PRIMARY & Home Come Follow Me Activities – DECEMBER (week 2) New Testament TOPIC: “Glory, and Power, Be unto … the Lamb for Ever” with Scripture Scholars bookmarks & pop-ups – Revelation 1-5

• Show the children pictures of different sources of light, such as a light bulb, a candle, and the sun. As you read “The seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches” (Revelation 1:20), invite the children to point to the picture of the light mentioned in this verse. Help the children discuss how we, as members of Jesus’s Church, can be like the light of a candle—for example, when we do nice things for others.

• Sing a song about being a light to others, such as “Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam” (Children’s Songbook, 60–61). Share ways you have seen the children living the gospel of Jesus Christ and being a light to those around them. Share how being a light to others has helped you feel closer to Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ.

• As you read Revelation 3:20, show the picture of the Savior at the door from this week’s outline in Come, Follow Me—For Individuals and Families. 
  Also, DOWNLOAD Jesus Is Knocking at the Door-Are You Ready? preparation ponder Post-and-Present activity (HERE or below)

• Invite the children to imagine that Jesus was knocking on the door to their homes. Let them talk about what they would do.

• Invite the children to tell you about times when they waited for someone to visit their home who they were excited to see. What was it like waiting for that person to knock on the door? What if we never let the person inside? Read Revelation 3:20, and let the children take turns holding a picture of Jesus and pretending to knock on a door. The other class members could pretend to open the door. What can we do to let Jesus be near us, even though we can’t see Him?

• OLDER CHILDREN

• Revelation 3:20

  I can choose to let Jesus Christ be a part of my life.

  How can you help the children you teach open their hearts and lives to the power and influence of Jesus Christ?

  • As you read Revelation 3:20, show the picture of the Savior at the door from this week’s outline in Come, Follow Me—For Individuals and Families. To help the children draw meaning from the picture, invite them to work in pairs to answer questions like these: Why do you think Jesus is knocking on the door? Why isn’t there a doorknob on the outside of the door? What does it mean to let Jesus into our lives?

  • Ask the children to write on the board different ways to “open the door” to Jesus. Some examples might include serving others, reading the scriptures, keeping the covenants we make at baptism, and partaking of the sacrament.

• Before class, wrap up a copy of the Gospel Art Book using paper or string. Using a few key phrases from Revelation 5:1–10, describe the vision John saw. Show the children the book, and tell them that the only way to open the book is to find the picture of Jesus that you have hidden in the room. When they find the picture, open the book and share with the children some of the pictures in the book that represent blessings available because of Jesus Christ’s Atonement (such as a temple, baptism, and families). Testify that the Savior is the only one who could make those things possible.

• Summarize the vision described in Revelation 5:1–10, and invite the children to act out how John and others felt during different parts of the vision. For instance, they might pretend to cry when no one could open the book, or they might cheer when the Savior opened it.

• OLDER CHILDREN

The vision described in Revelation 5 taught that only Jesus Christ was worthy and able to perform the Atonement and save us from sin.

• Read together Revelation 3:5, 12, 21, and explain any words that the children might not know. What does it mean to “overcome”? Invite the children to draw one of the blessings promised in these verses and share it with the class.

• Read together Revelation 3:15–16. Ask the children to talk about things that are most useful or enjoyable when they are hot (such as soup) or cold (such as ice cream). How can being lukewarm about the Savior prevent us from the blessings promised in verses 5, 12, and 21?

• On the board, write lukewarm, along with some synonyms, such as halfhearted, indifferent, or casual. Use these words to help the children understand why the Lord does not want us to be lukewarm. What words can we think of to describe the way He wants us to be? Share why you want to be fully committed to the Savior, and invite the children to share their thoughts as well.