PRIMARY 5 LESSON 29: MISSIONARIES GO TO OTHER NATIONS
CLASSROOM PREP
Write on the board: “Have I been a missionary today?”
Post world map on the board
OPENING ACTIVITY
Start singing Children All Over the World:
Post up each foreign language word (or write on the board) as you sing it
Our restored Church started here in the United States, but everyone in the world is a child of God!
So it makes sense that He would want all of His children to hear the gospel.
The early church leaders wanted to get started on this as soon as possible!
LESSON
use illustrations and also photos from this link:
http://www.mormonnewsroom.org.uk/article/history-of-the-mormon-church-in-the-british-isles
use illustrations and also photos from this link:
http://www.mormonnewsroom.org.uk/article/history-of-the-mormon-church-in-the-british-isles
Remember how Jesus had 12 apostles helping Him?
In the restored church, there also needed to be the same!
In the restored church, there also needed to be the same!
In February 1835, twelve men were called and ordained to be Apostles.
They were to be the “special witnesses of the name of Christ” and to go to all the world to preach the gospel and teach people about Jesus Christ.
They also strengthened and taught the church members.
But they weren’t the only ones who served as missionaries.
Joseph himself went on many short mission trips to states near Ohio and to Canada.
Other men were called to be missionaries to areas around Kirtland, Ohio, to teach about the restoration of Jesus’ true church.
Most would go for a few weeks or month, come home for while, then go somewhere else.
The wives and children would stay home and take care of the families and farms.
Soon these missionaries traveled farther and served for longer periods of time.
Heber C Kimball was one. Show image of him from online.
In 1837, Joseph went to Heber who was one of the Twelve Apostles, in the Kirtland Temple and told him he had a revelation that he should serve in England.
Elder Kimball was poor and he worried he couldn’t serve, but he still accepted and prayed.
He and six other men went to Liverpool, England. Show on a map
After they’d been there a few days, the Spirit told them to go to Preston, a town 30 miles away.
When they arrived, they saw a lot of people in the streets. It happened to be election day for them.
They saw a banner that said “Truth will prevail” and took it as a sign that they would be able to share the truth and be successful!
The next day, the missionaries were invited to preach at a church. Some of the people in the church had actually dreamed about the missionaries before they had even come to England!
They also taught in homes and on street corners.
Within a week, some people were ready to be baptized.
Some people were so eager to be baptized, they raced down to the river where the baptisms were!
George D Watt was England’s first baptized convert. Show image of him from online.
PAUSE FOR VIDEO SHOWING PRESTON BAPTISMAL SITE AND HEBER C KIMBALL
Show either just the first part or the whole video
BACK TO THE MAIN LESSON
Within 8 months, the missionaries had taught and baptized over 2,000 people in England!
Heber C Kimball returned home to Kirtland in May 1838 after being gone almost a year!
Many had malaria at the time, even their families too, but they left anyway and had faith the Lord would take care of them.
Brigham Young and Heber C Kimball gave a cheer as they left, even though they were very sick: “Hurrah, hurrah for Israel.” Their wives were sick too, but they called back at the door, “Goodbye, God bless you”
Show this painting depicting this:
http://creativeworks.byu.edu/catalog/ViewItem.aspx?item=VA013
Elders Young and Kimball had only $13.50 between them, which they were given by friends.
Elder Young went to get the money out of his trunk to pay for the first part of their journey, and found that they still had more money left. That kept happening all the way to Kirtland.
They were able to travel 400 miles and felt heavenly messengers must have given them more money.
As all the Quorum of the Twelve arrived in England, they split up and went to different areas.
Wilford Woodruff went south to Herefordshire - he found many really eager to accept the gospel!
Show image of him from online.
One man was a constable (like a police officer) and came into the meeting and said he was sent by another church’s preacher to arrest him for preaching.
Elder Woodruff explained he had a legal license to preach, and asked the constable to sit down and listen and that he’d talk to him after the meeting.
The constable sat and listened to Elder Woodruff’s teaching the principles of the gospel for over an hour.
At the end, seven people wanted to be baptized, including four preachers from other churches and the constable who had come to arrest him!
The constable returned to the preacher and told him he wouldn’t arrest Elder Woodruff, because Elder Woodruff preached “the only true gospel sermon he’d ever listened to in his life”!
The minister sent two people to spy on Elder Woodruff’s next meeting to see what he taught.
Those two men were also converted and baptized!
Through Elder Woodruff and a few others, over 1,800 people were baptized in southern England!
The other apostles also had great success in England.
By the time they’d all returned, thousands of people had joined the Church! Many came to the United States to live.
When the twelve returned to Nauvoo, Illinois,where the Church headquarters was at that time, they began to send missionaries to other countries!
Elder Orson Hyde had already preached in Germany and the Netherlands.
Missionaries were soon sent to islands in the Pacific Ocean.
The word of the Lord had begun to spread to all the nations of the earth!
VIDEO HISTORY OF THE MORMON CHURCH IN BRITAIN
download this in order to be able to show it without relying on church building wi-fi
Let’s watch a video showing some of this!
SUNDAY SCHOOL MISSIONARY TRAINING CENTER!
Welcome them to the SSMTC - the Sunday School Missionary Training Center!
Have a printout of all the missions around the world
Show where some are on the map
Have them pick a country and see what missions are there
Then have them pick a state in the United States and see what missions are there
Then give them a missionary call with wording like this:
“Dear ______ ________:
You are hereby called to serve as a missionary of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
You are assigned to labor in the __________ Mission.
It is anticipated that you will serve for a period of _____ months.
You should report to the Sunday School Missionary Training Center on Sunday, _______ 2017.
You will prepare to teach the gospel in the ______ language.
Have small black cards with white colored pencil names written in and hand out.
Remember if they’re serving foreign language missions, have the Sister/Elder written appropriately (find out Google what it should say)
Have tape or something to attach to their shirt.
Sing “Called To Serve” - one verse (have the words for them or hymnbooks)
Time to practice being a good missionary!
Some from Primary 3 Lesson 25
- Your friends who aren’t members of the Church hear you singing “I Am a Child of God” and ask you about the song. How could you use this opportunity to tell them about the Church and invite them to Primary?
- You’ve noticed a new boy in the neighborhood. He is shy and hasn’t made any friends yet. How could you be a good missionary?
- Your brother gets up on Sunday morning and doesn’t want to go to church. What could you do to be a missionary?
- Your friend invites you over during the time you’d be at church. How could you explain your conflict in a way that a missionary would?
- You hear about a Primary activity coming up, and think about a friend of yours who would probably really enjoy going to it. What can you do to be a good missionary?
VIDEO
Video on being a good missionary to those around you
Reach Out With Love
If this video has already been shown to your class, pick from these missionary ones:
MISSIONARY BLOGS
Find blogs from missionaries that you know from your ward, stake, family, and download some of their letters and the photos that go with it.
Read to the class or have them read portions, especially interesting experiences and their testimonies!
TAKE HOME
Treat like Swedish Fish or goldfish crackers along with a note about being “fishers of men” and this quotation:
“Every man, woman, and child—every young person and every little boy and girl—should serve a mission. This does not mean that they must serve abroad or even be formally called and set apart as full-time missionaries. But it does mean that each of us is responsible to bear witness [testimony] of the gospel truths that we have been given. We all have relatives, neighbors, friends, and fellow workmen, and it is our responsibility to pass the truths of the gospel on to them, by example as well as by precept [teachings]” - Spencer W. Kimball
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