Come Follow Me 8/12/2024 – Devotionals & FHE for Kids
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Family Home Evening for Come Follow Me 8/12 for Kids
Song
Do What Is Right (Hymns #237)
Scripture
Lesson
- Talk about the fortifications that the Nephites made to protect their cities. Use the visuals from Captain Moroni Visual Aid Object Lesson to help.
- What role did these have in protecting the Nephites?
- How can we protect our home from the adversary?
- Talk about the fortifications that the Nephites made to protect their cities.
- What role did these have in protecting the Nephites?
- How can we protect our home from the adversary?
Activity
Have a pillow fight with your pillow forts.
Treat
Scripture of the Week for Come Follow Me 8/12 for Kids
Work on memorizing this scripture with your children during the week for Come Follow Me 8/12: Alma 46:12
And it came to pass that he rent his coat; and he took a piece thereof, and wrote upon it—In memory of our God, our religion, and freedom, and our peace, our wives, and our children—and he fastened it upon the end of a pole.
You can download these tracing sheets as a PDF.
Devotionals for Come Follow Me 8/12 for Kids
Remember that these are guidelines for you to use in your daily Come, Follow Me 8/12 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 8/12:
- 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 8/12 daily devotionals:
- Explore the footnotes for each of the scriptures listed in Come, Follow Me 8/12
- 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 8/12
- 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 Are All Enlisted (Hymns #250)
Scripture
Discussion
- This week we are going to go over a lot of stories about wars between the Nephites and Lamanites.
- We know that Mormon said he didn’t have much room in the plates to write, so why do you think he would write so many chapters about wars?
- It’s true that we have our share of wars in the latter days, but there is value in his words beyond the descriptions of the strategy and tragedy of war. We are at war against Satan right now in making right or wrong choices.
- We don’t fight Satan with swords or wear armor. Instead, we fight with our testimonies. What are some shields that we have? (scriptures, prayer, etc.)
Journal Entry
What can I do today to strengthen my armor?
Activity
Tuesday Devotional
Song
Stand for the Right (Children’s #159)
Scripture
Discussion
- Watch Chapter 31: Captain Moroni Defeats Zerahemna.
- What was the first thing that Captain Moroni did when he lead the people to war?
- What does this tell us about our spiritual battles we fight?
- The Lamanites came to fight because Zerahemna made them angry. When we get angry, it lets Satan have power over us and we lose control of our choices.
- What can I do to keep from getting so angry that I lose control?
Journal Entry
What can I do today when I feel angry?
Activity
Wednesday Devotional
Song
My Flag, My Flag (Children’s #225)
Scripture
Discussion
- Some of the people didn’t want to fight. What did Captain Moroni do?
- What does the Title of Liberty say? Why do you think people came running when they read it?
- What characteristics did Captain Moroni have? How can we have those same characteristics? How are we already like Captain Moroni?
- If we made our own Title of Liberty, what would it say?
- Watch Chapter 32: Captain Moroni and the Title of Liberty
Journal Entry
What can I do today to be like Captain Moroni?
Activity
Thursday Devotional
Song
Hum Your Favorite Hymn (Children’s #152)
Scripture
Discussion
- Some of the Lamanites did not want to fight anymore, so they escapted into the mountains and were led by a man named Lehonti.
- What did Amalickiah do to get Lehonti to come down? He had him come down a little at a time, then poisoned him a little at a time.
- Satan knows that most of us aren’t willing to commit big sins or believe big lies. Therefore, he uses subtle lies and temptations to lead us into seemingly small sins—as many as he thinks we will accept. He continues to do this until we have strayed far from the safety of righteous living.
- Elder Robert D. Hales said, “The traitorous Amalickiah urged Lehonti to ‘come down’ and meet him in the valley. But when Lehonti left the high ground, he was poisoned ‘by degrees’ until he died, and his army fell into Amalickiah’s hands (see Alma 47). By arguments and accusations, some people bait us to leave the high ground. The high ground is where the light is. … It is the safe ground.”
- How can we make sure we are on the high ground? (Follow the Holy Ghost)
Journal Entry
What can I do today to bring the Spirit to make sure I stay on the high ground?
Activity
Role play some instances where children might little by little go astray, such as playing a video game they aren’t supposed to or taking a small treat after being told no. Those things are all small, but they start down a bad path.
Friday Devotional
Song
A Mighty Fortress Is Our God (Hymns #68)
Scripture
Discussion
- What do you remember about what we did in FHE?
- After Amalickiah becomes king of the Lamanites, he comes into the land of Nephi and the Nephites appear to be surrounded.
- What does Captain Moroni have the people do? They come together in the cities and build big defenses.
- This is similar to when the early Saints and pioneers were told to gather together.
- What defenses can we build around our homes and families?
- Captain Moroni ends up taking a lot of land back, but some of the Nephites had become wicked and were trying to overthrow the judge and make a king (so they were called king-men)
- Captain Moroni has to leave some of the soldiers and the battle to go take care of the king-men and protect the government.
- What happens when the people are unified in the cities? What happens when some of them don’t want to work in unity anymore?
- How does this apply to our families?
- Watch “Elder Stevenson on Fortifying Families”
Journal Entry
How can I have more unity with my family today?
Activity
Primary Children’s Activities for Come Follow Me 8/12
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 8/12
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 8/12 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 8/12
Sunday Kids Activities for Come Follow Me 8/12
- Do this week’s free activity pages from Color Me Christian (or do them in the workbook if you purchased it from Amazon).
- Read also Russell M. Nelson, “Embrace the Future with Faith,” Ensign or Liahona, Nov. 2020, 73–76.
- To teach your children about being “firm in the faith of Christ” like Moroni (see Alma 48:13), you could help them find and touch something firm. What does it mean for faith to be “firm”? Read together Alma 48:11–12 to find out what made Moroni firm in his faith in Christ. You could also sing together a song like “I Will Be Valiant” (Children’s Songbook, 162). What can we do to be “firm in the faith of Christ”?
- Read and watch Captain Moroni’s Flag.
- Draw a picture of a child and add a piece of armor to the picture for everything your children can name that protects us spiritually.
- Watch “Temptation Fades as We Seek Christ in Every Thought”
- Sing the hymn Onward, Christian Soldiers (#246) and then read the lyrics together. Talk about how the song shows that we are in a war against Satan for our souls, and it’s very similar to a real battle with swords and armor.
- Armor of righteousness matching worksheet
- Print the page Bright Idea Poster: “Awake, my sons; put on the armor of righteousness.” and hang it where your child can see it regularly
- “The Whole Armor of God” Instructions for making your own “armor of God” out of simple materials.
- Learn this song: I Stand Prepared
- Make your own Title of Liberty, either individually or as a family.
- Coloring page: “Heavenly Father Planned for Me to Come to a Family. I Can Strengthen My Family Now.”
- Coloring page: “Temple blessings unite families.”
- Family unity maze
- Play family unity bingo
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