LESSON LIFESAVER Activities For CHURCH & HOME:
Primary, Sunday School, Youth Doctrine, and Family
Book of Mormon LESSON 4
Teaching Come Follow Me lessons just got easier with our activities for JANUARY (week #4)
Theme: “Armed with Righteousness and with the Power of God”
1 Nephi 11-15
YOU WILL FIND:
• SCRIPTURE SCHOLARS to get them reading with reward stamps and pop-ups to match the lesson theme.
• Lesson-Match Interactive Activities to match the CFM curriculum for all ages.
• BUNDLES for Primary-age children and Sunday School teens – great for CHURCH & HOME or anytime (go HERE for bundles to save money).
Lesson 4 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 the scripture you underline.
EXTRA ITEMS – 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 1-4 Scripture Scholars
January’s BUNDLE of BOOKMARKS, POP-UPs, and STAMPS. Glue STAMPS onto the STAMP KEEPER (to download separately, below).
SCRIPTURE SCHOLAR STAMPS (for all four weeks 1-4) are included in the BUNDLE (above).
STAMP KEEPER is also included in the BUNDLE (above).
STARTER PACK with the Stamps and Stamp Keeper can be DOWNLOADED separately (shown right).
Click on the weekly lesson posters (below) to find interactive activities:
. . . 3 LESSONS 18 & ACTIVITIES . . .
Step 1 CHOOSE LESSON
Step 2 CHOOSE ACTIVITY
Step 3 CLICK ON POSTER
Step 4 DOWNLOAD ACTIVITY
See the JANUARY BUNDLES page to find discounts for activities (HERE)
January 22–28: “Armed with Righteousness and with the Power of God”
1 Nephi 11–15
When God has monumental work for His prophet to do, He often gives that prophet a monumental vision. Moses, John, Lehi, and Joseph Smith all had visions like that—visions that expanded their minds and helped them see just how grand and awe-inspiring God’s work really is.
Nephi also had one of these life-changing visions. He saw the ministry of the Savior, the future of Lehi’s posterity in the promised land, and the latter-day destiny of God’s work. After this vision, Nephi was better prepared for the work that lay ahead. And reading about this vision can help prepare you too—for God also has work for you to do in His kingdom. You are among “the saints of the church of the Lamb” seen by Nephi, “who were scattered upon all the face of the earth; and they were armed with righteousness and with the power of God in great glory” (1 Nephi 14:14).
See also “Nephi Sees a Vision of Future Events” (video), Gospel Library.
Ideas for Learning at Home and at Church
. . . HEAVENLY FATHER GAVE US JESUS . . .
God sent Jesus Christ as an expression of His love.
When Nephi asked the angel about the meaning of the tree in Lehi’s vision, the angel could have simply said, “It represents the love of God.” Instead, he showed Nephi a series of symbols and events from the Savior’s life. Look for these symbols and events as you read and ponder 1 Nephi 11. What do you find that helps you understand why Jesus Christ is the ultimate expression of God’s love?
You might also consider watching Bible Videos in the Gospel Library that correspond with the events Nephi saw. How has the Savior helped you feel your Heavenly Father’s love?
See also Susan H. Porter, “God’s Love: The Most Joyous to the Soul,” Liahona, Nov. 2021, 33–35.
IDEAS FOR TEACHING CHILDREN
Heavenly Father sent Jesus Christ because He loves me.
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To teach Nephi about God’s love, an angel showed Nephi events from the Savior’s life. You could do the same for your children—give them pictures of the events Nephi saw in 1 Nephi 11:20, 24, 27, 31, and 33 (see Gospel Art Book, nos. 30, 35, 39, 42, 57).
DOWNLOAD I Will Remember Jesus’ Love finding the stories of Jesus puzzle (HERE or below)
As you read these verses, help your children find the picture that matches it. What do we learn about Jesus Christ from these verses and pictures? -
Singing a song like “He Sent His Son” (Children’s Songbook, 34–35) could help your children feel God’s love.
DOWNLOAD He Sent His Son song visuals (HERE or below)
After you sing, ask your children what they learn from the song. What else do we learn about God’s love from 1 Nephi 11:22–23?
ACTIVITIES FOR:
Heavenly Father sent Jesus Christ because He loves me.
God sent Jesus Christ as an expression of His love.
ALL AGES
AGES 1-5
AGES 4-7
AGES 8-11
ALL AGES
STORIES OF JESUS’ LOVE
ALL AGES
ALL AGES
“HE SENT HIS SON” SONG
. . . SHUN EVIL – SEEK GOD’S WORD . . .
What is the “great and abominable church” that Nephi saw?
President Dallin H. Oaks explained that the “great and abominable church” Nephi described represents “any philosophy or organization that opposes belief in God.
