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 Revelation 1-5. Find helps for children, youth, and adults!
Everyone
Activity – Symbol Sketch-and-Guess – This family-friendly activity from the Ensign can help your family better understand the many key symbols in the book of Revelation.
Activity – Journal Page – Invite family members to use this journal guide to help them recognize when and how Heavenly Father has helped them overcome challenges.
Activity – The Plan of Salvation Equals LOVE – Use this as a family home evening lesson to not only teach the plan of salvation but to show hoe Jesus Christ is a part of every step of the plan.
Video – What Is the Purpose and Meaning of Life? | Now You Know – Where did we come from? Why are we here on earth? And where do we go after we die? We’ve all asked these questions hoping to discover the purpose of life. Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints believe that God has a plan for us. It’s called the plan of salvation, and it contains the answers to life’s questions. Jesus Christ is the central figure in God’s plan.
Children
Activity/Article – A Testimony of Truth – An article that explains who John is, what he wrote about, and includes a picture to color.
I can shine the Savior’s light.
Music – This Little Light of Mine – Musical number from Friend to Friend: Covenants and Blessings, originally broadcast in September 2023.
Video – Jesus Is Our Light – Draw with Me
Video – Shine Your Light so Others Can See – Sister Cordon shares a childhood experience when Elder L. Tom Perry of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles was hosted by her family on their farm in Idaho Falls, Idaho.
I can invite Jesus Christ into my life.
Activity – I Can Invite Jesus Christ into My Life – Color and hang on your doorknob.
Activity/Article – Jesus at My Bedside – In this story from the Friend, a boy who is afraid of the dark is comforted by thinking about the Savior. Includes a bookmark to cut out and color.
Jesus Christ is the only one worthy to be my Savior.
Activity – The Scriptures Teach of Heavenly Father’s Plan – This activity from the Friend invites people to match scriptures with corresponding illustrations of God’s plan.
Activity – Heavenly Father Prepared a Way for Me to Return to Him – This activity from the Friend invites people to make a poster showing their path back to Heavenly Father.
Article – Why Is Jesus Christ So Important to Us? – Dallin H. Oaks answers this question in a message adapted for the Friend.
If I am committed to the Savior’s gospel, I will receive great blessings in heaven.
Activity – Choose the Right Way – A maze-like game that uses pictures of right and wrong choices. Includes ideas for parents to teach about how good choices make us happy.
Article – The Harvest – Elder Aoyagi of the Seventy tells the story of how he was blessed for wanting to attend church as a child.
Youth
How Does Jesus Christ Make Heavenly Father’s Plan Possible?
Activity – The Plan of Salvation Equals LOVE – Use this as a lesson to not only teach the plan of salvation but to show hoe Jesus Christ is a part of every step of the plan.
Article – Answering Questions about the Plan of Salvation – This article from the New Era contains short answers you can give when people ask you about the plan of salvation, including “What is the role of Jesus Christ?”
Article – Behold the Man! – Those who find a way to truly behold the Man find the doorway to life’s greatest joys and the balm to life’s most demanding despairs.
Youth & Adults
Article – The Book of Revelation: A Testament to the Lamb of God – The key to understanding the book of Revelation is to simply remember why it exists: to testify of the mission, mercy, and majesty of Christ.
Article – Understanding the Book of Revelation – In this Ensign article Bruce R. McConkie uses a question-and-answer format to explain the background and teachings of the book of Revelation.
Article – Joseph Smith and the Book of Revelation – This Ensign article explains how Joseph Smith contributed to our understanding of the book of Revelation.
Teaching Resources – Come Follow Up: Revelation 1-5 – Artwork, quotes, and video clips to aid teachers in leading the discussion for this lesson.
John’s vision teaches about Heavenly Father’s plan to save His children.
Article – Messages of the Book of Revelation for Latter-day Saints – Four passages in the book of Revelation with specific application to Latter-day Saints reveal that God will care for and protect His followers in the last days.
Jesus Christ is the Living Son of the Living God.
Jesus Christ knows me personally and will help me overcome my challenges.
Article – Jesus Christ the Caregiver of Our Soul – As we genuinely repent of our sins, we allow the atoning sacrifice of Christ to become wholly effective in our life.
Article – Face Life’s Tests with the Savior’s Help – In this devotional excerpt in the New Era Henry B. Eyring shares how the Savior helps us face life’s challenges.
Article – My Bad Back – In this New Era story, a young man with a painful medical condition shares how remembering Jesus Christ’s Atonement helps him be grateful rather than complain.
Only Jesus Christ could make Heavenly Father’s plan possible.
Article – The Atonement of Jesus Christ – In this Ensign article Jeffrey R. Holland explains the need for an atonement and identifies three reasons why only the Savior could fulfill this need.
Adults
Article – Teaching the Book of Revelation: Five Considerations – BYU Religious Studies Center
Article – Understanding Images and Symbols in the Book of Revelation – BYU Religious Studies Center
Article – The Exalted Lord – BYU Religious Studies Center
Video – The Acts to Revelation: Rev. 1-3: The Words of This Prophecy – Religious scholars discuss the revelation of Jesus Christ and the visions of John of the last days that begin in Revelation chapters 1 through 3. BYUtv
Video – The Acts to Revelation: Rev. 1-3: “Alpha and Omega” – Religious scholars continue to discuss Revelation chapters 1 through 3 which detail John’s vision of the Risen Lord in the last days and details of eternal life. BYUtv
Video – The Acts to Revelation: Rev. 4-6: “A Sea of Glass” – Religious scholars discuss the meaning of symbolic images described in Revelation chapters 4 through 6 and how these images are meant to arouse curiosity in readers. BYUtv
Video – Come Follow Up: Revelation 1-5 – Come Follow Up host Ben Lomu leads the discussion with gospel scholar Josh Matson and special guest Dallyn Bayles on the following topics: Jesus Christ Knows Me Personally and Will Help Me Overcome My Challenges and I Can Better Make Changes as I Let the Savior into My Life. 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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