ACTIVITIES FOR TOPICS: COME FOLLOW ME Alma 36-38
September 30-October 6, 2024
COME FOLLOW ME Book of Mormon
“I Am the Law, and the Light”
Interactive Activities For Children and Youth
LESSON LIFESAVER Activities For CHURCH & HOME:
Primary, Sunday School, Youth Doctrine, and Family
Book of Mormon LESSON 40
Teaching Come Follow Me lessons just got easier with our activities for OCTOBER (week #1)
Theme: “I Am the Law, and the Light”
3 Nephi 12-16
“I Am the Law, and the Light” Come Follow Me – October (week 1) Lesson Activities – For Primary, Sunday School, and home
YOU WILL FIND:
• SCRIPTURE SCHOLARS to get them reading with reward stamps and pop-ups to match 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 40 Scripture Scholars
SCRIPTURE SCHOLARS “I Am the Law, and the Light” Come Follow Me – October (week 1) Lesson Activities – For Primary, Sunday School, and home
Scripture Pop-Up & Bookmark: CFM BofM- Lesson 40
Scripture Pop-Up & Bookmark: CFM BofM- Lesson 40
Week’s Scripture Scholars BOOKMARKS & scripture POP-UP Includes:
SCRIPTURE SCHOLARS “I Am the Law, and the Light” Come Follow Me – October (week 1) Lesson Activities – For Primary, Sunday School, and home
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• 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 40-43 Scripture Scholars
OCTOBER’s BUNDLE of BOOKMARKS, POP-UPs, and STAMPS. Glue STAMPS onto the STAMP KEEPER (to download separately, below).
To see TESTIMONIALS and HOW TO USE Scripture Scholars go HERE
OCTOBER STAMPS $1.50
Stamps for weeks 1-4 Scripture Scholars Lessons 40-43 – Book of Mormon – Included in the BUNDLE
STAMP KEEPER (1-52 stamps) $3.00
This is included in the January BUNDLE (or, download it below)
Scripture Scholar Stamp Keeper and January Stamps (Starter Pack) Book of Mormon
Scripture Scholar Stamp Keeper and January Stamps (Starter Pack) Book of Mormon
Scripture Scholar STAMPS January BOOK OF MORMON Come Follow Me
Click on the weekly lesson posters (below) to find interactive activities:
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September 30–October 6: “I Am the Law, and the Light”
3 Nephi 12–16
Like Jesus’s disciples who gathered to hear the Sermon on the Mount in Galilee, the people who gathered at the temple in Bountiful had lived the law of Moses. They had followed it because it pointed their souls to Christ (see Jacob 4:5), and now Christ stood before them, declaring a higher law. But even those of us who have never lived the law of Moses can recognize that the standard Jesus set for His disciples is a high one. “I would that ye should be perfect,” He declared (3 Nephi 12:48). If this makes you feel inadequate, remember that Jesus also said, “Blessed are the poor in spirit who come unto me, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven” (3 Nephi 12:3). This higher law is an invitation—another way of saying “Come unto me and be ye saved” (3 Nephi 12:20). Like the law of Moses, this law points us to Christ—the only One who can save and perfect us. “Behold,” He said, “I am the law, and the light. Look unto me, and endure to the end, and ye shall live” (3 Nephi 15:9).
COME FOLLOW ME
Ideas for Learning at Home and Church
with MATCHING ACTIVITIES
Jesus Christ Testifies of One Fold and One Shepherd | 3 Nephi 15–16
Jesus tells the people of Ancient America that they are the “other sheep” of His fold, as recorded in the Bible and spoken of by the Lord to those in Jerusalem. Jesus explains that His gospel fulfills the law of the prophets, and the law of Moses has an end in Him. Jesus declares that He is the law and the life, and those who believe in Him and endure in His gospel, will gain eternal life. Jesus also speaks of the gospel restored in the latter-days and His covenant and promise to gather the scattered House of Israel. 3 Nephi 15: 11 – 19
. . . WISE TO FOLLOW JESUS . . .
3 Nephi 12–14
I can be a true disciple of Jesus Christ.
Here’s one way to study and apply what the Savior taught in 3 Nephi 12–14: Pick a group of verses, and see if you can summarize them in one sentence that begins with “True disciples of Jesus Christ …” For example, a summary of 3 Nephi 13:1–8 might be “True disciples of Jesus Christ don’t seek public praise for doing good.” Try it with these passages:
12:3–16
12:38–44
13:19–24
14:1–5
14:21–27
Other passages that inspire you
After reading these verses, what do you feel inspired to do to follow Jesus Christ?
The commandment in 3 Nephi 12:48 can seem overwhelming—even impossible. What do you learn from Elder Jeffrey R. Holland’s message “Be Ye Therefore Perfect—Eventually” (Ensign or Liahona, Nov. 2017, 40–42) that helps you understand the Savior’s words in this verse? According to Moroni 10:32–33, what makes it possible to be perfect like the Savior?
See also Dallin H. Oaks, “The Challenge to Become,” Ensign, Nov. 2000, 32–34; “Lord, I Would Follow Thee,” Hymns, no. 220; “Jesus Christ Teaches How to Live the Higher Law” (video), Gospel Library.
IDEAS FOR TEACHING CHILDREN
3 Nephi 14:21–27; 15:1
The Savior wants me to hear and do what He teaches.
Think of ways you could help your children visualize the parable in these verses. Perhaps they could draw pictures, do actions, or build things on solid and sandy foundations. They could also substitute their names for “wise man” as they read 3 Nephi 14:24–27 or sing “The Wise Man and the Foolish Man” (Children’s Songbook, 281).
