Come Follow Me 8/23/2027 – Devotionals & FHE for Children
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Family Home Evening for Come Follow Me 8/23 for Kids
Song
I’m Trying to Be like Jesus (Children’s #78)
Scripture
Lesson
- Paul felt that the experiences of the Israelites in Moses’s day would be helpful to the Corinthians in his day.
- What does temptation mean?
- What are some temptations that are “common to man” today?
- God always provides a way to escape temptation.
- Following the commandments helps us avoid temptation
Activity
Play Capture the Flag
Treat
Make these cookies, cut them into rectangles, and decorate them like flags.
Scripture of the Week for Come Follow Me 8/23 for Kids
Work on memorizing this scripture with your children during the week for Come Follow Me 8/23: 1 Corinthians 11:11
Nevertheless neither is the man without the woman, neither the woman without the man, in the Lord.
You can download these tracing sheets as a PDF or use the images.
Devotionals for Come Follow Me 8/23 for Kids
Remember that these are guidelines for you to use in your daily Come, Follow Me 8/23 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 8/23:
- 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 8/23 daily devotionals:
- Explore the footnotes for each of the scriptures listed in Come, Follow Me 8/23.
- 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 8/23.
- 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
As Now We Take the Sacrament (Hymns #169) verse 2
Scripture
1 Corinthians 10:17
1 Corinthians 11:23–29
Discussion
- What does it mean to “examine” ourselves? (Think of doctors or detectives.)
- When we partake of the sacrament, what helps us think about our relationship with the Lord and how He is helping us live our baptismal covenant?
- Why do you think we take the sacrament together at church?
- We are strengthened by the faith of those around us and we help each other follow Christ.
- When many become one, that means that we are all working together with one goal, to be like Jesus.
- What does the Lord want us to think about during the sacrament?
Journal Entry
What things can I think about during the sacrament? For ideas, you can make these free printable church quiet books.
Activity
Tuesday Devotional
Song
“Give,” Said the Little Stream (Children’s #236)
Scripture
Discussion
- What is one of the best presents that you have ever been given?
- There are many gifts/talents that Heavenly Father gives us.
- What spiritual gifts or talents do you have?
- Why do we have them? They are often meant to help others.
- What can you do to seek the best gifts?
Journal Entry
How can I use my talents to bless others?
Activity
Wednesday Devotional
Song
Israel, Israel, God Is Calling (Hymns #7)
Scripture
1 Corinthians 11:11
1 Corinthians 12:12–27
Discussion
- What happens if you were born without one of your body parts? Like your toes, or your eyes?
- The Church is like a body – everyone is a part.
- Does the body work if some parts are missing?
- What part are you? What’s your job in God’s church?
- What does this teach you about unity (working together?)
- We are also all needed in our families. Paul taught that both men and women are needed in the church and in God’s plan.
- We were meant to work together with a husband or wife and raise a family.
- Why do you think God made us that way?
- Marriage is an important part of the Plan of Salvation.
Journal Entry
How can I be part of the body of Christ?
Activity
Body of Christ activity. Label the different parts with ways the child can use those parts to help build the Church and their family.
Thursday Devotional
Song
To Love like Thee (Hymns for Home and Church #1019)
Scripture
Discussion
- As we read these verses, think of some examples of charity that relate to them.
- What are some ways that we each individually are good at showing charity?
- How can we improve in showing our love for others?
Journal Entry
What can I do today to show my love for someone else?
Activity
Friday Devotional
Song
Lord, I Would Follow Thee (Hymns #220) verse 2
Scripture
Discussion
- Why is looking at someone “face to face” better than looking “through a glass, darkly”?
- What does this comparison teach you about spiritual sight?
- We don’t always see clearly in this life. We can’t read minds or know the future. So it’s like trying to look through a tinted window or foggy mirror.
- How can we see more clearly?
Journal Entry
How can I see more clearly today?
Activity
Primary Children’s Activities for Come Follow Me 8/23
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 8/23
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 8/23 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 8/23.
Sunday Kids Activities for Come Follow Me 8/23
- 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.
- Watch these videos:
- Read or listen to these messages:
- Ulisses Soares, “In Partnership with the Lord,” Liahona, Nov. 2022, 42–45.
- Dieter F. Uchtdorf, “By This All Will Know That You Are My Disciples,” Liahona, May 2025, 51–53.
- Gary E. Stevenson, “Hearts Knit Together, ”Liahona, May 2021, 20–21.
- Sacrament coloring page
- “What Are Your Spiritual Gifts?” (Friend March 2017) This activity can help family members learn about their own spiritual gifts.
- “The Gifts and Fruits of the Spirit” (Friend December 2006) When a child finds one of the words have them tell how they could use that gift.
- To help your children recognize their spiritual gifts, consider passing around sheets of paper, each with the name of one of your children at the top. Ask them to list on the paper the spiritual gifts they notice in that person.
- Preparing to go to the temple hidden pictures
- One body in Christ playdoh activity
- “I Have Many Talents” (October 1999 Friend). A simple pantomime game about different talents.
- A Helper Like You (Friend February 2019). Tell how you could help out in each situation.
- Body of Christ relay race
- “Sharing Time: I Have Talents” (June 1989 Friend). A story about the variety of talents children have. Includes finger puppets to print out and color.
- Make your own gifts of the Spirit accordian book.
- Coloring Page: “My family and I can serve others.”
- Read “Gabriel’s Cello” (December 2017 Friend). Talk about what talents you have that could make people smile.
- “Filled with Love” (February 2003 Friend). Color in all the boxes that don’t contain a heart to reveal a message about love.
- Higher Ground – Decide how you would respond to 3 different situations
- Gifts of the Holy Spirit – free printable packet. Comes with a word search and a crossword puzzle.
- Make a paper doll chain like this one with the members of your family or class, and discuss how it has to do with unity.
- Learn About Spiritual Gifts free printable Bible worksheet
- Complete this spiritual gifts assessment for kids to gain an idea of what your children’s spiritual gifts might be.
- Read this post with 15 Ways to Show Affection in Your Kid’s Love Language
- “A Little Better Every Day” (Friend February 2019). Match the wrong choices with the better choices these kids made the next day.
- “Choosing the Right through Study and Prayer” (June 1997 Friend).
- Print and cut out the magnifying glass and the pictures of the children. Place one of the pictures from the left onto the magnifying glass. Explain that before we take the sacrament we could examine our actions from the week. If we find any that we might need to repent of, we could try to think of ways we could try to do better, repent, and promise to do be better in the coming week as we take the sacrament.
- Sacrament Flip Books (colored or black and white): Make, or have the children make, sacrament flip books to help them think about their covenants and the meaning of the sacrament during the sacrament. The children reads the question and tries to think of the answer and then flips over the question to check their answer.
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Thank you for your effort in putting this together. I like that you use the outline format – not a lot of fluff or exactly what to say or do. Add the right song and a simple activity and it is exactly what our young family needs. I like that it opens us up for discussion and asking questions that get our 5 yo and 6 yo thinking and sharing ideas. What insight little ones have when you ask what they think! Just a few minutes each day before school and it keeps the discussion going all week long. We can sure feel he difference in our home if we miss more than a day. Thank you again.
Thank you so much for your kind words! Our family likes simplicity, too. I’m glad that this has been a benefit for you!