Come, Follow Me May 20-26 "Behold, Thy King Cometh"

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The title for this week's Come, Follow Me lesson is "Behold Thy King Cometh." I'm so excited about the topics we get to study this week. Any time we talk about temples I get excited. Plus we get to talk about making wise and correct choices. (Which is so great because we just talked about the commandments a few weeks back.) We have some fun activity ideas for your family this week as you study Matthew 21-23; Mark 11; Luke 19-20; and John 12. (Whew! A little bit from every Gospel this week!) If you have a favorite activity we hope you'll share that with us in the comments or on our social media. We love hearing from you! So, enough chat - let's get into the lesson!

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May 20 - May 26

Matthew 21-23; Mark 11; Luke 19-20; John 12

"Behold Thy King Cometh"

Simply Family Home Evening Lesson Plan

• Behold, Thy King Cometh

Discussion Topics:

• Heavenly Father and Jesus know me by name (Luke 19:1–10)
•  The temple is a sacred place (Matthew 21:12–14)
• I can be obedient (Matthew 21:28–32)
• When I seek the Savior, I will find Him (Luke 19:1–10)
• The temple is a sacred place that I should respect (Matthew21:12–14)
• I need to be righteous in my actions and my desires (Matthew 23:25–28)

Bible Videos:

• “The Lord’s Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem” 
• “Christ's Authority is Questioned” 
• “Render unto Caesar and unto God” 

New Testament Stories:

• Chapter 44: “The Savior Goes to Jerusalem” 

General Authority Messages:

• Elder Uchtdorf: “On Being Genuine” 
• Elder Hales: “Preserving Agency, Protecting Religious Freedom” 
• Elder Maxwell: “Remember How Merciful the Lord Hath Been” 
• President Packer: “The Cloven Tongues of Fire”

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:

The temple is a sacred place

Preparation:Get a picture of the temple and cut it into a puzzle. You can either use this template or use a cricut to cut it out. Have whatever materials you want to build temples (blocks, sugar cubes, marshmallows and toothpicks, plastic cups, draw)

Opening Song:“I Love To See The Temple” Children’s Songbook pg 95 

Scriptures: Matthew 21:12–14 

Lesson: 
Read Matthew 21:12-14 and show the picture of Jesus Cleansing the temple.
Tell the kids that the temple is a sacred place. Ask them how they have felt when they see a temple or when they have been inside a temple.
Show your temple recommend and tell your kids about some of the things you have had to do to get ready to enter the temple.Give each child a piece of the temple puzzle until all the pieces are handed out. Have the kids write on or write for them one way they can prepare to enter the temple and put the puzzle together.

Activity Ideas:
Build a temple (you could use blocks, sugar cubes, marshmallows and toothpicks, plastic cups, or even draw one) or color the primary handout.

Additional Lesson or Discussion Ideas:

Heavenly Father and Jesus know me by name

Preparation: Have a mirror. 

Scriptures: Luke 19:1–10

Lesson: 
Tell your kids that Heavenly Father and Jesus know each person on earth by name. Even them.
Get a mirror. Have each of your kids hold up the mirror and say “Heavenly Father and Jesus know [child’s name] by name.” Have all the other kids say, “Heavenly Father and Jesus know [same child’s name] by name.”

Activity Ideas:
Play a favorite family game.

I can be obedient

Preparation: Print out the Choose the Right game game board and instructions PDFs from our activity page.

Scriptures: Matthew 21:28–32 

Lesson: 
Read Matthew 21:28-32 . 
Talk to the kids about how important it is to listen to Heavenly Father and Jesus and obey immediately.

Activity Ideas:
Play the choices game



I need to be righteous in my actions and my desires

Preparation: Get a cup dirty on the inside but make sure it is nice and clean on the outside

Scriptures: Matthew 23:25–28

Lesson: 
Read Matthew 23:25-28  
When you get to the word hypocrite, turn to hypocrite in the Bible Dictionary.
Get a cup that is clean on the outside but dirty on the inside. Ask the kids if they would want to drink out of this cup?

Explain along these lines that a hypocrite that does something just because it looks good, but doesn’t really mean it or someone who tells you to do something, but turns around and does the opposite.
Explain that have righteous desires means doing things because Heavenly Father and
Jesus have asked us to, and trying our hardest to do it correctly.

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