Come Follow Me 12/28/2026 – Devotionals & FHE for Children
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- Family Home Evening
- Scripture of the Week
- Devotionals
- Primary Challenge
- Sunday Activity Ideas
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Family Home Evening for Come Follow Me 12/28 for Kids
Song
Love Will Bless Our Home (Hymns for Home and Church #1061)
Scripture
Luke 1:30–35; look at Matthew 1:1-16
Lesson
- Who are your parents? What are some similarities and differences you have?
- Who were Jesus’s parents? What similarities did He did get from them?
- Talk about family trees. Show that Matthew 1 includes Jesus’s family tree
- Why is it important to know about your ancestors?
Activity
Treat
Scripture of the Week for Come Follow Me 12/28 for Kids
Work on memorizing this scripture with your children during the week for Come Follow Me 12/28: Luke 1:37-38
For with God nothing shall be impossible.
And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.
You can download these tracing sheets as a PDF or use the images.
Devotionals for Come Follow Me 12/28 for Kids
Remember that these are guidelines for you to use in your daily Come, Follow Me 12/28 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 12/28:
- 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 12/28 daily devotionals:
- Explore the footnotes for each of the scriptures listed in Come, Follow Me 12/28.
- Ask additional discussion questions found in the Personal Study section of Come, Follow Me – For Home and Church: New Testament 2027 for Come Follow Me 12/28.
- 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
Star Bright (Hymns for Home and Church #1204)
Scripture
Discussion
- Why did Jesus have an mortal mother and a immortal Father?
- He had to be able to die.
- He had to be able to come back to life.
- Why was Mary chosen to be his mother?
Journal Entry
How can I be like Mary?
Activity
Coloring Page: “Jesus Had Righteous Earthly Parents” (December 2004 Liahona and Friend)
Tuesday Devotional
Song
Be Still My Soul (Hymns #124)
Scripture
Discussion
- Sometimes blessings don’t come right away.
- Zacharias and Elizabeth were very old when they had John. (Show this picture of Gabriel visiting Zacharias.)
- Why do you think that Heavenly Father let them not have a baby for so long?
- Do you think it was important for John to be born around the time of Jesus?
- What advice would Elizabeth and Zacharias give to someone who has to wait?
Journal Entry
What is a blessing I have had to wait for before?
Activity
Birth of John the Baptist – spot the differences
Wednesday Devotional
Song
Come, Lord Jesus (Hymns For Home and Church #1018)
Scripture
Discussion
- How does Mary respond to the Angel telling her that she is going to have a baby? How Joseph respond?
- It was something that seemed impossible for both Elizabeth and Mary. Why do you think they believed?
- What happened to Zacharias when he didn’t believe what the angel said?
- Try this “impossible” task! First, bend your middle finger under. Then put your hand down on a table, palm down. Now try to lift your ring finger. Then ask someone else to lift it for you. How has Heavenly Father helped you do something that did not seem possible?
Journal Entry
How can I trust God better today like Mary?
Activity
Gabriel visits Mary – color by number.
Thursday Devotional
Song
When We’re Helping We’re Happy (Children’s #198b)
Scripture
Luke 1:5–6, 30–35, 39–48, 57–58
Discussion
- How did Mary and Elisabeth help fulfill God’s plan?
- How can we know what God’s plan is? Why is it important to be OK with Heavenly Father’s plan even if it isn’t what we want to do?
- What can we do to show that God can use us to fulfill His plan?
Journal Entry
What can I do today to follow God’s will for me?
Activity
Friday Devotional
Song
I’m Trying to Be Like Jesus (Children’s #78)
Scripture
Discussion
- What kind of things did Mary say Jesus would be like?
- What are the blessings for those that follow Jesus?
Journal Entry
How can I be like Jesus today?
Activity
“Jumping John in Elizabeth Puppet” (craft 2)
Primary Children’s Activities for Come Follow Me 12/28
The Come, Follow Me – For Home and Church: New Testament 2027 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 12/28
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 12/28 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 12/28.
Sunday Kids Activities for Come Follow Me 12/28
- See what CFM ideas there are in this month’s Friend magazine.
- Check out the 2023 printables from Color Me Christian for Junior Primary and Senior Primary.
- Animated/illustrated versions of each story:
- “John the Baptist Is Born”
- “Elisabeth and Zacharias”
- “Angels Visit Mary and Joseph”
- “Mary and the Angel“
- “Joseph and the Angel“
- “John the Baptist is Born” (older version)
- “John the Baptist is Born” (newer version)
- Watch these videos:
- Read “Pray, He Is There” by President Susan H. Porter (Liahona, May 2024, 77–79).
- Read Elder Jeffrey R. Holland’s talk Waiting on the Lord (Ensign or Liahona, Nov. 2020, 115–16).
- Read Neil L. Andersen, “The Triumph of Hope” (Liahona, Nov. 2024, 4–6)
- An Angel Visited Joseph Word Tiles
- Gabriel Told About Jesus Word Search
- Friend March 2019 “Faith and Raindrops” A girl has faith that her prayer for rain will be answered, but she learns that we also need to have faith in God’s timing.
- An Angel Visited Joseph Coded Words
- Mary’s Story Large Jigsaw Puzzle
- Friend October 2016 “The Loose Tooth Test” Tessa says a prayer that her loose tooth that is bothering her will fall out. Tessa learns that sometimes the answer is to wait.
- An Angel Visited Joseph Word Scramble
- An Angel’s News for Joseph Jigsaw Puzzle
- “Jesus’s Helping Hand” ( Friend or Liahona, Mar. 2020). Arsen, age 9, shares how a climbing activity taught him about how Jesus can help us.
- Mary visits Elizabeth coloring page
- Free printable nativity houses
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