Love Thy Neighbor by Lara Goold Materials needed: scriptures, tape, enough treats for your family and to share with another person or family Preparation: Be familiar with the stories in the lesson and read the last page of this lesson, entitled, ―14 Ways to Love Your Neighbor‖ in preparation for discussing specific ways you can show love to your neighbors. Purpose: Teach family members who our neighbors are and how we can show love to them. Scripture: “Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.” Matthew 22:37-39 Songs: “Love One Another”, Children’s Songbook page 136 “Jesus Said Love Everyone”, Children’s Songbook, page 61 “I’m Trying to Be Like Jesus‖, Children’s Songbook, page 78 Opening song and prayer: Opening Activity: ―What Are Neighbors For?” story with flannel board figures: Read this fun story using the visuals included. Use tape to attach the animals to the various rooms in the house as your proceed with the story. Laugh and Discuss: Of course we’re never really going to be serving lions pizzas in our living room or have hippos in our hot tub (must be nice having a hot tub and a sauna °Ü°), but we will have many opportunities in our life to be a good neighbor. Lead into the more serious story of the Good Samaritan. Lesson: Good Samaritan: Using the flannel board figures and summary provided, read or retell the parable of the Good Samaritan. Discuss: Apply the principles in these stories to your own lives. Who are your neighbors? Be specific with them (ex. The elderly lady from our ward, or the lonely boy at school, or even a grandparent who lives far away). Make sure they understand that someone doesn’t have to live in our neighborhood to be a neighbor in the Lord’s eyes. Think of small ways that you can show love to your neighbors (the list provided at the end of the lesson may be helpful in this discussion). Plan: Put this lesson into action and plan a family service project and carry it out (the sooner the better, while it’s still fresh in their minds). Activity: My Circle of Love: Spin and Serve Game: Take turns spinning the ―Circle of Love‖ wheel. Have them name a specific way they could show love to that person. This activity will really emphasize to younger children that it is not necessary for someone to live in our neighborhood for them to be a neighbor. Deliver Treats: Share your extra treats with someone who could use a little pick-me-up. Closing song and prayer:
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Love Thy Neighbor by Lara Goold
Materials needed: scriptures, tape, enough treats for your family and to share with another person or family
Preparation: Be familiar with the stories in the lesson and read the last page of this lesson, entitled, ―14 Ways to Love
Your Neighbor‖ in preparation for discussing specific ways you can show love to your neighbors.
Purpose: Teach family members who our neighbors are and how we can show love to them.
Scripture: “Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with
all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy
neighbour as thyself.” Matthew 22:37-39
Songs: “Love One Another”, Children’s Songbook page 136
“Jesus Said Love Everyone”, Children’s Songbook, page 61
“I’m Trying to Be Like Jesus‖, Children’s Songbook, page 78
Opening song and prayer:
Opening Activity:
―What Are Neighbors For?” story with flannel board figures: Read this fun story using the visuals
included. Use tape to attach the animals to the various rooms in the house as your proceed with the story.
Laugh and Discuss: Of course we’re never really going to be serving lions pizzas in our living room or
have hippos in our hot tub (must be nice having a hot tub and a sauna °Ü°), but we will have many
opportunities in our life to be a good neighbor. Lead into the more serious story of the Good
Samaritan.
Lesson:
Good Samaritan: Using the flannel board figures and summary provided, read or retell the parable of
the Good Samaritan.
Discuss: Apply the principles in these stories to your own lives. Who are your neighbors? Be specific
with them (ex. The elderly lady from our ward, or the lonely boy at school, or even a grandparent who
lives far away). Make sure they understand that someone doesn’t have to live in our neighborhood to be a
neighbor in the Lord’s eyes. Think of small ways that you can show love to your neighbors (the list
provided at the end of the lesson may be helpful in this discussion).
Plan: Put this lesson into action and plan a family service project and carry it out (the sooner the better,
while it’s still fresh in their minds).
Activity:
My Circle of Love: Spin and Serve Game: Take turns spinning the ―Circle of Love‖ wheel. Have
them name a specific way they could show love to that person. This activity will really emphasize to
younger children that it is not necessary for someone to live in our neighborhood for them to be a
neighbor.
Deliver Treats: Share your extra treats with someone who could use a little pick-me-up.
Closing song and prayer:
Refreshments: see recipe below
NO BAKE COOKIES
(make sure to make enough to share)
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup milk
2 cups sugar
1/4 cup cocoa
1/4 cup peanut butter
1/2 tsp. salt
2-1/2 cups oatmeal
Melt butter in pan. Add milk, sugar, and cocoa to melted butter. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Bring to boil and
cook for 1 minute. Remove from heat and immediately add peanut butter and salt. Stir to blend. Add oatmeal
and mix well.
Drop by teaspoonful onto waxed paper. Makes 4 dozen.
Or you can do it the Crain way and just dump it into a pile on a plate and let everyone dig in with spoons. Of
course Glen does not approve of this method, so we usually do it the boring way!
No matter how you serve them, they're pretty darn tasty!