COME FOLLOW ME Doctrine & Covenants
“The Hearts of the Children Shall Turn to Their Fathers”
Interactive Activities For Children and Youth
LESSON LIFESAVER Activities For CHURCH & HOME:
Primary, Sunday School, Youth Doctrine, and Family
Doctrine & Covenants LESSON 4
Teaching Come Follow Me lessons just got easier with our activities for JANUARY (week #4)
Theme: “The Hearts of the Children Shall Turn to Their Fathers”
D&C 2; Joseph Smtih—History 1:27-65
YOU WILL FIND:
• SCRIPTURE SCHOLARS to get them reading with reward stamps and pop-ups to match the lesson theme.
• Lesson-Match Interactive Activities to match the CFM curriculum for all ages.
Lesson 4 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 – 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 1-4 Scripture Scholars
JANUARY’s BUNDLE of BOOKMARKS, POP-UPs, and STAMPS. Glue STAMPS onto the STAMP KEEPER (to download separately, below).
To see TESTIMONIALS and HOW TO USE Scripture Scholars go HERE
JANUARY STAMPS $1.50
Stamps for weeks 1-5 Scripture Scholars Lessons 1-4 – Book of Mormon – Included in the BUNDLE
STAMP KEEPER (1-52 stamps) $3.00
This is included in the January BUNDLE (or, download it below)
Click on the weekly lesson posters (below) to find interactive activities:
January 20–26: “The Hearts of the Children Shall Turn to Their Fathers”
Doctrine and Covenants 2; Joseph Smith—History 1:27–65
It had been three years since God the Father and His Son, Jesus Christ, appeared to Joseph Smith in the grove, and Joseph hadn’t received any additional revelations since then. He began to wonder whether the Lord was displeased with him. Like all of us, he had made mistakes, and he felt condemned by them. Yet God still had a work for him to do. And the work Joseph was called to do is connected to what God asks of us. Joseph would bring forth the Book of Mormon; we are invited to share its message. Joseph would receive priesthood keys to turn the hearts of the children to their fathers; we can now receive ordinances for our ancestors in temples. Joseph was told of prophecies that would soon be fulfilled; we are called to help fulfill these prophecies. As we take part in God’s work, we can expect to face opposition and even persecution, just as the Prophet did. But we can also have faith that the Lord will make us instruments in His hands, just as He did for Joseph.
See also Saints, 1:20–48.
COME FOLLOW ME
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. . . MORONI BRINGS THE BOOK OF MORMON . . .
Heavenly Father called Joseph Smith to help Him do His work.
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Your children might have fun pretending to be Joseph Smith as you tell the account of Moroni’s visits in Joseph Smith—History 1:27–54 or “Chapter 3: The Angel Moroni and the Gold Plates” (in Doctrine and Covenants Stories, 13–17, or the corresponding video in Gospel Library). For example, they could fold their arms like they are praying or pretend to climb the Hill Cumorah, and so on. Then you could ask them to talk about what God called Joseph Smith to do and how we are blessed as a result. For example, how have we been blessed because Joseph Smith translated the Book of Mormon? How has his work helped us come closer to Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ?
God will prepare me to work in His kingdom.
Joseph was only 17 years old when he first saw the gold plates. They weren’t entrusted to his care, however, until four years later. Read Joseph Smith—History 1:48–60, looking for what happened in Joseph’s life during that time. How do you think these events prepared him for the work God called him to do? What experiences have you had that have prepared you to serve God and others? What are you currently experiencing that can help you prepare for future service?
ALL AGES
AGES 1-5
AGES 4-7
AGES 8-11-Teens
ALL AGES
ALL AGES
. . . WORK IN GOD’S KINGDOM . . .
God has a work for me to do.
It’s one thing to believe that God had a work for Joseph Smith to do—we can look back on his life and clearly see what he accomplished. But have you ever considered that God has a work for you too? As you read Joseph Smith—History 1:27–33, think about what that work might be. How does it contribute to the ongoing Restoration of the Savior’s gospel?
Elder Gary E. Stevenson taught: “As we come unto Christ and help others do the same, we participate in God’s work of salvation and exaltation, which focuses on divinely appointed responsibilities. … These responsibilities are simple, inspirational, motivating, and doable. Here they are:
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Living the gospel of Jesus Christ
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Caring for those in need
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Inviting all to receive the gospel
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Uniting families for eternity” (“Simply Beautiful—Beautifully Simple,” Liahona, Nov. 2021, 47).
Ponder the experiences you’ve had participating in each of these divinely appointed responsibilities. What would the Savior have you do next? There is a Topics and Questions page for each of these responsibilities (see “Our Role in God’s Work of Salvation and Exaltation,” Gospel Library). You might explore these pages to help you answer this question.
