In Remembrance – Matthew 26; Mark 14; John 13

Free resources from church websites to help you teach the doctrine and principles found in this week’s Come, Follow Me New Testament reading for Matthew 26; Mark 14; John 13. Find helps for children, youth, and adults!

Everyone

Audio – Spiritual Strength – This episode of Music with a Message, entitled “Spiritual Strength,” combines inspirational music with the message of finding strength through Jesus Christ. We spiritually fortify ourselves to handle our personal challenges by taking the sacrament and remembering Him.

Audio – The Betrayal – In this episode, titled “The Betrayal,” we learn of the schemes of the Pharisees to put Jesus to death. Judas Iscariot assists them in their plans by agreeing to deliver Jesus to them. The final Passover meal is portrayed, as is the institution of the sacrament of bread and wine. After Judas’ departure, we hear Jesus’ magnificent Intercessory Prayer and His pleadings to the Father for His brethren, the Apostles. Finally, we hear depicted the gathering at Gethsemane and Jesus’ eventual suffering as He takes upon Himself the sins and suffering of all humankind.

Video – Always Remember Him – The sacrament is an ordinance in which Church members partake of bread and water in remembrance of the sacrifice of Jesus Christ. Through this ordinance, Church members renew the covenants they made with God when they were baptized. (5:27 minutes)

Video – Love One Another – See examples of love and kindness set to the music of a beautiful hymn.

Children

Lesson – Jesus Christ’s Triumphal Entry and the Last Supper – To help each child understand the importance of partaking of the sacrament each week as a reminder to always remember Jesus Christ. New Testament Primary Manual

Video – The First Sacrament – New Testament Scripture Reader

Video – Sacrament – We asked kids to tell us the story of the Last Supper in their own words and to explain why it matters for our lives today.

The sacrament helps me remember Jesus Christ and His sacrifice for me.

Activity – The Last Supper – Search and Find

Activity – The Sacrament Can Help Me Remember Jesus – Make a booklet to color during the sacrament

Activity – The Last Supper – New Testament Scriptures Figures

Activity – A Girl Taking the Sacrament – coloring page

Activity – My Family is Blessed When We Remember Jesus Christ – coloring page

Activity – Making the Sacrament Special – A fill-in-the-blank activity using a sacrament prayer and tips for making the sacrament more meaningful.

Activity – Sacrament – A word search using words related to the sacrament.

Activity – The Sacrament – Cut out pictures that involve the sacrament, then glue them into the right box.

Activity/Article – Remembering Jesus Christ During the Sacrament – A wheel depicting various scenes which can help children remember Christ as they partake of the sacrament.

Activity/Article – I Will Remember Jesus Christ – Create a booklet to write down things learned about Jesus Christ in the sacrament hymns.

Article – Remembering Jesus – A simple illustrated story for young children

Article – Jesus Gave Us the Sacrament – A retelling for young children

Article – The Sacrament Helps Us Remember Jesus – Includes a bookmark to print out.

Article – The Atonement – An explanation of the Atonement.

Article – Taking the Sacrament – Ideas for helping young children understand the meaning of the sacrament.

Audio – The First Sacrament – A Primary teacher and children talk about something very special-the Last Supper the Savior had with His Apostles. The most important thing that we can do on the Sabbath is take the sacrament, but just eating the bread and drinking the water is not enough; we need to think about the Savior and His sacrifice as we do so. We need to think about the love that He showed for us, as well as the love that we feel toward Him. As we prepare for and then take the sacrament with love in our hearts and the Savior on our mind, we will feel the Spirit as we accept His sacrifice more fully in our lives.

I can love others as Jesus did. Disciples of Jesus Christ love others as He did.

Activity – “What I Know” – A simple poem with actions about loving others as Jesus does.

Activity – “For Little Friends: Jesus Christ Loves Everyone” – Make a booklet that shows Jesus Christ giving love to others as you think about people to show love to.

Activity/Article – Different but the Same – President Henry B. Eyring teaches that we can find common ground and have love for those from different backgrounds. Includes fill-in-the-blank activities.

Activity/Article – Loving Others as Jesus Loves Us – President Dallin H. Oaks shares some ways we can love others as the Savior loves us. Includes an activity to make a friendship chain.

Activity/Article – I’ll Walk with You – An illustrated adaptation of this song from the Children’s Songbook for young children. Includes a maze.

