Come Follow Me 10/7/2024 – Devotionals & FHE for Kids
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Last week’s devotionals
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Family Home Evening for Come Follow Me 10/7 for Kids
Song
Easter Hosanna (Children’s #68)
Scripture
Lesson
- Read the verses, then watch the video “Jesus Christ Has Compassion and Heals the People”
- Talk about the things that happened and think about what it would have been like to be there. How many people were there? (About 2,500).
- Why did Jesus stay longer? How did He talk to the people? (One-by-one, not as a group.)
- What needs did He minister to? What attributes made His ministering effective?
- How does He minister to us. How can we follow His example?
Activity
Think of someone you feel like you should minister to. Draw a picture for them that will help them feel Jesus’s love for them, and plan a way to deliver it to them.
Treat
Let each person choose a single-serving dessert. Or make Sour Cream Sugar Cookies and let each person deocrate their own how they wish.
Scripture of the Week for Come Follow Me 10/7 for Kids
Work on memorizing this scripture with your children during the week for Come Follow Me 10/7: 3 Nephi 18:21
Pray in your families unto the Father, always in my name, that your wives and your children may be blessed.
You can download these tracing sheets as a PDF.
Devotionals for Come Follow Me 10/7 for Kids
Remember that these are guidelines for you to use in your daily Come, Follow Me / devotionals with your children! Please don’t feel as though you have to use every single question, journal entry, or activity. Just make sure you look at the activity in advance so you can gather any materials they may require.
Here is a general outline for each devotional for Come Follow Me 10/7:
- Start by singing the song together and saying a prayer
- Read the scripture together, then your family can have a discussion using the questions/comments provided.
- Copy the journal entries into a spiral notebook. The child or the parent can write the question at the top, after which the child can write or draw an answer.
- Have fun together doing the activity as a family!
Modifications for older children for Come, Follow Me 10/7 daily devotionals:
- Explore the footnotes for each of the scriptures listed in Come, Follow Me 10/7
- Ask additional discussion questions found in the Personal Study section of Come, Follow Me – For Home and Church: Book of Mormon 2024 for Come Follow Me 10/7
- Instead of answering the journal entry with a drawing, you can create a study journal (a simple spiral notebook will work) to answer the question with a few sentences or paragraphs, depending on the child’s age.
- Here are some ideas for marking your scriptures.
Monday Devotional
Song
Had I Been a Child (Children’s #80)
Scripture
Discussion
- How many people were there to see Jesus? How long do you think it would take for Him to talk to and bless that many people?
- Who did He focus on the most? He blessed the sick and then the children.
- How would it feel to have Jesus give you a blessing?
Journal Entry
Who can I minister to today?
Activity
Tuesday Devotional
Song
I Think When I Read That Sweet Story (Childrens #56)
Scripture
Discussion
- What did the Savior teach in these verses? Do you recognize the prayer?
- Verse 9 says that the people were “filled.” Do you think this means they ate a lot of the sacrament bread? What does it mean?
- In order to be filled with the Spirit, we need to be making right choices during the week and not just repenting on Sundays.
- Watch “Jesus Christ Introduces the Sacrament”
Journal Entry
What questions can I ask myself during sacrament to reflect on my week?
Some examples may include:
- “How is the Savior’s sacrifice influencing my daily life?”
- “What am I doing well as His disciple, and what can I improve?”
Activity
What can I do today to prepare myself for the sacrament on Sunday?
Wednesday Devotional
Song
Jesus Is Our Loving Friend (Children’s #58b)
Scripture
Discussion
- The Savior prayed for all of the people. Then He taught them how to pray.
- How would it feel to have the Savior pray for you? What would it be like?
- Why do we pray? How do we feel when we pray?
- What does He teach about how we should pray? How can we make our prayers more meaningful?
- Watch “Jesus Christ Prays and Angels Minister to the Children”
Journal Entry
What is something meaningful I can pray about today?
Activity
Create your own prayer prompt cards (or use these free printable ones)
Thursday Devotional
Song
Jesus Loved the Little Children (Children;s #59)
Scripture
Discussion
- Suppose you had a friend who knew nothing about Jesus Christ except that you are one of His followers. What would your friend conclude about Him, based on your actions?
- After blessing the people and teaching them so many wonderful things, Jesus went into Heaven.
- What did the people do after He left? They worked hard to tell everyone about it! Why?
- Imagine you lived back then. How would you feel to have missed Him the first day? What would you want others to do?
- What does it mean to you to “hold up your light that it may shine unto the world”?
Journal Entry
How can I hold up my light today?
Activity
Friday Devotional
Song
The Holy Ghost (Children’s #105) both verses
Scripture
Discussion
- Think about your recent prayers. What do your prayers teach you about your deepest desires?
- What did the people pray for after spending the entire day in the presence of the Savior, the Son of God?
- Why is the gift of the Holy Ghost so desirable
- What did they do right after praying for the Holy Ghost? They were baptized.
- After you’re baptized, you will/did get the gift of the Holy Ghost, too.
- What do you desire the most? What do you need to do to get it?
Journal Entry
What can I do today to feel the companionship of the Holy Ghost?
Activity
Primary Children’s Activities for Come Follow Me 10/7
The Come, Follow Me – Home and Church: Book of Mormon 2024 manual suggests that you look at this month’s issue of the Friend magazine for more ideas.
There is also an activity page in this week’s section of the CFM manual.
Sunday Ideas for Kids for Come Follow Me 10/7
Use Sundays for a time of reflection; share what you discussed that day in each of your classes. Did you learn anything new or hear a different perspective about what you studied this week?
If you went to a class that did not use the Come, Follow Me 10/7 Manual, then share what stood out to you the most in your class.
Take a few minutes to talk about what parts of Sacrament Meeting you felt like were meant for you
If your younger children are struggling during Sacrament Meeting, try using these Ideas and Activities to Keep Toddlers and Kids Quiet During Church
Here are some activities that go along with this week’s topic in Come Follow Me 10/7
Sunday Kids Activities for Come Follow Me 10/7
- Do this week’s free activity pages from Color Me Christian (or do them in the workbook if you purchased it from Amazon).
- Read Bonnie H. Cordon, “That They May See,” Ensign or Liahona, May 2020, 78–80.
- Prepare this gift box about the Holy Ghost in advance and open it together
- Read Henry B. Eyring “Always Remember Him” (Ensign or Liahona, Feb. 2018, 4–6).
- Read Jeffrey R. Holland, “Behold the Lamb of God,” Ensign or Liahona, May 2019, 44–46.
- Read “Jesus Christ Blesses the Children”
- Watch Book of Mormon Stories, “Chapter 44: Jesus Christ Blesses the Children”
- Read “Jesus Blesses the Nephite Children”
- Complete this Jesus and the children Word Search
- Jesus and the children Spot the Difference
- Make these scripture figures of Jesus healing the sick and blessing the children
- If appropriate, have a Priesthood holder give each child a blessing. (We do this in our family to start the school year and periodically during times of transition in our home)
- Have the children draw a picture of themselves with the Savior. While talking, discuss the different ways He shows His love for them.
- Talk about General Conference from last weekend. Make plans on putting the prophets’ words into action.
- Make church quiet books and/or put together a church quiet bag that younger children can use during sacrament meeting to help them be reverent.
- Sing together a song about reverence, such as “Reverently, Quietly” (Children’s Songbook, 26). How can reverently taking the sacrament help us feel the Spirit? How does it help us make righteous choices?
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