The Lesson:
This week, the Come, Follow Me: Book of Mormon manual asks us to read Alma 53-63. In the Latter Day Parables, May is scared about her tonsil surgery. Though it’s okay to be afraid, Mom tells May that she can be like a stripling warrior. The stripling warriors didn’t doubt God would protect them. Because of their great faith, they were brave and courageous. May decides she wants to be like a stripling warrior too!
Before reading the story, read Alma 53-63 and gain an understanding of it for yourself. Why did the stripling warriors fight in their parent’s place? What did their fathers and their mothers do for them to help them gain faith in God? As you tell the Latter Day Parable, use the visuals provided in the Quick Clicks below. Explain to your children that when we have faith, we will have courage.
What You Need:
- Cut-outs of May and Mom. If you haven’t yet, download the free Original Latter Day Parable Family cut-outs for this week’s story. Print, cut out, and laminate the cut-outs and then store them in your Come, Follow Me: Book of Mormon Binder for future use.
- “Like a Stripling Warrior” story. Provided in the Quick Clicks below is a PDF document of the story that you can download for free. Print out the story and store it in your Come, Follow Me: Book of Mormon Binder.
- “Two Thousand Young Warriors” picture by Arnold Friberg. Use this picture to give your children a visual of what the stripling warriors looked like. This picture is also available in the Gospel Art Book.
Quick Clicks:
For the Original Latter Day Parables Family, click here.
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For the “Two Thousand Young Warriors” picture by Arnold Friberg, click here.
For more lesson ideas, click here to see The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints’ thoughts on the subject.