MATTHEW 19-20; MARK 10; LUKE 18

May 13 - 19

Invite Sharing

Invite the children to tell the class something they love about their family.

You might even ask the children’s parents to provide pictures of their families for their children to share with the class.

Teach the Doctrine

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Encourage learning at Home

• Invite the children to tell their families why they are grateful for them, perhaps by writing a note to give to their parents or by sharing their testimony of families during family home evening.

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Younger program

Heavenly Father wants us to marry in the temple and have eternal families.

• How can you benefit from learning about the doctrine of eternal marriage?

• It may be helpful to refer to “The Family: A Proclamation to the World” (Ensign or Liahona, Nov. 2010, 129).

Heavenly Father wants us to marry in the temple and have eternal families.

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Jesus wants little children to come to Him so He can bless them.

• This account provides an opportunity to help you feel how much Jesus loves you.

Jesus wants little children to come to Him so He can bless them.

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If we obey the commandments, we can receive eternal life.

• Jesus taught the rich young man that to gain eternal life—a life like Heavenly Father has—he should obey the commandments.

If we obey the commandments, we can receive eternal life.

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Older program

Heavenly Father wants us to marry in the temple and have eternal families.

The things Jesus taught about marriage can help youwhen they face contradictory messages in the world.

Heavenly Father wants us to marry in the temple and have eternal families.

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Jesus can help me know what I need to do to progress.

• The rich young man sought Jesus and received specific instruction that was meant especially for him.

• How can we be inspired to seek similar guidance in our own lives?

Jesus can help me know what I need to do to progress.

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Younger Possible 1

Heavenly Father wants us to marry in the temple and have eternal families.Possible Activity ‘A’

• Read Mark 10:6–8 and display a picture of a married couple.

• Point to the man and the woman when you hear the words male and female.

• Explain that Heavenly Father intends for a man and woman to marry each other (see Genesis 1:27–28).

Heavenly Father wants us to marry in the temple and have eternal families.Possible Activity ‘B’

• Display pictures of a family and a temple.

• Heavenly Father wants us to be sealed to our families in the temple so we can be with them forever.

• Be sensitive to those whose parents are not yet sealed.

Heavenly Father wants us to marry in the temple and have eternal families.Possible Activity ‘C’

• Sing “A Happy Family,” Children’s Songbook, 198.

• Point to yourselves whenever you sing “I,” “me,” “us,” and “we.”

• This activity could be repeated several times.

• Share fun things you have done with your families.

• Why are we thankful for our families?

Heavenly Father wants us to marry in the temple and have eternal families.Possible Activity ‘D’

• Sing a song about the temple or families, such as “I Love to See the Temple” or “Families Can Be Together Forever,”Children’s Songbook, 95, 188.

• Hold pictures of temples or families when we sing “temple” or “family.”

• Why is it important to get married in the temple?

Younger Possible 2

Jesus wants little children to come to Him so He can bless them.Possible Activity ‘A’

• Share the account in Mark 10:13–16.

• Show the video “Suffer the Little Children to Come unto Me” (LDS.org).

• When have the you felt Jesus’s love?

• Bear your testimony that Jesus loves us and wants to bless us.

Jesus wants little children to come to Him so He can bless them.Possible Activity ‘B’

• Display the picture Christ and the Children (Gospel Art Book, no. 47).

• If we want to be like the children sitting next to Jesus then we can follow His commandments and love Him and other people.

• What can we do to be like the children sitting next to Jesus?

Jesus wants little children to come to Him so He can bless them.Possible Activity ‘C’

• Let’s draw pictures of yourselves being blessed by Jesus (see Mark 10:16).

Younger Possible 3

If we obey the commandments, we can receive eternal life.Possible Activity ‘A’

• Read the story of the rich young man in Mark 10:17–22with the children. (See also “Chapter 42: The Rich Young Man,” New Testament Stories, 105–6, or the corresponding video on LDS.org.)

• Ask them to listen for what Jesus told the young man to do and how the young man responded.

If we obey the commandments, we can receive eternal life.Possible Activity ‘B’

• Tell one or more stories about children who ask for advice or direction from their parents but don’t follow or obey.

• What are some things Heavenly Father asks us to do?

• How do we feel when we obey His commandments?

If we obey the commandments, we can receive eternal life.Possible Activity ‘C’

• Share experiences when you received personal promptings to do something to be better.

Older Possible 1

Heavenly Father wants us to marry in the temple and have eternal families.- Possible Activity ‘A’

• Let’s read Mark 10:6–8 out loud.

• Cleave means to “stick to” or “hold tight to” something.

• Why is it important that husbands and wives join together, love each other, and work as partners?

Heavenly Father wants us to marry in the temple and have eternal families.- Possible Activity ‘B’

• Share the following statement from “The Family: A Proclamation to the World,” and help the children understand what it means: “Gender is an essential characteristic of individual premortal, mortal, and eternal identity and purpose.”

Heavenly Father wants us to marry in the temple and have eternal families.- Possible Activity ‘C’

• Think of answers to questions like “Why are families important in the Church?” or “Why is it important for you to get married in the temple?”

• Sing together “Families Can Be Together Forever,” Children’s Songbook, 188.

• Share your testimony of eternal marriage and family with the children. Invite them to share their testimonies as well.

Heavenly Father wants us to marry in the temple and have eternal families.- Possible Activity ‘D’

• Invite each of the children to read a scripture from this list: Mark 10:6–8; 1 Corinthians 11:11; D&C 42:22; 131:1–4; and Moses 3:18, 21–24.

• What do these scriptures teach about marriage?

Older Possible 2

Jesus can help me know what I need to do to progress.Possible Activity ‘A’

• Find a verse in Mark 10:17–22 that describes the picture in this week’s outline in Come, Follow Me—For Individuals and Families.

• The counsel Jesus gave to the young man was personal, and we can all receive personal direction from the Lord through the Spirit.

Jesus can help me know what I need to do to progress.Possible Activity ‘B’

• Read together Mark 10:17–22.

• Let’s write on the board the commandments that the Savior told the rich young man to obey (see verse 19).

• What else did he have to do? (see verse 21).

• Think about things you might need to begin doing or stop doing to better follow Jesus.

• What are some ways we can find out what Jesus wants us to do?

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