Every day, we have the opportunity to learn something new. We learn best when we are able to review it several times so it sticks with us. The gospel of Jesus Christ is taught in the same way: we learn new things through revelation, and we remember them by living the principles of the gospel every day of our entire lives.
Nephi, the son of Helaman, preached to the Nephites about their lack of willingness to remember “the Lord their God” (Helaman 12:2). We all as parents sometimes slip and put other things ahead of spiritual priorities such as family scripture study, but the blessings of gospel living only comes through remembering the Lord.
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This week, teach your children the chapters of Alma 43-52. You will find an activity book for your children (one for ages 3-6 and one for ages 7+). Print your activity book pages, then cut all of them in half, except the cover. You will fold the cover in half to help keep the pages together. Put all your pages in order inside the cover and then staple along the left-hand edge to keep it together. Make one book for each of your children (see lesson for details).
Scripture Study
Helaman 8 & 9 speak of corrupt people who were part of the secret band of Gadianton. Nephi speaks to them about their wickedness and describes prophets who had come before and testified of Jesus Christ. Grab some Post-it notes and study the scriptures as a family with the “Gadianton Robbers Post-it Match”. See lesson for more details.
Hands-On Activity
The Lord invites us to remember Him. Read Helaman 12:5 and discuss the things that people do to forget the Lord. Use some cups and a penny to have your child practice the concept of “remembering” and talk about what you can do to better remember Jesus Christ. See the “Remember, Remember Cup Activity” in the lesson for details.
Surprise Activity
Helaman 8:13-23 lists several names of prophets who testified of Jesus Christ. Have your child pick them out. Relate to how we have living prophets today who also testify of Christ. Play the “Don’t Eat Pete Prophet Game” and learn some fun facts about our current church leaders.
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For kids ages 1-4 at home and in nursery or sunbeams.
This week, we’ll be sharing the gospel with your little ones using the activity book in the Elementary Bundle. Be sure to use the activity book for younger children (Level 1, Recommended for ages 3-6). Print your activity book pages, then cut all of them in half, except the cover. You will fold the cover in half to help keep the pages together. Put all your pages in order inside the cover and then staple along the left-hand edge. Make one book for each of your children.
Go & Do Activity
Read Helaman 10:2 to your child. Ask them to listen for the word “pondering.” Tell them that “pondering” means to think about something. When they hear the word “pondering” in the verse, ask them to put a finger to their head like they are deep in thought. Nephi’s example teaches us that when we are unsure about something, if we ponder it we can figure out what God wants us to do. He will speak to us through the Spirit. Talk to your child about examples of things they can ponder. Share an experience you have of when you pondered something and received guidance. Then, print out the lily pad and frogs from the “Pond-ering Cakewalk” game. Cut them out and lay them on the floor in a circle. Play the song, “Search, Ponder, and Pray” (Children’s Songbook, pg. 109) and have your children walk around the circle. Stop the music randomly and have your children freeze where they are in front of a lily pad. The player in front of the pond with a frog answers a question. Choose a question from the “Toddler Questions” on the instruction page to ask your child. Through this activity, help your child see the blessings that come from pondering anywhere and anytime.
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Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt, but he found that once they were in the wilderness, it wasn’t so easy to take Egypt out of the Israelites. Even with the many miracles and signs the people had witnessed, they still wanted to return to a life of slavery with every hardship they encountered. If the Israelites were to be the Lord’s chosen people, this could not be.
How did Moses prepare the Israelites to make covenants with the Lord? We read in Exodus 25 that God gave commandments to His people to help them be ready for greater covenant blessings when He would “dwell among them” (Exodus 25:8). Even though the Israelites struggled to keep these commandments, they were eventually blessed as they remained true to the Lord. We will also receive all promised blessings as we live our lives in faithfulness.
Following the 10 Plagues and the crossing of the Red Sea, you would think that the Israelites were in a powerful place spiritually. They had seen incredible miracles and had sure witnesses that the Lord was with them. Yet, upon facing a shortage of food and water, the people were willing to abandon everything God had done for them and return to slavery: “Would to God we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt… when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness” (Exodus 16:3).