CLASSROOM PREP
And the Lord called his people Zion, because they were of one heart and one mind, and dwelt in righteousness; and there was no poor among them.
Also post 3 Nephi 12:8
Blessed are all the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
Also an idea for the year starting this week:
Also post 3 Nephi 12:8
Blessed are all the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
Also an idea for the year starting this week:
Post a piece of paper on the wall in one corner of the room with simply the name ADAM in big letters.
Have another one next to it /connected that says ENOCH.
You’ll add to this throughout the year as you learn about prophets in each lesson.
Periodically you can review who these different prophets were and what their general stories are.
Place two things on either side of the room - needs to be unclear what it is but you could have anything (envelope with a paper heart inside, candy wrapped up, etc)
Have a pair of kids come forward and link their arms back to back.
Assign one kid per item and tell them that they, with arms linked back to back, have to get their own thing.
Say “go” and anticipate that they’ll pull each other.
They will need to work together and cooperate and go one at a time.
They need to be unified and work together and they get their reward!
The kids may have thought of this, and if so, describe what they may have done (fought over where to go and ended up getting nothing) and why that's wrong.
(depending on how desirable the thing is that you brought in, the entire class may want a turn to do it before moving on)
So what made that activity successful? Working together
What was your motivation for making that successful?
Have another one next to it /connected that says ENOCH.
You’ll add to this throughout the year as you learn about prophets in each lesson.
Periodically you can review who these different prophets were and what their general stories are.
OPENING ACTIVITY
Place two things on either side of the room - needs to be unclear what it is but you could have anything (envelope with a paper heart inside, candy wrapped up, etc)
Have a pair of kids come forward and link their arms back to back.
Assign one kid per item and tell them that they, with arms linked back to back, have to get their own thing.
Say “go” and anticipate that they’ll pull each other.
They will need to work together and cooperate and go one at a time.
They need to be unified and work together and they get their reward!
The kids may have thought of this, and if so, describe what they may have done (fought over where to go and ended up getting nothing) and why that's wrong.
(depending on how desirable the thing is that you brought in, the entire class may want a turn to do it before moving on)
So what made that activity successful? Working together
What was your motivation for making that successful?
Why would you all want that to work? Everyone gets the reward and is happy
LESSON
Needed:
- City papers (about a dozen pages with an "ancient city skyline" or "ancient city skyline clipart" found on Google or draw your own...just be sure there's white space left to write in words)
Many examples found using those search terms, such as:
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- Scene papers like a big yellow paper sun
- Tape like painter’s tape that won’t damage the wall
- A dark marker or Sharpie
Have the class help you as you teach the lesson below.
Tell them that you’re going to create a city on the wall using the papers.
You need one wall available, which may require rearranging the chairs to face that wall.
1/Enoch was the great great great great grandson of Adam!
Adam was still alive! People lived longer then!
Enoch was blessed by Adam and taught in all the ways of God by his father Jared.
While Enoch was righteous, along with some of Adam’s other descendants, more were wicked.
Read Moses 6:27-29 - how were most people on earth living? = wicked
They didn’t believe in God and this made God very angry.
2/One day as Enoch journeyed into the land where the people were, the Spirit of God came upon him and he heard a voice from heaven saying, “Enoch, my son, prophesy unto this people and say unto them repent.”
The Lord was angry with them - their hearts have waxed hard, their ears are dull of hearing, their eyes cannot see afar off.
Discuss: What does it mean to have your heart hard, your ears dull, and your eyes not able to see far off? How would this help or hurt someone’s ability to choose the right?
3/Enoch bowed himself to the earth and spake - “Why is it that I have found favor in thy sight, and am but a lad, and all the people hate me; for I am slow of speech; wherefore am I thy servant?” Read Moses 6:31
Discuss: Have you ever felt that people don’t like you because you’re different?
4/The Lord told Enoch “Go forth and do as I have commanded thee, and no man shall pierce thee. Open they mouth and it shall be filled and I will give thee utterance.” From Moses 6:32
And to say unto the people “Choose ye this day, to serve the Lord God who made you.” From Moses 6:33
5/He also made him a really important promise “the mountains shall flee before you, and the rivers shall turn from their course; and thou shalt abide in me, and I in you; therefore walk with me.” From Moses 6:34
Discuss: How do you think Enoch felt after hearing these promises?
