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My faith grows when I am obedient to the commandments (Friend June 2006, suggestion # 3) |
Post a picture of the Savior at the top of the chalkboard.
Have the children follow along in their scriptures as you summarize the
principles in
Alma 32:27–43.
Teach the importance of planting the seed of faith in our
hearts.
Draw a seed on the chalkboard and ask, “How do we nourish the seed?”
Have the older children turn to pages 4–5 in their Faith in God guidebooks and review the basic requirements for the Faith in God Award.
Pick songs from the Children’s Songbook that teach each principle of the basic requirements ~ for example: prayer, “I Pray in Faith” (p. 14).
Play a brief “music clue” to identify one of the basic requirements that will help us nourish our faith.
Invite the child who identifies the clue to come to the
chalkboard and draw stems, leaves, or branches on the “growing” plant.
While that child is drawing, toss a beanbag to two or three other children and
invite each to stand and tell one thing they could do this week to nourish their
faith with that requirement.
Sing the songs and repeat for all
six of the requirements.
Have the last child who draws on the chalkboard add the “precious fruit.”
Direct the children to the promise of the “fruit” in
Alma 32:42.
Help them find the footnote reference for the account of Lehi’s vision in
1 Ne. 8:10–18.
Compare the verses about “fruit” in 1 Nephi with those in Alma.
Sing
“Faith” (pp. 96–97).
For younger children:
Instead of using the Faith in God guidebook, teach the same principles of
prayer, etc., with pictures from the GAK.