Interactive Activities For Children and Youth
LESSON LIFESAVER Activities For CHURCH & HOME:
Primary, Sunday School, Youth Doctrine, and Family
Book of Mormon LESSON 10
Teaching Come Follow Me lessons just got easier with our activities for MARCH (week #2)
Theme: “We Rejoice in Christ”
2 Nephi 20-25
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.
Lesson 10 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 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 9-13 Scripture Scholars
March’s BUNDLE of BOOKMARKS, POP-UPs, and STAMPS. Glue STAMPS onto the STAMP KEEPER (to download separately, below).
Click on the weekly lesson posters (below) to find interactive activities:
. . . 3 LESSONS & 25 ACTIVITIES . . .
Step 1 CHOOSE LESSON
Step 2 CHOOSE ACTIVITY
Step 3 CLICK ON POSTER
Step 4 DOWNLOAD ACTIVITY
March 4–10: “We Rejoice in Christ”
2 Nephi 20–25
The writings of Isaiah include strong warnings, but they also offer hope and joy. This is one reason Nephi included them in his record: “I write some of the words of Isaiah,” he said, “that whoso … shall see these words may lift up their hearts and rejoice” (2 Nephi 11:8). In a sense, the invitation to read Isaiah’s writings is an invitation to rejoice. You can take delight, as Nephi did, in Isaiah’s prophecies about the gathering of Israel, the coming of the Messiah, and the peace promised to the righteous. You can rejoice to live in the prophesied day when the Lord has “set up an ensign for the nations, and shall assemble the outcasts of Israel” (2 Nephi 21:12). When you thirst after righteousness, you can “with joy … draw water out of the wells of salvation” (2 Nephi 22:3). In other words, you can “rejoice in Christ” (2 Nephi 25:26).
Ideas for Learning at Home and at Church
. . . PEACE & JOY IN CHRIST . . .
I can find peace in Jesus Christ.
Lehi’s children had a problem with contention. The problem got worse in future generations, leading to division, captivity, sorrow, and destruction. And contention continues to be a problem today.
With all of that in mind, think about the prophecies in 2 Nephi 21–22. Consider how the Savior is fulfilling these prophecies. What does the prophecy that the wolf will “dwell with the lamb” mean to you? (2 Nephi 21:6). Ponder what you can do to be a peacemaker.
In 2 Nephi 21 it talks about how “The knowledge of God will cover the earth in the Millennium.” so you may consider presenting this activity:
DOWNLOAD After Second Coming – Lamb and the Lion Millenial Match Game (HERE )
See also Dale G. Renlund, “The Peace of Christ Abolishes Enmity,” Liahona, Nov. 2021, 83–85.
IDEAS FOR TEACHING CHILDREN
Jesus Christ brings peace and joy.
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What does 2 Nephi 21:6–9 teach about what can happen when everyone follows the Savior? (see also 4 Nephi 1:15–18). How can we make our home more like this?
DOWNLOAD I Can Love Others poster or coloring page (HERE or below)
Your children might enjoy looking at pictures of the animals mentioned in verses 6–7—animals that are usually enemies but will not hurt each other when Jesus comes again (see this week’s activity page). Your children could also draw pictures of themselves and these animals living peacefully with Jesus.\
IDEAS FOR TEACHING CHILDREN
“We rejoice in Christ.”
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How can you help your children “rejoice in Christ”? Maybe you could tell a story about Jesus Christ bringing joy to others, or you could show a video such as “Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind” or “Suffer the Little Children to Come unto Me” (Gospel Library). Your children could point out joyful moments in the story or video. Then, as you read together 2 Nephi 25:26, they could talk about why they “rejoice in Christ.”
DOWNLOAD “Behold your little ones.” guardian angel doorknob sign (HERE or below)
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ACTIVITIES FOR:
I can find peace in Jesus Christ.
Jesus Christ brings peace and joy.
. . . HELP THE LORD GATHER HIS PEOPLE . . .
The Lord is gathering His people.
Nephi and his family were witnesses to the scattering of Israel (see 2 Nephi 25:10). Now you can participate in the gathering of Israel (see 2 Nephi 21:12). As you read 2 Nephi 21:9–12, think about how you can help fulfill the prophecies these verses describe.
For example, as you read about the “ensign” (standard or banner) that will be raised to gather God’s people, think about how you have seen God gather His people, physically and spiritually. What attracts people to the Lord and His Church?
What do you feel inspired to do to help gather God’s people?
IDEAS FOR TEACHING CHILDREN
The Lord is gathering His people.
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Isaiah said that the Lord would set up an “ensign for the nations” to help people gather to Him (see 2 Nephi 21:11–12). Help your children understand that an ensign is like a flag. Perhaps they would enjoy drawing their own flag. They could include pictures or words that represent reasons they come to Jesus Christ and His Church. Let them talk about their flags, and help them think of how they can help others “gather” to Jesus Christ.
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After reading 2 Nephi 22:4–5 together, you might talk with your children about some of the “excellent things” the Lord has done. What are some of the Lord’s “doings among [us]” that we can declare? To help your children think about this question, you might sing together a song about the Savior, like “I Believe in Christ” (Hymns, no. 134). You could take turns completing a sentence like this one: “I believe in Christ; He .” How can we help other people know about what the Savior has done for us?
ACTIVITIES FOR:
The Lord is gathering His people.
. . . JESUS, THE RIGHTEOUS JUDGE . . .
The worldliness of Babylon will fall.
The kingdom of Babylon was a mighty political and military threat to ancient Israel. But to Nephi’s people—and to us today—the bigger threat is what Babylon represents: worldliness and sin. Consider how the warnings in 2 Nephi 23–24 might have affected people who feared or admired or trusted Babylon’s wealth and power (see, for example 23:6–9, 11, 19–22; 24:10–19). What are some similar things we might fear or admire or trust today? What do you feel the Savior’s message to you might be in these chapters? Think about how you can show that you “rejoice in [the Lord’s] highness” (2 Nephi 23:3).
IDEAS FOR TEACHING CHILDREN
Jesus Christ will judge in righteousness.
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To help your children visualize these verses, see if you can find a tree that has been cut down or a branch growing from a tree (or use the picture below). If the “branch” in 2 Nephi 21:1 represents Jesus Christ, what do verses 2–5 teach us about Him?
MARCH 2024 Music Song Visuals for Singing Time
“I Love to See the Temple,” Children’s Songbook, 95 DOWNLOAD song visuals (HERE)
“When I Am Baptized,” Children’s Songbook, 103 DOWNLOAD song visuals (HERE)
“Easter Hosanna,” Children’s Songbook, 68-69 DOWNLOAD song visuals (HERE)
Come Follow Me – MARCH lesson activities COMING SOON
SUMMARY OF SUBJECTS FOR:
BOOK OF MORMON
2 Nephi 20-25
MARCH (week 2)
Lesson 10: March 4-10, 2024
“We Rejoice in Christ”
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