6/Then Lord told “Anoint thine eyes with clay, and wash them, and thou shalt see.”
Enoch listened and he beheld all the spirits that God had created and other things not visible to the natural eye. The people started saying about him that a “seer” hath the Lord raised up.
Discuss: Enoch listened to the Lord and is having faith in the Lord’s promises, and is being blessed
7/He wasn’t afraid anymore - he stood upon the hills and high places and preached, testifying of God and to repent. The people were afraid of him because they knew he was a prophet.
9/So great was his faith that he led the people of God, and when their enemies fought against them, Enoch used the power the Lord had given him - he moved mountains made the earth tremble, changed the course of rivers, and caused the roar of lions to be heard from the wilderness.
10/The Lord called his people Zion because they were of one heart and one mind, and dwelt in righteousness, and there was no poor among them.
Their city was called Zion, meaning City of Holiness, after the people.
Discuss: The people were called Zion before the city! What does it mean to be of one heart and one mind?
11/He said to the Lord, “Surely Zion shall dwell in safety forever.”
But the Lord told him that Zion is blessed but everyone else is too wicked.
After many years of obedience, Enoch, along with all the people and the city, were taken up into heaven.
Discuss: What does it mean to be taken up into heaven/translated?
Their bodies are changed so they will not experience pain or taste of death (3 Nephi 28:7)
Then at the time of the Second Coming, they’ll be changed in the twinkling of an eye from mortality to immortality
Have everyone stand in a circle and get out yarn or string.
The first person ties the yarn around their finger and says something nice about someone else.
They throw the yarn across.
The person who gets the yarn wraps it around their finger or thumb and says something nice about someone else and throws it across the circle.
Continue until there’s a big web of yarn (5-8 fingers?).
If they need help throwing because of the fingers wrapped, you can help them.
Think about how he’s showing the pure love of Christ, that he’s pure in heart, and that he desires unity with others in his life.
Many examples found using those search terms, such as:
- Scene papers like a big yellow paper sun
- Tape like painter’s tape that won’t damage the wall
- A dark marker or Sharpie
Have the class help you as you teach the lesson below.
Tell them that you’re going to create a city on the wall using the papers.
You need one wall available, which may require rearranging the chairs to face that wall.
How to do this:
- Hold up one of the city papers as you read each section below and explain a little.
- Choose a good listener to tape that paper to the wall, starting low and going across by 4 and up by 3 or however you want to arrange the 11 papers to look like a city.
- Then have a Sharpie or dark marker available and ask the class to summarize that section with a phrase, sentence, word, etc. Choose a good listener to write the chosen phrase/word on the paper.
- Continue in this fashion.
- At the end, read each summarizing phrase/word/etc (in order) for the whole story again (so they hear it all one more time).
Adam was still alive! People lived longer then!
Enoch was blessed by Adam and taught in all the ways of God by his father Jared.
While Enoch was righteous, along with some of Adam’s other descendants, more were wicked.
Read Moses 6:27-29 - how were most people on earth living? = wicked
They didn’t believe in God and this made God very angry.
2/One day as Enoch journeyed into the land where the people were, the Spirit of God came upon him and he heard a voice from heaven saying, “Enoch, my son, prophesy unto this people and say unto them repent.”
The Lord was angry with them - their hearts have waxed hard, their ears are dull of hearing, their eyes cannot see afar off.
4/The Lord told Enoch “Go forth and do as I have commanded thee, and no man shall pierce thee. Open they mouth and it shall be filled and I will give thee utterance.” From Moses 6:32
And to say unto the people “Choose ye this day, to serve the Lord God who made you.” From Moses 6:33
5/He also made him a really important promise “the mountains shall flee before you, and the rivers shall turn from their course; and thou shalt abide in me, and I in you; therefore walk with me.” From Moses 6:34
Discuss: How do you think Enoch felt after hearing these promises?
6/Then Lord told “Anoint thine eyes with clay, and wash them, and thou shalt see.”
