Attn getter: Sing (without music) the first part of I Lived In Heaven. If you are not comfortable singing alone, have them join you or have the music leader lead it. "I lived in heaven a long time ago it is true. Lived there and loved there with people I know so did you. Then Heavenly Father presented a beautiful plan- all about earth and eternal salvation for man." Ask the children, "What was the plan that Heavenly Father told us about?" (To come to earth, get a body, learn, do our best to be righteous so that we can live with Him again, etc) "Hmm, that sounds to me like we were sent on a big trip, or a journey."
Scripture Example: "You know, there was a family in the Book of Mormon who went on a journey. Do you remember when Lehi and his family left Jerusalem and went to the promised land? On their way there, Lehi had a dream-or a vision- where he saw amazing things. He told his family about it, and his righteous son, Nephi wanted to know about it also. He prayed and Heavenly Father showed it to him and explained the dream." -Adapt here according to what you think will work best for you and your primary/ junior and senior. To briefly tell Lehi's dream, use a video, pictures-there is a picture in the library, make your own pictures and put up as you tell it, or draw as you tell it. You can actually get the basic story from the Book of Mormon Stories book, on lds.org at this link. Lehi's Dream " Nephi was taught what the different things in the vision meant." Put up word strips by the different things in the picture(s) you are showing. (Tree of Life - Love of God, Iron Rod- word of God, Great and Spacious Building- Pride of the World, River of filthy Water-depths of hell, Mist of Darkness-Temptations of the Devil, Gulf that divides them-the word of the justice of the Eternal God.) Nephi 12
Tie it Together: Show the children a box with a bow- just to catch their attention again since we just did Christmas. Ask the children, "Remember in the dream, the people could hold on to the iron rod and it would take them straight to the tree. Well, if the iron rod is the word of God, how do we hold that every day? So we can make it back to Heavenly Father again? What if I told you I have the Iron Rod in this box?" Pick someone reverent to come open it. The scriptures will be inside. (Make sure it is the Bible, Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, Pearl of Great Price). Tell the children that there are four books of scripture we use in the Church: the Bible, the Book of Mormon, the Doctrine and Covenants, and the Pearl of Great Price. Explain that we call these the“standard works.” Teach the children about each book as time permits. Bear testimony that the scriptures are the Word of God. They are our iron rod. If we hold them- read them every day we will be taught and blessed to stay on the path back to Heavenly Father.
prep- help with song if not singing it yourself, word strips, pictures of Lehi's dream, box with scriptures in it
Week Two- We are to feast upon the Word of God.
Attn getter: Pick four children or teachers to act out what
Scripture Example: "You know, there was a family in the Book of Mormon who went on a journey. Do you remember when Lehi and his family left Jerusalem and went to the promised land? On their way there, Lehi had a dream-or a vision- where he saw amazing things. He told his family about it, and his righteous son, Nephi wanted to know about it also. He prayed and Heavenly Father showed it to him and explained the dream." -Adapt here according to what you think will work best for you and your primary/ junior and senior. To briefly tell Lehi's dream, use a video, pictures-there is a picture in the library, make your own pictures and put up as you tell it, or draw as you tell it. You can actually get the basic story from the Book of Mormon Stories book, on lds.org at this link. Lehi's Dream " Nephi was taught what the different things in the vision meant." Put up word strips by the different things in the picture(s) you are showing. (Tree of Life - Love of God, Iron Rod- word of God, Great and Spacious Building- Pride of the World, River of filthy Water-depths of hell, Mist of Darkness-Temptations of the Devil, Gulf that divides them-the word of the justice of the Eternal God.) Nephi 12
Tie it Together: Show the children a box with a bow- just to catch their attention again since we just did Christmas. Ask the children, "Remember in the dream, the people could hold on to the iron rod and it would take them straight to the tree. Well, if the iron rod is the word of God, how do we hold that every day? So we can make it back to Heavenly Father again? What if I told you I have the Iron Rod in this box?" Pick someone reverent to come open it. The scriptures will be inside. (Make sure it is the Bible, Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, Pearl of Great Price). Tell the children that there are four books of scripture we use in the Church: the Bible, the Book of Mormon, the Doctrine and Covenants, and the Pearl of Great Price. Explain that we call these the“standard works.” Teach the children about each book as time permits. Bear testimony that the scriptures are the Word of God. They are our iron rod. If we hold them- read them every day we will be taught and blessed to stay on the path back to Heavenly Father.
prep- help with song if not singing it yourself, word strips, pictures of Lehi's dream, box with scriptures in it
