Family Home Evenings and more....: Come, Follow Me Teaching Resources and Ideas for August 28-September 3, 2023 {1 Corinthians 8-13}

Thursday, August 24, 2023

Come, Follow Me Teaching Resources and Ideas for August 28-September 3, 2023 {1 Corinthians 8-13}

This blogpost features some resources and ideas to complement the Come Follow Me (CFM) reading for August 28-September 3, 2023. Click here for an index and links to my CFM blogposts for other weeks.

PRINTABLE ACTIVITY SHEET:

These 1/2 page activity sheets are designed to be printed double-sided and cut in half. They're perfect to use as attention getters in a primary or Sunday School class, as a review in your family, or as a handout along with the sacrament programs.

TEACHING IDEA: (idea from this website)

You will need 5-10 different containers with detachable lids ( for example: jars, sippy cups, empty food canisters, gift boxes, etc.) and a large bag or backpack.

Place all of the lids inside the backpack. Then set all the containers in a row where everyone can see them. Allow children to take turns drawing a lid from the bag, and placing the lid in front of the container that they think is the correct match for the lid (don’t put the lid on yet). Once all of the lids have been placed in front of a container, try placing all the lids on the containers to see if they guessed correctly!

After you complete the activity, discuss the following questions:

1) How many did you guess correctly? (Discuss.)

2) How did you know which container was the right one for each lid? (Discuss things like color, shape, size, type of lid, etc.)

3) How do you know what other people need? (Discuss things that can give you clues, like someone is shivering, something is out of place, etc.)

4) How do you know what other people are feeling? (Discuss things like body language, facial expressions, etc.)

Explain: Today our lesson is about the word “Charity.” Charity is the pure love of Christ. When we try to love other people the way that Jesus Christ loves all of us, that’s called charity.

QUOTES:

“Kindness is the essence of a celestial life. Kindness is how a Christlike person treats others. Kindness should permeate all of our words and actions at work, at school, at church, and especially in our homes. Jesus, our Savior, was the epitome of kindness and compassion." "The Virtue of Kindness", Joseph B Wirthlin, April 2005

"It is part of the gift of charity to be able to recognize the Lord’s hand and feel His love in all that surrounds us. At times it will not be easy to discover the Lord’s love for us in all that we experience, because He is a perfect, anonymous giver. You will search all your life to uncover His hand and the gifts He has bestowed upon you because of His intimate, modest, humble way of granting such wonderful gifts.

Ponder with me a moment the following majestic gifts: the glories of all creation,¹⁸ the earth, the heavens; your feelings of love and joy; His responses of mercy, forgiveness, and innumerable answers to prayer; the gift of loved ones; and finally the greatest gift of all—the Father’s gift of His atoning Son, the perfect one in charity, even the God of love." "Charity: Perfect and Everlasting Love", Gene R. Cook, April 2002.

VIDEOS:
The Busy Little Squirrel: A Story About Charity https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4J6EDnrakD4

Serving in the Savior's Way https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgEf1_bpyAQ

1 Corinthians 13: Charity Never Faileth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBIEYAfoEz0