Come, Follow Me Activity Sheet for EASTER {April 5th}

    These original activity sheets that align with the Come, Follow Me lessons each week are totally free and easy to print from a Google Doc file.   They're designed to print double-sided 2-to-a-page and are perfect for introducing or reviewing the concepts from the Come, Follow Me lesson.  Our home ward hands them out along with the sacrament programs on Sundays, others use them in their family or Sunday School lessons.  I hope they add an element of fun to your gospel learning and help to engage even the most reluctant learners.  Make sure to come back each week for the latest!   

This activity sheet is based on the CFM lesson for April 5th and contains a coloring sheet, word search puzzle, and fill-in-the-blank scripture.   

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 How fun to have Easter and General Conference on the same weekend!    I have lot of Easter ideas posted here on this blog, so rather than reinventing the wheel, I thought I'd just link to  a list of Easter resources and ideas that I compiled last year.  If you're looking for a little more, here are some scriptures and questions you can ponder together.  

SOME SCRIPTURES TO READ THROUGH

FIND PEACE AND JOY THROUGH CHRIST'S ATONEMENT
Moses 5:9-10 (Adam - find joy on earth through God’s plan)

Psalms 16:8-11 (Joy comes through walking with Christ)

Psalms 30:2-5 (Giving thanks and praise to Christ brings joy even though we have challenges)

Isaiah 12:1-3 (Joy comes through salvation possible through Christ)

Isaiah 25:9 (Joy through salvation possible through Christ)

Isaiah 40:28–31 (strength renewed and wings as eagles - through Christ)

John 14:27 (Christ gives peace)

John 16:23 (Christ has overcome the world and can help us find peace)|

Alma 26:11-12 (Ammon finds joy in miracles wrought by Christ’s strength)


ATONEMENT HELPS US OVERCOME SIN, DEATH, TRIALS, AND WEAKNESSES:

D&C 19:15-16 (we will not suffer if we repent)|

Isaiah 61:1-3 (liberty to captives and opening of prison to those that are bound)

Ezekiel 36:26-28 (give us a new heart)

Matthew 11: 28-30 (give rest to the heavy ladened)

Luke 1:49-51 (Lord does great things for us)

Romans 8:35-39 (nothing separate us from the love of Christ)

Alma 7:10-11 (Christ suffered for us to know what to comfort us in our trials)

Alma 11:42 (Christ’s atonement looses the bands of temporal death)

Alma 58:11 (Christ’s ministry provides promise of our delivery)

Moroni 10:32-35 (we can become perfect in Christ)
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SOME QUESTIONS TO PONDER TOGETHER:  

Why do we celebrate Easter?

Why is the atonement important for us?

End with D&C 59:23 “But learn that he who doeth the works of righteousness shall receive his reward, even peace in this world, and eternal life in the world to come.”

When we walk with Christ, we can have joy now, see his miracles, and know that we will eternal life in the world to come!

THIS YEAR'S EASTER MESSAGE: 


Click here to access this week's original printable activity sheet on Google Drive.  



Have fun learning the gospel together!  

Come, Follow Me Printable Activity Sheet for Exodus 1-6 {March 29th}

   These original activity sheets that align with the Come, Follow Me lessons each week are totally free and easy to print from a Google Doc file.   They're designed to print double-sided 2-to-a-page and are perfect for introducing or reviewing the concepts from the Come, Follow Me lesson.  Our home ward hands them out along with the sacrament programs on Sundays, others use them in their family or Sunday School lessons.  I hope they add an element of fun to your gospel learning and help to engage even the most reluctant learners.  Make sure to come back each week for the latest!   

This activity sheet is based on the CFM lesson for March 29th and contains a coloring sheet, word search puzzle, and fill-in-the-blank scripture.   {These pages are 100% free and  totally original}

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I HAVE REMEMBERED MY COVENANT


TALKS TO REVIEW:  
"Reverence for Sacred Things"  by Elder Soares
"Be Still, And Know that I Am God" by Elder Bednar

Reverence FHE Lesson with visuals and stories

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Have fun learning the gospel together!  

Come, Follow Me Original Activity Sheet for Genesis 42-50 (March 22)

   These original activity sheets that align with the Come, Follow Me lessons each week are totally free and easy to print from a Google Doc file.   They're designed to print double-sided 2-to-a-page and are perfect for introducing or reviewing the concepts from the Come, Follow Me lesson.  Our home ward hands them out along with the sacrament programs on Sundays, others use them in their family or Sunday School lessons.  I hope they add an element of fun to your gospel learning and help to engage even the most reluctant learners.  Make sure to come back each week for the latest!   