DOWNLOAD this song (HERE or below)
Or they could stand up every time they hear the word “doeth” in 3 Nephi 14:21–27 and 15:1.
Here’s an object lesson you could try: ask your children to imagine that one of their legs represents hearing the Savior’s words and the other represents doing what the Savior taught. Invite your children to try to balance only on their “hearing” leg. What would happen if a strong wind blew through the room? Then you and your children could look for specific things the Savior taught us to do: see 3 Nephi 12:3–12, 21–26; 13:5–8.
ACTIVITIES FOR:
I can be a true disciple of Jesus Christ.
The Savior wants me to hear and do what he teaches.
DOWNLOAD MATCHING ACTIVITIES below.
or, see COMMANDMENTS (HERE)
ALL AGES
“If I Were Jesus, What Would I Do (show-and-tell)
AGES 1-5
I Can Be Obedient (Fishes and Wishes to Obey)ty for Come Follow Me – Primary and Home (family home evening), LDS, Christian, Bible Study
OBEDIENCE ACTIVITY Children ages 1-5 I Can Be Obedient(Fishes and Wishes to Obey)
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AGES 4-7
My life is full of flavor when I’m a good example. ICE CREAM SUNDAE
GOOD EXAMPLE ACTIVITY for ages 4-7 MY LIFE IS FULL OF FLAVOR When I’m a Good Example ice cream sundae
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AGES 8-11
Faithful Footsteps goal flip-chart
TEENS
Something to Sacrifice goal planner – Children & Youth
ALL AGES
Follow Jesus Gospel Standards point-to-ponder – spin-and-tell
ALL AGES
Moroni 10:32 Invite Others to Come Unto Christ
ALL AGES
“Wise Man and the Foolish Man” Song Visuals for Primary Music practice songs, LDS Primary, Primary Sharing Time, Family Home Evening
. . . PURE HEART . . .
3 Nephi 12:21–30; 13:1–8, 16–18; 14:21–23
I can strive to purify the desires of my heart.
One theme you might notice in these chapters is the Savior’s invitation to live a higher law—to be righteous not only in our actions but also in our hearts. Look for this theme when the Savior speaks of contention (3 Nephi 12:21–26), immorality (3 Nephi 12:27–30), prayer (3 Nephi 13:5–8), and fasting (3 Nephi 13:16–18). What other examples can you find? What can you do to purify the desires of your heart?
ACTIVITIES FOR:
I can strive to purify the desires of my heart.
DOWNLOAD MATCHING ACTIVITIES below.
or, see FAITH (HERE)
ALL AGES
Stories of Jesus Heart-to-Heart MATCH GAMEo.
AGES 1-5
Steps to Prayer poster or color page
PRAYER STEPSposter or color page
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AGES 4-7
Jesus Praying (Dot-to-dot puzzle)
Jesus Praying (Dot-to-dot puzzle)
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AGES 8-11
Prepare for Jesus’ Second Coming strong heart mobile
TEENS
YOUTH ACTIVITY – LESSON LIFESAVER: My Change of Heart Steps mobile
ALL AGES
My Body Is a Temple: Keep Thoughts Pure – Happy-Head = Happy Actions Brainstorm
ALL AGES
Trust in God Proverbs 3:5-6 Bite-size Memorize
ALL AGES
If I Listen with My Heart SONG VISUALS
. . . FINDING ANSWERS & BLESSINGS . . .
3 Nephi 14:7–11
Heavenly Father will give me good things as I ask, seek, and knock.
As you read the Savior’s invitation in 3 Nephi 14:7–11 to ask, seek, and knock, ponder what “good things” He might want you to ask for. The following additional scriptures may help you understand how to ask, seek, and knock. They may also help explain why some prayers are not answered the way you expect: Isaiah 55:8–9; Helaman 10:4–5; Moroni 7:26–27, 33, 37; and Doctrine and Covenants 9:7–9; 88:64. How might these passages affect the way you ask, seek, and knock?
See also Milton Camargo, “Ask, Seek, and Knock,” Ensign or Liahona, Nov. 2020, 106–8.
IDEAS FOR TEACHING CHILDREN
3 Nephi 14:7–11
Heavenly Father answers my prayers.
As you read 3 Nephi 14:7, your children could do actions that represent each of the Savior’s invitations in this verse. For example, they could raise their hands (ask), make binoculars with their hands (seek), or pretend to knock on a door (knock). Help your children think of things they can say and ask for in their prayers.
Your children might enjoy a game in which they ask for something and receive something entirely different. In 3 Nephi 14:7–11,what did the Savior want us to know about our Father in Heaven?
ACTIVITIES FOR:
I can strive to purify the desire of my heart.
DOWNLOAD MATCHING ACTIVITIES below.
or, see PRAYER (HERE)
ALL AGES
Steps to Prayer puzzle and brainstorm
AGES 1-5
Prayers – Many Thanks mini-book
PRAYER Activity for Ages 1-5 (craft) I thank Heavenly Father for . . . (many thanks mini-book)
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AGES 4-7
SATURDAY – SUNDAY Prayer Elevator
PRAY ACTIVITY AGES 4-7 SATURDAY – SUNDAY Prayer Elevator
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AGES 8-11
Puzzled about Prayer? crossword puzzle
TEENS
Counsel With Lord How-and-What to Pray For tent-card
ALL AGES
Puzzled about Prayer match game
ALL AGES
Trust in God Proverbs 3:5-6 Bite-size Memorize
ALL AGES
Did You Think to Pray SONG VISUALS
. . . SHINE LIKE JESUS . . .
IDEAS FOR TEACHING CHILDREN
3 Nephi 12:14–16 – I can be a good example by following Jesus.
