVITIES FOR EVERY WEEK & MORE (BELOW)

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PLUS:
• THEME EXTRAS “I Am a Child of God” bookmark, poster, and banner

• Primary Door Signs and Class Rosters

• SCRIPTURE Posters & Cards – AUGUST – D&C 112:10 – Follow the Prophet ⇒

• SINGING TIME Song Visuals for AUGUST’s song, “A Child’s Prayer”Children’s Songbook, 12 ⇒

AUGUST SHARING TIME Theme: HEAVENLY FATHER HEARS AND ANSWERS MY PRAYERS

2018 Primary Sharing Time – AUGUST Week 1 “The Scriptures Teach Me How to Pray” 

Identify the doctrine: Hold up the scriptures and ask the children to tell you some of the things we learn about in the scriptures. Tell the children that one of the things we can learn about in the scriptures is how to pray.

Encourage understanding and application (hearing a scripture story): Tell the story of Alma and Amulek teaching the Zoramites (see Alma 31; 33–34). 
To illustrate this story teaching about prayer DOWNLOAD the “Turn Answered Prayers (Scripture Stories Wheel) below ⇓

ACTIVITIES TO DOWNLOAD ⇓

AUGUST Week 1 “The scriptures teach me how to pray.” Turn to Answered Prayers (Scripture Stories Wheel) ⇓ ⇒ 

AUGUST Week 1 “The scriptures teach me how to pray.” Steps to Prayer--Puzzle and Brainstorm Post-and-Present ⇒

AUGUST Week 1 “Answers to prayers come from Heavenly Father in many ways.” Letters to Heaven (Prayer Mail) Post-and-Present Activity ⇒ ⇓ 

AUGUST SHARING TIME Theme: HEAVENLY FATHER HEARS AND ANSWERS MY PRAYERS

2018 Primary Sharing Time – AUGUST Week 2 “Heavenly Father wants me to pray to Him often – anytime, anywhere.” 

Identify the doctrine and encourage understanding (reading scriptures): Tell the children that they can pray to Heavenly Father anytime, anywhere. Have them look up Alma 33:3–9. Read the verses together and have the children raise their hands each time they hear a place where Zenos prayed.

Encourage understanding and application 
To illustrate this story teaching about prayer DOWNLOAD the “Answers to My Prayers – Anytime, Anywhere Prayer” (True Storyboard) below ⇓

ACTIVITIES TO DOWNLOAD ⇓

AUGUST Week 2 “Heavenly Father wants me to pray to Him often—anytime, anywhere.” Answers to My Prayers – Anytime, Anywhere Prayer True Storyboard ⇒ ⇓ 

AUGUST Week 2 “Heavenly Father wants me to pray to Him often—anytime, anywhere.” Puzzled about Prayer match game ⇒ ⇓ 

AUGUST SHARING TIME Theme: HEAVENLY FATHER HEARS AND ANSWERS MY PRAYERS

2018 Primary Sharing Time – AUGUST Weeks 3 and 4 “Answers to prayers come from Heavenly Father in many ways.” 

Encourage understanding (reading scriptures): Tell the children that Joseph Smith prayed to know which church to join. Read together Joseph Smith—History 1:17 to find how his prayer was answered (through a visit from Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ). To illustrate this DOWNLOAD The First Vision – Joseph Smith’s Answered Prayer activity below ⇓ 

Tell the children that Alma prayed that his son, Alma the Younger, would learn the truth. Read together Mosiah 27:11 to find how Alma’s prayer was answered (an angel appeared to Alma the Younger). Handout Activity “Alma the Younger’s Road to Repentance Maze” is found in the Sunday Savers Book of Mormon book/CD-ROM (lesson 14). Preview HERE ⇒ 

Explain that most answers to prayers come in other ways. On separate pieces of paper write the following scriptures that describe ways prayers may be answered: D&C 6:22–23 (through peaceful feelings); D&C 8:2 (through thoughts in our minds and feelings in our hearts); Mosiah 27:36 (through the actions of other people); and 2 Nephi 32:3 (through the scriptures). To illustrate this DOWNLOAD 2 Nephi 32:3 – “Feast upon the words of Christ; for behold, the words of Christ will tell you all things what ye should do.” ⇓ 

Place the pieces of paper in a container. Have a child draw one and read it. Look up the scripture reference, read it together, and ask the children what each scripture teaches about how Heavenly Father answers prayers.

THESE AND MORE ACTIVITIES TO DOWNLOAD ⇓

AUGUST Weeks 3 and 4 “Answers to prayers come from Heavenly Father in many ways.” First Vision – Joseph Smith’s Answered Prayer Post-and-Present Activity ⇒ ⇓ 

AUGUST Weeks 3 and 4 “Answers to prayers come from Heavenly Father in many ways.” Letters to Heaven (Prayer Mail) Post-and-Present Activity ⇒ ⇓ 

AUGUST Weeks 3 and 4 “Answers to prayers from Heavenly Father come in many ways.” (answers from scriptures) Scripture Posters and Cards 2 Nephi 32:3 “Feast upon the words of Christ; for behold, the words of Christ will tell you all things what ye should do.” (also available in Spanish) ⇓ 

AUGUST Weeks 3 and 4 “Answers to prayers come from Heavenly Father in many ways.” “Prayers Are Always Answered – Bless the Faithful” (puzzle match) ⇒ ⇓ 

AUGUST Weeks 3 and 4 “Answers to prayers come from Heavenly Father in many ways.” James 1:5 “If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.“ Scripture poster/cards ⇒ ⇓ 

2018 Primary Sharing Time – AUGUST
THEME: HEAVENLY FATHER  HEARS AND ANSWERS MY PRAYERS

SCRIPTURE POSTERS & CARDS D&C 112:10 DOWNLOAD ⇓

SAVE MONEY BUYING THE SCRIPTURE BUNDLE (July, August, and September) – ALL 2018 SCRIPTURES . . . DOWNLOAD HERE ⇒

SONG VISUALS  “A Child’s Prayer” ⇓

SCRIPTURE POSTERS & CARDS – AUGUST – D&C 112:10 “Be thou humble; and the Lord thy God shall lead thee by the hand, and give thee answer to thy prayers.” (included in the BUNDLE, or download it individually below) DOWNLOAD ⇒ ⇓

SONG VISUALS for the practice song “A Child’s Prayer”  (included in the BUNDLE, or download it individually below) ⇓

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