In a world that often feels dim, where negativity and challenges may cast shadows, a Let Your Light Shine coloring page can be a beacon of positivity and
Celebrate Father's Day with a heartfelt tribute to dads in heaven. Reflect on cherished memories, share touching stories, and honor their enduring legacy with prayers and traditions that keep their spirit alive.
LDS lesson helps and handouts for Primary 2 Lesson 10: I Can Speak with Heavenly Father in Prayer
My Mother and I were Nursery Leaders in the Primary Program affiliated with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (LDS). These are materials we gathered over the years. She teaches school; so we pulled ideas from church manuals, school books, scrapbooking...
Print and go Sunday school lessons with everything you need for a great class. We all need a little help preparing amazing Sunday school lessons that keep the kids' interest and share the gospel in
Thank God for Bible verses about rejection. As one who has struggled for many years with depression and felt the pain of rejection many times (you can find my story here), these feelings are not strangers
Forgiveness “For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.” – Matthew 6:14 Adding onto my character series, I am focusing on teaching kids about forgiveness through this parable of the lost son craft. The “Parable of the Lost Son” is also called the “Parable of the Prodigal Son,” and it...Read More
In a world of darkness, what does it mean to be the light-Matthew 5:16. Practical tips, scriptures, songs, & resources linked to teach our children.
Celebrate Father's Day with a heartfelt tribute to dads in heaven. Reflect on cherished memories, share touching stories, and honor their enduring legacy with prayers and traditions that keep their spirit alive.
Are you searching for an enriching and straightforward Christian craft activity that can help captivate and educate your students about Matthew 5:16? This Bible lesson is tailored to assist your students in truly grasping the importance of the verse, "Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in Heaven." The craft features a firefly (lightning bug), perfect for summer. The available resource comprises easy-to-use print materials suitable for your Sunday School class or homeschool environment. This delightful craft can seamlessly integrate into your church group's lesson plan, providing a unique and enjoyable learning experience for the students. Furthermore, the finished crafts can be proudly showcased on bulletin boards, visualizing the lesson. Crafts can be beneficial in many ways. They can help invite repetition, create structure, and provide a tangible reward for completing a task. Crafts also offer opportunities for students to ask for help, develop fine motor skills, alleviate stress, increase happiness, improve hand-eye coordination, promote innovation and creativity, expand essential vocabulary, and practice critical thinking skills by making a plan and following through with it. Additionally, they can serve as a tool for homework reinforcement that parents can quickly review. invite repetition create structure produce a tangible reward for task completion create opportunities for students to ask for help develop fine motor skills ease stress increase happiness improve hand-to-eye coordination promote innovation and creativity expand essential vocabulary practice critical thinking skills by making a mental plan of what they intend to create and then following through with their plan homework reinforcement that parents can quickly review
Choose from our range of Christian Stationery featuring the exquisite artwork of Hannah Dunnett. From Notebooks and Journals to Bookmarks & Writing Sets!
Find solace in uplifting Father's Day in Heaven Quotes as you honor and cherish the memory of your beloved dad.
Help Me, Dear Father is a short, but sweet song that teaches us how to reach out to our Father in Heaven when we need help. This is a powerful message that
Overview As Christian, when we are in dilemma or want something, we pray to God, our Father, seeking answers. Sometimes we get what we want and feel happy and blessed. But there are times when we don’t find answers to what we are looking for and we get frustrated and question the existence of God.
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Overview As Christian, when we are in dilemma or want something, we pray to God, our Father, seeking answers. Sometimes we get what we want and feel happy and blessed. But there are times when we don’t find answers to what we are looking for and we get frustrated and question the existence of God.
