PRIMARY Class & Family Scripture Study
“These Twelve Jesus Sent Forth”
Interactive Activities For Youth
New Testament LESSON 11
Teaching Primary & Home – Come Follow Me just got easier with our activities for MARCH (week #2)
Theme: “These Twelve Jesus Sent Forth”
Matthew 9-10; Mark 5; Luke 9
YOU WILL FIND:
• SCRIPTURE SCHOLARS to get them reading.
• Then scroll down to find Lesson-Match Interactive Activities to match the CFM curriculum
TEENS
See our new SUNDAY SCHOOL interactive activities for this month RIGHT HERE
Lesson 11 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 10-13 Scripture Scholars
March’s BUNDLE of BOOKMARKS, POP-UPs, and STAMPS. Glue STAMPS onto the STAMP KEEPER (to download separately, below).
MARCH STAMPS $1.50
Stamps for weeks 1-4 Scripture Scholars Lessons 10-13 – New Testament – Included in the BUNDLE
STAMP KEEPER (1-53 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:
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. . . PRIESTHOOD BLESSINGS HEAL . . .
Jesus has the power to heal me.
The Savior repeatedly showed His power to heal those who had faith in Him. You can help the children you teach build their faith in His healing power.
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Tell the children the story of the daughter of Jairus (see Mark 5:22–23, 35–43). At the appropriate point in the story, read Jesus’s words “I say unto thee, arise” (verse 41), and invite the children to stand up. Help the children understand that Jesus has the power to heal people and give us eternal life.
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Show a picture of the account in Matthew 9:20–22 as you read these verses. Help the children memorize the phrase “Thy faith hath made thee whole” (verse 22). To do this, you could assign each child a word, and then have the children say their words in order several times. How did the woman show that she had faith in Jesus Christ? What can we do to show that we have faith in Christ?
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Ask the children to close their eyes and listen as you read from Matthew 9:27–30. When you read about Jesus healing the blind men, invite the children to open their eyes. Invite the children to talk about how they would feel if Jesus had healed them.
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Use this week’s activity page to help the children learn the story of the Savior raising Jairus’s daughter from the dead.
OLDER CHILDREN
Reading the accounts of the Savior healing people can help the children you teach build their faith in Him. These accounts can also help them feel His compassion and love.
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Read together the accounts of Jesus healing people found in Matthew 9:20–22, 27–30 and Mark 5:22–23, 35–43 (or show the videos “Jesus Heals a Woman of Faith” and “Jesus Raises the Daughter of Jairus” on ChurchofJesusChrist.org). How did the people in these stories show their faith in Jesus Christ? What do we learn about the Savior from these stories?
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Invite the children to share experiences when they or someone they know received a priesthood blessing for the healing of the sick. How were they healed or blessed? Explain that sometimes a miraculous healing is not the Lord’s will, but we can still be blessed by His love and comfort.
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ACTIVITIES FOR:
Jesus has to power to heal.
POST-AND-PRESENT ACTIVITY. PRIESTHOOD BLESSINGS show-and-tell. Youth can learn ways the priesthood blesses us, to: Bless a baby, baptize, confirm and give the power of the Holy Ghost, heal the sick, bless the sacrament and temple blessings. Children’s hands can be traced and placed next to specific blessings received. READ MORE
AGES 1-5 PRIESTHOOD BLESSINGS poster or coloring page. Children can view blessings that come from the priesthood (the power of God) with these five spotlights: Baby blessing, sacrament, baptism, receiving the Holy Ghost, and a blessing for the sick. READ MORE
AGES 4-7 THE PRIESTHOOD HEALS band-aid bandelo. Children can wear this necklace bandelo to remind them, “When it is sick that I am feeling, I’ll let the Priesthood do the healing.” Talk about the power of the Melchizedek Priesthood Jesus had and gives to worthy men today to bless and heal the sick. Tell the story of how Jesus healed Jarus’s daughter in the lesson. READ MORE
AGES 8-11 PRIESTHOOD POCKETS blessing my life puzzle. Youth can discover how the Priesthood blesses their life by filling in the blanks and drawing a line from the “BUTTON” blessing to the matching definition of the blessing “POCKET.” For example, the BUTTON “Blessing a baby” matches with the POCKET “Give a name and a blessing.” READ MORE
SCRIPTURE MEMORIZATION. BLESSINGS OF THE PRIESTHOOD D&C 84:35 scripture poster/card set. Youth can learn that as they receive God’s priesthood or priesthood blessings they are receiving God’s power and blessings. Doctrine and Covenants 84:35: “And also all they who receive this priesthood receive me, saith the Lord.” READ MORE
SINGING TIME. “THE PRIESTHOOD IS RESTORED” song visuals. Youth can know from this song that “The priesthood is restored, The truth made known to man, That God has spoken to the earth, His pow’r is here again.” God’s priesthood was taken from the earth after Jesus and His apostles died. The priesthood power restored is the power to baptize, give the Holy Ghost, temple ordinances, and more. READ MORE
. . . CALLED TO DO MISSIONARY WORK . . .
