Fall Celebration

Tonight we carved and decorated our pumpkins for Halloween.

Book of Mormon

Song: Book of Mormon Stories
Prayer: Dylan
Scripture: Tyler 2 Nephi 4:15
Lesson: Book of Mormon - the coolest gift

I used this idea and told everyone that I had forgotten to do the lesson. Had anyone else prepared a lesson? What are we going to do? I then had Arthur secretly call our home phone and I pretended to have a conversation with an unknown person.

Do you hear that? They are coming? Listen carefully, they are getting off the freeway! I think I hear them driving down the road! They are going to bring us the coolest thing ever! Wait, I hear them pulling into the driveway! Do you see them! Oh, they are walking to our backyard! Hurry, let's see what they are going to bring us!

We ran downstairs and the boys opened the door to find a gift bag on the deck. We then opened it up to find it contained the Book of Mormon.

I then told them how much I love the Book of Mormon and how cool it has been in my life.

I had them sit down to listen to my favorite Book of Mormon story.

3 Nephi 17:19-24
I showed a picture of Jesus with children to illustrate how much Jesus loved little children and how he personally blessed them. I read quite a bit, but I wanted the kids to hear directly from the scriptures.

Song: The Helping Song
Prayer: Arthur

Sharing

Song: I am a Child of God
Prayer: Arthur
Scripture: Tyler

Lesson: Kerri

Sharing

Kerri and Arthur acted out several scenarios and asked the kids if we were sharing (thumb up) or not sharing (thumbs down).

Do you feel happy or sad inside when you share your toys?
Do you think Heavenly Father wants us to share with others?
The happy feeling that you feel inside is Heavenly Father telling you that he is proud of you.
Heavenly Father wants to share all that he has with us. In order for us to be able to receive those things, we need to be like him and learn to share all that we have with others.

Activity: Sharing Cube Game found in the Nursery Manual

Song: Helping Song
Prayer: Tyler

Testimony

Song: I want to Be a Missionary Now
Prayer: Tyler

Lesson: Kerri

A testimony is a strong belief in something. In church, it is important to have a belief in many things. That belief will allow us to have a testimony which will help us to grow spiritually. When we have trials, our testimony will carry us through and help us overcome any obstacles. Tyler mentioned that it is important to have a testimony of Jesus, the prophet, and temples.

Activity: We cut out the pictures from this lesson from the Friend magazine. We taped them onto our fingers. As we taped them on, we talked about what each picture stood for and why we needed to have a testimony of it. As members of the Lord's church, it is crucial to have a testimony of these things.

Song: I Love to See the Temple
Prayer: Dylan