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Begin the lesson by reading 1 Corinthians 14:26. Highlight the importance of sharing to uplift others. Encourage children to share stories about ancestors. Teach about living with Heavenly Father through Christ's resurrection. Offer age-appropriate programs and activities. Talk about the significance of baptism for the dead and preparing for temple ordinances. Emphasize prayers being answered and living in the celestial kingdom. Supplement the lesson with interactive activities and discussions. Images and resources are for non-commercial church and home use only.
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1 Corinthians 14–16 September 2–8
Invite Sharing • You might start this week’s lesson by reading 1 Corinthians 14:26 aloud. • Point out that when we come together at church, we can edify (or build up and help) others when we share. • What can the children share to edify someone in class today?
Teach the Doctrine • Click here for the “Older Children’s” Program • Click here for the “Younger Children’s” Program
Encourage learning at Home • Invite the children to ask their parents to tell them a story about one of their ancestors. • They could share the story with the class next week.
Our Closing Prayer will be given by (Enter name here)
Images and clipart are from lds.org, Microsoft Office, and other websites indicating the images were in the public domain or permitted for church and home use. • The lesson and scripture story are from lds.org. • Please do not use this presentation for commercial use. Feel free to alter the presentation for use in church or home to suit personal preference. • This presentation is intended to supplement, not replace, the lesson manual and scriptures. • Teachers should refer to the manual, scriptures and other resources when preparing and conducting the lesson.
I can live with Heavenly Father after I die because Jesus Christ was resurrected. • Because Jesus Christ was resurrected we can live again?
I can live with Heavenly Father after I die because Jesus Christ was resurrected. • Click on the Activity below that you want to go to: • Possible Activity ‘A’ • Possible Activity ‘B’
I can be baptized for people who died. • Members of the Church are often called Mormons because we believe in the Book of Mormon, but do you know that we are also Christians because we believe in Jesus Christ?
I can be baptized for people who died. • Click on the Activity below that you want to go to: • Possible Activity ‘A’ • Possible Activity ‘B’
Heavenly Father wants me to live with Him in the celestial kingdom. • Write on the board celestial,terrestrial, and telestial. • Can you say these terms.
Heavenly Father wants me to live with Him in the celestial kingdom. • Click on the Activity below that you want to go to: • Possible Activity ‘A’ • Possible Activity ‘B’ • Possible Activity ‘C’
Because of Jesus Christ and His Resurrection, I will be resurrected. • Do you understand the importance of Jesus Christ’s Resurrection? • These ideas may help.
Because of Jesus Christ and His Resurrection, I will be resurrected. • Click on the Activity below that you want to go to: • Possible Activity ‘A’ • Possible Activity ‘B’
I can prepare to go to the temple to be baptized for the dead. • When the children turn 12, they can receive a temple recommend and perform baptisms for the dead in the temple. • How can we help you prepare?
I can prepare to go to the temple to be baptized for the dead. • Click on the Activity below that you want to go to: • Possible Activity ‘A’ • Possible Activity ‘B’ • Possible Activity ‘C’ • Possible Activity ‘D’
After I am resurrected, I can live in the celestial kingdom. • Ponder on the times when Heavenly Father has answered your prayers. • Heavenly Father will hear and answer your prayers in His own way and time?
After I am resurrected, I can live in the celestial kingdom. • Click on the Activity below that you want to go to: • Possible Activity ‘A’ • Possible Activity ‘B’ • Possible Activity ‘C’
I can live with Heavenly Father after I die because Jesus Christ was resurrected.Possible Activity ‘A’ • Repeat the following phrase several times with the children: “In Christ shall all be made alive” (1 Corinthians 15:22). • Show a picture of the resurrected Savior (see this week’s outline in Come, Follow Me—For Individuals and Families). • Explain that we will all die someday, but because Jesus was resurrected, we will all come back to life after we die.
I can live with Heavenly Father after I die because Jesus Christ was resurrected.Possible Activity ‘B’ • Use an object lesson like this one to teach about the Resurrection: • Show the children a jacket, which represents our physical bodies. • When we are alive, our spirits are in our bodies, and our bodies can move (put the jacket on). • When we die, our spirits leave our physical bodies, and our bodies cannot move (remove the jacket and lay it on a table or chair to represent a body without its spirit). • When we are resurrected, our spirits return to our bodies (put the jacket on again), and they are never separated again. • Let the children take turns putting the jacket on and taking it off while another child explains what happens when we are resurrected.
