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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Our featured visual aid for the day was a giant November calendar. We talked about the exciting things that will happen this month--a half day of school, Lucy's birthday, Thanksgiving--and then observed that one column of days was a different color than the rest. Our Sundays were in a special color because they are a special day of the week, set apart to worship Heavenly Father and rest from our labors. We learned that Sunday is also known as the Sabbath, and recited Exodus 20:8, which reads, "Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy." We talked about activities that are appropriate to do on Sunday, and others that are important and fun, but should not be done on Sunday. We took our word strips with activities and placed them on the correct day of the calendar. . .except for the ones the children decided to keep instead. We had a big discussion about whether it was okay to write in a journal on Sunday, and another one about going to restaurants on the Sabbath. We learned that Sunday is not the only time to think about keeping the Sabbath day holy. To do this, we must prepare on Saturday or earlier in the week, so that our house and clothes are clean and we have enough food to eat on the Sabbath. We learned that Jesus healed a man with a withered hand on the Sabbath. He taught us that it is appropriate to do good and help people on the Sabbath.
We ended the class by coloring a Sabbath Day Book full of pictures of Sunday-appropriate activities. The children took their pages home to cut apart and assemble into a book, because coloring church pictures is a great Sunday activity! |
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