Luke 2; Matthew 2
We Have Come to Worship Him
Opening Song: "Called to Serve" (Hymnal, 174)
Opening Prayer: By Invitation
Attention Activity:
Hold up a picture of a missionary. If you have a family member, friend, or ward member missionary use his or her picture or use the one provided below.
Who are these people? What do missionaries do? Missionaries share the gospel. They do the work of the Lord. They teach people about the gospel of Jesus Christ and answer people's questions.
Lesson:
When Jesus was twelve, he went with his family to Jerusalem for a holiday called, The Passover. When they had been traveling back to Nazareth for about a day, Mary and Joseph could not find Jesus. They thought he was with other members of their extended family. They were worried about Jesus and turned back to Jerusalem to find him. They found him three days later at the temple. He was with a bunch of doctors and teachers. He was teaching them and answering their questions. The doctors were surprised at how much Jesus knew and the answers he was giving them.
*For older children and teenagers. You can point out the differences between the JST and KJV versions of Luke 2:46. (see footnote c) Why is it important to note that the doctors were asking Jesus questions and not the other way around?*
Joseph and Mary had been worried about Jesus and Mary asked him, "why has thou thus dealt with us? Behold, thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing." (Luke 2:48) Jesus replied that he was doing his "father's business?"
Show the following short clip depicting this scene:
What did Jesus mean by his "father's business?" What is Heavenly Father's business? Read Moses 1:39, "For this is my work and my glory to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man."
Activity:
Gather a jar, pieces of paper, and writing utensils. How can we do our "father's business?" Talk to the children about things they can do be like Jesus and do their Father's business? (sharing the gospel with a neighbor, being kind, playing with the new kid in school, sharing your toys, doing a siblings chores, serving others, writing letters to missionaries, etc.) Put all the ideas in a jar and have each person pick one out. This week they must try to do their Father's business by accomplishing the item they picked. Tell them next Sunday at dinner they will share their experiences.
Optional Activity:
Closing Song: "I Will Be Valiant" (Children's Songbook, 162)
Closing Prayer: By Invitation
*** A note about this lesson: This section of the New Testament includes the story of Christmas, I made the decision to not do the FHE lesson on the Nativity. I thought that it would be better to go in depth on this story rather than the Nativity because, we will have learned about the Nativity story just three weeks earlier for Christmas. The manual does have some excellent commentary and questions on the Nativity sections of these chapters, which I would encourage you to study for family scripture study and/or personal study.
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