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am thankful for Jesus Christ Friend Nov. 2006, suggestion # 2 |
Ask the children to close their eyes and listen to a hymn. Have the pianist play "God Loved Us, So He Sent His Son" (Hymns, no. 187).
Before the children open their eyes, ask them how the music made them feel. Explain that this hymn is meant to help us think of someone special and that you want them to discover who that person is with some picture clues.
Tell them that when the music pauses for a long time, they
can open their eyes to see a clue.
After they see the picture, they should close their eyes again and wait for
another long pause.
Have the pianist play the hymn again, pausing at the end of each phrase.
At each pause show the following pictures in order:
After the final clue, ask the children to whisper the name of the special person (Jesus Christ).
Tell them the words of the hymn and show how the words go with the pictures. For example, explain that the picture of the world goes with "God loved us, so he sent his Son," because He sent His Son to the whole world.
Ask the children when they might sing this song about Jesus (during the sacrament). Explain that we have a scripture that is very similar to this song.
Help the children memorize John 3:16 by matching its phrases with the same four pictures. (TNGC, pp. 171–72.)
Tell them that the sacrament is a special time to think about Jesus. Remembering scriptures that you have memorized is a good way to think about Jesus during the sacrament. Encourage the children to share other ways. Invite the bishop or another priesthood holder who has been approved by the bishop to share his feelings about the sacrament.
Sing "To Think about Jesus" (p. 71) and bear testimony that Jesus is the Son of G