The children had all eaten a lot on Thanksgiving, but they were not too full to devour chocolate-chip cookies! We talked about what today is: Sunday, or the Sabbath. We discussed things that are good to do on the Sabbath, and the first thing on everybody's list was going to church! We learned that to worship means to show our love and respect for Heavenly Father and Jesus, and that we will be happy and feel the influence of the Holy Ghost if we worship properly. We discussed what to do during the Sacrament, while somebody is giving a prayer, during a lesson, and during singing times. The children had lots of great ideas of what they should and should not do! We learned that singing is a form of worship, and singing a hymn is like saying a prayer. The children enjoyed a story about Elder Vaughn J. Featherstone. When he was a child, his family was too poor to buy shoes. He had to wear old nurse's shoes to go to church, because they were the only thing that fit, and he was almost too embarrassed to leave the house. Elder Featherstone learned that it is more important to go to church than it is to have nice shoes, and he learned that his classmates loved and respected him no matter what was on his feet. The children couldn't imagine not having enough money to buy shoes, but they were very relieved and happy that he made the choice to go to church. We learned from a story about President Kimball that we should listen carefully when we go to church, so that we can learn what Heavenly Father wants us to know and do. As a boy, President Kimball heard a church leader encourage the members to study the scriptures, so he started reading the Bible every night. It took a whole year, but he finished the whole book! The children shared some of the teachings they have learned by coming to church. We colored flip books to help us remember the words to the song "When I Go to Church".
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We ate flower-shaped sugar cookies with pink frosting and lavender sanding sugar on top for a snack. They were so exciting (particularly because we were allowed to have seconds!) that Sister Combs forgot to take a picture of them. The children knew exactly who was in this picture and what they were doing. We talked about the Last Supper, and how important it was for the Apostles to remember Jesus after he left, so that they could lead the Church and teach others what they had learned. We discussed how we partake of the Sacrament just as Jesus and his disciples did. The children mentioned that the Sacramental prayers have to be said correctly, so the priests repeat the prayer if they make a mistake. Ryan observed that the same is true of baptism: if the prayer is said incorrectly or the person being baptized is not completely immersed in water, the baptism must be redone. Reed pointed out that we use little plastic cups for the water, but Jesus and his friends shared one big cup of wine. He explained that the important thing was to remember Jesus, not what size or shape of cup you use. We talked about what to do during the Sacrament. The children had lots of suggestions:
We looked at this picture of the Christus statue. Several members of our class had seen it and were excited to share their experiences. We also discussed some of our favorite scripture stories about Jesus, since they would be good to think about during the Sacrament.
We agreed that it was not wise to sing out loud during the Sacrament, but we could sing a Church song in our minds that would help us remember Jesus. Brooklynn suggested "The Family is of God", and a few others suggested "I Am a Child of God". Sister Combs shared "To Think About Jesus", which she learned in Primary as a little girl and still remembers during the Sacrament sometimes. We concluded by coloring a happy family reverently partaking of the Sacrament. There was a little extra time for free art and lots of happy face stickers. . .because remembering the wonderful things Jesus has done for us makes us happy! This lesson needed an exclamation point, because it was just that much fun. We started with S'mores Star Cookies, which disappeared remarkably quickly. Apparently, singing to Dad expends a lot of calories. The children had all helped prepare for this lesson by posing for pictures showing how to be reverent in various circumstances. They all remembered doing this and were eager to share that reverence is "not running in the hallway and folding your arms for prayer and raising your hand in class". We learned that reverence is more than all of those things--it is a feeling of love for Heavenly Father and how we show that love. Watching the slideshow of reverence pictures (with a few other pictures that Sister Combs found) was very entertaining. It was fun to see all of our classmates and talk about what they were doing. There were a few negative examples mixed in, so we discussed what those ones were doing differently than the good examples. The coloring activity was a very simple "I will be reverent" page. They were asked to color the letters and then draw something related to reverence. By the time the parents came to pick up their children, we had hearts, smiley faces, flowers and at least two horses. |
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