September
What other special helps has Heavenly Father given me to help me keep my baptismal covenant?
Psalm 119:105
Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.

Jr. Primary

Ask the children if they would like to be “Special Helpers”.  Choose the most reverent children.

Have a paper bag filled with pictures or actual items they can hold that represent some of the special gifts we have received to help us keep our covenants.  The children reach into the bag and pull out an item.  Then you talk about how that picture or item represents a “special help” to us.  Ask the children to guess what it is, and ask them how these things can help us prepare for baptism and choose the right.

Here is a list of things I thought of… You will probably come up with more to add:

SCRIPTURES
PROPHETS
FRIENDS
COMMANDMENTS
THE GOSPEL
TEACHERS
LEADERS
THE BISHOP
OUR PARENTS
TESTIMONIES
HOLY GHOST
PRAYER
GOOD EXAMPLES
SACRAMENT
REPENTANCE
COVENANTS

Handout: Coloring page.  Have the children draw a picture of what “special help” Heavenly Father has given to them to choose the right and prepare for baptism.  There is a line under the picture so you can write in a description for the younger children.


Sr. Primary

OBJECT LESSON:
You will need:

Have a child try to hold the GAK with one hand. There will be some that slips out or spills over the side.  Ask them why they think it is slipping.  Ask them what they think would help them hold onto or keep the GAK.

Pull out the utensils.  They can select one and hold it in one hand to hold the GAK.

Explain that sometimes tools we make help us to do things we couldn’t do on our own.

What are some special tools or “helps” we have received from our Heavenly Father to help us keep our covenants and choose the right?

Handout puzzle, or show on overhead and work with the children on each answer.  The children will need their Bibles, Books of Mormon and D&C’s.

Copyright 1997-1999 Christine Wardle.
May be used in conjunction with LDS Church Services and Primary Classes.