D & C / CHURCH HISTORY: Come, Follow Me Activity Sheet for the First Vision (JSH 1:1-26)

Hello, again!   I'm trying to get ahead of the game and publish these Come, Follow Me activity pages a little earlier than Saturday night!  We'll see how long I can keep it up.  haha.

Here is the activity sheet to go along with the First Vision (the Come, Follow Me lesson for January 19th).   Print them off double-sided and they make great 1/2 page review or introductory pages for the Come, Follow Me material for the week.

MODERN DAY APPLICATION
 In every lesson I teach, I try to find what the modern day application of that gospel topic might be and there are quite a few that can be gleaned from the First Vision.   Click here for some life lessons we can learn from Joseph Smith's experience in the Sacred Grove.

Click here for my index of Come, Follow Me sheets to go with other weeks. 

Have fun learning the gospel together! 

Life Lessons We Can Learn from the First Vision

The theme of our sacrament meeting on Sunday was all about the Restoration, so in continuing with the things we learned yesterday we decided to have our family home evening lesson tonight about the First Vision. 

My kids are all old enough that they know the story of Joseph Smith's experiences very well, so we decided that instead of reviewing what happened, that we would discuss some of the life lessons that we can learn from the First Vision.   It turned out to be a powerful and enlightening discussion that engaged the whole family,  so I thought I'd share some of our insights here, mostly just so that we don't forget them.  


Life Lessons We Can Learn from the First Vision

1.  That God hears and answers our prayers.

2.  Discouragement and negativity come from Satan. 

3.  That God's power is stronger than Satan's. 

4.  That we will never be tempted or tried beyond that which we are able to bear. 

5.  God will always be with us, especially in our darkest moments. 

6.  That we don't need to be well-educated or wealthy to make a difference in the world. 

7.  God loves us and knows us by name.