Enoch listened and he beheld all the spirits that God had created and other things not visible to the natural eye. The people started saying about him that a “seer” hath the Lord raised up.
Discuss: Enoch listened to the Lord and is having faith in the Lord’s promises, and is being blessed
Discuss: Compare this to how he was feeling before!
8/The Lord commanded him to baptize!
He continued to call people to repent, and to baptize.
Discuss: This fulfilled the scripture/promise!
Their city was called Zion, meaning City of Holiness, after the people.
11/He said to the Lord, “Surely Zion shall dwell in safety forever.”
But the Lord told him that Zion is blessed but everyone else is too wicked.
After many years of obedience, Enoch, along with all the people and the city, were taken up into heaven.
Discuss: What does it mean to be taken up into heaven/translated?
Their bodies are changed so they will not experience pain or taste of death (3 Nephi 28:7)
Then at the time of the Second Coming, they’ll be changed in the twinkling of an eye from mortality to immortality
Wrap up:
He was a great prophet - he spent his life trying to live as the Savior would have him live.
He did it so well that he walked with God!
He spoke with God face to face!
He was shown things in the future, even Jesus Christ and his mission on earth.
He saw the restoration as well and the gospel being preached (Moses 7:62).
He saw the Millennium.
He saw his city would join the latter-day Saints - the New Jerusalem/Zion.
Enjoy your city on the wall!
YARN/STRING OBJECT LESSON
Adapted from mormonshare
Have everyone stand in a circle and get out yarn or string.
The first person ties the yarn around their finger and says something nice about someone else.
They throw the yarn across.
The person who gets the yarn wraps it around their finger or thumb and says something nice about someone else and throws it across the circle.
Continue until there’s a big web of yarn (5-8 fingers?).
If they need help throwing because of the fingers wrapped, you can help them.
Everyone backs up so the web is tight (make sure fingers aren’t too tight!)
Throw in a beach ball - the web will hold it up!
Talk about how when everyone works together and builds on strengths, they can withstand anything!
https://www.lds.org/youth/video/daytons-legs?lang=eng
I have a really wonderful video about a young man who is a great example of unity within his ward.
Throw in a beach ball - the web will hold it up!
Talk about how when everyone works together and builds on strengths, they can withstand anything!
VIDEO: DAYTON’S LEGS - 3 MINUTES
https://www.lds.org/youth/video/daytons-legs?lang=eng
I have a really wonderful video about a young man who is a great example of unity within his ward.
Think about how he’s showing the pure love of Christ, that he’s pure in heart, and that he desires unity with others in his life.
Show video, then pass out index cards and pens
Post these questions on the board and have them write their answers on their card
- Why is Spencer a good example of being pure in heart?
- How can you use Spencer as an example this week?
The kids can share if they'd like, one or both of their answers.
TESTIMONY/TAKE HOME IDEA
It’s my testimony that through small and simple things, great things can come to pass!
Did Enoch think of himself as amazingly awesome at everything he did, and of course the Lord would choose him to be a spokesman to preach repentance?
No, not at all!
Do we sometimes feel that we can’t do very much because of all of our weaknesses?
We see that Enoch truly magnified his abilities through the Lord’s help, so much so that an entire city was so righteous that they were all translated!
We can do great things when we work together with others and strive to be pure in heart.
Ideas of what to take home:
- heart-shaped items (candy, pencils, stickers, etc.) with the “pure in heart” scripture
- something related to vision (sunglasses, etc.) and the “pure in heart” scripture but highlighting the “see God” part
- clay and the “pure in heart” scripture with a note to have them tell their parents the story of Enoch!
- something web-related to hearken back to the yarn activity
Do you have a different city on each page? Or is it one image just enlarged?
ReplyDeleteSorry, I just saw this - I'm teaching this on Sunday and plan to have the same city on each page and will link them together as one big long city. I may end up drawing it if it doesn't work out with print-outs.
DeleteDo you have an example of the city papers?
ReplyDeleteYes, I'll add some to this post right now!
DeleteBeautiful lesson, I love what you choose to focus on and emphasize. Thank you so much for sharing!
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