Heavenly Father Provided Us a Savior - Lesson Nine

PREPARATION

• Piece of Paper and Marker (for each child)
• Picture of Jesus and the Children from Lesson 36 "He Is Risen"

OPENING HYMN

"God Love Us, So He Sent His Son" Hymn 187

OPENING PRAYER

LESSON (For Younger Children)

• Tell the story of the council in heaven
• Heavenly Father loves us so much to send us to earth to get a body
• Because of Heavenly Father's love for us, he sent our older brother Jesus to help us - to illustrate - tell the following story:

Michael's Danger

Michael went to the park with his family. While they were at the picnic table, he ran over to the tall slide and climbed up it. He liked to climb stairs. He had just learned how to climb. But when Michael reached the top of the slide and looked down he became very frightened. He was so high up.

Michael started to cry. He didn't know what to do. He was too scared to climb back down, but he was also too scared to go down the steep slide. Mandy, the child behind Michael on the slide, said she would help Michael back down the stairs. But Michael was too afraid to let Mandy help him.

From the picnic table, Michael's father saw Michael on the slide. He knew Michael was scared. So he sent Stephen, the older brother, to rescue Michael. Michael saw Stephen coming. Soon Stephen was standing at the bottom of the long slide. Stephen talked softly to Michael and quickly talked Michael into sliding down into his strong arms. Michael ran happily back with Stephen to the picnic table. He was glad to be safe with his father, mother, brothers, and sisters again.

Going up the tall slide for Michael is much like our leaving Heavenly Father and coming to the earth. It is new, exciting, and different. But there are dangers. Without help we would not be able to get back to safety. Not just anybody can help. The person must be able to help and must also be someone we know and trust.

Jesus is our Savior and helps us when we are in this earth life. Only he can rescue us. Our Heavenly Father loves us to much that he sent his Son, Jesus Christ, to earth to make it possible for us to come back to our heavenly home.

• Show your children the picture of Jesus and the children (lesson 36, "He Is Risen")
• Talk with them about some of the things Jesus may be asking these children to do that will help them return to Heavenly Father, such as be kind to rather other, obey your parents, and share your toys.

• Let them draw a picture of one thing Jesus wants them to do that they will try to do this week

• Post the picture where they can remind the children during the 

CLOSING HYMN

"I Thank Thee, Dear Father" Children's Songbook 8

CLOSING PRAYER

TREAT & ACTIVITY

We Can Choose - Family Home Evening Lesson Eight

PREPARATION

• bowl of different colored jelly beans
• pencils and paper

OPENING HYMN

"Choose the Right" Hymn 239

OPENING PRAYER

LESSON

Show the bowl of jelly beans. Let each child choose and eat one. Talk about the choices the make each day and how important they are. Possible compare importances of each choice.

Ask the to listen as you read the following story about a boy named Brent. Ask them to:

• THUMBS UP - Brent chooses RIGHT
• THUMBS DOWN - Brent chooses WRONG
• THUMBS TOWARD THEMSELVES - NOT SURE

After each sentence pause to note where they point their thumbs.

Brent's Day

Brent stayed in bed after mother called him twice. When he did get up, he dressed himself except for tying his shoes.

At breakfast he took a piece of bacon from his sister's plate while she was not looking. After breakfast he let Sally, his sister, play with his new truck because he felt sorry that he had taken the bacon.

He came in promptly when mother called him for lunch, even though he was having fun.

When mother told him to take a nap, he and Sally whispered and giggled and did not go to sleep.

Later, he shared half his cookie with Billy Jones.

He did not cross the street when the other kids did because his father had told him not to.

He picked one of Mrs. Brown's red tulips because it was so pretty. He gave the tulip to mother. He obeyed his mother and went and told Mrs. Brown he was sorry to have picked her tulip and asked if she wanted him to pay for it. He didn't talk back to Mrs. Brown when she scolded him for picking one of the tulips she liked so much. He felt bad and told her he would never do it again.

He brought the paper to his father when he came home. He helped mother set the table by putting the napkins on. He fed his dog.

During dinner, he tried to feed his spinach to the dog after father had told him to eat it.

When it was time to go to bed, he undressed himself and hung up his clothes. He prayed to his Heavenly Father. Then he went to sleep without whispering and giggling with Sally.

END OF STORY

Discuss the story of Brent and the many choices he made. Sometime right, sometimes wrong - but he kept trying to make right choices.

Ask the children to think of some of the choices they make every day.

Use picture to give them ideas.

Explain that some choices are more important than others but that they all have consequences. One consequence might be how they feel

Mention one good choice each child has make during the past week. Encourage them to think about the choices they make during the coming week.

During the week, give your children little opportunities that will help them learn to make choices.

At mealtime during the week, talk about the choices the children have made during they day.

CLOSING HYMN

Dare to Do Right, Children's Song Book #158

CLOSING PRAYER

TREAT & ACTIVITY

Go get ice cream cone

Go to Deseret Book and get copy of new Friend Magazine

Oh man...Darren Nicoll posted this on Facebook and I had to bring it over to the blog - Hahahaha.

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