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Old Testament LESSON 6
Here are Instant COME FOLLOW ME Activities for FEBRUARY (week #1) Theme: “Noah Found Grace in the Eyes of the Lord” Genesis 6-11; Moses 8
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OLD TESTAMENT Genesis 6-11; Moses 8
FEBRUARY (week 1)
Lesson 6: January 31 – February 6, 2022
“Noah Found Grace in the Eyes of the Lord”
Discussion Topics (activities below) ⇓
PRIMARY – HOME
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• Following the prophet will bless me and my family.
• We need to remember our covenants.
• God will keep His promises to us.
• The only way to reach heaven is by following Jesus Christ.
INDIVIDUALS & FAMILIES
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• There is spiritual safety in following the Lord’s prophet.
• Tokens or symbols help us remember our covenants with the Lord.
• The only way to reach heaven is by following Jesus Christ.
SUNDAY SCHOOL / SEMINARY – TEENS
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• There is spiritual safety in following the Lord’s prophet.
• Tokens or symbols help us remember our covenants .
• The only way to reach heaven is by following Jesus Christ.
Lesson 6 Scripture Scholars
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• BOOKMARKS with Come, Follow Me scriptures to read and discuss topics for Primary and Individuals and Families. Also, for Sunday School (teens).
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. . . BLESSED AS WE FOLLOW THE PROPHET . . .
Genesis 6:14–22; 7–8; Moses 8:16–30
Following the prophet will bless me and my family.
As children learn to follow the prophet, they will be blessed and kept spiritually safe, just as Noah’s family was kept safe from the Flood.
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Read to the children Moses 8:19–20, emphasizing what the Lord commanded Noah to do. Help the children understand that Noah was a prophet and that his family was saved from the Flood because they followed him. Ask the children if they know who our prophet is today. Show a picture of him, and help the children repeat his name.
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Bring to class pictures or objects that represent teachings of the current prophet, such as the scriptures or a picture of a temple. Let the children take turns selecting an item and telling what they know about it. Explain to them what the item represents. Encourage them to draw a picture of themselves obeying what the prophet has taught. Bear your testimony about the blessings of following the prophet.
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In your own words, tell the story of Noah and the ark (see “Noah and His Family” in Old Testament Stories; see also “Follow the Prophet,” Children’s Songbook, 110–11, verse 3).
DOWNLOAD Follow the Prophet song visuals (HERE or below)Help the children act out parts of the story—for example, by pretending to use a tool to build the ark or walking like animals entering the ark.
Children are growing up in a wicked world, similar in some ways to the world during Noah’s time. Noah’s experience can give them confidence that they can find spiritual safety as they follow the prophet.
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Help the children choose verses from Genesis 6:14–22; 7–8 that they could depict in a drawing. Use their drawings to teach them the story of Noah. Ask the children to share what they learn from the story.
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Show a picture of Noah (see Gospel Art Book, nos. 7–8) and the current prophet. Help the children search Moses 8:16, 19–20, 23–24 to find things Noah taught that our Church leaders still teach today. How are we blessed when we obey these teachings?
DOWNLOAD Our Prophet Speaks match game (HERE or below)
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Share something that the current prophet has recently taught. Ask the children to write something the prophet has taught on strips of paper, and help them arrange the strips into the shape of an ark. How are these teachings like the ark that Noah built?
Get children read for April conference coming up with:
DOWNLOAD Conference Bingo (HERE or below)
DOWNLOAD lesson-match activities and song visuals (below)
Follow the Prophet song (above) VERSE 3:
Noah was a prophet called to preach the word,
Tried to cry repentance, but nobody heard.
They were busy sinning—Noah preached in vain.
They wished they had listened when they saw the rain.
People in the time of Noah became wicked and the flood was the next step/destruction as shown in the Cycle of History (like the above activity).
. . . BAPTISMAL PROMISES . . .
DOWNLOAD Baptism Promises two-sided puzzle (Ages 4-7 – HERE or below)
We need to remember our covenants.
When we are baptized, we make covenants with God to obey His commandments. In Genesis 9:15–17, the rainbow is identified as a reminder of God’s covenant. These verses can inspire the children to seek ways to remember their covenants with God.
