Book of Mormon Primary Lessons

Valiant 9 class - Children of God:

Child 1: This year in primary we have been learning how each of us is a child of God. I am a child of God, and I know he has a plan for me. I lived with Heavenly Father as a spirit child. He presented His plan - the plan of salvation. I chose to follow His plan.

Child 2: Part of Heavenly Father's plan is for us to come to Earth. I came to a family and received a body. I will return and live with Heavenly Father again because of Jesus Christ's Atonement.

- Song: I am a Child of God

Child 3: The scriptures teach me about Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ and how to return to them. The Bible and the Book of Mormon testify of Jesus Christ. 2 Nephi 4:15, Nephi states "For my soul delightedly in the scriptures, and my heart pondereth them, and writeth them for the learning and the profit of my children."

Child 4: Bible story, Book of Mormon story

- Song: Tell Me the Stories of Jesus

Sunbeams Class - Jesus is the Savior:

Child 1: Jesus Christ is my Savior and the Savior of all mankind

Child 2: 1 John 4:14 says "And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Savior of the world."

Child 3: Because of Jesus Christ's love for me I will someday return to live with him again.

Child 4: I can live by Jesus Christ's example and serve others.

Child 5: I know that Jesus Christ lives.

Child 6: I know that Jesus Christ loves me.

Child 7: I know that Jesus Christ loves us all.

Child 8: I know that Jesus Christ will come again.

- Song: If the Savior Stood Beside Me

CTR 5 Class - Prophets:

Child 1: Amos 3:7 says, "Surely the Lord will do nothing, but he revealth his secret unto his servants the prophets."

Child 2: I am thankful we are led by a living prophet today, Thomas S. Monson. I will follow his direction.

Child 3: We can follow the prophet and he will tell us what the Savior wants us to do.

Child 4: The prophet teaches us that we should love and forgive others.

Child 5: The prophet also teaches us that it is important to read and pray about the Book of Mormon.

Child 6: The prophet teaches me what I should do to live with God again.

Child 7: I am thankful for a prophet that guides us today.

- Song: We Thank Thee, O God, for a Prophet

CTR 6/7 Class - Family:

Child 1: Heavenly Father planned for me to come to a family. I can strengthen my family now.

Child 2: Each member of my family is important. I love to help my family.

Child 3: As a family we can be strengthen by studying the scriptures together, having family prayer, and family home evening.

Child 4: I'm grateful for the priesthood and I'm blessed to have it in my home.

Child 5: I am grateful for a loving family.

Child 6: In the Family Proclamation paragraph 1, it says, "The family is central to the creator's plan for the eternal destiny of His children".

- Song: Home

CTR 8 Class - Temple:

Child 1: The temple is a blessing for me and my family.

Child 2: I know that it is important to prepare now to be worthy to go to the temple and do my part to have an eternal family. As a primary we had the chance to go to the Dallas Temple. It was a great experience to walk around the beautiful temple and learn more about it.

Child 3: Paying tithing helps to build temples around the world. I also know that my ancestors can receive temple blessings, when we do our family history work.

Child 4: I will prepare now to enter the temple by being reverent, dress modestly, and speak kindly.

- Song: I Love to See the Temple

CTR 8 Class Continued - Missionary Work:

Child 5: I know that I can be a missionary now by sharing the gospel with my friends. I will prepare to be a missionary by praying and reading my scriptures daily. I will be a great missionary if I am faithful and obedient.

Child 6: Living the gospel standard helps me to be a missionary now. The Apostle Paul was a great missionary, I hope I can be like him and tell others about our church.

[Optional Song: I Want to Be a Missionary Now]

CTR 8 Class Continued - Baptism:

Child 7: I will show my faith in Jesus Christ by being baptized and confirmed a member of the church. When we are baptized, we covenant to keep all of the Lord's commandments.

Child 8: After we are baptized we receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. The Holy Ghost will help me to know what is right and wrong.

Child 9: When I take the sacrament, I renew my baptismal covenants.

