We are so excited to start studying the Doctrine and Covenants this year. We have multiple Come Follow Me subscriptions and multiple activities in each subscription to help you find what works best for your family. Our goal is to help families come closer to Christ and we’ve worked really hard on providing more options to help achieve our goal.
Before the lesson hide the pictures provided in your materials around the room or around your house. Begin by asking your child if they have ever had to search for something and how they felt when they found it. Let the child use the magnify glass to find the pictures you hid. Teach that when we search the scriptures we find the words of Jesus Christ and we also find happiness.
Use the “How Did We Get The Doctrine and Covenants Flipbook” to help teach the lesson. Allow the children to hold the flipbook and read aloud. Let them be the teacher. Have a discussion about how our church might be different without the revelations contained in Doctrine and Covenants.
The Standard Activities includes the Simplified activity and more!
Begin by reading D&C 1:37-38. As a family think of things the prophet has asked us to do. Specifically discuss verse 38. If the prophet tells us something it is the same as if the Lord told us. Play the Follow the Prophet Go Fish Game.
Read together D&C 1:31. Follow the directions provided in your materials to make your own compass. Teach your children how a compass works. Relate it our spiritual compass and how we need to always make sure it is pointing to God. Explore with your compass.
The extra premium materials will be available in account during the current month. Your “Merry Mail” for December are these beautiful focus prints. There is one for each month of the year with a powerful verse from the Doctrine and Covenants to display in your home. We hope these help bring the spirit to your home.
Here is a sneak peak at the extra goodies you’ll will get in January.
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Returning to Jerusalem after 70 years in captivity, the Israelites were eager to restore that which they had lost. The prophets Ezra and Nehemiah helped lead the people in rebuilding the wall around the city and in repairing the temple. But this was more than rebuilding their place of worship: it was a return to their covenants with God.
After many years of living separately, King Hezekiah of Judah invited the people of the Kingdom of Israel to come down to Jerusalem and worship the Lord during the Passover. Many who came to the temple did not remember all the cleansing ordinances and were not fully prepared to participate. Rather than scorn them, Hezekiah made sure that no one who attended Passover was left out: “The good Lord pardon every one that prepareth his heart to seek God” (2 Chronicles 30:18-19). Because of this, “there was great joy” during the Passover in Jerusalem as the people grew closer together in worship (2 Chronicles 30:26).
Josiah was a righteous king of Judah. He desired to bring the people back into their covenant relationship with the Lord, yet there was no way to remember the Law of Moses: the people had forgotten it. However, when ancient scripture texts were found in the temple, Josiah was able to remind his people of the law and blessings of their covenant. The people began to feel God’s presence again as worship of the Savior resumed “with all their heart and all their soul” (2 Kings 23:3).