LESSON ACTIVITY. MY CTR (Choose The Right) COMMITMENT CALENDAR. Youth can commit to living their lives around the teachings of Jesus Christ with a daily challenge chart. They can post this long chart to remind them of day-to-day goals. For example, on MONDAY have family home evening; TUES. get tithing ready to pay; WED. study the scriptures; THURS. pray about problems; FRI. repent of wrong; SAT. work hard & serve; SUNDAY go to church.

USE FOR Come Follow Me, Primary and Home, family home evening, Childen and Youth, homeschool

LESSON LIFESAVER Activity
Live the Teachings of Jesus
CTR Commitment Calendar

ACTIVITY: Help the youth to build a sure foundation to build upon the rock, which is Jesus Christ.

Create a CTR Commitment Calendar to look at each day Monday through Sunday to commit their lives to live the teachings of Jesus. Youth can write goals that will help them remember Jesus, looking up the scriptures as they write. Encourage them to post the calendar in their room to remind them to choose the right each day.

TO MAKE Print, color, and cut out the CTR Commitment Calendar parts A-D for each youth. Glue together as shown.

THOUGHT TREAT: CTR Breadsticks. Shape bread dough into C T R shapes and bake. Place together when you serve to spell CTR (Choose the Right). Have the youth choose a letter to eat and share ways of choosing the right.

TESTIMONY: Bear testimony of the Savior and His influence in your life. Share how your testimony gives you strength and power to withstand Satan’s temptations. Challenge youth to make Jesus Christ the foundation of their lives by choosing to live His teachings and striving continually to become more like Him.

SCRIPTURE CHALLENGE CARD: 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.

Helaman 5:12 “it is upon the rock of our Redeemer, who is Christ, the Son of God, that ye must build your foundation; that when the devil shall send forth his mighty winds, yea, his shafts in the whirlwind, yea, when all his hail and his mighty storm shall beat upon you, it shall have no power over you to drag you down to the gulf of misery and endless wo, because of the rock upon which ye are built, which is a sure foundation, a foundation whereon if men build they cannot fall.”

LESSON IDEAS (for the above activity):

• Review and present the Lesson: Nephi and Lehi in Prison (see details below).
  • See the video for this subject (below).
  • Present the lesson.
  • Share the CTR Commitment Calendar (shown above) as you present the Testimony and ideas (below).

Book of Mormon Stories: Nephi and Lehi in Prison

Book of Mormon Stories Chapter 37: Nephi and Lehi, the sons of Helaman, preach the gospel among the Lamanites. They are thrown into prison but escape by a ring of fire.

Come Follow Me
BOOK OF MORMON LESSON (to match the above lesson activity)

LESSON 28

Nephi and Lehi in Prison

“Lesson 28: Nephi and Lehi in Prison,” Primary 4: Book of Mormon (1997), 100–2

Purpose

To encourage the children to make the Savior the foundation of their lives by choosing to live his teachings.

Preparation

1. Prayerfully study Helaman 5. Then study the lesson and decide how you want to teach the children the scripture account. (See “Preparing Your Lessons,” vi, and “Teaching from the Scriptures,” p. vii.)
2. Select the discussion questions and enrichment activities that will involve the children and best help them achieve the purpose of the lesson.
3. Materials needed:
   1. A Book of Mormon for each child.
   2. A rock, sand or salt, and box lid or shallow pan.
   3. Picture 4-41, Nephi and Lehi in Prison.

Suggested Lesson Development

Invite a child to give the opening prayer.

Attention Activity

Explain that before a building is built, the workers make a strong foundation for the building to rest on for support. Have the children compare the stability of a rock and sand as foundations to build on. Put a medium-sized rock and a box lid or shallow pan with sand or salt in it on the table. Blow on the rock and then blow on the sand or salt.

Ask the children if they were building a home why they would choose rock rather than sand for a foundation. Explain that the scriptures compare Jesus Christ to the rock as being a strong foundation on which to build our lives. We build our lives on the rock foundation of Christ when we choose to live his teachings.

