This week begins a new era in the Book of Mormon as Nephi becomes the patriarch of his family. 2 Nephi is a powerful book of scripture that not only teaches how we should live as families but also why we should do our best to love and nurture each other. In this Come Follow Me lesson, we’ll use crafts, storytelling, and games to help your children understand connections between the Old Testament and modern-day prophets, temples, and other inspiring principles.
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The elementary bundle is a treasure trove for kids aged 4-11, featuring activities that instill key principles. Let’s explore three highlights:
Go & Do
As a family read and discuss 2 Nephi 5:15-16. Show your family a picture of a temple and discuss the importance of temples. Talk about why it was so important to Nephi to build a temple when they got to the promised land. Watch a video about temples and then have a temple-building contest out of material in your home like cardboard or toy building blocks.
Coloring Page
Read 2 Nephi 3:14-15 about Joseph of Egypt prophesying of Joseph Smith many, many years before he was born. See if your children can guess who and what he is talking about. Then color the Prophesy of Joseph Smith coloring page together.
Hands-On Activity
After reading 2 Nephi 4:15-16 (You can read verses 15-35 for more of the story), follow the instructions to make your own “brass plates.” Then use the Book of Mormon Writings page from the lesson to engrave your own words or your favorite scripture onto your plates.
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For kids ages 1-4 at home and in nursery or sunbeams. The toddler bundle Includes a full lesson plan with THREE activities that align with scripture written by an early childhood educator. These include a coloring page, another printable activity, and a movement activity that helps young children understand the scriptures. Here are a couple of highlights from this week’s lesson.
Interactive Exploration
Set up a scavenger hunt around your home using pictures of temples. Then gather your children and begin by singing “I Love to See the Temple” (Children’s Songbook, pg. 95). Read 2 Nephi 5:15-16 and teach that Nephi and his people built temples. Next, give each child a pair of binoculars and invite them to go on a hunt with you to find temples around the house. You can gather all the pictures and return to the living room. Sing a song of your choice about temples and this time let each family member hold a picture of a temple (from the hunt) as you sing.
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Zion’s Camp was less of an army marching to liberate Missouri and more of a multi-week training in how to be a true saint. Those who showed they trusted in the Lord by following the Prophet Joseph received a massive boost to their faith, giving them strength for the road ahead: “That they themselves may be prepared, and that my people may be taught more perfectly, and have experience” (Doctrine and Covenants 105:10).
Doctrine and Covenants 97 was given to the saints as both a blessing of comfort and instruction. With persecution growing around them, the saints needed to know the will of the Lord to guide them. Jesus Christ spoke peace to the saints through the Prophet Joseph, encouraging them to wait “patiently on the Lord” and to do what He would do, even if it meant further persecution (D&C 97:2).
It’s easy to think that, as parents, we’re not doing enough to give our children a good life. The world is always persuading us to look at what others are doing and tells us our kids are missing out on extravagant trips, the latest entertainment systems, and privileged extracurricular activities. Yet these experiences will fall short of the positive impact that regular family prayer, daily scripture study, and keeping covenants can have on our children.