COME, FOLLOW ME Activities to Make Learning Fun!
BOOK OF MORMON
Children and Youth Activities For:
• Primary opening/music
• Primary classes
• Home Devotionals
• Family Home Evening
• Sunday School
• Seminary
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BOOK OF MORMON
Lesson 33: August 17-23, 2020
Helaman 1-6
“The Rock of Our Redeemer”
Discussion Topics (activities below) ⇓
PRIMARY – HOME
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• I will build my foundation of Jesus Christ.
• The Holy Ghost whispers with a still, small voice.
• When I am humble, Heavenly Father will bless me.
• Repentance replaces spiritual darkness with light.
INDIVIDUALS & FAMILIES
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• Pride separates me from the Spirit and strength of the Lord. HUMBLE
• I can be sanctified as I yield my heart to God. FOLLOW JESUS
• My faith is strengthened by “the greatness of the evidences [I have] received. FAITH
SUNDAY SCHOOL / SEMINARY – TEENS
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• Pride separates us from the Spirit and strength of the Lord.
• Sanctification comes from yielding our hearts to God.
• If we make Jesus Christ our foundation, we cannot fall.
• Our faith is strengthened by “the greatness of the evidences [we have] received.”
ACTIVITY OPTIONS:
#1 SCRIPTURE SCHOLARS (scripture reading bookmarks with reward stamps, and pop-ups to place in binding next to featured scripture for the lesson)
#2 LESSON LIFESAVER Activities & Song Visuals (for all ages)
Lesson 33 Scripture Scholars
Week’s Scripture Scholars BOOKMARKS & scripture POP-UP Includes:
• BOOKMARKS with Come, Follow Me scriptures to read and discuss topics for Primary and Individuals and Families. Also, for Sunday School (teens).
• POP-UP to glue in scripture binding next to scripture you underline.
EXTRA ITEMS (not included) … THERE’S MORE:
• STAMP. Award readers with a STAMP for the week’s scripture reading. See below to find matching STAMPS.
• STAMP KEEPER. These can be placed on the STAMP KEEPER (see below) where you can collect 50 stamps for the year.
Lessons 30-34 Scripture Scholars
August’s BUNDLE of BOOKMARKS, POP-UPs, and STAMPS
Glue STAMPS onto the STAMP KEEPER (below).
August STAMPS
For AUGUST Lessons 30-34 (Book of Mormon). STAMPS to award scripture readers for reading scriptures on the BOOKMARKS. Place these on the STAMP KEEPER (found below/right)
LESSON LIFESAVER Activities
LESSON 33 “THE ROCK OF OUR REDEEMER” SUBJECTS:
• JESUS IS MY FOUNDATION
• HOLY GHOST TESTIFIES
• HUMILITY OR DESTRUCTION
• REPENTANCE BRINGS LIGHT
(over 100 activities to choose from) ⇓
. . . JESUS IS MY FOUNDATION . . .
I can build my foundation on Jesus Christ.
Helaman taught his sons Nephi and Lehi to build their lives on the rock of our Redeemer. Ponder how you will do the same for the children you teach.
DOWNLOAD “Build upon My Rock” Rock & Body Puzzle (HERE or below)
Possible Activities
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Show a picture of a temple or another building, and explain that buildings need strong foundations so they won’t fall down in wind and storms. To illustrate this, invite the children to try to move a rock by blowing on it.
DOWNLOAD “Wise Man and the Foolish Man” song visuals (HERE or below)
Read the first few lines of Helaman 5:12, and ask the children to raise their hands when they hear who the “rock” is that should be our foundation.
DOWNLOAD “Wise Man and Foolish Man” flip-flag (HERE or below) -
Invite the children to do actions as you read Helaman 5:12. For example, they could wave their arms when you read about the devil’s “mighty storm” and stand in one place when you read about the “rock of our Redeemer.”
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Invite the children to help you build a structure using blocks or other materials. Begin by forming a “sure foundation,” and talk to them about how Jesus Christ should be the foundation of our lives. Ask the children to share things they can do to follow Jesus Christ, and let them add a block to the structure’s foundation for each thing they share.
DOWNLOAD “How Firm a Foundation,” Hymns 85 (HERE or below)
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Talk to children about building a foundation of Jesus Christ using the following activity (shown).
Give the Lesson: Nephi and Lehi in Prison – Helaman 5 (HERE). Then present this activity (DOWNLOAD HERE, shown). Help children build a sure foundation to build upon the rock, which is Jesus Christ. Let each youth create a CTR Commitment Calendar to look at each day Monday through Sunday to commit their lives to live the teachings of Jesus. Have youth 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.
