Lesson 16: Matthew 18; Luke 10

April 22- 28
Matthew 18; Luke 10
"What Shall I Do To Inherit Eternal Life?"

Materials: a robe, a cup, a cloth or rag, something that can be used as money, costumes (optional)

Opening Song: "I'll Walk With You" (Children's Songbook, 140)
Opening Prayer:
Scripture: Luke 10: 27 "And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself."

Attention Activity: 

Lesson: 
Jesus was talking with his disciples when a lawyer asked him, "What shall I do to inherit eternal life?" (Luke 10:25) Jesus asked what the scriptures say and the lawyer answered by saying, "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself." (Luke 10:27) The lawyer then asked Jesus, who is my neighbor? Instead of answering him directly, Jesus shared the parable of the Good Samaritan. We are going to act out the parable for Family Home Evening today. 

Activity: The Good Samaritan Play
(This play requires 3 people but there are optional parts for additional family members as needed)

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The Good Samaritan: A Play For FHE

Cast: Narrator, Man, Samaritan

Optional Cast: Thief or Thieves, Priest, Levite, Innkeeper

Props Needed: a robe for the man, a cup, a cloth or rag to bind the wound, something that can be used as money

Narrator: A man was traveling from Jerusalem to Jericho when thieves came and robbed him.

Thief: (threatening) Give me all of your money! (Take robe off of man) This looks nice I think I’ll keep this! (Pretend to hit the man)

Narrator: The thieves stripped him of his clothes, beat him, and left him half dead.

Man: (Groan)

Narrator: By chance, there came a priest down the road. When he saw him lying on the ground, he passed by on the other side.

Priest walks by and sees the man lying on the ground. He goes around the man passing him on the other side. 

Narrator: Likewise, a Levite came down the road and looked at the man. He also passed by on the other side of the road.

Levite walks by and looks at the man lying on the ground. The Levite passes the man on the other side. 

Narrator: Then a Samaritan came down the road on a journey. He came to the spot where the man lay. And when he saw him, he took compassion and went to him.

Samaritan walks by and sees the man lying on the road. He runs up to him and looks over his body. 

Samaritan: (worried) Are you okay? What happened to you? (Lovingly)Don’t worry, I’ll take care of you.

Samaritan takes a cloth and ties it around the man’s head. He gives the man a drink.

Narrator: After, the Good Samaritan had bound the man’s wounds. He poured oil and wine and put the man on his own horse, and brought him to an inn and took care of him all night long. In the morning the Samaritan prepared to leave and found the innkeeper.

Samaritan: (to the innkeeper)Here is two dollars. Please take care of this man. If this is not enough money, I will pay you more when I come back. 

Innkeeper: Okay

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For further clarification you could watch: The Parable of the Good Samaritan LDS Bible Video

Three people passed by the robbed man on the road: the priest, the Levite, and the Samaritan. All of these men were the man's neighbor, because we are all children of God. Only one, the Samaritan, was a good neighbor. He represented what it means to "love thy neighbor as thyself" by showing compassion and mercy on the robbed man. 

Show The Good Samaritan, by Walter Rane

Who are our neighbors? How can we be like the Good Samaritan? Discuss with your family members if there is someone at work or school that might need help or a friend. What can we do to be more loving to our neighbors?

Bear your testimony of how being loving and showing charity to our fellow men can help keep us on the path to inherit eternal life. 

Optional Activity: Coloring Page

Closing Song: "A Poor Wayfaring Man of Grief" (Hymnal, 29)

Closing Prayer:

Refreshments:

No Bake Cookie Dough Fudge Recipe

Lesson 15: Easter

April 15-21
Easter
"O Grave, Where is Thy Victory"

Materials: a plastic Easter egg, a real egg, an egg dying kit, hard boiled eggs. Any videos or books you would like to use to tell the story of Easter.

Opening Song: "He Sent His Son" (Children's Songbook, 34)
Opening Prayer:
Scripture: Matthew 28: 1 "He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay."

Attention Activity:
Hold up a plastic Easter egg. What is this? What holiday is coming up on Sunday? Eggs are a symbol of Easter. Hold up the real egg. What is inside this egg? Eggs have new life inside of them; this is why they are symbolic for Easter. At Easter time we celebrate how Jesus was resurrected and made alive again. When you look at Easter eggs, try to remember Jesus and how he was resurrected. 

Lesson: 

Share the story of Easter with your family starting with the events of the Atonement. You can use a book, a church video (see below), use your own words, or use the simple story I provide below. 

