![]() Explain that some of the chief priests did not believe that Jesus Christ was the Savior, the one Heavenly Father had sent to help them. In your own words, tell the story found in Matthew 21:14–16. Children Can Choose to Do Right Scripture story Say the words aloud, and then have the children repeat them with you. What did Jesus want to do to help us choose the right? (He wanted to come to earth to teach us what is right so we would be able to choose wisely.) They want us to use our agency to choose to follow them instead of following Jesus and doing what is right. Have the children say the word agency aloud a couple of times.Įxplain that Lucifer (who is also called Satan) and his followers are still fighting Heavenly Father’s plan. Being able to choose for ourselves is called agency. He wanted people to be able to choose how they would live.Įxplain that Heavenly Father knew it would be best for us to choose for ourselves so we could learn to make right choices. But Jesus wanted to follow Heavenly Father’s plan. He did not want to give people any choices. Lucifer wanted to come to earth and force everyone to keep the commandments. Jesus Christ offered to come to earth to show us what we must do to live with Heavenly Father again. If we choose to keep the commandments while we are on the earth, we will be able to live with Heavenly Father again. We chose to follow the plan, so we each came to earth and received a physical body. If they do not, quickly review, bringing out the following ideas:Īt this meeting Heavenly Father presented a plan to help us become like him. See if the children remember from the previous lesson what happened at that meeting. Remind the children that before we came to earth, Heavenly Father called us to a meeting. Our right to choose was given to us when we lived in heaven with Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. Some choices are easy and some choices are hard. Tell the children that making choices is a very important part of life on earth. What choices have you made today? (Answers might include choosing what to wear, choosing what to eat for breakfast, or choosing what to do with free time.) Tell the children that they have just made a choice. Show the bowl of small items and let each child choose one. Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ Want Us to Choose for Ourselves Attention activity Invite a child to give the opening prayer.įollow up with the children if you encouraged them to do something during the week. ![]() Make the necessary preparations for any enrichment activities you want to use. Have enough of each color so each child will have a choice of several colors. ![]() ![]() If you want to use enrichment activity 2 from lesson 6 next week, prepare a note asking each child’s parents to send a family photograph with their child next week (this can be the same note as above if you are using both activities).Ī Bible and a copy of the Doctrine and Covenants.Ī bowl of small items of different colors, such as candies or shiny rocks. Please tell how his first name was chosen so we can talk about it next time in class. If you want to use enrichment activity 1 from lesson 6 next week (see page 28), prepare a note similar to the following for each child to take home to his or her parents: The words to this song are included at the back of the manual. Prepare to sing or say the words to “Choose the Right Way” ( Children’s Songbook, p. 160). See also Gospel Principles (31110), chapter 4. Prayerfully study Matthew 21:14–16 and Doctrine and Covenants 37:4. To help each child understand that we can choose the right because Heavenly Father gave us agency. ![]()
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