You have two weeks to complete this Come Follow Me lesson. Take time to prepare your family for conference and review the talks after conference.
Hide a picture of Christ in the room. Have your children look around the room for the perfect example of service and ministering. After they have found the picture read together 3 Nephi 17. Look for ways Christ teaches the people and ministers to them.
Use the Ministering Tic-Tac-Toe to discuss ways we can follow Christ’s example and minister to others. Use the Ministering Tic-Tac-Toe throughout the week to help you focus on serving others. Have a small prize or treat for each person when they complete a tic-tac-toe.
Sing the song “When We’re Helping” as a wiggle break and to lead into the next part of the lesson.
Discuss times each person has felt happy when they served others. Use the Feeling Stick Puppets to explain that when we are happy it comes from the spirit. Point out that if we are feeling one of the feelings not from the spirit we can serve others to help us feel happy.
End the lesson using the Remembering Christ Collectable Cards to play a matching game.
For a bonus activity use the Roll & Pray Game to make a list of things we can for. Challenge each family member to make their prayers more meaningful.
Review the story of Christ ministering to the people. Focus on how Christ blessed the children. Ask your kids what they think it would have been like to have Christ bless them. Color the Christ Loves the Children Coloring Page.
Read 3 Nephi 18:1-12. Explain that after taking the sacrament we can be spiritually filled. Use the Sacrament Trays. Each time you take a piece of bread or water off the tray say one thing we can do to make the Sacrament more meaningful.
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By the time the Israelites had their third king, the nation split into two groups: the 10 tribes in the north, forming the Kingdom of Israel, and the remaining two tribes in the south, forming the Kingdom of Judah. The Lord called a mighty prophet, Elijah, to remind His people of their true King: Jehovah (Jesus Christ). Elijah testified to the people that their idol worship was taking them farther away from God.
Going from tabernacle to temple was a big deal for the Israelites. So big, in fact, that even those building the temple had to be worthy of the task. David’s sin in his lust for Bathsheba disqualified him to build the Lord’s house, resulting in his son Solomon completing it. For building the temple with a pure heart, the Lord promised Solomon that so long as he kept the commandments, “I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will not forsake my people” (1 Kings 6:13).
The story of David versus Goliath teaches many important principles, with one being that if we try our best and have real faith in God, He will help us make the most of our efforts. Though an army was present and he was offered the king’s armor, David brought his sling and his belief that the Lord would prevail through him. It was enough: “the Lord saveth not with sword and spear” (1 Samuel 17:47) but with trust and hope.