Video Links: 

"The Lamb of God" video  An overarching view of the events of Good Friday and Easter Sunday. This is the video I grew up watching every Easter put out by the Church in 1992. (approx. 26 min)

"He is Risen" Part of the newer "Bible Video" series put out by the Church in 2016. (approx. 7 min)

Easter Story: 
On a Thursday night, Jesus had a special feast to celebrate the Jewish holiday of the Passover with His apostles. At the end of their dinner, He took out bread and wine and gave the apostles the first ever Sacrament. Show In Remembrance of Me, by Walter Rane

After the Sacrament, He took Peter, James, and John with Him to the Mount of Olives to a garden called, Gethsemane. When he got there he went off by himself to pray. As He prayed, he suffered for all of our sins and felt all of our pain. This is what we call, the Atonement. Have your family repeat the words "The Atonement". Jesus was in so much pain, He actually bled. After this special prayer, He met back up with the apostles and was approached by Jewish guards. With the help of Judas Iscariot, they arrested Jesus and threw Him in jail. Show O My Father, by Simon Dewey

The next day, Jesus was put on trial and many bad things were done to him. He was whipped, beaten, and had a crown of thorns put on His head. After all this was done to Jesus, the soldiers took him to a hill and nailed his hands and feet to wood shaped like a cross. On the cross Jesus said, "Father forgive them, for they know not what they do." (Luke 23:34) Then Jesus died. Show The Crucifixion, by Harry Anderson



Jesus' body was wrapped in special fabric and his family and disciples put ointments on Him so his body wouldn't stink. They put His body in a tomb, which is a room made to bury the dead. A big stone was rolled in front of the entrance so that no one could get in or out. On Sunday, Mary Magdalene, one of Jesus' disciples, went to visit Jesus' tomb. When she got there, she saw the stone had been rolled away and the tomb was empty. When Mary turned around she saw a man.  It was the Savior. He called her by name. Jesus had been resurrected. Mary went and told other disciples that she had seen Christ and spoke with Him. Later, other disciples saw the Savior resurrected and made alive again. Show He is Risen by Greg Olsen


Discussion:
Hold up the plastic egg again and open it. Just like the egg is empty on the inside, the tomb where Jesus was buried was empty after Jesus' resurrection. Sometimes we find hidden things like candy or other treasures inside our Easter eggs. This too is symbolic. Jesus Christ was resurrected and because of his sacrifice, we can all be resurrected too. That means that one day, after we die, we will be resurrected just like the Savior was. This is Heavenly Father's gift to us. The treasure inside our Easter eggs symbolizes the gift of eternal life.

Activity: 

Dying Easter Eggs

Easter Eggs were originally died red to remind us of Christ's blood which was shed for us. Now we dye them all sorts of fun colors. Have hard boiled eggs prepared as well as everything you need to decorate them like an egg dying kit from your local store. As you dye your eggs, have your children repeat to your why the egg should remind us of Easter and the Resurrection. 

Closing Song: "Did Jesus Really Live Again" (Children's Songbook, 64)
Closing Prayer:

Refreshment:

Resurrection Rolls recipe here These are another fun way to teach your kids via object lesson about the "empty tomb" and Easter. 

Lesson 7: John 2-4

Feb. 11-17

John 2-4

"Ye Must Be Born Again"

Materials: glass of water, scriptures, video, cups, glue, yarn, scissors, handouts, coloring page

Opening Song: "I Lived in Heaven" verses 1&3 (Children's Songbook, 4)

Opening Prayer: 

Scripture: John 4:14 - But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.

Attention Activity: 

Hold up a glass of water. Ask your family to describe the water. Why is water important? What does water do for us? Why do we need to drink water everyday?

Lesson: 

Jesus lived in the deserts of Isreal. Deserts are hot dry places which do not receive a lot of rain. People in the desert would dig wells to get their water. What is a well? A well is a hole in the ground where people can get water from the ground. The Israelites would use jars or pots to collect water from the well. 

When Jesus was traveling through the land of Samaria, he stopped at a place called Jacob’s well in the middle of the day. There he saw a Samaritan woman and asked if he could have a drink of water. She was surprised because usually Jews would avoid Samaritans. Jesus told the woman that he could give her a kind of water that would make it so she would never be thirsty again. Read John 4: 14. 

