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Class started with chocolate-chip cookies, so everybody was happy. We had mail to read -- a letter from Elder Rex D. Pinegar! The children were horrified that seven-year-old Rex had accepted a friend's dare to run across the road in front of a car, but they were relieved that he was not seriously injured. Elder Pinegar taught us that we should not accept any dares except "Dare to Do Right!" We watched a music video and talked about all of the children wearing CTR rings and making good choices. We also liked the picture of President Monson, because the prophet teaches us about ways to choose the right. We learned that Jesus Christ fasted and prayed for forty days and forty nights. The children talked about how hungry and sad they felt when they hadn't eaten for just a few hours and tried to imagine how it would feel not to eat for many days! We learned that Satan tempted Jesus three times at the end of this period of fasting, but Jesus made the right choice. As the children observed, Jesus always makes the right choice, and Satan always wants people to do what is wrong. They especially enjoyed looking at a picture of the temple in Jerusalem, since it does not look very much like our temple. We played a fun board game to review what we had learned. Everybody had fun, although the girls were somewhat annoyed that the boys' team won both times. We had just a few minutes at the end for coloring (click the link below to download the file if you want to color the words again!). The children were excited to tell their families all about how Jesus resisted temptations and how they plan to follow his example.
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The children were very excited to eat their frosted sugar cookies with star sprinkles! We reviewed what we learned about baptism last week and discovered that everyone had been paying attention and remembered quite a bit. We talked about who we knew was present at Jesus's baptism: John the Baptist, Jesus Christ, and Heavenly Father. Then we learned that one more person was there: the Holy Ghost. We learned that the Holy Ghost does not have a body like we do. He is assigned by Heavenly Father to help us, like Jesus was. We discussed that the Holy Ghost can help us to make good choices and help us to know what is true. Some of the children mentioned having a peaceful feeling at church or reading the scriptures, which they recognized as the Holy Ghost testifying to them. We watched a music video. The children noticed several boys and girls being confirmed. We learned that we are confirmed members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints after we are baptized, and we receive the Gift of the Holy Ghost. We learned that this gift entitles us to the help and direction of the Spirit as long as we are righteous. The children remembered going to baptisms and seeing people be confirmed. They also enjoyed the music and the other images in the video -- it seemed to be made for our class! We had fun coloring all of these beautiful presents. We learned today that, when we are old enough, we can receive a gift that is far better than a big stack of birthday presents!
The children loved learning about Jesus and John the Baptist. They loved John asking Jesus why he needed to be baptized when he had no sins, and were interested to learn that it is a commandment for everyone to be baptized. They pointed out that Jesus was baptized by immersion -- his whole body went under the water. We also learned that Heavenly Father testified of his son after the baptism was complete. We discussed how Sister Combs is the only person in our class who has been baptized. The children said that we must be at least eight years old to be baptized, and they discussed family members who had been baptized and how long it will be until they turn eight. We learned that it is not too early to start preparing for our baptisms, and discussed six steps that we can take (artwork by Emily Walls): We put footsteps on the floor as we discussed each step. When our path was complete, it led to a picture of a child being baptized. The children took turns stating each step and walking toward their goal. It was exciting to see how much everybody had learned! We had lots of things to color today. Sister Short gave us pictures of Jesus being baptized, we found hidden hearts in a picture of Alma baptizing in the Waters of Mormon, and most of the children colored symbols representing the six steps of preparation for baptism.
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