September 20-26
Doctrine and Covenants 106-108
"To have the heavens opened"
Materials: paper, art supplies, whiteboard and marker, paper strips on priesthood duties prepared, a bag, apostle match game
Opening Song: "Follow the Prophet" last verse (Children's Songbook, 110)
Opening Prayer:
Attention Activity:
Give each family member a piece of paper and art supplies. Have them draw a picture of President Nelson.
Lesson:
In 1835, the Lord called 12 men to be the first apostles in the latter-days. These men needed further instruction and direction and so, Joseph received further revelations about the priesthood. Truths are often revealed to us a little bit at a time or "line upon line, precept on precept." The duties, purposes, and other aspects pertaining to the priesthood were revealed little by little throughout early church history. D&C 106-108 contain revealed more about priesthood authority and ordinances.
Activity: Sort Game
Directions: Print the lines below and cut out into strips. Place the strips in a bag. On a whiteboard, label 4 sections: "the First Presidency", "the 12 Apostles", "The Seventy", and "Bishops". Split your family into 2 teams. Each team will take turns choosing a strip from the bag and placing it on the correct office of the priesthood. Give the team 30 seconds to decide. If the team is correct, that team gets 1 point. If they get it wrong, the other team gets 30 seconds to steal.
