COME FOLLOW ME Doctrine and Covenants – JULY (week 2) Lesson 28 “Great Shall Be Their Reward & Eternal Shall Be Their Glory” D&C 75 (July 5-11, 2021) – Activities and Song Visuals for Primary and Home, family home evening (individual families), Sunday School, Seminary

To help the children understand their potential to become like God, find ways to show them that baby animals grow to become like their parents—perhaps the children could match pictures of animals with pictures of the animals’ babies. Open the scriptures to Doctrine and Covenants 76:24, and tell the children that we are all “sons and daughters unto God.” Bear your testimony that God is our Father and that we can grow to be like our Heavenly Parents.

Sing together “I Am a Child of God” (Children’s Songbook, 2–3), and invite the children to point to themselves when they sing “I.” Ask them to sing the song again, replacing “I am” with “you are” and pointing to someone else in the class.

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Tell the children about some good news you heard recently. Ask them to share good news they have heard. Then share with them the good news of the gospel by reading Doctrine and Covenants 76:41–42. Ask the children how this good news makes them feel. Share with them the joy this good news brings to you.

Show a picture of Jesus Christ. Ask the children if they know what Jesus Christ did for us. Show the children something dirty and something clean (like a white handkerchief or sheet of paper), and explain that sin is like dirt on our spirits, but Jesus Christ came to help us become clean again.

Help the children understand that the glorious blessings God promises to the faithful in the next life are possible only because of the Savior Jesus Christ.

Tell the children about the three kingdoms of glory that Joseph and Sidney saw in their vision. (You might read to the children part or all of “Chapter 26: The Three Kingdoms of Heaven” [Doctrine and Covenants Stories, 97–103] Click HERE to View or show the corresponding video on ChurchofJesusChrist.org.) Ask the children what they like about the vision. Focus in particular on describing the celestial kingdom, and testify that this is where Heavenly Father wants each of us to be.

Read to the children Doctrine and Covenants 76:62, and invite the children to draw pictures of themselves with Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ in the celestial kingdom.

Knowing about the celestial glory God has prepared can inspire the children to “overcome by faith” (verse 53) the trials and temptations they face.

Ask the children if they know what Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon were doing when they saw the vision in Doctrine and Covenants 76. Invite them to read verses 15–19 to find out. Share a time when you received inspiration while reading the scriptures, and ask the children to talk about the spiritual feelings they have when reading the scriptures.

Ask the children to close their eyes and try to perform a task, like coloring a picture or opening the scriptures to a specific verse. What are some things that are difficult to do when our eyes are closed spiritually? Read together Doctrine and Covenants 76:12, 15–19, 114–16 to find out what we need to do to have our eyes opened spiritually.