Links to free resources for children, youth, and adults to enhance the Come, Follow Me Book of Mormon reading of Ether 6-11.
Everyone
Activity – Prophets and Apostles – Print this page from the Friend to help your family get to know the First Presidency and the Twelve Apostles.
Activity – Women Who Help Lead the Church – Print this page from the September 2020 Friend to teach your family about women who exemplify Christlike leadership.
Activity – Book of Mormon Timeline – A timeline that shows how the Jaredites fit chronologically in the Book of Mormon.
Sing Along – Thankful – Gather the family to sing along to the words in this Primary song.
Video – I Need Thee Every Hour – Listen to the Tabernacle Choir on Temple Square sing this hymn.
Children
Activity – The Jaredites are Led to the Promised Land – Use these scripture figures to re-tell the scripture story.
Activity – Book of Mormon Hero: The Brother of Jared – Print off the hero card and discuss ways you can be faithful like the Brother of Jared.
Activity – Brothers of Faith – Crossword puzzle about the Jaredites
Activity – Picture the Answer – Draw pictures on the blanks to complete the story of the Jaredites.
Activity – Music Makes Me Happy – Coloring Page
Activity – Heavenly Father Comforts Me When I am Scared – Make a barge like the Jaredites
Activity – “I am thankful to know that we are all children of God.” – Coloring page
Article – “My faith in Jesus Christ blesses my life. I am thankful for my blessings.” – Coloring page
Activity – 3-D Thankful Apple – Instructions for making a paper apple that has things you are grateful for written on it.
Activity – Fishing for Blessings – Play this game with your family to talk about ways Heavenly Father has blessed you.
Activity/Article – Safe on the Sea – Thomas S. Monson uses the story of the Jaredites to teach how to be safe on the seas of life. Includes a coloring page of a child in a boat.
Activity/Article – Sharing Time: Giving Thanks – Learn several ways to say “thank you.” Includes scripture stories about being thankful.
Article – Give Thanks for Everything – President Thomas S. Monson shares a story about a woman who finds a way to say thank you despite her trials.
Article – Traveling to the Promised Land – Read an illustrated retelling for young children about Jared and his brother and their journey to the promised land. (From the Friend.)
Article – Following Prophets and Apostles – In this Friend article, learn more about why prophets are important and how we can follow them.
Story – Count Your Blessings – Jacy is having a hard time falling asleep, so her dad helps her to count her blessings
Story – I love Being Me! – Josh realizes how grateful he is for his life.
Video – The Jaredites Travel to the Promised Land – Book of Mormon Stories Reader
Youth
Article – You Need to Leave This Place – In this New Era article, learn how a young man, reluctant to move, ended up finding his own “promised land” through sacrifice and prayer.
Article – Learning to Be a Leader – In this New Era article, learn everyday leadership skills that can help you, and those around you, draw closer to the Savior.
Youth & Adults
Article – Grateful in Any Circumstances – Have we not reason to be filled with gratitude, regardless of the circumstances in which we find ourselves?
Article – Gratitude on the Sabbath Day – For Latter-day Saints, the Sabbath is a day of gratitude and love.
Article – The Divine Gift of Gratitude – A grateful heart … comes through expressing gratitude to our Heavenly Father for His blessings and to those around us for all that they bring into our lives.
Article – The Greatest Leaders Are the Greatest Followers – This general conference address by Stephen W. Owen shows that when we follow Jesus Christ, we will become better leaders to others.
Article – A Promised Land – This Ensign article by Jeffrey R. Holland explores the history of the American continent as a promised land and how we can establish Zion wherever we are.
Video – KnoWhy 240: Where did the Brother of Jared Get the Idea of Shining Stones? – Book of Mormon Central
Video – KnoWhy 241: Why Is The Book of Ether an Epic? – Book of Mormon Central
Video – KnoWhy 242: Why Did Moroni Comment So Much Throughout Ether? – Book of Mormon Central
Video – KnoWhy 243: Why Did Snakes Infest Jaredite Lands During a Famine? – Book of Mormon Central
Video – KnoWhy 244: Why Did Riplakish Construct a Beautiful Throne? – Book of Mormon Central
Video – KnoWhy 245: Why Does the Book of Mormon Include the Rise and Fall of Two Nations? – Book of Mormon Central
Adults
Article – The Jaredites—A Case Study in Following the Brethren – In this article from the BYU Religious Studies Center, Douglas Brinley attributes the utter destruction of the Jaredites to their failure to listen to the warnings and words of the prophets. He details the entire narrative, pointing out in which ways the Jaredites failed to follow their church leaders.
Video – Discussions on the Book of Mormon: Ether 7 – 11 – Learn about prophesies found in the book of Ether about the latter-day witnesses of the Book of Mormon as well as other prophesies, teachings, and history contained in the same book. BYUtv.
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