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The promises found in
the scriptures can bless me if I am faithful Friend Jan 2006, suggestion # 4 |
Invite the children to turn to the word Promise
in the Topical Guide.
Teach them how to read the Topical Guide and that each time they see the letter
p it means promise.
Divide the children into groups of five or six.
Have each group list four or five things they learn about the promises of the
Lord as they read the Topical Guide.
Invite them to share what they have learned, and make a list on the board.
Sing "For
Thy Bounteous Blessings" (p. 21) in a round.
Invite the children to turn to
D&C 82:10, and explain that the Lord's promises require specific actions on
our part.
When we do what He asks, the Lord blesses us according to the promise.
Mark, discuss, and memorize the scripture (see
TNGC, pp. 171–72).
Give each group a beanbag.
As you sing "I'm
Trying to Be like Jesus" (pp. 78–79),
have the children in each group toss the beanbag among the group members.
When the music stops, have the child from each group with the beanbag say one
thing he or she will do this week to be worthy of the promises of the Lord.
Continue the game as time permits.
Bear testimony of the great promises that have been given to the faithful.
Sing the fourth verse of "I
Am a Child of God" (pp. 2–3).
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For younger children:
Explain in your own words
D&C 82:10 using examples from the scriptures of promises fulfilled.
Then play the beanbag game.