COME FOLLOW ME Book of Mormon – DECEMBER Lesson 49 “Come unto Christ, and Be Perfected in Him” Moroni 10 – Activities and Song Visuals for Primary and Home, family home evening (individual families), Sunday School, Seminary

Write on the board the words Read, Remember, Ponder, and Ask. Invite the children to find these words in Moroni 10:3–4. What should we read, remember, ponder, and ask in order to gain or strengthen our testimonies of the Book of Mormon? Ask the children to look for similarities between these verses and the song “Search, Ponder, and Pray” (Children’s Songbook, 109).
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Help the children remember some of the experiences you have had together learning from the Book of Mormon. Share your feelings about the Book of Mormon, including how you have gained or strengthened your testimony that it is true. Invite the children to share their feelings and testimonies.
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Tell about a time when the Holy Ghost bore witness to you about something. Describe how you felt and how you knew it was the Holy Ghost. Help the children learn from the following scriptures about how the Spirit speaks to us: John 14:26–27; Doctrine and Covenants 6:15, 23; 8:2–3; 9:7–9; 11:12–14.

Write the gifts named in Moroni 10:9–16 on strips of paper, and put them in a gift box. Write the numbers 9 through 16 on the board, and invite the children to take turns picking a paper from the box and matching it to the verse number on the board. What do we learn about these gifts from verses 8 and 17–18?

Share the story of the coming forth of the Book of Mormon (see “Chapter 3: The Angel Moroni and the Gold Plates,” Doctrine and Covenants Stories, 13–17). Help the children identify the gifts mentioned in Moroni 10:9–16 that God gave to Joseph Smith so he could bring forth the Book of Mormon. Why does Heavenly Father want us to believe in spiritual gifts today?

Write on the board a question like What does it mean to come unto Christ? Help the children search Moroni 10:32–33 to find possible answers. Work together to list what Christ wants us to do and what He promises to do for us.

Share your favorite passages or stories from the Book of Mormon that has helped you come unto Christ, and invite the children to do the same. Review with the children the Prophet Joseph Smith’s words from the introduction to the Book of Mormon: “A man would get nearer to God by abiding by [the Book of Mormon’s] precepts, than by any other book.” Bear your testimony about how this has happened in your life.
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Moroni’s admonition to “come unto Christ” involves more than learning about Him or thinking about Him more often or even trying harder to keep His commandments, as important as these things are. Rather, this is an invitation to come unto Christ in the most complete sense possible—to become as He is. As you read Moroni 10:30–33, notice phrases that help you understand what it means to come to Christ completely, such as “lay hold upon every good gift,” “deny yourselves of all ungodliness,” and, of course, “be perfected in him” (italics added).
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How is this possible? Look for answers in Moroni 10:30–33. What is the Spirit telling you that you should do to more completely “come unto Christ, and be perfected in him”?
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See Omni 1:26; Guide to the Scriptures,
“Perfect,” scriptures.ChurchofJesusChrist.org.