Come, Follow Me May 13-19: "What Lack I Yet?"

Hello! Welcome back to Simply Family Home Evening! If this is your first time here, I am so happy that you've found us! I hope you find something you can use to help teach the Gospel in your home to your kids or in your Primary class and that you come back and visit us again next week.

This week we get to learn about the temple and eternal marriage and the story of when Jesus blessed the little children. {My heart just swells when I think of what that moment must have been like!!!} Such a great week!

We will be studying Matthew 19-20; Mark 10; and Luke 18. The Come, Follow Me lesson title for this week is "What Lack I Yet?" I love this question as a pondering point for this week. I know personally there are SO SO SO MANY things that I still lack. But I want to take the time to really evaluate and ask the Spirit to help me evaluate where I actually stand with the Lord. What things can I give up to come closer to him and be a better disciple? Not to look down on myself but to help me set goals to improve and maybe discover where I have some divine discontent in my life; I want to come closer to Him and I think this question is a beautiful way to start.. If you feel so inspired I hope that you will join me in that this week. Well anyway, let's get onto the Simply Family Home Evening lesson ideas shall we?

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May 13-19

Matthew 19-20; Mark 10; Luke 18

"What Lack I Yet?"

Simply Family Home Evening Lesson Plan

• What Lack I Yet?

Discussion Topics:

• Heavenly Father wants us to marry in the temple and have eternal families (Mark 10:6–8)
• Jesus wants little children to come to Him so He can bless them (Mark10:13–16)
• If we obey the commandments, we can receive eternal life (Mark 10:17–22)
• Jesus can help me know what I need to do to progress (Mark 10:17–22)

Bible Videos:

• “Christ and the Rich Young Ruler” 
• “Laborers in the Vineyard”
• “Suffer the Little Children to Come unto Me” 

New Testament Stories:

• Chapter 41: “Jesus Blesses the Children” 
• Chapter 42: “The Rich Young Man” 
• Chapter 38: “The Pharisee and the Publican” 

General Authority Messages:

• Elder Oaks: “Divorce"
• Elder Lawrence: “What Lack IYet?” 
• Elder Palmer: “Then Jesus Beholding Him Loved Him” 
• Elder Holland: “The Laborers in the Vineyard”
• Elder Hales: “Meeting the Challenges of Today’s World” 
• President Nelson: “Celestial Marriage” 
• Elder Renlund: “Our Good Shepherd”

Additional Videos

• Everyday Example: When Beliefs Are Questioned 

Other Resources From The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints:
Link to Come, Follow Me for Primary
Link to Come, Follow Me for Individuals and Families
The Friend - For ideas on how to use The Friend Magazine see our Activity Ideas page

The lesson idea we decided to focus on for Family Home Evening this week is:

Heavenly Father wants us to marry in the temple and 

have eternal families

Preparation: Have a picture of the temple you were married or sealed in or hope to be married or sealed in one day. 
Have a copy of The Family: A Proclamation to the World . 
Opening Song: “Families Can Be Together Forever” Children’s Song Book pg 188 
Scriptures: Mark 10:6–8 
Videos:
New Testament Stories: 
     Chapter 38: “The Pharisee and the Publican”
Lesson: 
Read Mark 10:6-8
Have a picture from your wedding if you were married or sealed in the temple or a picture of another couple at a temple and a picture of your family.
Have a copy of The Family: A Proclamation to the World”  Read through as much as your kid’s attention can handle! LDS Notebooking has a great resource to study it!
Tell your kids about how important it is to get married in the temple so you can be a family forever. Ask your kids what their favorite part of your family is. Ask them what their favorite thing to do as a family is. If you can do one of those things, use it as your activity tonight. If not, plan a day to do all of your kids’ favorite things as a family.
Activity Ideas: 
Do any activity your family likes to do together! 

Additional Lesson or Discussion Ideas:

Jesus wants little children to come to Him so He can bless them

Preparation: Print out this week’s primary printout. 

Scriptures: Mark 10:13–16 
Videos:
Bible Video: 
     “Suffer theLittle Children to Come unto Me”
New Testament Stories 
     Chapter 41: “Jesus Blesses the Children”
Lesson: 
Watch the videos; read the scriptures or use a combination of both.
Talk to you kids about how much Jesus loves each of them. How would it feel to be one of the children that was blessed by Jesus? 
Activity Ideas:
Color the primary handout together. 

Jesus can help me know what I need to do to progress

Scriptures: Mark 10:17–22 

Videos: 
Bible Video: 
     “Christ and theRich Young Ruler”
New Testament Stories: 
     Chapter 42 “The Rich Young Man”

Lesson: 
Read the scriptures; watch the videos or use a combination of both.
Ask the children if they would be able to give up all their toys if Jesus asked them to. Sometimes we are asked to do hard things but even if it may seem impossible, Jesus would help us find a way to do it and we will be blessed far above anything that we gave up. 
Tell your kids that even though we can’t ask Jesus face to face what He would have us do better, we each can pray and seek personal revelation for what we need to improve in our lives. Tell your kids about a time when you have asked Heavenly Father for direction in your life or when you have had to do something hard but felt the support and/or received blessings from Heavenly Father.

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