LDS Lesson helps and handouts for Behold Your Little Ones Lesson 3: I Can Pray to Heavenly Father
LDS Primary 3 Lesson 41: Fasting Brings Us Closer to Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ LDS handouts and helps
By Sheena Perron Father's Day is a day to honor fathers and the role they play in their families as well as their influence in society. On this day we also reflect on the many father figures that have influenced us and have shaped us into who we are today. I invite you to take a moment and reflect on the men who have influenced you for good. Some of the men on your list may include earthly fathers, family members, teachers, neighbors, bishops, and so on. Think of your relationship with each of these men. How was this relationship formed? What did you do to build and strengthen that relationship? How did this person impact your life? There are so many incredible men we could include that have influenced us for good, but there is one in particular that I would like to focus on for the remainder of this article, our Heavenly Father. Once again, I invite you to take a moment and reflect on your relationship with Heavenly Father. Would you say you have a strong relationship with Him? What have you done to build your relationship with Him? What could you do better? Some of the ways we strengthen our earthly relationships can be applied to strengthening our relationship with our Heavenly Father. The ideas may sound easy, but just like earthly relationships, strengthening our relationship with God requires time, effort, and sacrifice. Strengthening my Relationship with Heavenly Father Commune with Him Communication is an important part of building and strengthening any relationship. When you pray you are speaking to Heavenly Father. He wants to hear from you. He wants to hear what you are grateful for, how your day was, and what you are struggling or need help with. He is always there ready to listen. PONDER: How is your communication with Heavenly Father? Do I pray often? Do I believe/have faith that my prayers will be answered? Are my prayers sincere? Do my prayers often sound or feel the same? Do I prepare for prayer? Do I rush through my prayers? Do I share my thoughts and feelings? Do I take time to listen? “When we offer a mighty prayer, we have the attention of the most powerful, merciful, and loving being in the universe. We spend a moment in the heavens. And we all need a moment in the heavens, especially when we are going through difficult times” (“A Personal Relationship with Our Heavenly Father through Prayer,” Juan A. Uceda, Feb. 2019). Learn About Him As you feast upon the words of God you will come to know Him. You will learn and read about His dealings with His children. You will learn about His perfect love for His children. You will learn what He asks of you and what you must do to live with Him again. President Kimball has said: “I find that when I get casual in my relationships with divinity and when it seems that no divine ear is listening and no divine voice is speaking, that I am far, far away. If I immerse myself in the scriptures, the distance narrows and the spirituality returns.” (“What I Hope You Will Teach My Grandchildren …, ” address to seminary and institute personnel, July 11, 1966.) PONDER: Do you take time to learn of Him? Do you feast upon His words to get to know Him better? Do you spend more time with things of the world? Do you pray to understand more fully what He would have you learn as you study? Serve and Love Him One of the greatest ways you can express your love for Heavenly Father is by serving His children. President Spencer W. Kimball said, “God does notice us, and he watches over us. But it is usually through another person that he meets our needs. Therefore, it is vital that we serve each other” (Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Spencer W. Kimball [2006], 82). PONDER: How do you express your love and appreciation for your Heavenly Father? Do you strive to see others as God sees them? Do you look for opportunities to serve His children? What can you do to better serve? Elder Ballard suggested this, “In your morning prayer each new day, ask Heavenly Father to guide you to recognize an opportunity to serve one of His precious children. Then go throughout the day with your heart full of faith and love, looking for someone to help” (“Be Anxiously Engaged,” October 2012). As you look for opportunities to serve and act on promptings you receive, you will not only bring love and light into your life, but into the lives of those around you. Heavenly Father loves you. As you make your relationship with Him a priority in your life He will “draw near unto you” (see D&C 88:63-65). Sheena Perron is the founder of Little LDS Ideas and Seek Christ Daily. Her mission is to help others become seekers of Christ through uplifting online content and events. She has been featured in the Ensign, Deseret News, and KSL Radio. Follow Sheena Perron on Instagram and Facebook
The Senior primary loves a challenge - and this one lets them use a big fat marker to show just how smart they are.. bring it on! They're going to love this
Many people carry father wounds. We all have a deep longing for a father's love. These reflection questions will help you on the path to healing. You have father wounds if your dad was abusive, harsh, absent, addicted, perfectionistic, unpredictable, or emotionally distant. These are some of the positive qualities that children need from their
BANDAGE BREASTPLATE Activity on Repentance: Tell children that a bandage placed on the skin helps protect and heal a wound. Our spirit also needs protection and time to heal. When we repent and say we are sorry for our sins, we allow our spirit to heal and mend. Talk about how Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ have made it possible to correct our mistakes so that we can enjoy life here on earth and eventually return to live with them forever.
This board game teaches children how to apply the principles taught in the Come Follow Me lesson for week 32. It gives them real life scenarios and lets them explore them and interact in an engaging way. Follow In His Footsteps board game was a success in our home! Plus many more materials in the downloadable lesson bundle for this week.
Type “father” into a Bible search engine and likely over a thousand verse references will pop up. Fatherhood is a key topic in both Old and New Bible Lesson Plans for Kids, Father's Day Ideas for Children's Ministry and Sunday School, The Parable of the Prodigal Son in the Bible Hope in a Heavenly Father (Kids Bible Lesson) for Father's Day
Printable packages filled with illustrated study and teaching helps for January Come Follow Me Lessons about THE GODHEAD.
This Free printable coloring page is based on Mark 11:25. Great for homeschool, one-on-one, or in a classroom setting like Sunday School. Click here!
This week I’ll be teaching My Heavenly Father Loves Me using my lesson plan HERE. The only thing I’ll be updating are the images. I loved the ones that were shared on Sugardoodle. I simply resized them to be on half sheets of paper with a black square behind them for easy cutting out ;). I […]
There is no love like the love of our heavenly father. Here are 7 Bible verses about the Father's love.