DOWNLOAD When I Am Baptized song visuals* detailed below (HERE or below) about rainbows, baptism, and forgiveness
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Show the children something you have that reminds you of something important in your life, such as a wedding ring, a picture, or a journal. Let the children share their own examples. Read together Genesis 9:15–17 (see also Joseph Smith Translation, Genesis 9:21–25 [in the Bible appendix]). What does Heavenly Father want us to think about when we see a rainbow?
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Remind the children of the covenants they made when they were baptized and that they renew each time they take the sacrament (see Mosiah 18:8–10; Doctrine and Covenants 20:77, 79). Let the children draw or create something to remind them of their covenants.
DOWNLOAD Always Remember Him Sacrament – Thinking Faces & Sing-a-Song Circles POST-AND-PRESENT Activity (HERE or below)
DOWNLOAD Baptism Promises match game POST-AND-PRESENT Activity (HERE or below)
God will keep His promises to us.
It is important for children to know that God keeps His promises, especially as they prepare to make covenants with Him when they are baptized.
DOWNLOAD I Will Think about Jesus poster or coloring page (HERE or below Ages 1-5)
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Invite the children to draw pictures of rainbows. Read to them Genesis 9:15–16, and ask them to listen for the word remember. Invite them to hold up their rainbows when they hear the word. Explain that rainbows are reminders of the promises God has made to us.
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Talk with the children about some of God’s promises—for example, that we can return to Heavenly Father if we follow Jesus Christ or that God will send the Holy Ghost to comfort us. Bear your testimony that God always keeps His promises.
DOWNLOAD The Holy Ghost song visuals (HERE or below)
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Use pictures to tell the children about covenants we make with God, such as pictures of a child being baptized, the sacrament, and a temple (see Gospel Art Book, nos. 104, 108, 120)
*When I Am Baptized (song) lyrics:
1st verse:
I like to look for rainbows whenever there is rain
And ponder on the beauty of an earth made clean again.
CHORUS I want my life to be as clean as earth right after rain. I want to be the best I can and live with God again.
2nd verse:
I know when I am baptized my wrongs are washed away,
And I can be forgiven and improve myself each day.
CHORUS ⇑DOWNLOAD lesson-match activities and song visuals (below)
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. . . TO REACH HEAVEN, FOLLOW JESUS . . .
The only way to reach heaven is by following Jesus Christ.
The people of Babel thought they could reach heaven by building a tower rather than by living the gospel of Jesus Christ. How can you help the children understand that following the Savior is the only way back to our Heavenly Father?
DOWNLOAD Return to Heaven Ordinances Opportunity Game (HERE or below – Ages 8-11)
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Tell the story of the Tower of Babel in your own words, or read the story found in “The Tower of Babel” (in Old Testament Stories). Encourage the children to help you by sharing what they know about the story.
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Let the children build a tower out of blocks or other objects. Then show the children a picture of the Savior, and ask them which is the way to return to Heavenly Father—building a tower or following Jesus Christ? Invite the children to tell about things they can do to follow the Savior.
DOWNLOAD Growing Like Jesus Inch-by-Inch Growth Chart (HERE or below)
OLDER CHILDREN/YOUTH
While people today might not try to build towers in order to reach heaven, many try to find peace and happiness by following paths other than the one Jesus Christ has established. How might you use the story of the Tower of Babel to teach this principle?
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Ask the children to share what they know about the story of the Tower of Babel (see Genesis 11:1–9). According to Helaman 6:28, why did the people of Babel build the tower? Why was building this tower the wrong way to reach heaven? What advice would we give to the people of Babel?
DOWNLOAD Buzz your way to heaven! “Bee” Obedient doorknob sign (HERE or below)
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Invite the children to search 2 Nephi 31:20–21 and Helaman 3:28 to find the right way to reach heaven. Bear your testimony of the Savior Jesus Christ.
DOWNLOAD lesson-match activities and song visuals (below)
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For thrones, dominions, kingdoms, pow’rs,
And glory great and bliss are ours,
If we, throughout eternity,
Obey his words, “Come, follow me.”
SUMMARY OF SUBJECTS FOR:
Genesis 6-11; Moses 8
FEBRUARY (week 1)
LESSON 6: January 31 – February 6, 2022
“Noah Found Grace in the Eyes of the Lord”