You may sometimes feel like the Lord can’t use you because of mistakes you’ve made. What do you learn from Joseph Smith’s experience in Joseph Smith—History 1:28–29? How can you know your “standing before [God]”?
ALL AGES
AGES 1-5
ALL AGES
AGES 8-11
AGES 8-11
TEENS
TEENS
ALL AGES
. . . GOSPEL RESTORED . . .
By restoring His gospel, the Savior fulfilled ancient prophecies.
When Moroni appeared to Joseph Smith, he quoted several Old and New Testament prophecies, such as Isaiah 11 “The knowledge about God will cover the earth in the Millennium”; Acts 3:22–23 “A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me . . .”; and Joel 2:28–32 “for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance.”As you read Joseph Smith—History 1:34–47 Book of Mormon on gold plates with Urim and Thummim (to translate), think about why these prophecies might have been important for Joseph to know. Why are they important for you to know?
You could also read what Elder David A. Bednar taught about Moroni’s first visit to Joseph Smith in “With the Power of God in Great Glory” (Liahona, Nov. 2021, 28).
ALL AGES
Millennium
Youth can look for the signs of Jesus before He comes again and after He comes (during the millennium). Where are we now and where will we be in the coming times? Place the signs around the world to mark BEFORE His coming and AFTER.
ALL AGES
PROPHET JOSEPH SMITH
Acts 3:22–23 “A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me . . .”
“Joseph Smith, the Prophet and Seer of the Lord, has done more, save Jesus only, for the salvation of men in this world, than any other man that ever lived in it. …”
ALL AGES
BOOK OF MORMON
ALL AGES
BOOK OF MORMON
Book of Mormon on gold plates with Urim and Thummim (to translate)
Tell the youth that this book was first set in type by hand taking a lot of time to place the letters just right in the spaces. As we read this Book daily think of the effort to bring it to us today.
. . . MY FAMILY TREE . . .
. . . FAMILIES CAN BE FOREVER . . .
The Lord sent Elijah to turn my heart to my ancestors.
What do words like “plant,” “hearts,” and “turn” in this section teach you about the mission of Elijah and the blessings of the priesthood keys he restored? How have you felt your heart turn toward your ancestors? Think of ways you can experience such feelings more often. Seeking your ancestors and performing ordinances for them in the temple is one way (see FamilySearch.org). What others can you think of?
See also Doctrine and Covenants 110:13–16; Gerrit W. Gong, “Happy and Forever,” Liahona, Nov. 2022, 83–86.
Learning about my ancestors can bring me joy.
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Children can become excited about and feel the joy of family history. To help them, you could share stories or pictures of your ancestors. Talk with your children about what life was like for their ancestors when they were children. Your children could also enjoy some of the family history activities on FamilySearch.org/discovery.
Heavenly Father wants families to be sealed in the temple.
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Perhaps you and your children would enjoy looking at some pictures of your family, possibly including a picture of your family at a temple (or see Gospel Art Book, no. 120). You could then read Doctrine and Covenants 2 and share with each other your thoughts about why we have temples and why Heavenly Father wants families to be together forever. Consider singing together “Families Can Be Together Forever” (Children’s Songbook, 188). What does this song say we can do to be with our family forever?
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ALL AGES
AGES 1-5
AGES 4-7
TEENS
ALL AGES
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INDEX:
FAMILY LOVE
• FAMILY FUN,
• ETERNAL FAMILY,
• FAMILY HISTORY
• FAMILY PROCLAMATIONS
Activities to Make Learning Fun
. . . REPENTANCE AND FORGIVENESS . . .
I can repent and be forgiven.
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We all sometimes feel “condemned for [our] weakness and imperfections,” as Joseph Smith did. You and your children could study Joseph Smith—History 1:29 together, looking for what Joseph did when he felt that way. What can we learn from his example that can help us when we make mistakes? Why is it important to know that Joseph was called by God even though he was not perfect?
ALL AGES
AGES 1-5
AGES 4-7
AGES 8-11
JANUARY 2025 Music Song Visuals for Singing Time
“Follow the Prophet,” Children’s Songbook, 110 DOWNLOAD song visuals (HERE)
“Search, Ponder, and Pray,” Children’s Songbook, 109 DOWNLOAD song visuals (HERE)
SUMMARY OF SUBJECTS FOR:
DOCTRINE &COVENANTS
Scripture reference
DECEMVER (week 4)
Lesson 4: January 20-26, 2025
“The Hearts of the Children Shall Turn to Their Fathers”
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