I can be baptized for people who died.Possible Activity ‘A’ • Think of things you cannot do for yourselves (such as carrying something heavy or reaching something on a high shelf). • Who helps you do these things? • Show a picture of one of your ancestors who died without being baptized. • Tell about this person, and explain that this person can’t be baptized without help from someone on earth.
I can be baptized for people who died.Possible Activity ‘B’ • Do you have any family members who have been to the temple to perform baptisms for the dead. • Show pictures of a temple baptismal font. • Do you know what happens here? • In the temple we can be baptized for people who have died without being baptized. • Then those people can choose whether to accept the baptism.
Heavenly Father wants me to live with Him in the celestial kingdom.Possible Activity ‘A’ • Write on the board celestial,terrestrial, and telestial. • Help the children learn to say these terms.
Heavenly Father wants me to live with Him in the celestial kingdom.Possible Activity ‘B’ • Show pictures of the sun, moon, and stars. • Which shines the brightest? • Read 1 Corinthians 15:40–41 to the children (see also Joseph Smith Translation, 1 Corinthians 15:40, footnote a). • Explain that the sun, moon, and stars represent the kingdoms we can live in after we are resurrected. • In the celestial kingdom, we can live with Heavenly Father.
Heavenly Father wants me to live with Him in the celestial kingdom.Possible Activity ‘C’ • Draw the sun on the board and place small pieces of paper, or steps, on the ground leading to the sun. • Each paper could represent something we need to do to enter the celestial kingdom (see D&C 76:50–53). • Allow the children to share ideas and take steps toward the celestial kingdom.
Because of Jesus Christ and His Resurrection, I will be resurrected.Possible Activity ‘A’ • Take turns reading verses in 1 Corinthians 15:12–22, looking for answers to the question “What would happen if there were no resurrection?”
Because of Jesus Christ and His Resurrection, I will be resurrected.Possible Activity ‘B’ • Let’s role-play how to explain resurrection to someone. • For ideas, see Thomas S. Monson’s message “Mrs. Patton—the Story Continues” (Ensign or Liahona, Nov. 2007, 21–24). • See also the video “Until We Meet Again” (LDS.org). • Bear your testimony of the Resurrection of Christ.
I can prepare to go to the temple to be baptized for the dead.Possible Activity ‘A’ • Take turns reading verses in 1 Corinthians 15:12–22, looking for answers to the question • “What would happen if there were no resurrection?”
Because of Jesus Christ and His Resurrection, I will be resurrected.Possible Activity ‘B’ • Ask the children why we are baptized for the dead. • If necessary, explain that many of our ancestors did not have the opportunity to be baptized and confirmed during this life. • In the temple, we can be baptized and confirmed for them.
Because of Jesus Christ and His Resurrection, I will be resurrected.Possible Activity ‘C’ • A few days before class, ask a parent of one of the children to come prepared to share his or her family tree, or to tell a story about an ancestor. • You could also share about your own ancestors.
Because of Jesus Christ and His Resurrection, I will be resurrected.Possible Activity ‘D’ • Invite a member of the bishopric to share some things the children can do to be worthy to enter the temple. • Ask the children what they can do to remember to do these things. • Write their ideas on the board. • Invite them to make a goal to go to the temple someday.
After I am resurrected, I can live in the celestial kingdom.Possible Activity ‘A’ • Read 1 Corinthians 15:40–41 and invite a child to draw a sun, moon, and star on the board. • Ask class members to identify which kind of resurrected body is represented by each drawing.
After I am resurrected, I can live in the celestial kingdom.Possible Activity ‘B’ • Sing together a song about temples, such as “The Lord Gave Me a Temple” (Children’s Songbook, 153). • What does this song teach us about preparing to live in celestial glory?
After I am resurrected, I can live in the celestial kingdom.Possible Activity ‘C’ • Explain that Joseph Smith had a vision in which he saw three kingdoms that match the kinds of bodies Paul describes. • Help the children find phrases from Doctrine and Covenants 76:50–53, 70; 76:71–79; 76:81–82 that describe these three kingdoms.
