A New Spirit Will I Put Within You – Ezekiel 1-3; 33-34; 36-37; 47

Gathered in this post are resources to help you teach your family not only the stories of the people in the Old Testament but also the doctrine and principles found in the study block for the Come, Follow Me reading of Ezekiel 1-3; 33-34; 36-37; 47. There are resources for children, youth, and adults. Every resource linked to is free! Most links are to church websites or websites approved for further gospel study. Choose on thing a day to do with your family or a couple to do for family home evening. Enjoy!

Everyone

Video – And the River Will Grow – Dale G. Renlund and his family discuss the prophet Ezekiel’s vision of the waters flowing from the house of the Lord. The river of water represents blessings, which flow from the temples to heal families and give them life. (3:43 minutes)

Video – Watchman on the Tower – (Ezekiel 33:1-7) The Lord calls prophets to be the “watchmen” on the tower. (4:17 minutes)

Primary Children

Prophets are like watchmen who warn us of danger. Ezekiel 3:17

Activity/Article – Sharing Time: The Prophet Speaks for Heavenly Father – This mobile illustrates how that prophets teach us what Christ wants us to do.

Activity/Article – Sharing Time: Listen to a Prophet’s Voice! – Includes a carousel of pictures showing what prophets have asked us to do, and lists of what we can do to follow.

Activity/Article – Sharing Time: God Tells His Prophets – Includes instructions for a mobile about truths God has revealed through his prophets.

Article – Following Prophets and Apostles – Learn more about what prophets are and how you can follow them.

Story – A Prophet’s Counsel – A young girl and her mother discuss the importance of listening to the prophet’s counsel.

Jesus Christ can help me change my heart. Ezekiel 2:3–4; 3:7; 36:26–27

Activity – What is Repentance? – Follow the lines find the steps of repentance.

Activity/Article – Repentance: Turning From Wrong to Right – Includes a reminder to color and hang in your room.

Story – Spring Cleaning – When President Gordon B. Hinckley (1910–2008) was a boy, his family cleaned their house from top to bottom every spring. We, too, can know the joy of being clean through the Savior.

Video – The Shiny Bicycle – Everybody makes mistakes, and even though it’s not easy, with the help of Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ we can receive forgiveness for our sins. (3:04 minutes)

The scriptures teach me about Jesus Christ. Ezekiel 37:15-19

Activity – The Scriptures Teach Me About Jesus Christ – Write or draw what you have learned about Jesus Christ.

Article – The Book of Mormon Teaches of Jesus Christ – A brief summary of the Book Mormon with the emphasis on our Savior.

Activity/Article – The Words of Christ – Includes instructions for making and coloring a scripture reference activity.

The Bible and the Book of Mormon help “gather” us to Jesus Christ. Ezekiel 37:19–23

Activity – I Love the Scriptures – Coloring page

Article – Why is it important to have both the Bible and the Book of Mormon? – Elder L. Tom Perry of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles testifies that both the Bible and the Book of Mormon are necessary for our salvation.

Story – What the Bible Taught Me – Elder Christoffel Golden of the Seventy shares how reading the Bible when he was young helped him to know the gospel was true when the missionaries taught his family.

Great blessings come from the temple. Temple blessings can heal our hearts and families. Ezekiel 47:1-12

Activity – I Love to See the Temple – A booklet to color and cut out with the words of the song “I Love to See the Temple.”

Activity/Article – Temples Bless Families – Includes quotes about temples and two family home evening ideas.

Article – The Temple and You – Joy D. Jones of the Primary presidency encourages children to do family history work and prepare to enter the temple. 

Story – Forever Brothers – After being adopted, Markus is sealed to his family in the temple.

Story – Just Like Mommy – A rebus story about being sealed in the temple.

Video – How to Draw a Temple | Come Create with Me – Gospel for Kids (10:51 minutes)

Video – How to Make a Temple with Rock Art | Come Create with Me – Gospel for Kids (10:18 minutes)

Sunday School – Youth and Adults

Teaching Resources – Come Follow Up: Ezekiel – Artwork, scriptures, and quotes to aid teachers in presenting the lesson.

Video – The Watchmen on the Tower in Ezekiel – In Ezekiel 33, the Lord tells the parable of the watchman to teach Ezekiel about his role as the Lord’s prophet. This parable has two major lessons to teach us about the Lord’s living prophet today. First, the prophets has a better vantage point to spot spiritual danger. Second, prophets are morally obligated to declare God’s will, even when it is unpopular or offensive to do so. Book of Mormon Central (4:12 minutes)

“Thou shalt speak my words.” Ezekiel 1-3

Article – The Voice of Warning – While the duty to warn is felt especially keenly by prophets, it is a duty shared by others as well.

Article – Be a Missionary All Your Life – Quentin L. Cook teaches that the call to be a missionary is not just extended to some, nor only for a certain amount of time.

