Two of our boys came to class today, so Emi told them everything they had missed about Alma the Younger last week. We talked about how Alma had repented of his sins, and Heavenly Father forgave him. We can also be forgiven of our sins if we repent. We read Isaiah 1:18, which was a little confusing until we found out that that scarlet is a color as well as a girl's name! We learned that we must forgive everybody. We talked how to forgive others, particularly by choosing to be kind and loving instead of angry and spiteful. We talked about Joseph, whose brothers sold him into slavery. The children knew a lot about Joseph because of their scripture movies. We learned that Joseph worked hard and was kind to people no matter what his circumstances were, and that he forgave his brothers and helped them. We discussed ways to forgive others when they do things that upset or hurt us. We colored pictures of Joseph forgiving his brothers, to remind us to forgive others. For some reason, coloring involved scissors and tape as well as crayons today!
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Today was Snickerdoodle Sunday and Girls-Only Sunday; one normal, happy thing, and one very unusual occurrence, as there are usually a majority of boys in the class. We reviewed what we had learned about repentance earlier this year. We also talked about the Atonement of Jesus Christ--how he suffered for our sins so that we can be forgiven if we repent. We are grateful that Heavenly Father will not remember our sins if we repent. We remembered last week's lesson about Alma teaching and baptizing the people by the Waters of Mormon. The children reminded each other that the wicked King Noah killed Abinadi, but Alma wrote down his prophecies and shared them with many people. We learned that Alma had a son whose name was also Alma! The children thought this was very silly. Alma the Younger did not obey the commandments. He and his friends, the Sons of Mosiah, made bad choices and taught other people to do the wrong things. Alma was very worried about his son and prayed about him frequently.
We learned that an angel appeared to Alma and his friends and told them to mend their ways. Alma was so astonished by his message that he fell to the ground and had to be carried back to his father's house by his friends. Alma the Younger could not move or speak for two days and two nights. When he finally regained his strength, he told his father that he had repented of his sins and that Heavenly Father had forgiven him. After that, he spent his time telling people to choose the right and teaching them true principles. We talked about the steps Alma the Younger had taken to repent. We put together very tricky heart puzzles. Repentance is how we put the pieces back together when we have broken a commandment. We had ooey gooey brownies with marshmallows on top to eat today! Fortunately, they were not nearly as sticky and messy as Sister Combs had predicted. We reviewed last week's lesson about Abinadi, then learned what Alma did after he ran away and hid from the king. We learned that many people listened to Alma as he taught them about the true Church, and they came to the Waters of Mormon to be baptized. The children loved this picture and thought it looked like a beautiful place to learn about Jesus. We talked about how we can be baptized and receive the gift of the Holy Ghost just like the Nephite people did hundreds of years ago. We reviewed what we should do if we make a wrong choice: we should repent. Then we learned about the prophet Enos, who remembered his sins when he was hunting for food. The children were amazed that he prayed for forgiveness all day long and into the night! We learned that Heavenly Father forgave him and promised him great blessings for his faith. We talked about how everyone makes mistakes, but Heavenly Father will forgive us if we truly repent. We played a CTR game to review what we learned today and in previous weeks. Fortunately, the only child who landed on a "Wrong Choice" square thought it was great fun and said, "Wheeeeee!" as he slid down the slide! We ended the class coloring pictures of a temple, since one of the great blessings of being members of the church is that we can go to the temple. We talked about beautiful temples we have visited, and how excited the children will be when they are old enough to go inside.
One chocolate-chip cookie cupcake was enough to make each child full and happy! Emmett in particular was really excited to have cupcakes. We learned all about the wicked King Noah, who also taught all of the Nephites in his kingdom to do bad things. The children thought all of his subjects should have moved away when he told them to pay taxes, and that all the ones who had stayed then should have left when he hired false priests who preached false doctrine. Unfortunately, that is not what happened!
We learned that Heavenly Father sent Abinadi to tell the people to repent. King Noah heard about him and did not want to change his behavior or have the people change theirs, so he had Abinadi arrested. Abinadi taught the king and the false priests Heavenly Father's commandments. We took turns choosing stars that had commandments written on them, and discussing what Heavenly Father was telling us to do. Each child had to explain how to keep the commandment, and then had the privilege of putting the star on the chalkboard. . .because magnets are the most important educational tool in our classroom! We learned that Noah did not heed Abinadi's counsel, and only one of his priests did. Alma listened and felt the Holy Ghost telling him he needed to repent. He begged King Noah to free Abinadi, but Noah refused and threatened to kill Alma as well as Abinadi. Alma ran and hid and wrote down all the things he had learned from Abinadi. Much to the outrage of the entire class, King Noah then proceeded to kill Abinadi. They thought Abinadi should have escaped and taught more people! We talked about how Abinadi had done what Heavenly Father wanted, and that he had taught Alma, who would later teach a lot of other people. We learned that the Holy Ghost can teach us about the truth of all things. We discussed praying and listening for the Spirit. We learned about a boy who was meeting with the missionaries and received a witness from the Holy Ghost that what they were teaching him was true. We talked about being like a star and letting our light shine through our good examples. We listened to an old Primary song that Sister Combs sang frequently as a child. Then we colored a lot of stars and even more stars. |
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