Come Follow Me- For Primary

Be it Unto Me According to Thy Word Russel M. Nelson explained that the atonement of Jesus Christ, "Required a personal sacrifice by an immortal being not subject to death. Yet, He must die and take up his own body again. The Savior was the only one who could accomplish this. From His mother He inherited the power to die. From His Father He obtained power over death."  The object of this lesson is to show the children that with help from God, anything is possible. Invite Sharing Ask the children to sit in a circle. Have one child start by telling everyone one thing they learned from the scriptures this week. Then have them point to someone else and so on until everyone has had a turn. Teach the doctrine Brian and I are at an advantage this year that we are teaching children 7-8 year olds which means that we can really pick and choose activities from both the "younger children" and the "older children" sections. Some activities we p...

We are Responsible for Our Own Learning Elder David A. Bednar taught,  "As learners, you and I are to act and be doers of the word and not simply hearers who are only acted upon... Learning by faith requires spiritual, mental, and physical exertion and not just passive reception." The object of this lesson is to encourage and invite the children to be more proactive in their learning of their Savior, Jesus Christ. What better way to invite a child to do something than with a little party themed lesson? Invite Sharing This week it is suggested that you ask the children to share some of their favorite stories of Jesus Christ. I think this is a great idea as the New Testament truly delves deep into the life of our savior through multiple perspectives. The New Testament can be a little repetitive at times, but if you are paying attention, you will notice tiny details which the specific author chose to include because he felt they were important and would be releva...

Hi everyone! With the church putting out new curriculum this year, I thought it might be fun to document our ideas (my husband and I co-teach the 7-8 year olds) as we navigate the new lesson manual. Brian and I have been married for almost 7 years. Of those 7 years, we have taught together 3 years.. going on 4. We really absolutely love it. We love that we get to plan lessons together and that we get to spend all 3 (now 2) hours of church together. Sometimes, during sharing time, we even have a chance to talk without Rylan being there to interrupt us every 5 seconds, haha! We love that girl, but boy does she love to talk... When we found out that we would be moving to a new curriculum with a shorter class time, we were ecstatic! We have been talking about the need to update the manuals for years. It's incredibly difficult to teach children of the 21st century with pictures and lessons that correspond mostly to the 80's generation. There have been many times when we have...