Jesus called Twelve Apostles and gave them power to do His work.
Do the children you teach know that we have twelve Apostles today? How can you use these verses to teach them about the importance of modern-day Apostles and what they are called to do?
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Summarize Matthew 10:1–10 in simple terms. Explain that Jesus calls Apostles to help Him build His Church. Let the children count the Apostles in the picture Christ Ordaining the Apostles (Gospel Art Book, no. 38) and in a picture of the current Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (see ChurchofJesusChrist.org or a general conference issue of the Liahona). Explain that we have twelve Apostles today, just as in Jesus’s time. Share your testimony of the Lord’s Apostles and of something they have taught recently.
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Hide pictures of the modern-day Apostles around the room (for pictures, see a recent general conference issue of the Liahona). Invite the children to find the pictures, and tell them a little about each Apostle (see “Meet Today’s Prophets and Apostles” at ChurchofJesusChrist.org).
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Invite a child to hold up a picture of the First Presidency and a picture of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. Ask the child to lead the other children around the room to a picture of Jesus. Testify that the prophets and apostles lead us to Jesus Christ.
The Twelve Apostles can teach me about Jesus.
How can learning about the Twelve Apostles in Christ’s day help the children better understand what the Twelve Apostles do today?
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Show pictures of the Apostles in Jesus’s time and in our day (see Christ Ordaining the Apostles [Gospel Art Book, no. 38] and a recent conference issue of the Liahona). Ask the children to read Matthew 10:7 to find out what Apostles do (see also Luke 9:1–2, 6; Doctrine and Covenants 107:23).
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Invite the children to write on the board the names of as many of the original Apostles as they can remember. Then ask them to list as many living Apostles as they can remember. Let them check their lists with Matthew 10:2–4 and a recent conference issue of the Liahona. You could also play a matching game in which the children match each living Apostle’s name with his picture. Pictures can be found at ChurchofJesusChrist.org.
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Several days before class, invite a few children to come prepared to share a story told by one of the living Apostles (see issues of the Liahona or Friend for ideas). How did that Apostle use the story to inspire us to become more like the Savior?
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Share several examples of modern-day Apostles’ testimonies of Christ with the children (see recent general conference messages or “The Living Christ: The Testimony of the Apostles” [ChurchofJesusChrist.org]).
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Help the children memorize and understand Articles of Faith 1:6.
DOWNLOAD Articles of Faith 1:6 (HERE or below)
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ACTIVITIES FOR:
Jesus called Twelve Apostles and gave them power to do His work.
The Twelve Apostles can teach me about Jesus.