View "Living Water" by Simon Dewey

Jesus didn’t want to give the woman literal water, he wanted to share the gospel with her. As the Savior, he could give her what he called, “living water” or eternal life. The woman liked the Savior’s message and said that he must be a prophet. Jesus answered her by saying that he was the Messiah. The woman left her pot at the well and told all the people in the nearby city about meeting the Christ. 

Show the following video "Jesus teaches the Samaritan woman" 

What was the Savior teaching us when he compared the gospel to living water? We need the gospel every day just like we need to drink water everyday. We need to continually be learning about the gospel and "feasting upon the words of Christ" as we do things daily like read scriptures, say prayers, serve others, attend the temple, etc. "Christ's words to the Samaritan woman at the well remind us that if we continue on this path, eventually the gospel will become 'a well of water' inside us, 'springing up into everlasting life.' (John 4:14).' (Come Follow Me for Individuals and Families, 26).  What do wells do? (bring water to the community) If we partake of the living water of the gospel we will eventually be able to share it with others. It will bubble out of us "springing up into everlasting life". The woman at the well demonstrated this when she ran and told others about meeting the Messiah. 

Testimony:

Jesus promised that if we partake of the living water, or the gospel of Jesus Christ, we will never thirst. Bear your testimony of the gospel of Jesus Christ and how it has nourished your own life. 

Activity: 

Living Water Cups

Optional Activity: Woman at the well coloring page

Closing Song: "I'm trying to be like Jesus" (Children's Songbook, 78)

Closing Prayer:

Refreshment: Blue Raspberry lemonade party punch. Serve in your living water cups! For Recipe click here

Lesson 14: Matthew 16-17; Mark 9; Luke 9

April 1-14

*General Conference is April 6-7. The Come Follow Me For Individuals and Families has this lesson scheduled for April 1-14. You can take choose to do this lesson at any point during those two weeks. I will probably do a family game night or activity for our FHE the other week. 

Matthew 16-17; Mark 9; Luke 9

"Thou Art the Christ"

Materials:

Opening Song: "The Priesthood is Restored" (Children's Songbook, 89) 

Opening Prayer:

Scripture: Matthew 16:19 And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

Attention Activity:

Show a picture of safety deposit boxes like the one on this link. This picture is of safety deposit boxes. Safety deposit boxes are little safes you can rent inside the vault of a bank. How many locks are on each box? How do you open a lock? Each safety deposit box needs two keys to open. The first key is given to the person that rents the box. The second key is the bank managers key. This key is special because this key can open all of the safety deposit boxes. It's a master key. 
This is kind of like the priesthood. There is one person who holds all of the keys to the priesthood. Other people also hold keys for their individual jobs, but only one person holds all the keys. 

Lesson:

One day Jesus was talking with his apostles. He told Peter, "thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever shall be loosed on earth shall be loosed in heaven." (Matt. 16:18-19)

"The keys of the kingdom of heaven that the Savior promised to give Peter are the priesthood keys. Priesthood keys are the authority God has given to priesthood leaders to direct, control, and govern the use of His priesthood on earth" (Come Follow Me Manual, 55). 

About a week later Jesus gave the priesthood keys to Peter, James, and John on a mountain. Show the following video Chapter 33: Appearing in Glory: The Transfiguration. 

After Christ's death the apostles used the priesthood keys to direct the Church. After the apostles died the priesthood was taken from the Earth. In 1836 Jesus, Moses, and Elias appeared to Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery in the temple to restore the priesthood keys to the earth. (D&C 110) 

Optional: Show the following video depicting the restoration of the priesthood keys. "Priesthood Keys Restored in Kirtland Temple"

Refer back to the picture from the beginning of the lesson. Who is the priesthood holder that holds all the keys of the priesthood on the earth today? Russel M. Nelson is the only person on earth who has the authority (permission) from Jesus Christ to use all the priesthood keys. Others like the Quorum of the Twelve, general authorities, stake presidents, and bishops hold the keys they need for their callings in the church. 

Activity: Choose one of the following coloring pages. 
Jesus Is Transfigured
Priesthood Restoration Coloring Page

Closing Song: "We Thank Thee Oh God For A Prophet" 

Closing Prayer:

Refreshment: 15 Minute Churro Sticks For recipe click here

Lesson 13: Matthew 14-15; Mark 6-7; John 5-6

March 25-31
Matthew 14-15; Mark 6-7; John 5-6
"Be Not Afraid"

Materials: Bread and preferred spreads (see below), picture of "Feeding the Five Thousand", video, find the hidden object activity page

Opening Song: "Tell Me the Stories of Jesus" (Children's Songbook, 57)
Opening Prayer:
Scripture: John 6:35 "And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst."

Attention Activity:
Have prepared a platter of bread with different spreads like butter, jam, nutella, etc. Give each family member a piece of bread to eat. What benefits do we receive from eating bread and other healthy foods?

Lesson:
*(This lesson was taken in part from The Friend Feb. 1995 "The Bread of Life" by Julie Wardell)

Bread was important to the people of both Old and New Testament times. When the ancient Israelites fled slavery in Egypt, they did not have time for dough to rise, so they made unleavened bread to take on their journey. To remind them of their escape to freedom, the Israelites ate only unleavened bread during the Festival of Passover each year. (See Ezek. 45:21.)

We like the Israelites, eat bread every week at church during the sacrament. Why do we eat bread during the sacrament?

At the Last Supper, Jesus celebrated Passover with his Apostles. He used the unleavened bread to represent his body when he instituted the ordinance of the sacrament: “And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and brake it, and blessed it, and gave to his disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is in remembrance of my body which I give a ransom for you” (Matt. 26:26 [see footnote b]).

One of the miracles performed by Jesus was with five loaves of bread and two fishes. Many people had come to the desert to be healed and taught by him. When evening came, the disciples were worried about the lack of food for the people and suggested that he send the multitude back to their villages.

View: Gospel Art Picture "Feeding the Five Thousand" from lds.org

But Jesus told his disciples, “They need not depart; give ye them to eat."

“And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes.

He said, "Bring them hither to me." And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude. And they did all eat, and were filled...And they that had eaten were about five thousand men, beside women and children.” (See Matt. 14:13–21.)

For further clarification, you could show the following video. "The Feeding of the 5,000"

How have we been spiritually fed by Christ? How has he used you to feed others?

The next day the people sought Jesus out again and asked him for a greater sign to prove that he was the Messiah than feeding the 5,000. After all, they said, their ancestors had been fed daily with manna from heaven. Jesus answered them, “Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world. … “I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.” (See John 6:22–35.)

View Still image from lds.org of Jesus feeding the 5,000

Jesus wanted the people to know that Heavenly Father had given their forefathers the manna and that, like all ordinary food, it sustained only their bodies. But now, through Jesus himself, Heavenly Father was offering them the eternal bread of life, which would sustain them spiritually.

The next time you see bread, remember the importance it played in the Bible not only as a life-sustaining food for the body but also as a symbol of Jesus Christ and all that he did for us.

Activities: 
Jesus Fed the Five Thousand find the hidden objects page from the Nov. 2018 Friend 

Closing Song: "I Feel My Savior's Love" (Children's Songbook, 72)
Closing Prayer:

Refreshment: homemade bread recipe forthcoming 

Lesson 12: Matthew 13; Luke 8; 13

March 18-24
Matthew 13; Luke 8; 13
"Who Hath Ears to Hear; Let Him Hear"

Materials: Puzzles, video, copy of chart

Opening Song: "Teach Me to Walk In the Light" (Children's Songbook, 177)
Opening Prayer:
Scripture: Matthew 13:15 "For this people’s heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them."

Attention Activity: Show your family the puzzle below printed on a piece of paper. Ask them to find the message that is hidden among the numbers.


Explain that when Jesus taught the people, he sometimes taught in parables, which are short stories that have hidden spiritual messages.

Lesson:

Jesus liked to teach people in parables. One day he was teaching by the seaside and he told a story about a wheat field. 

One day a man went out and planted wheat seeds in his field. While he slept at night his enemy came and planted tares or weeds out in the field. The wheat grew, but so did the tares.  The servants came and asked the man, "Didn't you plant good seeds?" And he answered by saying, "I did but my enemy planted tares."

The servants asked if they should pull the weeds but the man said, "No, if we pull the weeds the wheat will come up too. They should both grow together. And when it is time to harvest them, we will separate them. We will bundle and burn the tares, and put the wheat in the barn." 

Explain that the wheat and the tares are symbols. They represent something else. Use the chart below to help your children understand what each thing in the parable represents. (The owner/sower--Jesus, the field--the world, the enemy--Satan, the tares--followers of Satan, the wheat--followers of Christ, the servants/reapers--angels, the harvest--the second coming.)
 
Now they understand the symbols of the wheat and the tares, show your family the following video. Ask, what will happen to the tares at harvest time? What will happen to the wheat? Do you want to be like the tares or the wheat?

Watch Video "Jesus Declares the Parable of the Wheat & Tares, Mustard Seed, and Leaven"

One of the reasons Christ like to use parables is that only the people who were ready to learn would understand the parable. Those who aren't ready to receive God's message might hear the parable, but they won't understand it in their heart. 

"What do you do with your ears? eyes? heart? Have the children read Matthew 13:15. What did Jesus say we should do with these parts of our bodies? Apply this verse to the parables and to the gospel. If we really hear the word of God, see the truth in it, and do what Jesus wants us to do, whom will we be like in the parable of the wheat and tares?" (Primary 7: New Testament Manual, Lesson 17.  Found here.)

As we read the parables this week, I hope our eyes, ears, and hearts will be open so that we can understand the messages Christ is trying to teach us, willingly receiving the word of God. 

Closing Song: "I Know Heavenly Father Loves Me" verse 2 (Children's Songbook, 228)
Closing Prayer:


Refreshment: Cup of Dirt

Ingredients:
2 cups milk
1 (4oz) pkg instant chocolate pudding mix
8 oz cool whip (thawed)
1 (16oz) pkg Oreos
gummy worms to garnish

Beat milk and pudding mix together in a bowl until well blended and slightly thickened; let stand to thicken, about 5 minutes.

Stir whipped topping and 1/2 of the crushed cookies into pudding. Spoon 1 tablespoon crushed cookies into each serving cup. Fill each cup 3/4-full with pudding mixture and top with remaining crushed cookies. Refrigerate for 1 hour. Top with 1-2 gummy worms. 

Lesson 11: Matthew 10-12; Mark 2; Luke 7; 11

March 11-17
Matthew 10-12; Mark 2; Luke 7;11
"These Twelve Jesus Sent Forth" 

Materials: two brown sacks (one with candy and one empty or with something undesirable),  video, match game cards

Opening Song: "Called to Serve" (Hymnal, 249)
Opening Prayer:
Scripture: Matthew 10: 40-41 "He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me. He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward: and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward."

Attention Activity: Have prepared two bags or boxes. Have one filled with candy and have the other empty or filled with something like trash, rocks, etc. Tell the children to point to a bag they think will have the candy inside, but don't let them look or feel the bags. Then, pull one family member aside, and have them peek inside the bags so they know which one has the candy. Have your family vote again on which bag they would chose. Say that they can listen to the advice of the person who saw inside the bags. After all your family members have chosen the correct bag, let them each have some candy. How did you know which bag had the candy in it? Explain that when you let your family member peek in the bags they were seeing something the others could not. They led you to make the correct choice based on the additional knowledge they had. This is like having the prophet and his apostles. They guide us in the Church because they have been chosen by God to be His helpers here on Earth. 

Lesson:
Last time, we talked about Christ preforming miracles and healing the sick. As he continued to do this, he realized that there were a lot of people who needed help and a lot of people that needed to be taught the gospel. Jesus called some of His disciples to help Him do his work. Read Matthew 10: 5-8. Jesus asked his apostles to help Him teach, heal the sick, and perform other miracles. Do you know any of the names of the Savior's apostles? (Simon Peter, Andrew, James the son of Zebedee, John the Beloved, Phillip, Bartholomew, Thomas, Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, Judas/Lebaeus Thaddeus, Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot) 

View video: "Jesus calls twelve apostles to teach and bless others"

 Today our Prophet is Russel M. Nelson, and he has 12 Apostles who help him run the affairs of the Church and testify of Jesus Christ.   

Jesus' apostles came from all different backgrounds. Some were fishermen, one was a tax collector, and one was an accountant. Our apostles today are just as diverse. They all had normal jobs like doctors, lawyers, teachers, and even a car salesman! When they were called to serve the church, they retired from their jobs to do the Lord's work as His disciples. They oversee the whole church as they strengthen, encourage, and teach church members across the world.

Do you remember the names of the twelve apostles? Show the picture The Quorum of The Twelve Apostles.

To help your family remember the current apostles, you can sing this song to  the tune of "Ten Little Indians".

Ballard, Holland, Uchtdorf, Bednar, 

Cook, Christofferson, Anderson, Rasband, 

Stevenson, Renlund, Gong, and Soares. 

Those are the Twelve  Apostles. 

