LESSON 4: Your personal relationship with god
Before the lesson:
Print out the memory game (click here for the download)
Glue it onto card stock so you can't see the words from the backside.
Cut into pieces on the lines.
To play the game mix and put all the pieces face down in rows.
Take turns picking 2 of them to see if they match (if they pick a blank their turn is over). If they don't match turn them back over and go to the next person - if they do match remove them, then the person gets another turn.
You will also need a paper or writing board to make a couple of lists on.
For the refreshments this lesson you choose.
Print out the memory game (click here for the download)
Glue it onto card stock so you can't see the words from the backside.
Cut into pieces on the lines.
To play the game mix and put all the pieces face down in rows.
Take turns picking 2 of them to see if they match (if they pick a blank their turn is over). If they don't match turn them back over and go to the next person - if they do match remove them, then the person gets another turn.
You will also need a paper or writing board to make a couple of lists on.
For the refreshments this lesson you choose.
Lesson Purpose:
The purpose of this lesson is to help family members understand the importance of a personal relationship with Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ
Opening Prayer
Who are the Father and the Son?
Read from Joseph Smith's account of the First Vision:
17 It no sooner appeared than I found myself delivered from the enemy which held me bound. When the light rested upon me I saw two Personages, whose brightness and glory defy all description, standing above me in the air. One of them spake unto me, calling me by name and said, pointing to the other--This is My Beloved Son. Hear Him! Joseph Smith History 1:17
What does this scripture tell us about Heavenly Father and Jesus?
List responses on a paper.
Activity: Memory Game
After the game layout the pieces and list and talk about why the things Joseph learned were not known in his day.
How grateful we should be that through Joseph Smith the Lord revealed many things to help us know who He is and be able to have a personal relationship with Him.
How to build a personal relationship with Heavenly Father
Now that we know more about the Our Heavenly Father and Jesus we can understand that they are real and will help us with our needs.
We pray to our Father in Heaven in the name of Jesus Christ
How does our Heavenly Father communicate with us? List the ways.
As we pray to him on a daily basis and listen for his answers we can build a close relationship with our Heavenly Father.
Now that we know more about the Our Heavenly Father and Jesus we can understand that they are real and will help us with our needs.
We pray to our Father in Heaven in the name of Jesus Christ
How does our Heavenly Father communicate with us? List the ways.
As we pray to him on a daily basis and listen for his answers we can build a close relationship with our Heavenly Father.
He will reveal his Will to us through the Holy Ghost
2 Yea, behold, I will tell you in your mind and in your heart, by the Holy Ghost, which shall come upon you and which shall dwell in your heart.
3 Now, behold, this is the spirit of revelation; behold, this is the spirit by which Moses brought the children of Israel through the Red Sea on dry ground. D&C Section 8:2, 3
Elder Boyd K. Packer said: "Revelation is communication from God to His children. This guidance comes through various channels according to the needs and circumstances of individuals, families, and the Church as a whole.
When the Lord reveals His will to the Church, He speaks through His prophet. Prophets are the only people who can receive revelation for the Church, but they are not the only people who can receive revelation. According to our faithfulness, we can receive revelation to help us with our specific personal needs, responsibilities, and questions and to help us strengthen our testimony".
As you talk to God in prayer and listen to his Will for you, then do what he asks you to do, you will build a relationship of communication that will be a great blessing in your life.
2 Yea, behold, I will tell you in your mind and in your heart, by the Holy Ghost, which shall come upon you and which shall dwell in your heart.
3 Now, behold, this is the spirit of revelation; behold, this is the spirit by which Moses brought the children of Israel through the Red Sea on dry ground. D&C Section 8:2, 3
Elder Boyd K. Packer said: "Revelation is communication from God to His children. This guidance comes through various channels according to the needs and circumstances of individuals, families, and the Church as a whole.
When the Lord reveals His will to the Church, He speaks through His prophet. Prophets are the only people who can receive revelation for the Church, but they are not the only people who can receive revelation. According to our faithfulness, we can receive revelation to help us with our specific personal needs, responsibilities, and questions and to help us strengthen our testimony".
As you talk to God in prayer and listen to his Will for you, then do what he asks you to do, you will build a relationship of communication that will be a great blessing in your life.
Closing Song
Nearer, my God, to Thee #100 (click for words and music)
Closing Prayer
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