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Week 27 COME FOLLOW ME: Doctrine and Covenants – TEACHING IDEAS & RESOURCES | D&C Sections 71 – 75

Questions to Ponder:

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. Each Come Follow Me Lesson asks important and reflective questions.

• As you study Doctrine and Covenants 71, what do you find that builds your faith in the Lord and His work?
  • What impresses you about the instruction the Lord gave His servants in this situation?

• In what sense does your bishop “keep the Lord’s storehouse” and manage the consecrations of ward members? (see verses 10, 12). How has a bishop helped you?

• Consider how you can make preaching the gospel an ongoing, “practicable” (verse 4)—or realistic—part of your life among your other responsibilities.
• What words and phrases do you find in Doctrine and Covenants 75:1–12 that help you understand how to preach the gospel effectively?
  • What blessings does the Lord promise to faithful missionaries?
  • Consider how these instructions and blessings apply to you as you share the gospel.
• What were Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon asked to do when others were criticizing the Church and its leaders?
  • How do we “prepare the way” for people to receive God’s revelations? (Doctrine and Covenants 71:4).
• How have bishops blessed our family?
  • What has our bishop asked us to do, and how can we sustain him? Perhaps your family could make a card thanking your bishop for his service.
• Would your family benefit from learning about the Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible?
• What does this verse teach us about Jesus Christ and little children? Doctrine and Covenants 74:7.
• You can help your family understand how the Lord wants us to serve Him by talking about the difference between being “idle” and “labor[ing] with [our] might.”
  • How can we serve the Lord with all our might?
  • According to Doctrine and Covenants 75:3–5, 13, 16, what does He promise His faithful servants?

Lesson:

One of the common activities suggested for this week’s Come Follow Me study, was to create a Thank You card for the Bishop of your ward. See the following below:

• How have bishops blessed our family?

  • What has our bishop asked us to do, and how can we sustain him? Perhaps your family could make a card thanking your bishop for his service.

• Help the children make cards to give to the bishop, thanking him for what he does to help with the Lord’s work.

I thought it would be a fun to put a spin on the classic thank you card! Instead of giving the card, or sliding it under the office door, I thought it would be TOO cute to deliver the note through a little air mail! Imagine a flock of paper airplanes flying towards the bishop, fun and surprise is sure to be had by all!

This activity is age-appropriate for your primary kiddos, all they way up to your young men and young women! I had so much fun creating this little printable, PLEASE share pictures or let me know how it goes, even a VIDEO would be too fun to see!

“The thought of assuming this important responsibility [the office of bishop] was almost more than he could bear. … He … distrusted his ability, and deemed himself incapable of discharging the high and holy trust. In his perplexity he appealed to the Prophet:

“‘I cannot see a Bishop in myself, Brother Joseph; but if you say it’s the Lord’s will, I’ll try.’

“‘You need not take my word alone;’ answered the Prophet, kindly, ‘Go and ask Father for yourself.’

“Newel … determined to do as [the Prophet] advised. … His humble, heartfelt prayer was answered. In the silence of night and the solitude of his chamber, he heard a voice from heaven: ‘Thy strength is in me.’ The words were few and simple, but for him they had a world of meaning. His doubts were dispelled like dew before the dawn. He straightway sought the Prophet, told [him] he was satisfied, and was willing to accept the office to which he had been called” (Orson F. Whitney, “The Aaronic Priesthood,” The Contributor, Jan. 1885, 126).

 

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Watch or Listen To:

With young children, 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.  Many of these are PERFECT for when everyone is strapped in the car seat. My 5-year-old now requests many of these over the radio. 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.)

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Read:

• Activity Suggestion from the Friend
• Scripture Stories: Doctrine and Covenants
• For Young Readers: Scripture Stories

 

Activity Suggestions:

 

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Doctrine and Covenants Coloring Book:

Come Follow Me Activities:

Kate of Play Beyond the Box started @comefollowmeactivities Each week she posts a FREE Weekly Lesson plan that breaks down Come Follow Me into simple, easy to digest and implement, DAILY LESSONS and activities. Her lessons and activities are created with primary-aged children in mind.

Click Here to check out this week’s Activity Schedule for Come Follow Me by @Comefollowmeactivities

Norman The Latter Day Saint

I found ANOTHER free, weekly resource that you are going to LOVE! Danette Smith and Brittany Smith, the creators behind @NormantheLatterdaySaint share the sweetest illustrated coloring pages to go along with Come Follow Me each week! Check out this week’s coloring page below, then check out their, “Norman the Latter Day Saint,” picture-book series! They create wonderful children’s book with LDS themes.

***There are lots of fun coloring pages to pick from, SCROLL DOWN to the bottom of the page to find the most recent Come Follow Me Coloring Page

CLICK HERE to Download this week’s Norman Book Series Coloring Page

Activity Suggestion from Church Magazines:

• Secret Service for Bishop

  For Doctrine and Covenants 71–75

  • Sing “Teach Me to Walk in the Light” (Children’s Songbook, 177).

  • Jesus taught that His Church should have bishops to lead and help the members (see Doctrine and Covenants 72:2).

  • Say thanks to your bishop or branch president by doing something kind. You could write him nice notes or bring him a treat. You could even do your plan without letting him know who did it!

• For Doctrine and Covenants 71–75: Help your little ones say, “I can work hard!” Teach your children a household chore they can help with, like sweeping or putting away their toys.

Activity Suggestions From Come Follow Me:

• Bring items to class that represent the responsibilities of a bishop, such as a tithing slip, the scriptures, or a picture of a bishop giving counsel (see the picture at the end of this week’s outline in Come, Follow Me—For Individuals and Families). Read Doctrine and Covenants 72:2, and explain that the Lord has called a bishop to help us. Use the items you brought to help the children understand some of the things a bishop does to serve the ward.

• Take the children on a walk to the bishop’s office (you may want to coordinate with other teachers). Describe for them some situations when they might meet with the bishop in his office (such as a baptismal interview or tithing settlement). Tell the children how you have been blessed by the bishop’s service.

• Help the children make cards to give to the bishop, thanking him for what he does to help with the Lord’s work.

• Invite each child to take a turn acting out how they would do an act of service, such as cleaning a room in the church or washing dishes at home. Read Doctrine and Covenants 75:3, and ask the children to show how they would do it lazily when you say “neither be idle” and show how to work hard when you say “but labor with your might.” Why is it important that we do our best when serving the Lord?

• Invite the children to practice in pairs how to share with others what they know about the Church. For example, they can share a simple testimony or share one of the Articles of Faith.