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 Luke 22; John 18. Find helps for children, youth, and adults!
Everyone
Audio – The Betrayal –The Light of Men is a series of radio dramas depicting the life and ministry of the Lord Jesus Christ on the Mormon Channel.
Audio – Spiritual Strength – This episode of Music with a Message 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.
Video – The Sacrament – Children tell the story of the Last Supper in their own words.
Video – The Last Supper – Bible video
Video – The Savior Suffers in Gethsemane – Bible Video
Video – How Do I Grow Faith? – Struggling with faith? Want to gain a testimony? What might you need to do…”Your faith will grow, not by chance, but by choice.”- Neil L. Andersen (1:01 minutes)
Children
Jesus suffered for me because He loves me. In Gethsemane, Jesus Christ took upon Himself my sin and pain.
Activity – My Family is Blessed When We Remember Jesus Christ – coloring page
Article – The Atonement – An explanation of the Atonement of Jesus Christ for children.
Audio – Jesus Suffers in the Garden of Gethsemane – A Primary teacher and children discuss the suffering of the Savior in the Garden of Gethsemane. Although it was a very sad day and the Savior suffered so much pain, His sacrifice is the most important thing that has ever happened for us. Our Heavenly Father sent His Son to die for our sins because He loves us. As we follow the Savior’s example and keep the commandments, we will receive the blessings of the Savior’s sacrifice, so that we may return to live with our Heavenly Father again.
Video – Jesus Suffers in the Garden of Gethsemane – New Testament scripture reader
I can pray when I need help.
Activity – I Can Pray When I Need Help – Color and draw
Activity/Article – Heavenly Father Listens – Elder Weatherford T. Clayton shares how he learned that Heavenly Father hears and answers prayers. Includes a finding activity.
Article – Heavenly Father Hears Your Prayers – Sister Neill F. Marriott shares a couple of stories about when prayer has blessed her family.
Story – Heavenly Father Answers My Prayers – George tells of the times Heavenly Father has answered his prayers.
I can follow Jesus’s example by being obedient to Heavenly Father.
Activity – A Busy Day for Hands – How can you be obedient with your hands? A poem for young children.
Article – Courage to Live the Gospel – Elder Erich W. Kopischke of the Seventy teaches that if we obey the commandments, Heavenly Father will help us know what to do and say.
Story – Micah Obeys – Micah learns that when he does what his parents ask, he is happier.
Youth and Adults
Teaching Resources – Come Follow Up: Luke 22; John 18 – Artwork, Quotes, and Video Clips to aid teachers in leading the discussion for this lesson.
Conversion is an ongoing process.
Article – Be Ye Converted – True conversion occurs as you continue to act upon the doctrines you know are true and keep the commandments, day after day, month after month.
Article – Conversion and Commitment – In order to receive a fulness of promised blessings in our lives, and to be fully effective in our callings, we must become converted. Would any of us truly do any less than our very best in keeping a covenant or commandment, fulfilling an assignment, or in following Christ if we were truly converted in our hearts?
We become more Christlike when we choose to submit our will to the Father’s.
Article – Sweet Power of Prayer – We should pray in accord with the will of our Heavenly Father. He wants to test us, to strengthen us, and to help us achieve our full potential.
Article – The Faith to Ask and Then to Act – Faith in Jesus Christ is the key to receiving revelations of truth.
Article – Do We Trust Him? Hard Is Good – Regardless of the issue, hard can be good for those who will move forward with faith and trust the Lord and His plan.
The Savior suffered for me in Gethsemane. Jesus Christ performed an infinite Atonement for us.
Article – The Purifying Power of Gethsemane – The atonement of Christ is the most basic and fundamental doctrine of the gospel, and it is the least understood of all our revealed truths.
Video – Strengthened By the Atonement of Jesus Christ – Because of His Atonement, the Savior has the power to succor—to help—every mortal pain and affliction.
We can be faithful to Jesus Christ despite our fears and weaknesses.
Article – Remember How Merciful the Lord Hath Been – There are clusters of memories embedded in each of your lives. And these can help us to “remember how merciful the Lord hath been.”
Article – Drawing the Power of Jesus Christ into Our Lives – The gospel of Jesus Christ is filled with His power, which is available to every earnestly seeking daughter or son of God.
Article – And Peter Went Out and Wept Bitterly – As I have read this account my heart goes out to Peter. So many of us are so much like him. We pledge our loyalty; we affirm our determination to be of good courage; we declare, sometimes even publicly, that come what may we will do the right thing, that we will stand for the right cause, that we will be true to ourselves and to others. Then the pressures begin to build.
The Savior’s “kingdom is not of this world.”
Article – The Covenant of Baptism: To Be in the Kingdom and of the Kingdom – Our baptism and confirmation is the gateway into His kingdom. When we enter, we covenant to be of His kingdom—forever!
Adults
Article – The Last Supper and the Betrayal – Jesus the Christ
Article – Fallible but Faithful: How Simon the Fisherman Became Peter the Rock – BYU Religious Studies Center
Article – Gethsemane and Golgotha: Why and What the Savior Suffered– BYU Religious Studies Center
Article – The Passion of Jesus Christ – BYU Religious Studies Center
Article – Revisiting Golgotha and the Garden Tomb – BYU Religious Studies Center
Video – Our Savior in the Gospels: Gethsemane – Religious scholars discuss the group journey to the garden of Gethsemane and the solitary prayer and suffering Jesus endured within the garden. BYUtv (26:46 minutes)
Video – Come Follow Up: Luke 22; John 18 – Come Follow Up host Ben Lomu leads the discussion with gospel scholar Jenet Erickson and special guest Mark L. Pace on the following topics: The Savior Suffered for Me in Gethsemane and Long-Lasting Conversion Is a Lifelong Process. BYUtv (55:16 mintues)
I’m Montserrat. I’m a farmer’s wife, mother of eleven children, and mega chocoholic. I am a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. A Gospel Centered Home was created to help parents unleash the power of families by transforming their homes into a sanctuary of faith.
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