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 17: Ammon, a Great Servant,” Primary 4: Book of Mormon, 57

We can share the gospel by setting a good example and bearing testimony of Jesus Christ. The Lord blesses us as we bear witness of him and his gospel. We can share the gospel with others by our example as we live the gospel of Jesus Christ. This lesson is about a great missionary who had a strong testimony.

Read Alma 17, 18, and 19.

The sons of Mosiah went to "their brethren, the Lamanites, to the knowledge of the truth" (Alma 17:9). After the sons of Mosiah repented, they prepare for their missions by "[giving] themselves to much prayer, and fasting; therefore they had the spirit of prophecy, and the spirit of revelation, and when they taught, they taught with power and authority of God" (Alma 17:2–3).

The sons of Mosiah want to go on a mission to the Lamanites "that perhaps they might bring them unto repentance" (Alma 17:16). It is important that all of Heavenly Father’s children hear and understand the gospel of Jesus Christ. This requires missionary work even to those whom we may consider to be our enemies.

Ammon goes to the land of Ishmael and becomes the servant of King Lamoni—Ammon saves the king’s flocks and slays his enemies at the waters of Sebus.

When Ammon fought the wicked Lamanites he hoped the "hearts of [his] fellow-servants, that [he] may lead them to believe in my words" (Alma 17:29).

The wicked Lamanites "did not fear Ammon . . . for they knew not that the Lord had promised [Ammon's Father] Mosiah that he would deliver his sons out of their hands; neither did they know anything concerning the Lord; therefore they delighted in the destruction of their brethren; and for this cause they stood to scatter the flocks of the king." (Alma 17:35). The Lord fulfill this promise when "one of [their brothers] . . . drew his sword and went forth . . . to slay him . . . fell dead" (Alma 19:22–23).

Ammon’s example caused King Lamoni to think Ammon was "the Great Spirit, and . . . desire him that he come in unto [him]" (Alma 18:9–11). Who has set a good example for you? For whom can you set a good example?

Ammon’s testimony and the Spirit of the Lord had such a great affect on King Lamoni that "he began to cry unto the Lord, saying: O Lord, have mercy; according to thy abundant mercy which thou hast had upon the people of Nephi, have upon me, and my people" (Alma 18:40–43).

The queen and her servant Abish show their great faith by believing the words of Ammon. "having been converted to the Lord . . . when she saw that all . . . had fallen to the earth . . . she knew that it was the power of God; and supposing that this opportunity . . . by beholding this scene it would cause [the people] to believe in the power of God, therefore she ran forth from house to house, making it known unto the people" (Alma 19:8–12, 17). King Lamoni and the queen both testify of Jesus Christ (Alma 19:12–13, 29–30).

King Lamoni testified, "behold, I have seen my Redeemer; and he shall come forth, and be born of a woman, and he shall redeem all mankind who believe on his name" (Alma 19:12–13).

Labels: Abish, Alma, Ammon, Book of Mormon, Example, Ishmael, King Lamoni, Lesson 17, Mission, Sebus, Servant, Testimony

“Lesson 15: Alma and Amulek’s Mission to Ammonihah,” Primary 4: Book of Mormon, 50

It is import for us to faithfully obey Heavenly Father’s commandments. This lesson is about two missionaries who were obedient in all they were asked to do.

Read Alma 8:8–9:34, 11:21–12:19, and Alma 10.

Alma and Amulek took their mission to Ammonihah, but the people of Ammonihah wouldn't listen to Alma, because "Satan had gotten great hold upon [their]hearts" (Alma 8:9). "Nevertheless Alma labored much in the spirit, wrestling with God in mighty prayer, that he would pour out his Spirit upon the people" (Alma 8:10).

When Alma first went to Ammonihah, they "spit upon him, and caused that he should be cast out of their city" which cased Alma to be "weighed down with sorrow" (Alma 8:13–14). But an angel told Alma to rejoice. (Alma 8:15).

Notice the footnote for the word delivered in Alma 8:15, and then read Mosiah 27:11–16. Briefly review how Alma had repented and become an obedient servant of Heavenly Father (see lesson 14 - This was the first time this angel had been sent with a message for Alma).

Alma responded to the angel’s command by "[returning] speedily to the land of Ammonihah. And he entered the city by another way" (Alma 8:18).

Alma found Amulek who was willing to help him because he too was a Nephite, and he knew that Alma was a prophet of God (Alma 8:20). Alma and Amulek went on to preach repentance to the people of Ammonihah (Alma 8:29).

". . . they were filled with the Holy Ghost. And they had power . . . that . . . man could [not] slay them . . . Now, this was done that the Lord might show forth his power in them . . . they went forth and began to preach . . . unto the people" (Alma 8:30–32).

Alma prophesy to the people of Ammonihah if they did not repent and obey the commandments "the Lamanites shall be sent upon [them] . . . and ye shall be visited with utter destruction" (Alma 9:18).

"the Son of God shall come in his glory; and his glory shall be the glory of the Only Begotten of the Father . . . he cometh to redeem those who will be baptized unto repentance, through faith on his name . . . if they have been righteous they shall reap the salvation of their souls . . . [if] evil they shall reap the damnation" (Alma 9:26–28).

Alma fasted for the people of Ammonihah "because of the sins of this people" (Alma 10:7). How can fasting be a blessing to you?

Zeezrom, an evil man, tried to tempt Amulek by offering him money (Alma 11:22). Amulek responded by exposing Zeezrom’s true intent (Alma 11:23–25). Has anyone tried to trick or tempt you to do something wrong? How can you resist such temptations?

"Zeezrom . . . was convinced [of the power of God because Alma] knew the thoughts and intents of his heart" (Alma 12:7–8). Alma taught Zeezrom that God will judge us "according to our works" (Alma 12:12–15).

Heavenly Father wants us to obey his commandments so we will be worthy of his Spirit, which will be with us and help us return to him.

Labels: Alma, Ammonihah, Amulek, Book of Mormon, Lesson 15, Mission, Zeezrom