Month #4: ALMA (Baptism)
This family home evening lesson is apart of "A Year with the Book of Mormon." Click the link to learn about our other Book of Mormon Heroes.
Prayer:
Song: "When I am Baptized" from the Children's Songbook. Before singing the song, talk about what it means to be baptized. We are baptized at age eight and it's an important thing we need to do, so we can live with Heavenly Father again.
1) Hero Poster: Hold up the picture below and tell your child(ren).. Today we will be learning about a new Book of Mormon hero, Alma. We'll learn about his story and how he helped teach people about Jesus and baptized them.
Story of Alma: Read through the illustrated scripture story, "Alma Baptizes Many People" from the friend magazine. Discuss the story as needed. The picture below is one of three pages.
Hero Card & Goals: Review the hero card. We talked about our goals for the week and how we can be more like our hero, Alma. Here's our checklist, adapted to our toddler needs.
Prayer:
Song: "When I am Baptized" from the Children's Songbook. Before singing the song, talk about what it means to be baptized. We are baptized at age eight and it's an important thing we need to do, so we can live with Heavenly Father again.
1) Hero Poster: Hold up the picture below and tell your child(ren).. Today we will be learning about a new Book of Mormon hero, Alma. We'll learn about his story and how he helped teach people about Jesus and baptized them.
Story of Alma: Read through the illustrated scripture story, "Alma Baptizes Many People" from the friend magazine. Discuss the story as needed. The picture below is one of three pages.
Activity: Clean the Pennies. Find a few tarnished pennies from your coin jar. I learned that they don't need to be dirty and black, just tarnished or off color. Mix vinegar and lots of salt together (as seen in the link above) and show your children how the pennies (ourselves) become clean after being washed (baptized). Relate to baptism. We talked about how after we are baptized, we are completely clean from any mistakes we've made. We discussed the age of baptism (eight), the importance of being immersed in the water, and a few other simple details. Afterward, my boys (ages three and one) colored "Alma Baptizes in the Waters Mormon" coloring page. I hung it on the fridge as a reminder of our lesson for the week.
- Goal #1: Learn "When I am Baptized," which we sang at the beginning of our lesson today.
- Goal #2: Watch chapter 15 of the illustrated Book of Mormon series at lds.org.
- Goal #3: Remind your child(ren) that after baptism they are made clean. Talk about ways that they can be clean now. For example, say prayers, read the scriptures, go to church, obey mom or dad, give a hug to your sibling, etc. Don't bribe your child(ren) into getting a sticker. Instead, notice when they doing something great on their own and reward them for it. Once the chart is full, we'll go out for our favorite, ice cream.
Testimony:
