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 1 Corinthians 1 – 7. Find helps for children, youth, and adults!
Everyone
Activity – Healthy From Head to Toe – As a family fill in the blank circles with the numbers they go with to learn about how to take good care of your body—from head to toe!
Activity – Human Knot – Check out this activity from Ensign and discuss ways that the principle of unity applies to families.
Activity – Our Sacred Bodies – This Ensign article provides “ideas for helping children appreciate their bodies as amazing instruments for good.”
Video – We Don’t Need to Be the Same to Be One – Watch this video about embracing our differences.
Video – Room Transformation – (1 Corinthians 3-6) Keeping a home clean and beautiful serves as an analogy about keeping our lives worthy of the Spirit. Segment 1
Video – Making Choices – (1 Corinthians 3-6) Keeping a home clean and beautiful serves as an analogy about keeping our lives worthy of the Spirit. Segment 2
Children
The Holy Ghost teaches me gospel truths.
Activity – The Holy Ghost – Fill in the blanks with some things you can do to feel the Holy Ghost. Then unscramble the letters to find another name for the Holy Ghost.
Article – The Holy Ghost Is – An explanation of who the Holy Ghost is and some of the ways He can help us.
Being wise means trusting in God’s wisdom.
Activity – Trust in the Lord – Fill in the blanks by looking up these twelve scriptures about trust. Then use the words you found to complete a word search activity.
Article – The Missing Box – Jorge F. Zeballos tells a story about how the Spirit taught him to trust in our Father in Heaven.
Article – Trust in the Lord – Elaine S. Dalton tells how she learned to trust in the Lord after the death of her father.
Story – Reflections – A story about a girl who learns to trust in the promises of God.
Jesus Christ is my foundation.
Activity – A Strong Foundation – Learn ways you can build a string foundation in your life while you build a rock foundation for a temple.
Activity – Jesus Christ is My Sure Foundation – Coloring page
Activity – The Living Christ – Build a foundation for a church as you learn about this section in the Living Christ.
Poster – I Can Stand Strong – Print out this poster and hang it where you can see it.
My body is like a temple. I should treat my body with respect and keep it holy.
Activity – My Body is Like a Temple – Coloring page
Activity – My Busy Body – A poem about the marvelous things our bodies can do.
Activity – Ye Are the Temple of God – coloring page
Activity – I Am Thankful for My Body – coloring page
Activity/Article – My Body is a Temple of God – A simple analogy of our bodies as a temple, as well as a maze activity that uses choices as clues to mark the right way.
Activity/Article – My Body – A Temple – An explanation of why our bodies are important. Includes an activity.
Article – My Body is a Temple – A poster with basic teachings about our bodies and how to care for them.
Youth
How Can I Show That I Know My Body Is a Sacred Gift from God?
August 2019 New Era – Full of articles about our miraculous bodies!
Article – Your Body: A Magnificent Gift to Cherish – Your body is a magnificent creation of God.
Article – Vaping, Coffee, Tea and Marijuana – Let’s clear up a few items that people today may be confused about when it comes to the Word of Wisdom.
Article – Personal Purity – One who uses the God-given body of another without divine sanction abuses the very soul of that individual, abuses the central purpose and processes of life.
Video – I Choose to Be Pure – Six interfaith youth speak candidly on why they have chosen to be sexually pure.
Video – God’s Greatest Creation – As children of God, we are His greatest creation. “Anyone who studies the workings of the human body has surely seen God moving in His majesty and power.” -Elder Russell M. Nelson
Youth and Adults
Teaching Resources – Come Follow Up: 1 Corinthians 1-7 – Artwork, quotes and videos to aid teachers in leading the discussion for this lesson.
The members of Christ’s Church strive to be united.
Article – We Need Christ’s Church – This New Era article offers five reasons why we need the Church, including to experience the blessings of unity.
Article – Our Hearts Knit as One – The Saints can accomplish any purpose of the Lord when fully united in righteousness.
Article – With One Accord – In order to reach our sublime destiny, we need each other, and we need to be unified.
To accomplish God’s work, I need the wisdom of God.
Article – Seek Ye Out of the Best Books – As we study from the best books, we protect ourselves against the menacing jaws of those that seek to gnaw at our spiritual roots.
I need the Holy Ghost in order to understand the things of God.
Article – Q & A: How DO I Know When I am Feeling the Spirit? –
Article – How to Receive the Holy Ghost – With all of our uniqueness, we all have some things in common. We are all in the probationary test of mortality. And, wherever we live, that test will become increasingly difficult. The key for each of us will be to accept and hold the gift we have been promised by God.
My body is sacred.
Article/Video – Love and Marriage – Wendy Watson Nelson, Worldwide Devotional for Young Adults
Article – We Believe in Being Chaste – Obedience to the law of chastity will increase our happiness in mortality and make possible our progress in eternity.
Video – Chastity: What are the limits? – Latter-day Saint teens are counseled to stay sexually pure, but what exactly are the limits? Using teachings of modern prophets, this presentation shows how we can find happiness and peace through staying chaste.
Adults
Article – Paul’s Teachings in 1 Corinthians on Women – BYU Religious Studies Center
Article – The Stumbling Blocks of First Corinthians – BYU Religious Studies Center
Article – The “I’s” of Corinth: Modern Problems Not New – BYU Religious Studies Center
Article – Paul’s Inspired Teachings on Marriage – BYU Religious Studies Center
Chart – Overview of the Epistles: 1 Corinthians – BYU Studies
Chart – Teachings of Peter & Paul About Marriage – BYU Studies
Video – Come Follow Up: 1 Corinthians 1-7 – Come Follow Up host Ben Lomu leads the discussion with gospel scholar Josh Matson and special guest Jason Carroll on the following topics: The Members of Christ’s Church Strive to Be United and The Spirit Reveals All Things. BYUtv
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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