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Come Follow Me: Book of Mormon, Teaching Ideas and Free Resources
Mormon 1 – 6
QUESTIONS TO PONDER:
Each Come Follow Me Lesson asks important and reflective questions. When I first began my individual study these questions threw me off. Simply because many of these questions required so much depth and individual reflection in order to answer honestly. My first approach to come follow me was to get in, get out, get it done, check it off. These questions simply didn’t allow me to do so. In fact, I felt a little sick when I would read a question like, “How does the spirit speak to you?” and I wouldn’t know the answer right away. After a time, and pondering on that specific question I realized IT’S OKAY. In fact, I think these questions were meant to be set aside, thought about, and pondered. When we try and come up with the quick easy, obvious, answer, we are depriving ourselves of an opportunity to reflect, ponder, pray, and RECEIVE REVELATION. Is this not the whole reason for Come Follow Me? Are we not trying to finetune and recognize how we, and how to receive personal revelation.
So each week I will list out some of the questions issued in Come Follow Me. Maybe you pick to ponder about all of them, maybe you pick just one. Whatever you do, ponder on this for the ENTIRE week. Pray about it, discuss it with loved ones, then at the start of the new week, take the time to write down your impressions or thoughts, share them with your family, testify of powerful insights.
Mormon recorded a weakness he saw in the Nephites: they failed to acknowledge the ways the Lord had blessed them. President Henry B. Eyring urged us “to find ways to recognize and remember God’s kindness. … Pray and ponder, asking the questions:
- Did God send a message that was just for me?
- Did I see His hand in my life or the lives of my children?
- What blessings come when you acknowledge His influence?
- What are the consequences of not acknowledging Him?
- As you read Mormon 5:8–24 and 6:16–22, what do you learn about the consequences of sin?
- What do you learn from these passages about Heavenly Father’s and Jesus’s feelings toward you, even when you sin?
- How have you felt Jesus Christ reaching out to you with open arms?
- What do you feel inspired to do as a result?
- How have you felt Jesus Christ reaching out to you with open arms?
- What do you learn from these passages about Heavenly Father’s and Jesus’s feelings toward you, even when you sin?
- What does it mean to be “quick to observe”? You can find insights in Elder David A. Bednar’s article “Quick to Observe” (Ensign, Dec. 2006, 30–36).
- How was the gift of being quick to observe a blessing to Mormon? How can it be a blessing to us?
- Do the children in your family understand that they can develop great spiritual qualities and power even though they are young?
- Mormon 2:18–19 What words did Mormon use to describe the world he lived in?
- How did he maintain hope despite the wickedness around him?
- How can our family do the same?
- How did he maintain hope despite the wickedness around him?
- Mormon 3:12 How did Mormon feel about the people around him, even though they were wicked?
- What can we do to develop the kind of love he had?
- Mormon 5:2 Why might we hesitate to call upon Heavenly Father when we are struggling?
- What can we do to rely on Heavenly Father more?
- How is being “without Christ and God in the world” (verse 16) like being chaff in the wind?
Lesson:
Dear Friends,
Thank you for being so patient and kind while we welcomed our sweet baby girl into our home and settled into our new normal with a newborn. Baby Grace is as sweet as they come and we could not feel more grateful.
Excerpt from a personal post:
Gracelyn has a distinct sweetness about her. Everything about her, down to her cry is soft and cherubic. There is a peace and new depth of love she has brought to our home. She fills a gap in our family that we never knew was there. This beautiful girl was born with a full head of gorgeous strawberry hair, long pretty fingers and the sweetest button nose. She has her brother’s lips and looks like she came from the same mold as her sister.
There is a sacredness a newborn brings to a home, we’re trying our best to take it all in. Thanks to dear family and friends that have bore our load, we have been able to. I was asked by a dear friend what it’s like to have three. I told her I have no idea and to ask me again in a few weeks.
Ben had always liked the idea of the name Grace, and we thought if ever there was a time or a need for more Grace it was now. If you’re looking for a great Sunday read, that beautifully explains what Grace is I really enjoyed and learned from this one
Another great activity/habit to form would be to follow Elder Eyring’s example by taking a few moments each day to think about and WRITE down how you saw the Lord’s hand in your life that day. It is especially appropriate and timely as we approach Thanksgiving. Take the challenge to jot something down every day for the month of November. Do this is your own Journal, or use the Free Download I’ve included below.
Come Follow Me Manual Prompts:
Mormon recorded a weakness he saw in the Nephites: they failed to acknowledge the ways the Lord had blessed them. President Henry B. Eyring urged us “to find ways to recognize and remember God’s kindness. … Pray and ponder, asking the questions:
- Did God send a message that was just for me?
- Did I see His hand in my life or the lives of my children?
What blessings come when you acknowledge His influence?
What are the consequences of not acknowledging Him?
I’m reminded of Elder Andersen’s Address from the October 2020 address, Spiritually defining moments. The idea of God knowing that we recognize the specific and good things that come from Him.
Remembering these spiritually defining experiences takes us to our knees, declaring as did the Prophet Joseph: “What I received was from heaven. I know it, and I know that God knows that I know it.”5
This fun download can be completed digitally by typing into one of the 30 squares each day for the month of November, or print out the page and write in one of the spaces each day.
