The Lesson:
This week, the Come, Follow Me for Individuals and Families manual asks us to read Acts 10-15. In the Latter Day Parables, May comes to Dad with a question. A girl told May that she was not a Christian because she is a Mormon. She asks Dad what a Christian is. Dad explains to her that a Christian believes in Christ. May realizes that she is a Christian and is very upset that the girl didn’t think she was. Dad then tells her that some people may have difficulty understanding that we believe in Christ when we call ourselves “Mormons.” He reminds her that the prophet asked that we call ourselves members of The Church of Jesus Christ. That way, people will never question whether or not we are Christians.
Read the short story to your children and use the visuals provided as puppets as you read it. Show a picture of Jesus Christ to your children and bear your testimony of Him to them.
Sing “The Church of Jesus Christ” with them. If they struggle with the long name, tell them to say they are members of The Church of Jesus Christ. Continue to work with your children in saying that phrase, rather than saying they are “Mormon,” or LDS.
What You Need:
- Cut-outs of Dad and May. If you haven’t yet, download the free Original Latter Day Parables Family cut-outs to get your Dad and May cut-outs for this week’s story. Print, cut out, and laminate the cut-outs then store them in your Come, Follow Me 2019 Binder for future use.
- “I am a Christian” story. Provided in the Quick Clicks below is a PDF document of the story that your can download for free. Print out the story and store it in your Come, Follow Me Binder.
- A picture of Jesus Christ. Provided in the Quick Clicks below are some pictures you can use. You can also find pictures in the Gospel Art Book.
Quick Clicks:
For the Original Latter Day Parables Family, click here.
For more lesson ideas, click here to see The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints’ thoughts on the subject.