This is a talk I have used when I have been asked to speak at convert baptisms. It is way more detailed than the simple talk I use for yout...
Find solace in uplifting Father's Day in Heaven Quotes as you honor and cherish the memory of your beloved dad.
Lesson helps and handouts for Behold Your Little Ones Lesson 9: I Have a Body like Heavenly Father’s
This post may contain affiliate links which means I may be paid for products you purchase through my links. See my full disclosure for more. Do you absolutely love the newest Nursery Manual, Behold Your Little Ones ? It is put together beautifully. This manual makes grea
Fun and Easy My Heavenly Father Loves Me Singing Time Ideas with printable song helps and visual aids for LDS Primary Music leaders teaching this song.
Ideas for January Week 3 LDS Primary Sharing Time, 2018 Sharing Time Outline Theme: I am a Child of God January 2018 Sharing Time Topic: I Am a Child of God, and He Has a Plan for Me January 2018 Song: “I Am a Child of God” (CS, 2–3) January Week 3 Topic: Heavenly Father’s plan is a plan of happiness. Preparation: Prayerfully study and think about what the specific needs of your primary are and how you can teach them this doctrine. The most important thing is to love those you teach and to teach them by the Spirit!! Focus on building their testimonies and helping them come unto Christ! (All printables for this sharing time can be found and printed by clicking the "Free Printable Download" button. They are free and can be printed and used for personal and church purposes) Sharing Time Instruction: Week 2 and Week 3 are the same topic. Click here to view week 2 Sharing time ideas. Week 3 ideas: For Week 2 we focused on explaining what Heavenly Father's plan is. For Week 3 the focus is going to be more on how Heavenly Father's plan is the plan of Happiness. Begin Sharing time by explaining the Heavenly Father wants nothing more then for us to be Happy!! That is why his plan is called the Plan of Happiness. Show the primary children the week's theme poster again. Explain that we are going to play a little game about the Plan of Happiness and how it can help us be happy. In the game the primary children will come up and draw a card. On the card is something in Heavenly Father's plan that will help us to be happy. They will draw a picture of that thing on the board as the rest of the primary children guess what it is. (For the younger primary children pair them up with an older child or a teacher) When the drawing is guessed, discuss with the primary children how it will make us happy. Invite another primary child to come up and choose another card and continue the game. Continue until you are finished with the cards or time runs out. Close by sharing your testimony and inviting the primary children to think throughout the week about Heavenly Father's plan and how following it can make us happy. Ideas for the drawing/guessing game: (See free download) Families: Heavenly's Father's plan includes families. Families can help us follow Heavenly Father's plan. We love our family and they make us happy. Keeping the Commandments: The commandments keep us safe. When we follow them we have peace and happiness. Baptism: When we are baptized we become a member of Christ's church, we take his name upon us and promise to keep his commandments. These things bring us happiness. Confirmation: When we are confirmed we receive the Holy Ghost. They Holy Ghost makes us happy. He directs us, helps us to know what's right and wrong, warns us and brings us comfort. Temple: Receiving ordinances in the temple is part of our Heavenly Father's plan. The temples and the ordinances make us happy. Celestial Kingdom: God's plan is that we return to live with him eternally. This will bring us the most happiness. Scriptures: The scriptures help us to understand Heavenly Father's plan and commandments. As we read them we will be happy. Come to Earth: We knew that coming to Earth would make us happy. Because we would gain bodies, experience mortality and become more like our Heavenly Father. *************************** Thank you so much for stopping by! I hope that these ideas were helpful. Below are the other topics for the months as well as more ideas and resources. I'd love for you to check out my Instagram, Facebook and Pinterest pages and see if there's anything on there you like! What else have the primary children learned this month? Here are links to this month's past sharing times: ULTIMATE LIST OF SHARING TIME IDEAS 2018 Primary Sharing Time Ideas for January Week 1: God is my Heavenly Father. He knows and loves me. 2018 Primary Sharing Time Ideas for January Week 2: Heavenly Father’s plan is a plan of happiness Want more ideas: 2017 LDS Sharing Time Ideas for January Week 3: In the premortal life, I chose to follow God’s plan. 2016 LDS Sharing Time Ideas for February Week 4: I will follow God’s plan. Here are some ideas from lds.org: Plan of Happiness Sharing Time February 2014 Week 1: Heavenly Father has a plan for His children. Family Home Evening on Heavenly Father has a Plan for His Children Click this link for past Sharing Time post: LDS Primary Sharing Time Ideas ***Basic ideas for this sharing time came from the 2018 Outline for Sharing Time, you can find a link here: 2018 Outline for Sharing Time