ALL AGES
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AGES 4-7
AGES 8-11
TEENS
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. . . HOLY GHOST TESTIFIES . . .
The Holy Ghost whispers with a still, small voice.
The description in Helaman 5:29–30 and 45–47 of the voice that the Lamanites heard is similar to the way we often describe how the Holy Ghost speaks. You can use these verses to help the children recognize the voice of the Spirit.
Share the account of Nephi and Lehi in prison. You might use “Chapter 37: Nephi and Lehi in Prison” (Book of Mormon Stories, 99–102, or the corresponding video (shown below). When you talk about the voice the Lamanites heard, speak in a soft voice. Repeat the story a few times, and invite the children to whisper with you. Tell the children about times when the Holy Spirit has whispered to you and strengthened your testimony.
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Read Helaman 5:30, and sing with the children a song about the Holy Ghost, such as “The Still Small Voice” (Children’s Songbook, 106–7). Point out words in the scripture verse and the song that describe how the Holy Ghost speaks to us (see also Helaman 5:45–47). Use Helaman 5:29 and your own experiences to share with the children a few examples of good things the Holy Ghost can inspire us to do.
Nephi and Lehi in Prison
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.
ALL AGES
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AGES 4-7
AGES 8-11
TEENS
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Children, God delights to teach you
By his Holy Spirit’s voice.
ALL AGES
. . . HUMILITY & PROSPERITY . . .
When I am humble, Heavenly Father will bless me.
The Book of Mormon contains many examples of the dangers of pride and the blessings of humility, and several of these examples appear in Helaman 1–6. As you study these chapters, ponder how you can use these examples to teach the children in your class.
Possible Activities
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Let the children help you draw on the board the following diagram of the “pride cycle.” Read together Helaman 3:24, 33–34 and 4:11–15, and invite the children to point to the parts of the cycle these verses describe.
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Write the words Humble and Prideful on the board. Write a few examples of humble or prideful actions on slips of paper, and invite the children to take turns selecting a paper and putting it next to the word on the board that describes that action. What are some of the ways we can choose to be humble?
Make the following wordstrips: Righteousness Blessings Prosperity Pride Wickedness Suffering or destruction Humility Repentance
Explain that throughout history when people have been righteous, Heavenly Father has blessed them with prosperity. Unfortunately, this prosperity can lead to pride and wickedness and sometimes complete destruction.
Explain that this is what happened to the Jaredites. At first, they were a righteous people and were blessed and prospered.
DOWNLOAD “Jaredites Go to the Promised Land! crossword puzzle (HERE)
(Draw a large circle on the chalkboard, and have the children put up the word-strips “Righteousness,” “Blessings,” and “Prosperity” in the proper places on the circle [see the following illustration].)
DOWNLOAD Cycle of History Wheel (HERE or below)
Then the Jaredites became proud and rejected the prophets. The people became so wicked that they were entirely destroyed. (Have the children put up the word-strips “Pride,” “Wickedness,” and “Suffering or destruction” in the proper places on the circle.) Explain that if the Jaredites had humbled themselves and repented before they were destroyed, they could have returned to enjoying the blessings of righteous living. (Have the children put up the word-strips “Humility” and “Repentance” in the proper places on the circle.) Help the children understand that this cycle often happens in our personal lives as well as in the history of nations. SEE MORE IN THIS LESSON ⇓
DOWNLOAD Cycle of History Wheel (HERE or below)
ALL AGES
AGES 1-5
AGES 4-7
AGES 8-11
TEENS
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. . . REPENTANCE BRINGS LIGHT . . .
Repentance replaces spiritual darkness with light.
The Lamanites who went to the prison to kill Nephi and Lehi were surrounded by literal darkness. When we sin, we are in spiritual darkness. Helaman 5:20–52 teaches us how our spiritual “cloud of darkness” can be lifted (verse 41).
Possible Activities
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Make the classroom as dark as possible; then read or summarize the account in Helaman 5:20–40 using a small flashlight. How might the Lamanites have felt while in the dark? Invite the children to listen for what Aminadab taught the people to do so that the darkness would be lifted, and then read verse 41. Then turn the lights on, and read verses 42–48 together. What do these verses teach us about the blessings that repentance brings to our lives?
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Invite the children to imagine that they are teaching a younger child about the Holy Ghost. How could they use Helaman 5:29–33, 44–47 to teach what the voice of the Spirit feels like and some of the things the Spirit tells us? How has the Holy Ghost inspired you to repent? Invite the children to share experiences when they have felt the peace and comfort of the Holy Ghost.
DOWNLOAD “Invites the Spirit – Turns the Spirit Away” Game (HERE)
ALL AGES
AGES 1-5
AGES 4-7
AGES 8-11
TEENS
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