1 Corinthians 8-13 - Sugardoodle...during sacrament meeting today to think about Jesus. Teach the Doctrine ... Ask the children what helps them make good choices. Younger Possible

1 Corinthians 8-13August 26–September 1

Invite Sharing

Invite the children to share something they did

during sacrament meeting today to think about

Jesus.

Teach the Doctrine

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Encourage learning at Home

Invite the children to share their

spiritual gifts with their families and

ask their family members what their

gifts are.

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Younger program

Heavenly Father will help me make

righteous choices.

It’s not always easy to choose

the right, but Heavenly Father

will help us make righteous

choices.

Heavenly Father will help me make

righteous choices.

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Heavenly Father has blessed me with

spiritual gifts.

Heavenly Father has given all His children spiritual gifts.

What spiritual gifts do you see in the children you teach?

Heavenly Father has blessed me with

spiritual gifts.

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I can love others.

The scriptures teach that charity is the

“pure love of Christ” (Moroni 7:47).

How can you help the children develop and

express Christlike love?

I can love others.

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Older program

Heavenly Father will help me resist

temptation.

The promises in this verse can give children confidence

that Heavenly Father will help them when they are

tempted.

Heavenly Father will help me resist

temptation.

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During the sacrament, I can think

about how I am following the Savior.

The sacrament has additional significance

for children who have been baptized.

Help them see this sacred ordinance as an

opportunity to “examine” themselves and

renew their commitment to the Savior

(1 Corinthians 11:28).

During the sacrament, I can think

about how I am following the Savior.

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I have spiritual gifts.

Paul taught that gifts of the spirit are

“given to every man” (1 Corinthians 12:7).

This principle can help the children build

their sense of self-worth, especially as they

use their gifts to bless others.

I have spiritual gifts.

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Younger Possible 1

Heavenly Father will help me make

righteous choices.

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Read 1 Corinthians 10:13 to the children, inviting them to

turn away from you when they hear the words “tempted”

or “temptation.”

Heavenly Father will help me make

righteous choices.

Possible Activity ‘B’

Create small stop signs for the children.

Tell some brief stories of people who are

about to make a wrong choice.

As the children listen, invite them to hold up

their signs when the person in the story

makes a wrong choice.

What would be the right choice?

Testify that Heavenly Father will help them

choose the right.

Heavenly Father will help me make

righteous choices.

Possible Activity ‘C’

Show a picture of Jesus, and sing with the children a

song about Jesus Christ, such as “I’m Trying to Be like

Jesus”(Children’s Songbook, 78–79).

How does remembering Jesus help us make good

choices?

Show pictures of other things that help us make good

choices, such as parents or scriptures.

Ask the children what helps them make good choices.

Younger Possible 2

Heavenly Father has blessed me with

spiritual gifts.

Possible Activity ‘A’

Read together 1 Corinthians 12:7–11, and identify the

spiritual gifts Paul named.

Think of actions that could go with these gifts of the

Spirit, and use the actions to help the children remember

the gifts.

Heavenly Father has blessed me with

spiritual gifts.

Possible Activity ‘B’

Draw a picture of a favorite gift they have received.

Heavenly Father gives us spiritual gifts to strengthen our

faith and help us bless others.

Heavenly Father has blessed me with

spiritual gifts.

Possible Activity ‘C’

Write a note for each child, describing a

spiritual gift you have seen in him or her

(or you could invite parents to write these

notes).

Wrap the notes like gifts.

Allow the children to open their gifts, and

help them read about their spiritual gifts.

Younger Possible 3

I can love others.

Possible Activity ‘A’

Read 1 Corinthians 13:8 and Moroni 7:47, and help the

children repeat the phrase “Charity is the pure love of

Christ.”

Show pictures of Jesus being loving and kind, and ask the

children how He showed love to others (see Gospel Art

Book for ideas).

I can love others.

Possible Activity ‘B’

Choose a child to stand in the front of the room.

Ask the child how he or she would serve another person in

the class.

Explain that this is one way we can show charity to

others.

Invite other children to take turns showing charity.

I can love others.

Possible Activity ‘C’

Sing a song about loving others, such as “Jesus Said Love

Everyone” or “Love One Another” (Children’s

Songbook,61, 136), with the children.

Show pictures of different people (such as a parent,

teacher, or friend), and ask the children to share how

they could serve that person.

Invite the children to think of someone they could serve

and write a note or draw a picture to give that person. If

they need other ideas, show the video “Pass It On”

(LDS.org).

Older Possible 1

Heavenly Father will help me resist

temptation.

Possible Activity ‘A’

Invite the children to read 1 Corinthians 10:13 in pairs

and summarize the verse in their own words.

Ask the children to share an experience in which

Heavenly Father helped them avoid or resist temptation.

What can we do to rely on Heavenly Father when we are

tempted?

Heavenly Father will help me resist

temptation.

Possible Activity ‘B’

Write on slips of paper temptations children may face

today.

Choose a paper and share what Heavenly Father has

given to help us avoid or resist these temptations.

For some ideas, read together Alma 13:28–29.

Older Possible 2

During the sacrament, I can think about

how I am following the Savior.

Possible Activity ‘A’

Ask a child to read 1 Corinthians 11:28.

What does it mean to “examine” ourselves before taking the sacrament?

Think of other people who examine things, like doctors, detectives, or scientists (for example, doctors examine our bodies for wounds or diseases that need to be healed).

What does their work teach us about how we should examine ourselves when we partake of the sacrament?

During the sacrament, I can think about

how I am following the Savior.

Possible Activity ‘B’

Make a list of things they can think about when they

partake of the sacrament.

Use your lists as a reminder to examine yourselves during

the sacrament.

Older Possible 3

I have spiritual gifts.

Possible Activity ‘A’

Ask the children to write on the board the spiritual gifts they find

in 1 Corinthians 12:7–11; 13:2.

Invite them to find any additional gifts mentioned in Moroni 10:8–

18 and Doctrine and Covenants 46:13–26.

Share with them some additional spiritual gifts mentioned by Elder Marvin J.

Ashton: “The gift of asking; the gift of listening; … the gift of avoiding

contention; … the gift of seeking that which is righteous; the gift of not

passing judgment; the gift of looking to God for guidance; … the gift of

caring for others; … the gift of offering prayer; the gift of bearing a mighty

testimony” (“There Are Many Gifts,” Ensign, Nov. 1987, 20).

Invite the children to talk about the spiritual gifts they see in each other.

I have spiritual gifts.

Possible Activity ‘B’

Before class, ask the parents about the gifts they see in

their children, or think about their gifts yourself.

Tell the children about these gifts, and ask them to guess

which child has that gift.

Write down one way they will use their gift to bless

someone this week.

I have spiritual gifts.

Possible Activity ‘C’

Share different situations in which people could use a

spiritual gift from 1 Corinthians 12:7–10.

Identify the spiritual gifts that could be used in each

situation.

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