PRIMARY & Home Come Follow Me Activities – SEPTEMBER (week 2) New Testament “God Is Not the Author of Confusion, but of Peace“ with Scripture Scholars bookmarks & pop-ups – 1 Corinthians 14-16

Repeat the following phrase several times with the children: “In Christ shall all be made alive” (1 Corinthians 15:22). Show a picture of the resurrected Savior (see this week’s outline in Come, Follow Me—For Individuals and Families) or show the video “Jesus Is Resurrected” (ChurchofJesusChrist.org). Explain that we will all die someday, but because Jesus was resurrected, we will all come back to life after we die.

Show the children a jacket, which represents our physical bodies. When we are alive, our spirits are in our bodies and our bodies can move (put the jacket on). When we die, our spirits leave our physical bodies and our bodies cannot move (remove the jacket and lay it on a table or chair to represent a body without its spirit). When we are resurrected, our spirits return to our bodies (put the jacket on again), and they are never separated again. Let the children take turns putting the jacket on and taking it off while another child explains what happens when we are resurrected.

OLDER CHILDREN/YOUTH

Do the children you teach understand the importance of Jesus Christ’s Resurrection? These ideas may help.

Help the children think of things they cannot do for themselves. Who helps them do these things? Show a picture of one of your ancestors who died without being baptized. Tell the children about this person, and explain that this person needs our help to be baptized.

Ask the children if they have any family members who have been to the temple to perform baptisms for the dead. Show pictures of a temple baptismal font. Ask the children if they know what happens here. Explain that in the temple we can be baptized for people who have died without being baptized. Then those people can choose whether to accept the baptism.

OLDER CHILDREN

Baptism for the dead is a joyful labor of love on behalf of our ancestors. How can you help the children prepare to participate in this work?

Write on the board celestial, terrestrial, and telestial. Help the children learn to say these words.

Show pictures of the sun, moon, and stars. Invite the children to put them in order from the brightest to the least bright. Read 1 Corinthians 15:40–41 to the children (see also the Joseph Smith Translation in verse 40, footnote a). Explain that the sun, moon, and stars represent the kingdoms we can live in after we are resurrected. In the celestial kingdom, we can live with Heavenly Father.
• DOWNLOAD Celestial Life with Heavenly Father and Jesus connected kingdoms activity (HERE or below Ages 8-11)
• DOWNLOAD Plan of Salvation storyboard and quiz (HERE or below All Ages)

To teach the Corinthians about the bodies we will receive in the Resurrection, Paul mentioned three degrees of glory: celestial, terrestrial, and telestial.