Come Follow Me 9/27/2027 – Devotionals & FHE for Kids
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Last week’s devotionals
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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 9/27 for Kids
Song
Standing on the Promises (Hymns for Home and Church #1023) verse four.
Scripture
Lesson
- Look at this picture of a cornerstone.
- Why do buildings need strong foundations?
- How are Jesus and His Apostles like a strong foundation for us in His Church?
- Build the church using paper cups like this image.
- This weekend will be General Conference.
Activity
Use blocks to build churches, then pull out the cornerstones and watch them fall.
Also use this time to prepare for General Conference with these free General Conference activities and printables for kids.
Treat
Scripture of the Week for Come Follow Me 9/27 for Kids
Work on memorizing this scripture with your children during the week for Come Follow Me 9/27: Ephesians 2:19–20
Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God;
And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;
You can download these tracing sheets as a PDF or use the images.
Devotionals for Come Follow Me 9/27 for Kids
Remember that these are guidelines for you to use in your daily Come, Follow Me 9/27 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 9/27:
- 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 9/27 daily devotionals:
- Explore the footnotes for each of the scriptures listed in Come, Follow Me 9/27.
- 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 9/27.
- 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
Hark, All Ye Nations! (Hymns #264) verse 2
Scripture
Discussion
- A dispensation is teach time God calls a new prophet to the earth when there hasn’t been one in a while. Adam was the first dispensation.
- Joseph Smith being called as a prophet was the beginning of the last dispensation.
- Why do you think our time is called “the dispensation of the fulness of times”?
- What might it mean to “gather together in one all things in Christ”?
- How can we help be part of the gathering?
Journal Entry
How can I gather those around me?
Activity
Path to the Savior Springing Mobile. Get the instructions here and the printout here.
Tuesday Devotional
Song
The Sixth Article of Faith (Children’s #126a)
Scripture
Discussion
- The song we sang is the words of the sixth article of faith. How is it similar to these verses?
- Why does Jesus need to have an official prophet on the earth today? Many other churches believe the Bible is enough.
- How do prophets and apostles help you grow in knowledge of the Lord?
- Who are some of the other leaders of the Church? (Bishop, teachers, etc.)
Journal Entry
What is my testimony of the living prophet?
Activity
Wednesday Devotional
Song
Love Will Bless Our Home (Hymns for Home and Church #1061)
Scripture
Discussion
- Paul gave some counsel on how to have a strong marriage/family.
- Some of it is more aligned with the time he lived, but some of it is very valuable.
- Husbands should love and respect their wives and wives should love and respect their husbands.
- Counsel in our day how to have a strong family is found in the prophet’s words in the family proclamation.
Journal Entry
How can I have a strong family?
Activity
Family “sticks” together – make your own popsicle stick family. You can extend the analogy further and show that one stick alone breaks, but a bunch together is too strong.
Thursday Devotional
Song
Home Can Be a Heaven on Earth (Hymns #298) verse 2
Scripture
Discussion
- What does it mean to honor and obey?
- When you honor and obey God, what does that look like?
- How can you honor and obey your parents?
- No family is perfect, and no parents are perfect. How can you honor and obey your parents if you are in a situation that makes it difficult to do so?
- What are the blessings that come from honoring and obeying parents?
Journal Entry
How can I better honor and obey my parents?
Activity
Friday Devotional
Song
We Are All Enlisted (Hymns #250)
Scripture
Discussion
- Paul compared preparing spiritually like putting on the ‘armour of God.’
- What do some of the pieces mean?
- Which is your favorite?
- Can you remember to do that every day, just like you would put on armour every time you go to fight a battle?
Journal Entry
How can I put my armor on?
Activity
Primary Children’s Activities for Come Follow Me 9/27
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 9/27
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 9/27 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 9/27.
Sunday Kids Activities for Come Follow Me 9/27
- 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:
- “In the Unity of the Faith”
- The Whole Armor of God (illustrated story)
- The Whole Armor of God (old seminary video)
- “The Armor of God”
- “Dispensations: The Pattern of Apostasy and Restoration”
- Put on the Whole Armor of God
- Come Create with Me—Armor of God
- Fiery Darts
- Lesson 39: The Whole Armor of God
- “Love, Share, and Invite: Elder Jörg Klebingat’s Story”
- “Excerpts from ‘The Living Christ: The Testimony of the Apostles,’”
- Read or listen to these messages:
- David A. Bednar, “Gather Together in One All Things in Christ,” (Ensign or Liahona, Nov. 2018, 21–24).
- N. Eldon Tanner, “Put on the Whole Armour of God” (Ensign, May 1979)
- James E. Faust, “The Shield of Faith,” (Ensign, May 2000)
- L. Tom Perry, “Build Your Shield of Faith,” (Ensign, May 1974)
- “15 Ways to Strengthen Your Family” (Friend September 2015). Here are a few ideas to help make your family stronger.
- Armor of God paper dolls
- Make your own entire armor of God!
- Restoration story wheel
- Armor of God shoes of peace paper plate craft
- I am my Heavenly Father’s child coloring page to go with Ephesians 1:4–11 and a conversation about predestination and foreordination.
- “Article of Faith 5” (May 2011 Friend). Number the pictures in the right order to show the steps to call a person to serve.
- “Sharing Time: The Gospel is Restored” (February 2003 Liahona and Friend). Includes a matching game with the articles of faith and corresponding pictures.
- Armor of God Bible study and lapbook.
- “Article of Faith 7” (July 2011 Friend). An illustrated explanation of the seventh article of faith.
- “Sixth Article of Faith” (January 2001 Friend). Find the correct vowels to complete these words in the sixth article of faith.
- Armor of God scavenger hunt
- “The Restored Church” (April 2013 Friend). Match the pictures with the scripture verses that describe them.
- “Article of Faith 6” (June 2011 Friend). Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the sixth article of faith, then find the words in the word search
- “The Armor of God” (October 2019 Friend). Find the hidden objects in this illustration of a girl who has drawn a picture of the armor of God.
- “The Armor of Righteousness” (Feb. 2010 Friend). A matching activity about putting on the armor of righteousness.
- “The Whole Armor of God” (Mar. 1987 Friend). Instructions for making your own “armor of God” out of simple materials.
- “A Shield of Faith” (Aug. 2004 Friend). An illustrated shield to print and color.
- “The Church of Jesus Christ Has Been Restored” (May 2011 Friend). Includes an activity to find hidden pictures of things related to the restoration in an illustration of the Sacred Grove.
- TONS of free printables about the Armor of God.
- “Truth Revealed” (June 2011 Friend). A scrambled word puzzle about prophets and revelation.
- “A Kind Primary Class: Kindness Challenge” (February 2020 Friend). Aria is new at church. Fill in the speech bubbles with what you could say. How could you help a visitor feel welcome?
- “Jesus Honored His Parents: I Can Honor Mine” (Friend November 2021) Read the story. Then fill in the blanks on this card, then print and cut it out.
- The Whole Armor of God (Friend June 2016) Print this Armor of God sheet and hang it in your house.
- “The Armor of God” (Friend September 2023) Match each piece of armor with what it stands for in the scriptures.
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