How can we continue to follow the example of Jesus after we are baptized? Ask the children what they would say to someone preparing to be baptized, and help them compile their advice onto simple cards they could give to someone.Put the following words in random order on the board: Jesus witnessed unto the Father that He would be obedient unto Him. Invite the children to read 2 Nephi 31:7 as a class and put the words into the correct order. We Need to Follow His Example and be Baptizedĥ) And now, if the Lamb of God, he being holy, should have need to be baptized by water, to fulfil all righteousness, O then, how much more need have we, being unholy, to be baptized, yea, even by water!ġ0) And he said unto the children of men: Follow thou meĬome, Follow Me-For Primary: Book of Mormon 2020 “2 Nephi 31-33” Display the picture in this week’s outline in Come, Follow Me-For Individuals and Families, and ask the children to share what they know about Jesus’s baptism (see Matthew 3:13–17). Sing together a song about one of the first principles of the gospel, such as “ Faith,” “ When I Am Baptized,” or “ Choose the Right Way” (Children’s Songbook, 96–97, 103, 160–61).Ĭome Follow Me Kid “This is the Way” Click on the link tosee lesson ideas to go with the following pictures.
Help the children learn the fourth article of faith. Help them think of an experience they have had with each principle. Read to the children 2 Nephi 31:11–19, and invite the children to take turns jumping from paper to paper as they hear these principles mentioned. Write on different sheets of paper faith in Christ, repentance, baptism, the gift of the Holy Ghost, and enduring to the end, and scatter them around the room. Or make these finger puppets for each child and have them put up the correct puppet as it is mentioned in the scriptures.ĭiscussion: Which stepping stone is next for each of you? How can we honor the steps we have taken? What can we do to strengthen our resolve to stay on the path?Ĭome, Follow Me-For Primary: Book of Mormon 2020 “2 Nephi 31-33” Explain that the doctrine of Christ includes the things Jesus Christ taught that we need to do to return to Heavenly Father. ( Come, Follow Me-For Primary: Book of Mormon 2020 “2 Nephi 31-33: This is the Way”) Write on different sheets of paper faith in Christ, repentance, baptism, the gift of the Holy Ghost, and enduring to the end, (or use the pictures below if you have little children, making one copy per child) and scatter them around the room. Idea for Reading and Listening to the Scriptures: Explain that the doctrine of Christ includes the things Jesus Christ taught that we need to do to return to Heavenly Father. They could point to the pictures as you read 2 Nephi 31:17–20 together. You could help them find or draw pictures that represent steps on that path, such as faith in Christ, repentance, baptism, the gift of the Holy Ghost, and enduring to the end. We can return to God after this life by following the doctrine Jesus Christ taught: faith in Christ, repentance, baptism, the gift of the Holy Ghost, and enduring to the end.Ĭome, Follow Me-For Home and Church: Book of Mormon 2024 “2 Nephi 31-33” To help your children visualize the teachings in 2 Nephi 31, they could draw a path with a picture of Christ at the end. Jesus Christ taught me how to return to Heavenly Father.
Nephi taught that following the Savior’s example and teachings are the only way to “be saved in the kingdom of God” ( 2 Nephi 31:21).