In this post, weʻll look at some activity ideas that can help children learn more about the principles in Doctrine and Covenants chapter 1
1. Revelation
Principle: God speaks to us through His prophets.
- Practical Life: Sending Messages
- Create a “message delivery” activity. Provide small envelopes with simple messages like “God loves you” or “Follow Jesus.” Have children practice delivering these messages, symbolizing how God sends guidance through prophets.
- Include a picture of a prophet (like Joseph Smith) in the activity to discuss how God revealed His words to him.
- Language: Matching Revelation Cards
- Prepare three-part cards with key words like Revelation, Prophet, and Commandments, including a simple definition and picture. Encourage children to match and explore these terms.
2. Jesus Christ is the Savior
Principle: Jesus Christ is central to God’s plan.
- Sensorial: Light of Christ
- Provide a lantern or electric candle. Show how light spreads in the dark, symbolizing how Jesus is the light of the world. Let children take turns holding the light and reflect on how they can follow Him.
- Art: Portrait of Christ
- Provide simple art materials (watercolors, crayons, or pencils) to create their own interpretation of Jesus’ love and guidance. Use pictures of Jesus as inspiration.
3. Commandments Help Us
Principle: Keeping God’s commandments brings blessings.
- Practical Life: Following Directions
- Create a simple activity involving steps to complete a task (e.g., setting a table or watering a plant). Emphasize that, just like following these instructions helps us succeed, following commandments helps us stay close to God.
- Control of Error: Path to Happiness
- Create a small maze or obstacle course with instructions. Highlight how following “the path” leads to a happy outcome, much like obeying God’s commandments.
4. God’s Word Will Go to All Nations
Principle: God’s gospel is for everyone.
- Cultural Activity: World Exploration
- Provide a globe or world map with pictures of missionaries, temples, or scriptures placed around it. Discuss how God’s message is being shared worldwide.
- Art and Craft: Scripture Scrolls
- Give children small pieces of paper to roll into “scrolls.” Let them draw or write symbols that represent God’s love. These can symbolize scriptures being shared around the world.
5. Preparing for the Second Coming
Principle: Jesus Christ will come again, and we need to prepare.
- Nature Connection: Planting Seeds
- Provide seeds, soil, and small pots. Explain that just as we prepare for plants to grow, we prepare for Jesus to return by loving others and following Him.
- Practical Life: Cleaning and Organizing
- Teach that preparing for Jesus means having a clean heart and home. Involve children in a cleaning or organizing activity while discussing how we can prepare spiritually.
6. God’s Voice is for Everyone
Principle: God speaks to individuals as well as nations.
- Sensorial: Whispered Words
- Play a quiet “listening” game. Whisper kind phrases or scriptures, teaching that God’s voice can be soft and gentle.
- Language: Writing Promises
- Provide small slips of paper where children can “write” (draw or trace) their own promises to God, like “I will be kind” or “I will listen to my parents.”
7. God’s Work Cannot Be Stopped
Principle: The Restoration of the gospel is ongoing and unstoppable.
- Building Activity: Tower of Faith
- Use blocks to build a tower, emphasizing that God’s work grows stronger as we follow Him. Even if some pieces fall, the foundation remains.
- Art: Endless Path
- Provide paper and crayons for children to draw a winding path or rainbow. Explain that God’s work is like a path that keeps going and blesses everyone.
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