- Song: When Jesus Christ was Baptized

Valiant 10 Class - Prayer:

Child 1: In Mark 11:24, it says, "Therefore I say unto you, what things so ever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them." I know that when I pray to Heavenly Father he hears and answers my prayers.

Child 2: I have learned through the scriptures and my teachers that Heavenly Father wants us to pray to him anytime, anywhere. If I am having a bad day or need help with something I know that I can pray to Heavenly Father.

Child 3: Heavenly Father may not answer our prayers the way we expect, bu He does bless us with the things we need. Sometimes Heavenly Father answers our prayers through the Holy Ghost, the scriptures, and others.

Valiant 10 Class Continued - Service:

Child 4: Because I am His child, I will serve God with all my heart, might, mind, and strength. I will serve God by doing things on the Sabbath that will help me feel close to Heavenly Father and Jesus.

Child 5: I can serve Heavenly Father by serving others. If I see a friend that is lonely I can go play with him. Jesus taught us to serve others by hi example and hi words. He took care of the poor people, the sinners, and the people who were very sick. Because others serve me, I too want to serve.

- Song: Called to Serve

Valiant 10 Class Continued - Gifts of God:

Child 6: I am thankful to know that we are all children of God. We all have different talents or gifts that come from Heavenly Father. I am grateful for the talents and gifts Heavenly Father has given to me.

Child 7: I am thankful that I have come to earth to receive a body. I know that my body is a temple and that I should keep it clean and pure.

Valiant 11/12 Class - Giving Thanks:

Child 1: I know that Heavenly Father loves me and all of the children around the world, and I can show respect and kindness to all of God's children.

Child 2: I love my Savior, Jesus Christ, and His restored gospel. 2 Nephi 25:26 says, "And we talked of Christ, we rejoice in Christ, we preach of Christ, we prophesy of Christ, and we write according to the prophecies." I am thankful that Jesus Christ restored His gospel through the Prophet Joseph Smith.

Child 3: Because I know that I am a child of God and that Jesus Christ is my Savior, I will try to be like him and follow his commandments.

Labels: Baptize, Book of Mormon, Children, Chruch, Family, Gift, Holly Ghost, Jesus Christ, Joseph Smith, Mission, Monson, Pray, Primary, Prophet, Servant, Temple, Testimony, Thankful

“Lesson 23: Alma Counsels His Sons Helaman and Shiblon,” Primary 4: Book of Mormon, 78

We want to find joy in this life, return to our Heavenly Father, and obtain eternal life, which is to live forever as families in God’s presence. Eternal life is God’s greatest gift to his children. Heavenly Father wants all of us to be worthy to live with him forever. The scriptures were given to us as a source of joy in this life and as a guide for us to return to Heavenly Father and gain eternal life. The scriptures as a guide to help us learn about Jesus Christ and become like him so we may return to our Father in Heaven.

Read Alma 37, and 38.

It was important for the Book of Mormon prophets to keep and preserve the brass plates that "they should go forth unto every nation, kindred, tongue, and people, that they shall know of the mysteries contained thereon." (Alma 37:4, 8; also see Lesson 3).

The Liahona was given to Lehi to "[point] the way whither [they] should go into the wilderness." It "did work according to the faith and diligence and heed which we did give unto them" (1 Nephi 16:10, 28).

The scriptures "will point to you a straight course to eternal bliss, as it was for our fathers to give heed to this compass, which would point unto them a straight course to the promised land." (Alma 37:44–45.) The scriptures help us return to live with Heavenly Father, as they contain the word of God.

"Ammon and his brethren . . . convinced so many thousands of the Lamanites of the incorrect tradition of their fathers; yea, these records and their words brought them unto repentance" (Alma 37:9).

Alma ask his son Helaman to teach the people to "teach them an everlasting hatred against sin and iniquity. [to] Preach unto them repentance, and faith on the Lord Jesus Christ; teach them to humble themselves and to be meek and lowly in heart; teach them to withstand every temptation of the devil, with their faith on the Lord Jesus Christ. Teach them to never be weary of good works, but to be meek and lowly in heart; for such shall find rest to their souls." (Alma 37:32–34).

