This blogpost is dedicated to helping parents and church teachers teach the Come, Follow Me curriculum for the week of May 8-14, 2023. You will find a printable activity page, quotes, videos, and teaching ideas. Feel free to add your own in the comments.
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PRINTABLE ACTIVITY PAGE: This 1/2 page double-sided activity sheet is perfect for handing to kids during sacrament meeting, as an attention getting activity in a class, or as a review for families. My teens {and husband }love it when there's a word search!
HANDS-ON TEACHING IDEA:
This video has a great hands-on / visual way to teach about the Parable of the Laborers. It's not taught from an LDS perspective, but the overall principles are good and easily adjustable to fit with church doctrine. You could put a small picture of Christ in the bottom of the bag, instead of the cross.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rat_wlLUnCw
QUOTES:
"Brothers and sisters, there are going to be times in our lives when
someone else gets an unexpected blessing or receives some special
recognition. May I plead with us not to be hurt—and certainly not to
feel envious—when good fortune comes to another person? We are not
diminished when someone else is added upon. We are not in a race against
each other to see who is the wealthiest or the most talented or the
most beautiful or even the most blessed. The race we are really in is
the race against sin, and surely envy is one of the most universal of
those.
Furthermore, envy is a mistake that just keeps on giving.
Obviously we suffer a little when some misfortune befalls us, but envy
requires us to suffer all good fortune that befalls everyone we know!
What a bright prospect that is—downing another quart of pickle juice
every time anyone around you has a happy moment! To say nothing of the
chagrin in the end, when we find that God really is both just and
merciful, giving to all who stand with Him “all that he hath,”2
as the scripture says. So lesson number one from the Lord’s vineyard:
coveting, pouting, or tearing others down does not elevate your
standing, nor does demeaning someone else improve your self-image. So be
kind, and be grateful that God is kind. It is a happy way to live." Jeffrey R. Holland, "The Laborers in the Vineyard," April 2012
Perhaps the Spirit will tell you that you need to forgive someone. Or you may receive a message to be more selective about the movies you watch or the music you listen to. You may feel impressed to be more honest in your business dealings or more generous in your fast offerings. The possibilities are endless.
The Spirit can show us our weaknesses, but He is also able to show us our strengths. Sometimes we need to ask what we are doing right so that the Lord can lift and encourage us. When we read our patriarchal blessings, we are reminded that our Heavenly Father knows our divine potential. He rejoices every time we take a step forward. To Him, our direction is ever more important than our speed.
Be persistent, brothers and sisters, but never be discouraged. We will have to go beyond the grave before we actually reach perfection, but here in mortality we can lay the foundation. “It is our duty to be better today than we were yesterday, and better tomorrow than we are today.”9
If spiritual growth is not a priority in our lives, if we are not on a course of steady improvement, we will miss out on the important experiences that God wants to give us." Larry Lawrence, "What Lack I Yet?", October 2015
VIDEOS:
Jesus Christ and the Rich Young Man
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4FnoXC9xIA
The Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUBf5rRSyO0
Jesus and the Rich Young Ruler
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YehxfK8oXx0
Enjoy learning the gospel together!
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