Our Relationship Through Prayer with Our Heavenly Father

President Eyring…”When I was a little child, my parents taught me by example to pray. I began with a picture in my mind of Heavenly Father being far away. As I have matured, my experience with prayer has changed. The picture in my mind has become one of a Heavenly Father who is close by, who is bathed in a bright light, and who knows me perfectly.”

“It is the first principle of the Gospel to know for a certainty the character of God, and to know that we may converse with Him as one man converses with another.”  (Joseph Smith, Teachings, p.345)

Week 2: Matthew 1; Luke 1 “Be It unto Me according to Thy Word”

Week 2 : Matthew 1; Luke 1 “Be It unto Me according to Thy Word”

4 Lesson/Activities 

Come, Follow Me - For Individuals and Families

Lesson #1: 

Talk about the two impossible miracles:

Mary to be pregnant with Jesus Christ

Elisabeth, a barren old woman, pregnant with John the Baptist 

*We can remember there miraculous experiences when we face something that is impossible

Activity #1:

Go through the gospel art library - What other stories from the scriptures did God do seemingly impossible things? (we kept throwing pictures up on our apple tv)

What stories from your own lives could they share in which God did seemingly impossible things?

Link to pictures:

https://www.lds.org/media-library/images/categories/gospel-art-book?lang=eng

***Also in your prayers this week, make an extra effort to thank Heavenly Father for all your many impossible blessings

Lesson #2: Genealogy of Jesus

Matthew 1:1-17 - explain that it traces His royal lineage through Joseph back to King David.  IF ROME WAS NOT IN CHARGE, JOSEPH WOULD BE KING.  Read Jeremiah 23:5-6 - prophesied that the Messiah would come through the lineage of David

Activity #2: Make your own family tree

Lesson #3:

Who were Matthew and Luke?

Talk about who wrote these bible books as well as who wrote the different book of mormon books (various authors, collected by Mormon/Moroni) and the old testament (Moses and various authors).

Talk about how Matthew and Luke were completely different individuals to share their view of the story of Jesus Christ

Activity #3:

Have one kid dress up as Matthew and one kid dress up Luke.  Have them pretend (do a short minute play) to be the individuals 

Lesson #4: God's blessings come in His own time

Go over the story of Elisabeth and Zacharias.  They wanted a kid their whole life and they were very righteous, but God needed John the Baptist to be born in His own time for His own purpose (to baptize Jesus Christ, he had to be the right age). Their story can be a reminder that God has not forgotten you.  How can we remain faithful while waiting for a blessing?

Activity #4:

(if possible watch "John the Baptist" Animated Stories from the New Testament)

Draw your own picture of John the Baptist baptizing Jesus Christ or color this

Coloring John the Baptist page

https://www.lds.org/friend/2007/06/coloring-page?lang=eng

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Scripture of the Week to Memorize : Luke 1:37

37 For with God nothing shall be impossible.

2019 Scripture of the Week for Come, Follow Me Program for Individuals and Families

2019 Scripture of the Week for Come, Follow Me Program for Individuals and Families
See link below for all 50:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1K00VQDsHcr3FjnwPkgPLpeOX-WBMOxAu/view

I bought clipboards and gave them to family members or my ministering sisters.  As for my family, we put the clipboard at our front door and work on memorizing it during each family lesson during the week.

 

Week 1 : We are Responsible for Our Own Learning

Week 1 : We are Responsible for Our Own Learning
Come, Follow Me - For Individuals and Families


Lesson #1
Read p.2 and discuss

Activity #1
Play "Come, Follow Me" Hide and Go Seek
Child hides somewhere in the home and says "come, follow me" then everyone in the family needs to find them.  Then everyone takes turns
*The toddler especially loved this one

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Lesson #2
Sum up the Parable of the Sower from Matthew 13:1-23 with a picture demonstrating the four different types of ground that the seeds fell in.  How can we cultivate our testimonies in good ground?

Activity #2a
Go outside and look at the different types of ground that the seeds could have fallen on.

Activity #2b
Hang Men
Words: Responsible, Seed, Testimony


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Lesson #3
Read top of page 4 "What should I do when I have questions?" section
Talk about prayer, talking to parents, asking church leaders, and studying the scriptures
Show the picture of Jesus Christ on page 5 and talk about how Jesus Christ loves them and wants them to have all the answers

Activity #3
Have the children draw a picture of them with a thinking cloud with a question in it
Then have them draw a large tool box….draw four large tools in it….
prayer, scriptures, parents, church leaders

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Scripture of the Week to Memorize : Philippians 4:8
8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things arepure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.