Tell the children about an important message you have received, such as the birth of a child or another happy event.

• How was the message sent?
• How would you send an important message today?

Show picture 5-7 from the Primary picture packet (Statue of Angel Moroni on Temple).

• Who is in the picture?
• Why is he blowing a trumpet?
• What important message does he have for the world?

Using material from Joseph Smith—History 1:27–67 or from the backs of GAK pictures:

320 (Moroni Hides the Plates in the Hill Cumorah),
404 (Moroni Appears to Joseph Smith in His Room),
406 (Joseph Receives the Gold Plates),
416 (Translating the Book of Mormon), tell the story of the coming forth of the Book of Mormon.

(You may also use the four-minute introduction of How Rare a Possession: The Book of Mormon [see A Voice from the Dust, item no. 53144] to teach the story of Moroni hiding the plates in the Hill Cumorah.)

Write questions that review the story on separate slips of paper (see TNGC, pp. 68–70) and put them in a basket or sack.

Sing "The Golden Plates" (p. 86) while passing the questions up and down the row. Randomly stop the music and invite the child who is holding the bag to choose and answer a question. Continue singing and passing the questions until all have been answered.

For older children:
Assign each class and its teacher a chapter from the Book of Mormon to review.
With the help of the teacher, have each child identify a brief doctrine in the chapter that would be a great message to the world.

For younger children:
Post several GAK or Primary packet pictures that teach gospel principles on the board.
Let children give gospel messages based on one of the pictures.