Come Follow Me 2/17/2025 – Devotionals & FHE for Kids
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Family Home Evening for Come Follow Me 2/17 for Kids
Song
The Priesthood Is Restored (Children’s #89)
Scripture
Lesson
- In a wooded area near Harmony on May 15, 1829, John the Baptist appeared to Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery. He placed his hands on their heads and conferred the Aaronic Priesthood upon them, calling them “my fellow servants”
- What can we do now that we have the Aaronic Priesthood again?
- You can also read Joseph Smith—History 1:68–74 that is from Joseph Smith’s perspective.
- What are priesthood keys? There are two kinds: the first is given to all men with the priesthood, and the second is the kind given to specific leaders, like bishops.
Activity
Draw pictures of what happened. You can reference the gospel art book to see other depictions.
Treat
Any of the candies based on these baptism treats.
Scripture of the Week for Come Follow Me 2/17 for Kids
Work on memorizing this scripture with your children during the week for Come Follow Me 2/17: Doctrine and Covenants 12:8
And no one can assist in this work except he shall be humble and full of love, having faith, hope, and charity, being temperate in all things, whatsoever shall be entrusted to his care.
You can download these tracing sheets as a PDF.
Devotionals for Come Follow Me 2/17 for Kids
Remember that these are guidelines for you to use in your daily Come, Follow Me 2/17 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 2/17:
- 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 2/17 daily devotionals:
- Explore the footnotes for each of the scriptures listed in Come, Follow Me 2/17
- Ask additional discussion questions found in the Personal Study section of Come, Follow Me – For Home and Church: Book of Mormon 2025 for Come Follow Me 2/17
- 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
We’ll Bring the World His Truth (Children’s #172)
Scripture
Doctrine and Covenants 12 including the introduction
Discussion
- Joseph Knight Sr. and his wife, Polly, met Joseph Smith when, as a 20-year-old, he began to work on their farm in Colesville, New York.
- Joseph Knight described him as the best worker he ever had.
- He believed Joseph Smith’s testimony about the gold plates and took Polly to visit Joseph Smith while he was translating the Book of Mormon at his home in Harmony, Pennsylvania. She immediately believed.
- For the rest of their lives, Joseph and Polly remained faithful to the restored gospel. More than 60 members of the Knight family joined and helped establish the Church in New York, Ohio, Missouri, Nauvoo, and eventually Salt Lake City.
- How can we have faith like the Knights?
- Joseph Knight wanted to know how he could help in the work of the Lord.
- The Lord answered in D&C 12. What was that answer?
- What qualities can we develop to assist in the Lord’s work?
Journal Entry
How can I be like the Knights and help in the Lord’s kingdom?
Activity
Tuesday Devotional
Song
The Things I Do (Children’s #170)
Scripture
Discussion
- This section was revelation for David Whitmer, who would later become one of the witnesses to the Gold Plates.
- David Whitmer and his family were farmers. They were friends of Oliver Cowdrey’s, and the Whitmers let them stay with them to translate when it was too dangerous at Joseph’s house.
- How does the Lord compare His work to the work of farmers?
Journal Entry
How can I thrust in my sickle?
Activity
Draw a picture of wheat being harvested like this one and label the different parts.
Wednesday Devotional
Song
Families Can Be Together Forever (Children’s #188)
Scripture
Discussion
- What is eternal life? Why do you think it’s the greatest of all the gifts of God?
- How is eternal life different than immortality?
- resident Russell M. Nelson might help: “Under God’s great plan of happiness, families can be sealed in temples and be prepared to return to dwell in His holy presence forever. That is eternal life!”
Journal Entry
What will eternal life be like?
Activity
Thursday Devotional
Song
I Am like a Star (Children’s #163)
Scripture
Discussion
- These two sections are almost the exact same, because John and Peter Whitmer both wanted to know what “would be of the most worth” in their lives.
- What was the answer?
- Why is bringing souls to Christ the greatest worth? How can we do that? Is it only missionary work?
Journal Entry
How can I help someone come to Christ today?
Activity
“Let Your Light Shine” word search
Friday Devotional
Song
Called to Serve (Children’s #249)
Scripture
Doctrine and Covenants 17 (make sure to read the introduction)
Discussion
- Martin Harris, Oliver Cowdrey, and David Whitmer were called to be the Three Witnesses to the Book of Mormon.
- What is a witness?
- Why does the Lord use witnesses in His work? (see 2 Corinthians 13:1).
- Mary Whitmer also received a witness of the gold plates. The angel Moroni showed them to her as an acknowledgment of the sacrifices she made while Joseph, Emma, and Oliver were living in her home.
- How does this apply to us?
Journal Entry
How can I be a witness of the Book of Mormon?
Activity
“How Can I Gain a Testimony?” coloring page
Primary Children’s Activities for Come Follow Me 2/17
There is also an activity page in this week’s section of the CFM manual.
Sunday Ideas for Kids for Come Follow Me 2/17
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 2/17 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 2/17
Sunday Kids Activities for Come Follow Me 2/17
- Do this week’s free activity pages from Color Me Christian (or do them in the workbook if you purchased it from Amazon).
- Complete this Priesthood Crossword Puzzle.
- Watch “A Day for the Eternities“
- Read “The Knight and Whitmer Families,” Revelations in Context, 20–24.
- Watch Video: Doctrine and Covenants Stories, “Chapter 6: Joseph and Oliver Are Given the Priesthood: May 1829”
- Show an item that needs a battery to work, and teach that, like the battery brings power to the item, the priesthood brings God’s power into our lives.
- Watch “Blessings of the Priesthood”
- “Blessings of the Priesthood Are Available to All” (October 2012 Liahona and Friend). Includes a fill-in-the blank activity and an activity to draw yourself into pictures of people receiving priesthood ordinances.
- Read “Joseph and Oliver Receive the Priesthood” (July 1984 Friend)
- Read “The Power and Authority of God” (July 2001 Friend)
- Coloring page: “We receive the ordinances of salvation through the priesthood.” (October 2012 Liahona and Friend)
- “Priesthood Hidden Scripture” (June 2004 Friend)
- Coloring page: “Jesus Christ Is Baptized” (February 2013 Friend)
- Watch Video: Bible Videos, “The Baptism of Jesus”
- Watch Video: New Testament Stories, “Chapter 10: Jesus Is Baptized”
- John the Baptist Spot the Differences
- Do these activities to celebrate the restoring of the Aaronic Priesthood
- Complete this Aaronic Priesthood puzzle activity
- Watch the video Witnesses to the Gold Plates. Discuss why Heavenly Father calls witnesses.
- Watch the video “Endure to the End” to go along with D&C 14:7. Talk about what it means to endure to the end.
- “Love Is Spoken Here: Primary Songs about the Family” (February 2004 Friend). A fill-in-the-blank activity using words from Primary songs about the family.
- “Heavenly Father Has a Plan for His Children” (February 2014 Liahona and Friend). Look up each scripture and then glue it under the word on the step that helps us return back to Heavenly Father.
- “Heavenly Father Prepared a Way for Me to Return to Him” (January 2014 Liahona and Friend). Make a poster representing your path back to Heavenly Father.
- Read the Testimony of the Three Witnesses.
- “Together Forever” (February 2002 Liahona and Friend). Cut out and assemble this diorama depicting a family at the temple. Includes suggestions for things your family can do to be a forever family.
- Coloring Page: “I Can Be a Good Example” (August 2018 Liahona and Friend)
- Read Saints, 1:70–71 to learn more about Mary Whitmer as a witness.
- Read Saints, 1:73–75
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