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The Spirit can speak to our hearts. Helaman 13:2-5. When Samuel the Lamanite was commanded to preach to the Nephites, Heavenly Father helped him know in his heart what he should say. Scripture. Teach the children that while we speak to each other using words, the Holy Ghost can communicate through feelings in our hearts. Read the Helaman 13:2-5 and have your children either hold their hands over their hearts or make a heart with their hands each time you read the word "heart". Heart Craft Options: Toilet Paper Roll Heart Stapming  from Crafty Morning. Heart Sponge Stamping  from Mothercould. These are homemade stamps! Just make one into a heart shape. Prophets teach about Jesus Christ. Helaman 14:2-7, 20-25. The account of Samuel the Lamanite is a great opportunity to teach the children that all prophets teach about Jesus Christ. Focus on that as you watch one or more of these videos. Video Options. Video: Samuel the Lamanite  from ChurchofJesusChrist.org Video: Samuel an...

This week, we are PLAYING GAMES to learn about three important principles from Come Follow Me. The Lord wants me to Remember Him. Helaman 7:20 Nephi wondered how his people had turned away from God and forgotten Him. Read and discuss the scripture. How can we better remember Heavenly Father? Daily. Weekly. What happens when we remember Him? After your discussion... Play one of these "remembering games" as you focus on remember the Lord: Game: What's Missing? Place a number of household items onto a tray. Younger children can start with 3-4 items. Older children you can do  more to  make the game more challenging. Photo Source: Books & Pieces. Tell your child to have a close look at the items on the tray. Name them together. Cover the items with a towel. Ask your child to close their eyes and as they do so remove one item from under the cloth. Ask them to open their eyes, remove the cloth and tell you what’s missing!   Memory. You can print Holy Ghost Memory Cards fro...

I Can Build My Foundation on Jesus Christ Helaman 5:12 The Wise & Foolish Man  from News with Naylors. Use a similar idea to teach about how Christ is our rock. We used a brick and bristle blocks for the wise man's house and you can use sand for the foolish man's house. Squirt with a squeeze bottle as the "rains come".  Building a Strong Foundation from Making Life Blissful. Use Jenga Blocks to teach how we can have a strong foundation in Christ. If we take away one thing (like prayer), it may not seem to matter, but it weakens our foundation. If you continue to NOT do important things, eventually the foundation falls. Build Upon the Rock  from Latter Day Kids. The cutest animated videos, object lesson and scripture references to teach about building upon the rock of Christ. Rock Painting. Talk about characteristics of rocks (hard, strong, can't break) and relate to how we can build on foundation on Christ (our rock). Photo from Four Cheek Monkeys The Holy Gh...

The Stripling Warriors  Video from ChurchofJesusChrist.org. Watch this beforehand to make sure it's okay for your children.  Stripling Warriors Game  from ChurchofJesusChrist.org The Valiant Fox  from Latter Day Kids. This animated video teaches about what it means to be valiant and have courage. It relates the foxes to the stripling warriors. Great content and easy to understand for kids. Faith in Jesus Christ  from News with Naylors. Relate faith (and unseen results) to how the stripling warriors may have felt. Talk about how we can have faith in Heavenly Father today. Click the link for a free download of the printable. Faith & Color Mixing  from News with Naylors. This is a great object lesson for younger kids that haven't experienced color mixing before. Relate this object lesson on faith to the stripling warriors. The warriors didn't know the outcome of the battle (just like we may not know the outcome when we color mix), but they believed and had...

➤ Armor of God (Orange Example - Need two oranges, two glasses and water) Read Alma 43:19, 20, 23, 28. The Amalekites and Nephites are about to battle. Read the verses and talk about how each group prepared for battle.  Although we aren't in a physical war today, we are in a spiritual war against Satan, who doesn't want us to keep God's commandments. Hold up one of the oranges. This orange represents us. Do you see how there is a skin/peel on here? What does the skin do for the orange inside? Just as the peel keeps the orange safe, there are things we can do to keep our spirits safe. What are some things you think we can do to keep our spirits safe? (repent, forgive others, read the scriptures, at home church). Now, I'm going to place this orange inside the water cup. Do you think it will sink or float? Do the experiment and explain when we keep the commandments and keep our spirits safe, we stay afloat and receive support from God. Now let's see what would happen i...