Video – The Stunning Vision of Ezekiel – Book of Mormon Central (6:51 Minutes)

The Lord wants to forgive. Ezekiel 33:10-19

Article – Our Good Shepherd – Jesus Christ, our Good Shepherd, finds joy in seeing His diseased sheep progress toward healing.

Article – Repentance: A Mighty Change of Heart – “The depth of the Savior’s atoning power in our hearts is governed by the degree to which we study and follow the words of his prophets, ancient and modern.”

Article – “A Saint Through the Atonement of Christ the Lord” – Jeffrey R. Holland explains how, throughout life’s adversity, we can still become “a saint through the atonement of Christ the Lord.”

Video – Inspiring Short: The Parable of the Bicycle | Stephen E. Robinson – In this beloved story, Stephen E. Robinson shares how the Atonement of Jesus Christ makes all the difference. BYU Speeches (4:05 minutes)

The Lord invites me to feed His sheep. Ezekiel 34

Article – The First Great Commandment – We have a life of devoted discipleship to give in demonstrating our love of the Lord.

Article – Being a More Christian Christian – This is the call of Christ to every Christian today: “Feed my lambs. … Feed my sheep.”

Video – Feed My Sheep – Tells the story of two children who try to feed a large flock of newborn lambs that had lost their mothers. Hard-to-Find Mormon Videos (14:44 minutes)

The Lord is gathering His people and giving them new life. Ezekiel 37

Article – Ezekiel’s Sticks and the Gathering of Israel – Ezekiel’s ancient prophecy of the two “sticks”—or books—does more than foresee the Bible and Book of Mormon. It marks the coming of the Book of Mormon as the beginning of the great latter-day gathering.

Video – The Gathering of Israel in Ezekiel – Book of Mormon Central (5:15 minutes)

Video – Ezekiel: Resurrection and Restoration – Book of Mormon Central (12:46 minutes)

The temple brings spiritual healing. Ezekiel 47:1-12

Article – Family History and Temple Work: Sealing and Healing – When we gather our family histories and go to the temple on behalf of our ancestors, God fulfills promised blessings simultaneously on both sides of the veil.

Article – We Need an Endowment – The endowment we receive from the Lord is not just for the temple but to help and bless us throughout our lives in a troubled world.

Article – A Compensatory Spiritual Power for the Righteous – As evil increases in the world, there are compensatory spiritual gifts—like temple work and the sabbath day—to give power to the righteous.

Article – Making Temple Worship a Pattern in Your Life – Temple worship is a source of protection and promise. In the temple, we do saving work for our dead, seal families together, and invite God into our lives.

Adults

Article – Lessons from the Old Testament: Watchmen of the Lord – One of the great blessings of membership in the restored Church is the opportunity to be led by prophets and apostles of the Lord, just as members of the ancient Church were led.

Article – Ezekiel: Watchman of Israel – Old Testament Institute Manual

Article – Prophecies of the Restoration (Ezekiel 25–48) – Old Testament Institute Manual

Article – Ezekiel: Prophet of Judgment, Prophet of Promise – BYU Religious Studies Center

Article – Symbolic Action as Prophecy in the Old Testament – BYU Religious Studies Center

Article – Approaching Holiness: Sacred Space in Ezekiel – BYU Religious Studies Center

Podcast – Follow Him: Ezekiel part 1 (video link) – How does Ezekiel teach about the nature of God? Dr. Jan Martin explores themes of mercy, repentance, and mercy while she examines Ezekiel’s message to the Israelites. Find the audio to this episode here.

Podcast – Follow Him: Ezekiel part 2 (video link) – Dr. Jan Martin continues to discuss the gathering of Israel and how the Lord gives his children a new life, even freedom from the captivity of sin. Find the audio to this episode here.

Video – Discussions on the Old Testament: Ezekiel 1-11 – Religious scholars from BYU discuss these chapters in Ezekiel. BYUtv (27:44 minutes)

Video – Discussions on the Old Testament: Ezekiel 12-33– Religious scholars from BYU discuss these chapters in Ezekiel. BYUtv (27:44 minutes)

Video – Discussions on the Old Testament: Ezekiel 33-48 – Religious scholars from BYU discuss these chapters in Ezekiel. BYUtv (27:29 minutes)

Video – Come Follow Me Insights: Ezekiel 1-47 – Gaye Strathearn joins Taylor and Tyler to discuss the Book of Ezekiel. Book of Mormon Central (1:13:07 minutes)

Video – Come Follow Up: Ezekiel – Come Follow Up host Ben Lomu meets with Old Testament scholar James Goldberg as well as special guest Tyler Griffin, to discuss Ezekiel’s experience as a prophet in exile and how the Lord is gathering His people and giving them new life. (55:18 minutes)