This activity sheet is based on the CFM lesson for March 22nd and contains a coloring sheet, crossword puzzle, and fill-in-the-blank scripture.   

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For a lesson plan to go with the material this week, see last week's post.  

PRINTABLE ACTIVITY SHEET (AN ORIGINAL) 

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Have fun learning the gospel together!  

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CFM Printable Activity Sheet for Genesis 37-41; Joseph of Egypt LESSON PLAN (Mar 15)

  These original activity sheets that align with the Come, Follow Me lessons each week are totally free and easy to print from a Google Doc file.   They're designed to print double-sided 2-to-a-page and are perfect for introducing or reviewing the concepts from the Come, Follow Me lesson.  Our home ward hands them out along with the sacrament programs on Sundays, others use them in their family or Sunday School lessons.  I hope they add an element of fun to your gospel learning and help to engage even the most reluctant learners.  Make sure to come back each week for the latest!   

This activity sheet is based on the CFM lesson for March 15th and contains a coloring sheet, word search puzzle, and fill-in-the-blank scripture.   

*NOTE:  See the post for March 22nd with another coloring sheet and activity page to go with Joseph of Egypt.   
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"THE LORD WAS WITH JOSEPH"

Last time we studied the Old Testament for Come, Follow Me, my husband and I were youth Sunday School teachers.  It was the first time we'd had a calling that we did together and we enjoyed the opportunity to study and teach together.  We worked really hard to keep the focus of our class on Christ and how the lessons applied to us in modern times.   What worked for our class may not work for yours, but I encourage you to not get caught up so much in the story or history, but find a way to make it mean something.   This lesson plan was one I've adapted from that time here for the blog.   

LESSON PLAN IDEAS 
We taught the youngest class of 12-13 year olds, so we always threw in some games and light-hearted aspects to the lesson, to keep them engaged.  (ITEMS NEEDED:  scriptures, slips of paper, writing utensils) 

SNOWMAN OR OTHER WORD GAME TO INTRODUCE MAIN TOPICS FROM LESSON
{or spotlight them from the word search below}
(Snowman is a politically correct version of "hangman" where you'll add a part of the snowman for every wrong guess and the goal is to guess the words before it's complete )  
 
Set up the chalkboard with SNOWMAN with these 4 words:
1. FORGIVENESS (11 letters),
2. TEMPTATION (10 letters),
3. PRAYER (6 letters),
4. CHRIST (6 letters)

After they guess the 4 words, talk about how today's lesson is going to be about Joseph's story from the Old Testament and then you'll find a way to connect each of those words from the story with a modern day application. 

Take turns having members of the class pick the next word to discuss.  Below I've included some potential questions to ask, activities, and scriptures to read for each word.  If you're running low on time, prioritize talking about Christ. 

PRAYER
What kind of person was Joseph? Faithful. What do you think Joseph did when he was thrown into a pit by his own brothers? What about when he was sold? What about when he was a servant? When he was falsely accused and imprisoned for doing something he didn’t do? Joseph prays for deliverance.

What would have happened if God had answered Joseph’s prayers the way that he had expected?

Share story of praying to find out the right thing for our family. It really seemed like the right thing, but I got an unexpected NO answer. 

TEMPTATION
What are some of the temptations that Joseph faced? What did he do?

What kinds of temptations do we face today? HAND OUT PIECE OF PAPER AND PEN and have everyone write one thing that tempts them 

Go through each item (anonymously) and talk about ways to avoid that temptation .

Not just get away from temptation, but sometimes we need to fill our lives with good things

Have someone recite the 13th article of faith and relate it to temptation

FORGIVENESS

ASK FOR A VOLUNTEER:  to recount some of the wrongs that had been committed against Joseph 
(sold into Egypt, coat was stolen, accused of wrongdoing and thrown into prison, etc) 

SOME SCRIPTURES TO READ/DISCUSS: 
Genesis 37:3-4 – (Joseph’s family before forgiveness)
Genesis 45: 9-10, 14-15 (Joseph’s family after forgiveness)
45: 7-8 (Joseph recognizes that God’s purposes were at play)
50:20-21 (Joseph recognizes that God’s purposes were at play)

QUESTIONS TO PONDER:  
What role did forgiveness play in the change in Joseph’s family?
How might things have turned out differently if Joseph had not been willing to forgive?

You might invite class members to suggest ways this story could help families today overcome contention and jealousy.

What are the benefits of forgiveness? 

