PRIMARY & Home Come Follow Me Activities – AUGUST (week 3) New Testament “Overcome Evil with Good“ with Scripture Scholars bookmarks & pop-ups – Romans 7-16

Help the children memorize the phrase “[Nothing] shall be able to separate us from the love of God” (Romans 8:39). Think about a way to illustrate this truth. For instance, you could bring two boards you have nailed together, one labeled “us” and the other “the love of God.” Let the children see if they can separate the boards.

Show a picture of the sun, or invite the children to look out a window and see the sunshine. How is the sun like Heavenly Father’s love? Help the children see that although the sun is far away, it can help us feel warm. We can feel Heavenly Father’s love all the time, even though He is not physically with us. Sing together a song about Heavenly Father’s love, such as “My Heavenly Father Loves Me” (Children’s Songbook, 228–29).
DOWNLOAD My Heavenly Father Loves Me song visuals (HERE or below)

OLDER CHILDREN

Heavenly Father’s plan makes it possible for us to become like Him and inherit all that He has. This truth can inspire the children you teach to live the gospel more faithfully.

Read Romans 10:17 to the children, and show them pictures of settings in which they can hear the word of God (like family scripture study, church classes, or general conference; see this week’s activity page). Ask the children when they have heard God’s word.

Tell a story about a child who listens to the word of God in various ways. While you are telling the story, blow up a balloon little by little to represent how the child’s faith grows each time he or she hears the word of God.

To help the children understand that their faith can grow, help them sing “Faith” (Children’s Songbook, 96–97).
DOWNLOAD Faith song visuals (HERE or below)
As they sing, ask them to pretend to be seeds (in the garden) by crouching down. Every time they sing the word faith, have them rise up a little like a growing plant.

Hide in the classroom a set of scriptures, a picture of the President of the Church, and a copy of the Friend magazine. Ask the children to find these things and share how each makes it possible for us to hear God’s word. See this from the Friend Magazine “How You Can Be a Missionary” by President Russell M. Nelson (HERE) See the Prophet’s STAR (*) suggestions in the activities below (*).

OLDER CHILDREN

Children have many opportunities to hear the word of God. Help them see how hearing God’s word can strengthen their faith.

Explain that Paul was thankful for the help he received from a woman named Phebe and a married couple named Priscilla and Aquila (see Romans 16:1–4). Ask the children to draw pictures of Paul and these three people as you read these verses.

Invite each child to share something nice that someone did for him or her recently. Help the children make thank-you cards for those people.

Help the children learn how to say thank you in different languages. The song “Children All Over the World” (Children’s Songbook, 16–17) can help.

Invite a child to read Romans 14:10, 13. Ask the other children to count how many times Paul used the word judge. What does it mean to judge someone? Why should we avoid judging others?

Show a picture of someone, and ask the children what we know about this person only by looking at the picture. What are some things we don’t know about him or her? Why is the Lord the best one to judge this person? (see 1 Samuel 16:7).