Sing “The Wise Man and the Foolish Man” (Children’s Songbook, p. 281). You may want to ask the Primary chorister to come to your class to help the children sing the song. You could also play the song on a tape recorder or have the class members say the words in unison.
DOWNLOAD “The Wise Man and the Foolish Man” song visuals (HERE or below)

In this account Nephi and Lehi had built their lives on the sure foundation of the Savior, which means they had strong testimonies of Jesus Christ. They helped many Lamanites gain testimonies of him also. We, too, can build our lives on the only sure foundation, Jesus Christ.

Scripture Account

Teach the children the account of Nephi and Lehi found in Helaman 5. (For suggested ways to teach the scripture account, see “Teaching from the Scriptures,” p. vii.) Emphasize how these two faithful men made Jesus Christ the foundation of their lives.

Discussion and Application Questions

Study the following questions and the scripture references as you prepare your lesson. Use the questions you feel will best help the children understand the scriptures and apply the principles in their lives. Reading the references with the children in class will help them gain insights into the scriptures.

• Who was Helaman? (Helaman 2:2.) Why did Helaman name his sons after Nephi and Lehi? (Helaman 5:6.)
• Whose name do we take upon us when we are baptized? (2 Nephi 31:13.) How can we become more like Jesus Christ?
• Why did Nephi give up being the chief judge? (Helaman 5:2–4.)
• How did Jesus Christ make it possible for us to be saved from our sins? (Helaman 5:9–10.) What must we do so Jesus Christ can redeem us from our sins? (Helaman 5:11.)
• What does it mean that “it is upon the rock of our Redeemer, who is Christ, the Son of God, that ye must build your foundation”? (Helaman 5:12.) Why is Jesus Christ our only sure foundation? How can you make Jesus the foundation of your life?
• How does Satan “send forth his mighty winds, … shafts, [and] … hail” on individuals and families today? How much power does the devil have over those who build their lives on the foundation of Christ? (Helaman 5:12.)
• How did Helaman’s teachings affect Nephi and Lehi? (Helaman 5:13–14.) What have your parents taught you that has helped you in your life?
• Display the picture Nephi and Lehi in Prison. How were Nephi and Lehi protected in the prison? (Helaman 5:22–23.) How might we be helped if we are worthy?
• How did Jesus Christ communicate with the Lamanites in the prison? (Helaman 5:29–30.) What was the voice like? What did the Lord say to the Lamanites? (Helaman 5:29, 32.)
• What did Aminadab tell the Lamanites to do so the cloud of darkness would be removed? (Helaman 5:41.) What happened to the Lamanites after the darkness was taken away? (Helaman 5:43–47.) How do you think you would have felt if you had been there? How does it feel to have the Spirit in our lives? Allow the children to share experiences when they have felt the Spirit in their lives.
• Who appeared to the Lamanites? (Helaman 5:48.) What did the Lamanites do after seeing the angels? (Helaman 5:50.)
• How did those who were converted change their actions? (Helaman 5:51–52.) What are some ways we can live to show that Jesus Christ is the foundation of our testimonies?

Enrichment Activities

You may use one or more of the following activities any time during the lesson or as a review, summary, or challenge.

1. Help the children memorize the following words from Helaman 5:12: “Remember, remember that it is upon the rock of our Redeemer, who is Christ, the Son of God, that ye must build your foundation.” Challenge the children to memorize the entire verse during the week.
2. Review the fourth article of faith, and help the children memorize it. Help them understand how the principles and ordinances of the gospel help us build our lives on the foundation of Jesus Christ.
3. Sing or read the words to “Follow the Prophet”(Children’s Songbook, 110), “Keep the Commandments” (Children’s Songbook, p. 146), or “Seek the Lord Early” (Children’s Songbook, p. 108).
   DOWNLOAD these song visuals to teach songs:
   . Follow the Prophet (HERE or below)
   . Keep the Commandments (HERE or below)
   . Seek the Lord Early (HERE or below)

Conclusion

Testimony

Suggested Family Sharing

Encourage the children to share with their families a specific part of the lesson, such as a story, question, or activity, or to read with their families the “Suggested Home Reading.”

Suggested Home Reading

Suggest that the children memorize Helaman 5:12 at home as a review of this lesson.

SONG VISUALS: