The Lesson:
This week, the Come, Follow Me: Book of Mormon manual asks us to read 3 Nephi 8-11. In the Latter Day Parables, May and Mom talk about how a hen will gather her chicks under wing to keep them safe. Mom explains that Jesus once described Himself to be like a hen gathering her chicks. He can comfort us, as long as we choose to repent and come unto Him.
Before reading the story, read 3 Nephi 8-11 and gain an understanding of it for yourself. Read 3 Nephi 10:4-6. How is Jesus like a hen? How can we come unto Him? As you tell the Latter Day Parable, use the visuals provided in the Quick Clicks below. You can pretend with your children that a fox is coming! Have them bring the chick to its mother’s wing. Explain that temptations and sins are like a fox and Jesus is like the hen. If we repent, we will be able to be free of our sins, come unto Jesus, and be comforted. Use the Auggie cut-out and have him leave the sins and into Jesus’ arms.
What You Need:
- Cut-outs of Mom and May for the story. Cut-outs of Auggie and the Hen, Chick, Fox, Jesus, and Sins for the activity. If you haven’t yet, download the free Original Latter Day Parable Family cut-outs for this week’s story. You’ll find the rest of the cut-outs in the Quick Clicks below titled “Hen Gathering her Chick.” Print, cut out, and laminate the cut-outs and then store them in your Come, Follow Me: Book of Mormon Binder for future use.
- “As a Hen Gathereth her Chickens” 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.
Quick Clicks:
For the Original Latter Day Parables Family, click here.
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