June 2016 Sharing Time Topic: The First Principles and Ordinances of the Gospel Make It Possible for Me to Live with God Again
June 2016 Scripture: “We believe that the first principles and ordinances of the Gospel are: first, Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ; second, Repentance; third, Baptism by immersion for the remission of sins; fourth, Laying on of hands for the gift of the Holy Ghost” (Articles of Faith 1:4).
June 2016 Song: Your Choice
June Week 4 Topic: The Holy Ghost comforts and guides me.
Preparation:
Prayerfully study and think about what the specific needs of your primary are and how you can teach them this doctrine.
Sharing Time Instruction:
Begin by showing some items to the primary children and ask them what these items all have in common. The items could include, a blanket, a flashlight, a map, a compass, and a warning sign.
Show the week's theme poster and invite the children to repeat, 'The Holy Ghost comforts and guides me". These items all help to symbolize the roles of the Holy Ghost.
Hold up the blanket and invite one of the primary kids to come up. Place the blanket on their shoulders. Ask them how they feel when they are wrapped up in a blanket? Explain that the Holy Ghost is often referred to as The Comforter. Like the blanket, the Holy Ghost can comfort us and bring us peace. It can help us feel warm and safe.
Show the primary children the flashlight, ask the primary children if they have ever tried to walk in the dark? Whether it be at their home during the night, or on a path while camping. Explain that it is hard to see when we are walking in the dark and a flashlight lights the way so we know where to go. Like a flashlight, the Holy Ghost also lights the way for us.
Show the primary children the map. When traveling a map is essential to help us know where to go. The Holy Ghost is their to give us guidance. He can guide us in choosing the right and living our lives in line with Christ's teachings.
Show the primary children the compass. Ask the primary children what a compass is usually used for. Explain that a compass will show us direction. By holding the compass we will know which way we are facing. The Holy Ghost like a compass will point us in the right direction. That direction is always towards Christ. One of the roles of the Holy Ghost is to work in perfect harmony with Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ as part of the Godhead. He witnesses and testifies of the Father and the Son.
Then show the Warning Sign. Warning signs are placed on roadways or trails to warn us that their is danger up ahead. The Holy Ghost is also their to warn us. We will receive an uneasy feeling if something is not right or when their are troubles up ahead.
Show the week's theme poster and invite the children to repeat, 'The Holy Ghost comforts and guides me". These items all help to symbolize the roles of the Holy Ghost.
Hold up the blanket and invite one of the primary kids to come up. Place the blanket on their shoulders. Ask them how they feel when they are wrapped up in a blanket? Explain that the Holy Ghost is often referred to as The Comforter. Like the blanket, the Holy Ghost can comfort us and bring us peace. It can help us feel warm and safe.
Show the primary children the flashlight, ask the primary children if they have ever tried to walk in the dark? Whether it be at their home during the night, or on a path while camping. Explain that it is hard to see when we are walking in the dark and a flashlight lights the way so we know where to go. Like a flashlight, the Holy Ghost also lights the way for us.
Show the primary children the map. When traveling a map is essential to help us know where to go. The Holy Ghost is their to give us guidance. He can guide us in choosing the right and living our lives in line with Christ's teachings.
Show the primary children the compass. Ask the primary children what a compass is usually used for. Explain that a compass will show us direction. By holding the compass we will know which way we are facing. The Holy Ghost like a compass will point us in the right direction. That direction is always towards Christ. One of the roles of the Holy Ghost is to work in perfect harmony with Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ as part of the Godhead. He witnesses and testifies of the Father and the Son.
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Matching game time!! Place the items on a table or across some chairs. Divide the primary into 5 groups. Give each group a scripture to look up. Invite them to look up the scripture, read it and figure out which item the scripture will correlate with. Give them only a few minutes to read and think. Then invite one group to come up at a time, invite them to read their scripture and match it with the item. For Junior Primary they can read and decide on the item during their group. When they come up the can match to the item and just say the key word. For example the key word from the scripture that would match the blanket would be comforter. Continue with each group sharing their scripture and matching it to their item.
Here are the scriptures with their correlating items. See printable above for scripture cards.
D&C 36:2 "Comforter"= Blanket
2 Nephi 32:5 "Show You All Things" = Light
D&C 45:57 "Guide" = Map
D&C 11:12 "Leadeth to do Good" = Compass
Conference Report, Apr. 1973, 171 "Warns Us" = Warning Sign (see printable for quote)
Conclude by singing "The Still Small Voice".
What else have the primary children learned this month? Here are links to this month's past sharing times:
- 2016 LDS Sharing Time Ideas for June Week 1: Faith in Jesus Christ leads us to love Him, trust Him, and keep His commandments.
- 2016 LDS Sharing Time Ideas for June Week 2: Repentance brings forgiveness
- 2016 LDS Sharing Time Ideas for June Week 3: When I am baptized, I make a covenant with God.
Want more ideas:
- Holy Ghost (lots of articles from the Friend Magazine)
- Family Home Evening on the Holy Ghost can comfort us and guide us through the darkness.
- LDS Sharing Time Ideas for June 2015 Week 3: The Holy Ghost can guide and protect us.
- LDS Sharing Time Ideas for May 2015 Week 4: When I am confirmed I receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
- LDS Sharing Time July 2014 Week 3: The Holy Ghost comforts and guides me.
- LDS Sharing Time Ideas for June 2015 Week 1: The Holy Ghost is the third member of the Godhead.
- LDS Sharing Time Ideas for June 2015 Week 4: By the power of the Holy Ghost, we may know the truth of all things.
- LDS Sharing Time Ideas for June 2015 Week 2: The Holy Ghost speaks in a still, small voice.
- Mommy Monday -FHE lesson- I Will Remember My Baptismal Covenant and Listen to the Holy Ghost
- LDS Primary Sharing Time July 2014 Week 4: I can know the truth through the power of the Holy Ghost.
Click this link for past Sharing Time post: LDS Primary Sharing Time Ideas
***Basic ideas for this sharing time came from the 2016 Outline for Sharing Time, you can find a link here: 2016 Outline for Sharing Time
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