Open the Pearl of Great Price to Abraham 3:27 and read aloud what Jesus answered: “Here am I, send me.” Jesus said he would do whatever Heavenly Father wanted him to do to help us. Tell the children that Heavenly Father asked whom he should send to teach us. Tell the children that God, the Eternal Father is another name for Heavenly Father. Help the children memorize the first part of the first article of faith : “We believe in God, the Eternal Father, and in His Son, Jesus Christ.” Tell the children that as a church we have statements called the Articles of Faith that tell what we believe. He is the firstborn of our Heavenly Father’s spirit children. How does it make you feel to know that Heavenly Father loved you enough to send someone to help you get back to heaven to live with him again?Įxplain that when Heavenly Father told us that he was going to send someone to help us, we all shouted for joy (see Job 38:7).Įxplain that Jesus Christ lived in heaven with us. He also said we would need someone to help us return to heaven to live with him again after our time on earth was finished. Heavenly Father told us that when we came to earth, we would not remember living with him. Where did Heavenly Father want us to go? (To earth.) Heavenly Father told us he would provide a place where we could do these things. Heavenly Father wanted to talk to us.Įxplain that Heavenly Father told us that we needed to go away from him for a time in order to get a physical body and learn to choose the right. All of Heavenly Father’s children were there. Tell the children that while we were in heaven, Heavenly Father called us to attend a great meeting. Help them understand how wonderful it was to be able to see him and be with him. Ask the children to think about what it might have been like to live with Heavenly Father. Explain that in heaven we were all spirits who walked and talked with Heavenly Father. Explain that this is one artist’s idea of what heaven is like. Tell the children that they are going to learn about something very exciting that happened before we were born, while we lived with Heavenly Father. We Made an Important Choice in Heaven Teacher presentation What makes us all brothers and sisters? (We are all children of Heavenly Father.) Where did we live before we came to earth? Remind the children that in the previous lesson you talked about where we lived before we came to earth. Have the children sing the first verse of the song. Ask them to listen carefully and tell you the name of the song when you are finished. Tell the children that you are going to hum a song. We Are Children of God 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. Picture 2-3, Jesus the Christ (Gospel Art Picture Kit 240 62572) picture 2-4, The Pre-earth Life. The words to this song are included at the back of the manual. Prepare to hum and sing the first verse of “I Am a Child of God” ( Children’s Songbook, p. 2). See also Gospel Principles (31110), chapter 3. Prayerfully study Job 38:7, Moses 4:1–4, Abraham 3:24–28, and Articles of Faith 1:1. To help each child understand that in the pre-earth life we lived with Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ and chose to follow them.
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