Alma counseled Helaman to “learn wisdom in thy youth” so that he could withstand temptations as he grew older. (Alma 37:35). Living the gospel in our youth is important, as it makes it easier to do as we get older.

Alma taught Helaman to "[pray] unto God for all thy support; yea, let all thy doings be unto the Lord, and whithersoever thou goest let it be in the Lord . . . Counsel with the Lord in all thy doings, and he will direct thee for good; yea, when thou liest down at night lie down unto the Lord, that he may watch over you in your sleep; and when thou risest in the morning let thy heart be full of thanks unto God . . ." (Alma 37:36–37).

"See that ye are not lifted up unto pride; yea, see that ye do not boast in your own wisdom, nor of your much strength." (Alma 38:11). Having pride prevents us from being humble or teachable. Proud people think they are more important than others. Proud people follow their own will rather than Heavenly Father’s will.

Alma knew the things he taught his son because "the Spirit of God . . . [made] these things known unto [him]" (Alma 38:6–8).

Alma testified to Shiblon "that there is no other way or means whereby man can be saved, only in and through Christ. Behold, he is the life and the light of the world" (Alma 38:9).

We can use the scriptures to help us gain a similar testimony if we read and ponder them daily, seek the help of the Spirit to understand them, and liken them to our own experiences and situations.

Labels: Alma, Book of Mormon, Brass Plates, Eternal Life, Gift, Helaman, Lesson 23, Liahona, Shiblon

“Lesson 1: The Book of Mormon, a Gift from a Loving Heavenly Father,” Primary 4: Book of Mormon, 1

"[Because of] Heavenly Father’s great love for us he has given us a gift to help us achieve eternal life. This gift has an important message for each of us. It teaches us about our Savior, Jesus Christ, and how to live so we can return to Heavenly Father. Ezra Taft Benson, the thirteenth President of the Church, said: “This is a gift of greater value to mankind than even the many wonderful advances we have seen in modern medicine. It is of greater worth to mankind than the development of flight or space travel” (in Conference Report, Oct. 1986, p. 3; or Ensign, Nov. 1986, p. 4)."

Read Joseph Smith—History 1:29–35, 42–54, 59–60 - the coming forth of the Book of Mormon from the Testimony of the Prophet Joseph Smith.

Ancient prophets in America wrote it the Book of Mormon. It is a record of their people and prophesies. - Read paragraphs 1 and 2 in the Introduction.

The prophet Mormon abridged most of what was on the gold plates, quoting and summarizing what other prophets had written. That is why we call it the Book of Mormon.

The most important event in the Book of Mormon, as mentioned in the Introduction, paragraph 3, is the visit of Jesus Christ to the people in the Americas.

Many prophets (Nephi, Mormon, Moroni, Joseph Smith) have gone through great suffering and hardships so we can have the Book of Mormon.

Paragraph 6 & 8 - "Concerning this record the Prophet Joseph Smith said: “I told the brethren that the Book of Mormon was the most correct of any book on earth, and the keystone of our religion, and a man would get nearer to God by abiding by its precepts, than by any other book.” . . . We invite all men everywhere to read the Book of Mormon, to ponder in their hearts the message it contains, and then to ask God, the Eternal Father, in the name of Christ if the book is true. Those who pursue this course and ask in faith will gain a testimony of its truth and divinity by the power of the Holy Ghost (See Moroni 10: 3-5)."

How do you think reading and studying the Book of Mormon can help you?

The eighth article of faith - "We believe the Bible to be the word of God as far as it is translated correctly; we also believe the Book of Mormon to be the word of God."

“Heavenly Father wants you to continue to learn from the Book of Mormon every day. It’s Heavenly Father’s special gift to you. By following its teachings, you will learn to do the will of our Father in Heaven.” - Ezra Taft Benson

Labels: Book of Mormon, Gift, Joseph Smith, Lesson 1