POST-AND-PRESENT ACTIVITY. I “BEE” LIEVE SWEET TESTIMONY SHARING. Share with youth that they can gain testimony through the Holy Ghost as they study and pray. Then, BEAR THEIR TESTIMONY spontaneously about the gospel: Jesus Christ, the Book of Mormon, Temples (forever families), Joseph Smith, the True Church, the Living Prophet, and the Priesthood. READ MORE
AGES 1-5 I CAN HELP AT CHURCH! poster or coloring page. Children help by Picking up trash, Thanking the teacher for the lesson, and Saying prayer when asked. The Home Activity (to parents): “Help me realize we can all help at church. I can be helpful, and reverent, and remember to say thank you to those who have helped me.” They can also tell others what they learned about Jesus. READ MORE
AGES 4-7 SHARE TESTIMONY Ammon & King Lamoni hinged missionary dolls. Children can share this story of missionary work found in Alma 17-19, a Book of Mormon story. Ammon had a strong testimony as he was taught by the Spirit to teach King Lamoni. This Lamanite king believed his story of Jesus Christ and wanted to share the gospel too! The doll visuals help tell about the conversions. READ MORE
AGES 8-11. APOSTLES WERE SPECIAL WITNESSES OF JESUS match game. Youth will learn that the Apostles were chosen by Jesus to be His special witnesses, to be teachers, and examples. Each could learn about specific disciples and what they were taught about Jesus. READ MORE
MEMORIZATION ACTIVITY. JESUS CHRIST’S CHURCH THEN AND NOW Articles of Faith 1:6. Youth can learn Articles of Faith 1:6: “We believe in the same organization that existed in the Primitive Church.” This way they can know that Jesus brought back all of His Church organization when the Prophet Joseph Smith restored these to the earth again. READ MORE
SINGING FUN. “I WANT TO BE A MISSIONARY NOW” song visuals. Youth will want to let their friends and family know they have a testimony of their own. They can do this now, not wait until they are mission-age. As their testimony makes them happy they can share it, e.g., “the gospel was restored,” “the Book of Mormon came to be” and more. Write the words on the cue cards to place on the back of the visuals. READ MORE
. . . FOLLOWING IN JESUS’ FOOTSTEPS . . .
Following Jesus Christ requires sacrifice.
How will you help the children understand what it means to “lose” their lives as they follow the Savior?
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Tell the children about a time when you gave up something in order to get something better. Invite the children to share examples of their own. Then read together Luke 9:23–25. Explain that Jesus wants us to be willing to give up anything to follow Him. While He may not ask us to literally give up our lives, what does He ask us to give? (see Joseph Smith Translation, Matthew 16:26 [in Matthew 16:24, footnote e]).
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Write several Christlike qualities on pieces of paper and the opposites of those qualities on other pieces of paper (such as love and selfishness, humility and pride, and so on). Write the words save and lose as headings on the board, and invite the children to sort the qualities under the appropriate headings. Give the children time to ponder the Christlike qualities on the board and to choose one to develop more fully.
ACTIVITIES FOR:
Following Jesus requires sacrifice.
POST-AND-PRESENT ACTIVITY. FOLLOWING JESUS’ FOOTSTEPS match and ponder. Youth take turns MATCHING AS THEY CHOOSE: Jesus’ example shoes, and shoes today, stating how they will follow Him “ponder the path of thy feet” (Proverbs 4:26). READ MORE
AGES 1-5 FOLLOW IN JESU’S STEPS example sandals. Help children learn that Jesus is the perfect example that we can follow. Put on the sandals to walk in His steps as you talk about things Jesus did to live God’s commandments. For example, be kind, smile, love others, be helpful, say “please” and “thank you.” READ MORE
AGES 4-7 I AM HAPPY WHEN I FOLLOW JESUS decision maze. Children can learn the difference between following Jesus and not following him with this FIND THE JESUS ACTION maze. Examples: Love Others, Say a Bad Word (which one would Jesus do?) This is how they will find their way out of the maze as they choose the Jesus path. Children can compete to see who gets there first. READ MORE
AGES 8-11 FAITHFUL FOOTSTEPS goal flip chart. Youth can flip charts to learn how to walk in the steps of Jesus, keep their baptismal covenants, partake of the sacrament and make temple covenants. WRITE WAYS TO GAIN EXALTATION: Pray; Tithing; Church; Scriptures; Choose the right. READ MORE
SCRIPTURE MEMORIZATION. GO AND DO 1 Nephi 3:7 scripture poster/card set. As youth memorize the words of Nephi they will know how to truly follow Jesus. “I will go and do the things which the Lord hath commanded, for I know that the Lord giveth no commandments unto the children of men, save he shall prepare a way for them that they may accomplish the thing which he commandeth them.” READ MORE
SINGING TIME. “I’M TRYING TO BE LIKE JESUS” song visuals. Youth find it easy to follow Jesus when they memorize these words telling us to listen to the Holy Ghost guide us to make the right choices and to love others as Jesus does. We can be good neighbors, serve our friends, and look forward to when He comes again. READ MORE
SUMMARY OF SUBJECTS FOR:
NEW TESTAMENT
Matthew 9-10; Mark 5; Luke 9
MARCH (week 2)
Lesson 11: March 6-12, 2023
“These Twelve Jesus Sent Forth”
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