Come, Follow Me Mar 9-15: Jacob 1-4

March 9-15
Jacob 1-4
"Be Reconciled unto God Through the Atonement of Christ"

I can strengthen my faith in Jesus Christ. 

Jacob 4:6

Preparation: Have some space where the kids can do some jumping jacks/run in place/do push-ups or crunches etc. Sand, rocks a plastic toy house or one made out of blocks or Legos, a strainer. Cut out pieces of paper to look like rocks and tape them up on the wall under a picture of a house. 

Opening Song: “The Wise Man and the Foolish Man,” pg 281

Scriptures: Jacob 4:6

Lesson:  

Have the kids do 10 jumping jacks and run in place for 15 seconds. How do we strengthen our bodies? Why do we want to have strong bodies?

Read Jacob 4:6. Explain that Jacob was living in a time with a lot of wicked people all around him. What does it mean to have our “faith become unshaken”? How can we strengthen our faith in Jesus Christ?

Put a house on top of a pile of sand in a strainer. (Hopefully it is warm enough that you can be outside. If not then make sure you have a container to catch all the sand 😉) What happens when it rains? 
Get a bunch of rocks in the same strainer. What happens when it rains?

Have your kids list ways they can strengthen their faith in Jesus Christ and write them on the rocks under the house. Leave this up all week long and talk about what we can do each day to keep strengthening our faith.

Activity Ideas:

Write notes to your local church leaders telling them how much and why you appreciate them and deliver them with some treats.

For more lesson ideas you can print out our 

Simply Family Home Evening lesson plan

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Discussion Topics:

Come, Follow Me - For Primary

God calls Church leaders to help me follow Jesus Christ
     Jacob 1:6-8, 18; 2:1-11

I can help others in need when I share with them 
     Jacob 2:12-14,17-21

I can strengthen my faith in Jesus Christ 

     Jacob 4:6

Come, Follow Me - For Individuals and Families

The Lord wants me to magnify my calling 
     Jacob 1:6-8, 15-19; 2:1-11

The Lord delights in chastity 
     Jacob 2:23-3:12

I can be reconciled to God through the Atonement of Jesus Christ 
     Jacob 4

I can avoid spiritual blindness by focusing on the Savior 
     Jacob 4

Book of Mormon Stories:

• “Jacob Teaches about Pride and Chastity: Jacob 2-3”

General Authority Messages:

• David A. Bednar, "We Believe in Being Chaste"
• President Gordon B. Hinckley, "Magnify Your Calling"
• Elder L. Tom Perry, “United in Building the Kingdom of God”

Additional Videos:

• "Spiritual Whirlwinds" 
• "I Choose to Be Pure"
• Chastity: What Are the Limits?
• Law of Chastity
• Rise To Your Call

Other Resources From The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints:

Come, Follow Me for Primary

Come, Follow Me for Individuals and Families

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