Refer back the activity at the beginning. Explain that the prophet and his apostles are like the people who get to peek inside the bag. They can receive additional knowledge because they have been called by God. Just like in ancient times when Christ called His apostles, these men have been called to preach to us. In less than one month, we get to hear from these men again in General Conference. Read Matthew 10:40 Explain that when we receive the apostles, it is the same as receiving Jesus and Heavenly Father. How can we receive the apostles? (A good additional scripture for this concept is D&C 1:38.)

Bear your testimony of our living prophet and his apostles. 

Activity: Apostle Match Game

Print the following pictures of the apostles and their names. Cut and glue onto cardstock to make 24 cards for a matching game. Play the game matching the apostles picture to his corresponding name card. 

Closing Song: "We Thank Thee Oh God For a Prophet" (Hymnal, 19)
Closing Prayer:
Refreshment: 

Chocolate Mint Puppy Chow

Ingredients

2 (8.5oz) bags of Andes Mints unwrapped
10 c. Chex Mix
2 c. powdered sugar
1 (8oz) bag mint m&ms

Instructions

1. In microwave, melt Andes chocolates together for one minute, stir and continue melting in 30 second intervals until smooth (mine took a total of 2 minutes).
2. In a large mixing bowl, combine cereal with melted chocolate. Folding with a large wooden spoon until all cereal is coated.
3. In a large, gallon sized ziploc bag, add powdered sugar. Spoon in chocolate cereal mixture. Seal bag and shake until powdered sugar is coating all the cereal completely. Pour onto a large piece of wax paper and allow chocolate to set (about 20 minutes). Combine candies with chex and store in an airtight container. ENJOY!

Lesson 10: Matthew 8-9; Mark 2-5

March 4-10
Matthew 8-9; Mark 2-5
"Thy Faith Hath Made Thee Whole"

Materials: Scriptures, picture of woman touching Jesus's robe, videos, ingredients for tempest bottle activity (optional), coloring sheets
Opening Song: "How Firm A Foundation" verse 3 (Hymnal, 85)
Opening Prayer:
Scripture: Mark 5:34 "And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague."

Attention Activity: Have a member of  your family stand up with you. Tell them to hold out there arms to the sides and fall straight backwards and you will catch them (trust fall). Let each member of your family take a turn falling into another family members arms. Was it scary when you were falling? Did you trust me to catch you? Why? When we trust someone, we have faith them. When we put our faith in Jesus, we trust in Him. This means that we believe that he atoned for us and he can help us. 

Lesson: 
This week we will be learning about a lot of different people the Savior healed and helped. We will be reading about his miracles. All of the people that Jesus healed had faith in him.  They trusted that he could help them. 

 Show "Calming the Tempest" video:

Why were the disciples afraid? What did the Savior do to help them? What did Jesus say to his disciples? Read Mark 4: 39-40 Jesus told his disciples they needed to have more faith. 

We all have times in our lives when we feel afraid or discouraged. Sometimes we might even feel as though Christ could be doing more to help us. The amazing thing is he is always there for us. All we have to do is ask for his help. When we ask Jesus for help, he will send the Holy Ghost to comfort us and he will help us through any "storm" we have in our lives. We needn't fear because he is always near. 

When we are afraid or when bad things happen to us how can we show faith in Jesus Christ?

View: "Trust in the Lord" by Liz Lemon Swindle

Sometimes bad things happen to us. Sometimes we get afraid; we feel sad; we get sick. When Jesus was walking through the street one day, he passed a lady that was very sick. She had been ill for a long time with "an issue of blood." As Jesus passed her, she reached out and touched his clothes. She had knew that if she were to just touch the Savior she could be healed. Christ stopped and asked who had touched him. When she told Him what happened, he replied, "Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace and be whole of thy plague." (Mark 5: 34) The woman had so much faith in Christ, she was able to be healed by just touching the Savior's clothes. 

Additional Resource: Click here for video on "Jesus heals woman of faith"

When we have faith in Jesus Christ, when we put our trust in Him, he can heal us, help us, and bring us peace. He can calm the storms of our lives and heal our souls. As we study the scriptures this week lets ask ourselves: how is this person showing faith in Christ? 

Activity: Coloring Page from lds.org

Closing Song: "Tell Me the Stories of Jesus" verse 3 (Children's Songbook, 57)
Closing Prayer:

Refreshment: Berry Blue Jello Jigglers. You need 2 large boxes. The directions are on the side of the box. You can tie it into the lesson buy have your children shake their jiggler as they retell the story of Jesus calming the sea.