PRIMARY 5 LESSON 47 THE PRIESTHOOD CAN BLESS OUR LIVES
Our Primary Presidency scheduled this lesson to be taught on this particular Sunday this year. As I teach the Valiant 8's currently, they said I can tailor it to their understanding and touch upon it briefly and use the time for something else. I will be using the rest of the time to create a timeline on our classroom wall, and to go over how to use the scriptures.
CLASSROOM PREP
Write this on the board and post up with the painting of John the Baptist with Joseph and Oliver:
“What a stunning privilege and sacred trust given at such a remarkably young age!” - Elder Holland about the Priesthood
PLAN SUMMARY FOR THIS MISHMASH LESSON:
1/PRIESTHOOD
2/TIMELINE
3/SCRIPTURES
4/TAKE-HOME CRAFT AT THE END
PLAN SUMMARY FOR THIS MISHMASH LESSON:
1/PRIESTHOOD
2/TIMELINE
3/SCRIPTURES
4/TAKE-HOME CRAFT AT THE END
PRIESTHOOD
OPENING ACTIVITY - PRIESTHOOD DISCUSSION VISITOR
Have one of our ward's new Deacons come in to talk about the Priesthood
- How did he prepare to receive it?
- How is his life different now?
- How does he focus on being worthy of it?
- What can the boys in our class do to prepare?
- What are the duties of a deacon? D&C 20:59
- Pass the sacrament, collect fast offerings, act as a messenger for the bishop in sacrament meeting, set a good example
- How can others (in our class) support and sustain the Priesthood?
Finish up discussion after our visiting Deacon leaves:
Who was the first person to pass the Sacrament? Jesus
Why is the Sacrament so sacred? It represents the sacrifice Jesus Christ made for each of us
Have one of the boys read the quotation from Elder Holland:
“We ask you young men of the Aaronic Priesthood to prepare and bless and pass these emblems of the Savior’s sacrifice worthily and reverently. What a stunning privilege and sacred trust given at such a remarkably young age! I can think of no higher compliment heaven could pay you. We do love you. Live your best and look your best when you participate in the sacrament of the Lord’s Supper”
PRIESTHOOD ACTIVITY
Pass out separate index cards with the following blessings that come through the priesthood:
- Receiving a name and a blessing
- Being baptized
- Receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost
- Receiving a blessing when sick
- Partaking of the sacrament
- Serving a mission
- Being married in the temple
As we talk about each one, talk about/share personal or family experiences related to each blessing
Finish up Priesthood discussion by bearing testimony of the power of the Priesthood!
TIMELINE
TIMELINE SO FAR
Elements needed: painter's tape for line, year labels, event labels
Go through all events of what we’ve learned so far this year, one by one
Use timeline from manual
Start by putting up the painters tape across the length of one side of the room
Show them a picture/drawing from the below events, or just read a description
Then I post up the event label and the year, if not already posted up
1820 New York The First Vision
1823 New York Angel Moroni visits Joseph Smith
1827 New York Joseph and Emma Marry
Joseph obtains gold plates
1828 Pennsylvania Joseph begins translating gold plates
116 manuscript pages lost
1829 Pennsylvania Aaronic priesthood restored
Joseph and Oliver baptized
Melchizedek Priesthood restored
Joseph and Oliver move to Fayette
1829 New York Book of Mormon translation completed
Three Witnesses see angel Moroni and the gold plates
Eight Witnesses see the gold plates
1830 New York Book of Mormon published
The Church is organized
Timeline resource here:
SCRIPTURES
SCRIPTURE PRACTICE
Go to the library
Get a Bible per kid, a Book of Mormon per kid, and a Doctrine and Covenants per kid
Show table of contents of Old Testament, New Testament, Book of Mormon
Sing the song in the Children’s Songbook for each as we follow along with the table of contents!
Then spend time looking through everything, discussing all elements of the scriptures, and talking about how to find things
SCRIPTURE ACTIVITY
Hand them this printed out, with a pen:
The Lord gave Moses an important commandment that teaches us how we should spend our time on Sundays.
Use the scriptures to find the words in the clues, and then write them in the spaces below.
1. The fifth word in Helaman 5:12.
2. The last word in Mark 2:27.
3. The tenth word in Doctrine and Covenants 20:23.
4. The third word in John 15:10.
5. The ninth word in Acts 19:2.
_____________________ the ________________ __________, to __________________ it __________________.
FINAL ACTIVITY AND TAKE HOME
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