DOWNLOAD I Have a Strong Spirit! I can say NO to temptation! poster (HERE or below)
And the ‘captivity’ into which this ‘church’ seeks to bring the saints will not be so much physical confinement as the captivity of false ideas” (“Stand as Witnesses of God,” Ensign, Mar. 2015, 32). How does the Savior help you avoid—and escape from—the captivity of false ideas?
DOWNlOAD Temptation Traps and Escapes Brainstorm (HERE or below)
I can be “armed with righteousness” and power.
Nephi would not live to witness much of what he saw in his vision. Why do you think it was valuable for Nephi to know these things? Why is it valuable for you to know them? Ask these questions each time you read about something that Nephi saw in his vision (see 1 Nephi 12–14). What impressions do you receive about your role in the Lord’s “great and … marvelous work”? (1 Nephi 14:7). What are some of the great and marvelous things He has done for you?
Consider especially the promise in 1 Nephi 14:14. How has the Savior fulfilled this promise in your life? (For some examples, see David A. Bednar, “With the Power of God in Great Glory,” Liahona, Nov. 2021, 28–30, especially the last two sections.)
Holding fast to the word of God helps me resist Satan’s influence.
Nephi often had urgent things to say to his brothers. But he seemed especially passionate about what he told them in 1 Nephi 15:23–25. What was Nephi’s message, and why do you think he felt so strongly about it?
Elder David A. Bednar taught that “the word of God” can refer to the scriptures, to the words of living prophets, and to Jesus Christ Himself. What do you think it means to “hold fast” to the scriptures and words of living prophets?
DOWNLOAD Hold Fast to the Lord’s Standards word-find (HERE or below)
What might it mean to “hold fast” to Jesus Christ? You might look for possible answers to these questions in Elder Bednar’s message “But We Heeded Them Not” (Liahona, May 2022, 14–16).
How does holding fast to the word of God help you resist the adversary? Filling out a table like this one could help organize your thoughts:
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… help me overcome the darkness of temptation? (see 1 Nephi 12:17) |
… help me “heed not” the vanity and pride of the world? (1 Nephi 12:18) |
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How does holding fast to the scriptures and words of living prophets … |
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How does holding fast to the Savior … |
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See also “The Iron Rod,” Hymns, no. 274;
DOWNLOAD The Iron Rod song visuals (HERE or below)
Jorge F. Zeballos, “Building a Life Resistant to the Adversary,” Liahona, Nov. 2022, 50–52.
IDEAS FOR TEACHING CHILDREN
Holding fast to the word of God helps me resist temptation.
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Give your children a chance to share what they remember about Lehi’s vision. It might help to use a picture, like the one in last week’s outline. What kept people from reaching the tree? What helped them reach it? You might ask them to find the iron rod in the picture. Read together 1 Nephi 15:23–24 to find out what the iron rod represents and how it can help us.
ACTIVITIES FOR:
What is the “great and abominable church” that Nephi saw?
I can be “armed with righteousness” and power.
Holding fast to the word of God helps me resist Satan’s influence.
Holding fast to the word of God helps me resist temptation.
ALL AGES
AGES 1-5
AGES 4-7
SAYING “NO”
AGES 8-11
TEENS
HOLD FAST
TEENS
ESCAPE TRAPS
ALL AGES
ALL AGES
THE IRON ROD
. . . FINDING LOST TRUTHS . . .
The Book of Mormon teaches precious truths.
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To help your children value the “plain and precious” truths in the Book of Mormon, you could draw a picture and invite your children to change or remove parts of the picture to make it look different. You could use this to teach that things in the Bible were changed and taken out over time.
DOWNLOAD Lost and Found Gospel Treasures (HERE or below)
Read together 1 Nephi 13:40 and talk about how the Book of Mormon (“these last records”) helps us understand the “plain and precious things” that were lost from the Bible (the “first” records). What “plain and precious” truths have you learned from the Book of Mormon? -
The video “The Book of Mormon—a Book from God” (Gospel Library) could help your children see why it’s important to have both the Bible and the Book of Mormon. Children might enjoy re-creating the illustration from the video.
ACTIVITIES FOR:
The Book of Mormon teaches precious truths.
ALL AGES
BOTH SCRIPTURES NEEDED
AGES 1-5
AGES 4-7
RESTORED TRUTHS
AGES 8-11
RESTORED TRUTHS
TEENS
TRUTHS WERE LOST
ALL AGES
LOST & FOUND TREASURES
ALL AGES
LOST & FOUND TREASURES
ALL AGES
PRIESTHOOD RESTORED
SUMMARY OF SUBJECTS FOR:
BOOK OF MORMON
2 Nephi 11-15
JANUARY (week 4)
Lesson 4: JANUARY 22-28, 2023
“Armed with Righteousness and with the Power of God”
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