Article – Guided by Love – Dieter F. Uchtdorf tells us love should be our walk and our talk.

Jesus Christ showed me how to serve others.

Activity – The Second Commandment – Help this boy through the playground maze so he can include someone who is being left out.

Activity – My Family and I Can Serve Others – Coloring page

Story – Megan’s Lambs – A girl and her elderly neighbor find a way to help each other.

Youth & Adults

Teaching Resources – Come Follow Up: Matthew 26; Mark 14; John 13 – Artwork, quotes, and video clips to aid teachers in leading the discussion for this lesson.

“She is come … to anoint my body to the burying.”

Article – Even as I Am – The Savior has work for us to do. He is not satisfied with worship alone. He is not content merely with adoration. He asks us for service—day-to-day service in His church and kingdom.

Article – Are We Not All Beggars? – Rich or poor, we are to “do what we can” when others are in need.

“Lord, is it I?”

Article – Lord, Is It I? – We must put aside our pride, see beyond our vanity, and in humility ask, “Lord, is it I?”

Article – The Word is Commitment – When our progress seems to be at a standstill, it is well for us to ask who is at fault. Is it I? Am I sufficiently committed to righteous goals? Do I have the courage, fortitude, and wisdom to apply self-examination—or will I be inclined to try and decide which of my associates will fail?

The sacrament is an opportunity to remember the Savior.

Article – The Sabbath and the Sacrament – Let your family be filled with love as you honor the Sabbath all day long and experience its spiritual blessings throughout the week.

Article – The Living Bread Which Came Down from Heaven – If we yearn to dwell in Christ and have Him dwell in us, then holiness is what we seek.

Article – The Sacrament Can Help Us Become Holy – Consider five ways to increase the impact and power of our regular participation in the sacred ordinance of the sacrament.

Article – Always Remember Him – Each week, in partaking of the sacrament, we covenant to always remember Him. Drawing on the nearly 400 scripture references to the word remember, here are six ways we can always remember Him.

Video – The Jar – A doctrinal explanation of how the Lord’s justice and mercy affect us. Segment 1

Video – Testimonies – A doctrinal explanation of how the Lord’s justice and mercy affect us. Segment 2

Video – Sacrament Montage – A doctrinal explanation of how the Lord’s justice and mercy affect us. Segment 3

The Savior is our example of humbly serving others.

Article – Following Jesus: Being a Peacemaker – Peacemakers are not passive; they are persuasive in the Savior’s way.

Article – Followers of the Prince of Peace – As we strive to develop attributes like the Savior’s, we can become instruments of His peace in the world.

My love for others is a sign that I am a true disciple of Jesus Christ.

Article – The Great Commandment – When we reach out to assist the least of Heavenly Father’s children, we do it unto Him.

Article – Charity: Perfect and Everlasting Love – As we increasingly think and act like Him, the attributes of the natural man will slip away to be replaced by the heart and the mind of Christ.

Article – Patterns of Discipleship – Learning about Christ and His ways leads us to know and to love Him.

Article – Seeing More of Jesus Christ in Our Lives – The Savior invites us to see our lives through Him in order to see more of Him in our lives.

Article – Valiant Discipleship in the Latter Days– Let us be confident, not apologetic, valiant, not timid, faithful, not fearful as we hold up the Lord’s light in these last days.

Adults

Article – Little Children and the Sacrament – Our little children sensed that the sacrament was important to us. We could have done more to help them see that it was also important to them.

Article – The Sacrament: Building upon Christ’s Rock – BYU Religious Studies Center

Article – The Setting and Sacrament of the Christian Community – BYU Religious Studies Center

Video – Our Savior in the Gospels: Preparation for the Last Supper – Religious scholars discuss Jesus’ preparation for the Last Supper during the Passover feast as well as Judas’s actions of betrayal. BYUtv (26:47 minutes)

Video – Our Savior in the Gospels: The Last Supper – Religious scholars discuss the conversation, events, and lessons that occurred between Jesus and the twelve apostles in the upper room during the Last Supper. BYUtv (26:47 minutes)

Video – Come Follow Up: Matthew 26; Mark 14; John 13 – Come Follow Up host Ben Lomu leads the discussion with gospel scholar Joshua Matson and special guest Brian Ray on the following topics: The Sacrament Is an Opportunity to Remember the Savior and “Lord, Is It I?”. BYUtv (55:55 minutes)