If inspired, share a personal story of forgiveness: 


CHRIST
Joseph becomes a TYPE of Christ.  Explain what a "type of Christ" is if they don't know. 

Joseph is a type of Christ in 7 ways:
 1. 1st born of his mother
2. beloved by his father
3. betrayed
4.  avoids temptation
5.  gets accused of things he didn’t do
6. washes feet of brothers (Genesis 43:24)
7.  both end up being deliverers (Genesis 45: 4-5)


INTERESTING FACT:  
It was about 22 years between when brothers sold Joseph to when they saw him again.

QUESTION TO PONDER:
How have I seen God’s purpose in my life? 

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AN ORIGINAL PRINTABLE ACTIVITY SHEET

CLICK HERE TO ACCESS THE PRINTABLE ACTIVITY SHEET ON GOOGLE DRIVE (in case it's not showing below):  

Enjoy learning the gospel together.   

Come, Follow Me Original Printable Activity Sheet for Genesis 24-33; The Story of Jacob with Lesson Ideas{Mar 8}

  These original activity sheets that align with the Come, Follow Me lessons each week are totally free and easy to print from a Google Doc file.   They're designed to print double-sided 2-to-a-page and are perfect for introducing or reviewing the concepts from the Come, Follow Me lesson.  Our home ward hands them out along with the sacrament programs on Sundays, others use them in their family or Sunday School lessons.  I hope they add an element of fun to your gospel learning and help to engage even the most reluctant learners.  Make sure to come back each week for the latest!   

This activity sheet is based on the CFM lesson for March 8th and contains a coloring sheet, crossword puzzle, and fill-in-the-blank scripture.   

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"Let God Prevail" I
I love President Nelson's talk, "Let God Prevail," and have found myself pondering over what that means in my life many times since he delivered it.  As with most concepts, it's easier said than done, but in retrospect I have to admit that God's plan is always better than my own.   

If you're looking for some ideas for teaching a lesson, here are the lesson notes I have from when we taught it to a youth Sunday School class back in 2022.   It's a very loose plan, so forgive any errors, but perhaps it can be helpful.  

LESSONS WE CAN LEARN FROM JACOB'S STORY:  

1.  God keeps his promises
2.  We are better with Christ than on our own

LESSONS WE CAN LEARN FROM JACOB'S LADDER: 

Lesson #1: GOD USES IMPERFECT PEOPLE TO ACCOMPLISH GREAT THINGS 
God sees us where we are, meets us there, and lifts us to be better 
1 Nephi 11:16-22 - Condescension of Christ

Lesson #2: God’s Purpose and Plan Is Always Better than Ours

Lesson #3: God Wants to Get Our Attention

Lesson #4: God Wants Trust and Obedience

QUESTIONS TO PONDER
1.  Why is it important that we are of the House of Israel?  (We are participants in the Abrahamic covenant, Our posterity will continue to be blessed, We are walking with Christ and can help others be blessed)
2.  What does it mean to let God prevail in your lives? Think of specific examples.

QUOTES FROM "LET GOD PREVAIL"                                                                                                

QUOTE #1–“If you have sincere questions about the gospel or the Church, as you choose to let God prevail, you will be led to find and understand the absolute, eternal truths that will guide your life and help you stay firmly on the covenant path.

When you are faced with temptation—even if the temptation comes when you are exhausted or feeling alone or misunderstood—imagine the courage you can muster as you choose to let God prevail in your life and as you plead with Him to strengthen you.

When your greatest desire is to let God prevail, to be part of Israel, so many decisions become easier. So many issues become nonissues! You know how best to groom yourself. You know what to watch and read, where to spend your time, and with whom to associate. You know what you want to accomplish. You know the kind of person you really want to become.” President Nelson

QUOTE #2–”Now, my dear brothers and sisters, it takes both faith and courage to let God prevail. It takes persistent, rigorous spiritual work to repent and to put off the natural man through the Atonement of Jesus Christ.19 It takes consistent, daily effort to develop personal habits to study the gospel, to learn more about Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ, and to seek and respond to personal revelation.” President Nelson

SCRIPTURE LIST:

Proverbs 3:5-6– Trust in the Lord

Genesis 27:41-43– How Esau felt about Jacob

Genesis 28:10-15 –all about Jacob’s dream with the ladder

Gen. 32:28-30–Jacob’s name is changed

Gen. 33:1-4, 8-10–Jacob and Esau are reunited!

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PRINTABLE ACTIVITY SHEET 

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Have fun learning the gospel together!