“I heard in my mind—not in my own voice—these words: “I’m not giving you these experiences for yourself. Write them down.” […] I wrote down a few lines every day for years. I never missed a day no matter how tired I was or how early I would have to start the next day. Before I would write, I would ponder this question: “Have I seen the hand of God reaching out to touch us or our children or our family today?”
-Henry B. Eyring
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Teaching Ideas for Toddlers & Young Children
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With a 2-year-old and 4-year-old, I understand the STRUGGLE and the attention span you are dealing with. Below are some of my favorite videos or audio recordings|podcasts you can listen to and watch with your children. My favorites right now are the Book of Mormon Story videos.**Different from the newly released B.O.M. videos. These are illustrated and READ stories to your children. THESE are PERFECT for when everyone is strapped in the car seat. My 4-year-old now requests these over the radio. Each segment is only 2-4 minutes long. This allows us to listen, review and discuss together, and listen again throughout the week. Many of the videos I share can be found on the Saint’s Radio Channel App. (Formerly Mormon Channel App, If you don’t already have this, DOWNLOAD NOW.)
I am absolutely LOVING the YouTube Channel, Latter Day Kids. Each week they put out a beautifully illustrated video meant for young children to be used in conjunction with the Come Follow Me Lessons. This week’s video is all about All Things Denoting there is a God! You can even head to their website to download discussion questions to go along with the video and a fun coloring page.
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PODCAST FOR KIDS:
Read:
- Illustrated Book of Mormon page 138
- Book of Mormon Stories Young Readers ***My Favorite (INCLUDES VIDEO)
Activity Suggestions:
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Activity Suggestions from the Friend or the Come Follow Me Manual:
- Play a game in which the children repeat basic actions that you do. Then show pictures of things Jesus did, and talk about how we can follow Him (see Gospel Art Book, nos. 33–35, 41–42). Discuss ways Mormon followed Jesus Christ—for example, by teaching the gospel, encouraging people to obey God, and loving others.
- Read Mormon 3:3 and 9 to the children, and explain that the Nephites had not recognized that Heavenly Father had blessed them. Help the children think of blessings Heavenly Father has given them. Show pictures or objects to give them ideas. What can we do today to show we are thankful to Heavenly Father for our blessings?
- Help the children think of blessings Heavenly Father has given them, and ask them to draw pictures of some of these blessings. Invite them to hang their pictures somewhere at home where they can see them and remember that Heavenly Father blesses them in many ways. You could also invite them to identify blessings that come from Heavenly Father as they sing the first verse of “I Thank Thee, Dear Father” (Children’s Songbook, 7).
- Ask each child to draw a person on the board, and point out how each person they drew looks different from the others. Draw a large heart surrounding all the drawings. Help the children understand that Heavenly Father wants us to love all people. Read Mormon 3:12, emphasizing the words “love” and “loved.” What did Mormon do to show his love for others?
Teaching Ideas for Families
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Finding time to make Come Follow Me can be tough, it can also be tough to keep the attention of family members. The Book of Mormon videos recently released by the church are a WONDERFUL resource. ***Filming has recently been postponed due to Covid 19
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- I LOVE using the Institute and Seminary Manuals to aid my study! They answer questions, provide insight and background coupled with beautiful quotes from Prophets and Apostles.
- O Remember, Remember- President Eyring
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Consider the Goodness and Greatness of God: By Elder Dale G. Renlund
Activity Suggestions:
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Activity Suggestion from Come Follow Me:
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Consider making a chart where you can record what you learn from Mormon 2:10–15 about these two types of sorrow. Your chart might look something like this:
Godly sorrow
Worldly sorrow
Comes to Jesus (verse 14)
Curses God (verse 14)
- Do the children in your family understand that they can develop great spiritual qualities and power even though they are young? Mormon’s example could help them. Consider making a timeline of Mormon’s childhood and youth, using the ages and events given in Mormon 1:1–6, 15 and 2:1–2. As you discuss Mormon’s qualities and experiences, point out qualities your children have that inspire you and others around them.
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Mormon 5:16–18 To help your family visualize what it means to be “driven about as chaff before the wind” (verse 16), tear a piece of paper into small pieces and let family members blow them around. Explain to them that chaff is a husk that comes off a seed, and it is light enough to be blown around. How is being “without Christ and God in the world” (verse 16) like being chaff in the wind?
Activity Suggestion from the Ensign:
The Open Arms of Jesus
Read Mormon 6:17 together. Talk about what it means that Jesus has “open arms to receive [us]” when He is not physically here with us.
Invite family members to draw a picture of themselves with Jesus. For younger children, use a coloring page from lessonhelps.ChurchofJesusChrist.org or the September Friend.
When the pictures are finished, fold them up and put them in a bowl. Take turns picking a picture at random.
When someone’s picture is chosen, have them talk about a time they have felt the Savior’s love or share something they can do to follow Jesus.
Discussion: Talk about what you can do as a family to help each other follow Jesus and feel closer to Him. How can we be His “arms” here on earth?
Individual Study & Extension
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