We learned that Heavenly Father watches over us, just as he watched over Jesus. We talked about how we ask for his help -- we pray! We talked about things that we can pray for help with, and most of the children shared memories of praying for help in finding lost toys.
The children were not too sure about the concept of homemade animal crackers, but they all agreed that they tasted good, and it was fun to have lots of little things to nibble. We learned all about the wise men who came from the East to visit Jesus. Mees, Ellie, and Brooklynn were excellent wise men, even complaining about how tired they were from their long journey. Sister Comin was our King Herod, and Syler was her advisor, who read the scriptures and told the wise men that they needed to go to Bethlehem. We followed the star all around the building and eventually found Jesus and his mother at our classroom! The children loved giving gifts to Jesus. We learned that Heavenly Father sent an angel to instruct the wise men not to go back to King Herod and tell him where Jesus was, and that another angel came to Joseph and told him to take Mary and Jesus to Egypt, so they would be safe. The children were very relieved that Jesus was safe from the evil king. We learned that Heavenly Father watches over us, just as he watched over Jesus. We talked about how we ask for his help -- we pray! We talked about things that we can pray for help with, and most of the children shared memories of praying for help in finding lost toys. We enjoyed a story about the young David O. McKay, who prayed for help when he heard frightening noises at night. David heard a voice telling him not to be afraid. We discussed some of the different ways that our prayers can be answered: we can have a good feeling, or the Holy Ghost can whisper to us, or the Holy Ghost can inspire somebody else to help us. We also talked about how our prayers are not always answered in the way that we expect, but Heavenly Father always hears and answers our prayers. We drew pictures on medallions like the one above to help us remember what we had learned in the lesson. When we had finished, we colored crowns like King Herod's and put them on. He was a terrible king, but had great taste in accessories!
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All four children were excited to start class with The Other Sister Combs's famous chocolate-chip cookies! We all agreed that three hours of church makes people very hungry. We heard a story about a prince who was kidnapped and asked to do a lot of bad things. He refused to lie, steal, use bad language, or do any of the other wrong things that his captors demanded. Finally, they asked him why, and he explained that he was the son of a king and needed to behave like royalty. Sister Combs suggested that there was a son of a king in the room, and all the children looked at each other incredulously. We then discussed that Heavenly Father is a king, and we are all his children, which makes us princes and princesses. The children thought this was hilarious!!! We talked about how Heavenly Father trusts us to make good choices. We learned about the Council in Heaven that took place before the Earth was formed. We talked about Heavenly Father's plan for us to come to the Earth and learn how to choose between right and wrong. Heavenly Father would provide someone to help us return to him: Jesus Christ. We also learned that Satan did not want to follow this plan, but wanted to force everyone to make the right choice all the time. We learned that he and his followers were cast out because they would not agree to the plan. We also learned that we all made the right choice, and we know this because we are on the Earth and have bodies! Sister Combs was excited to reuse one of the funniest visual aids from last year: Because we are all princes and princesses, we ended by decorating paper crowns. Much to everyone's surprise, the girls very quickly finished coloring and putting a few stickers on theirs, while the boys spent much longer creating fancy patterns with the star stickers and many colors of crayons. Usually the art projects are the other way around!
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