Links to free resources for children, youth, and adults to enhance the Come, Follow Me reading of Doctrine and Covenants 67-70. Choose one thing a day to do with your children or choose a couple to do for family home evening.
Everyone
Saints, Volume 1 – The Gift Has Returned – Narrative history of events surrounding the revelations
Sing Along – Baptism – Gather the family together to sing this Primary song.
Sing Along – I’m Trying to Be Like Jesus – Gather the family together to sing this Primary song.
Sing Along – Come, Follow Me – Gather the family together to sing this hymn.
Sing Along – When I Am Baptized – Gather the family together to sing this Primary song.
Sing Along – The Family is of God – Gather the family together to sing this Primary song.
Children
Activity – I Will Be Baptized When I am Eight Years Old – Color and cut out to show how you are baptized by immersion.
Activity – The Baptism Covenant – Cut out and mix up these cards. Then take turns matching cards that go together. With each match, talk about that part of the baptism covenant.
Activity – Find the Differences – Find the differences between two pictures of a girl having a baptism interview with her bishop.
Activity – Learning about Baptism – Learn about the steps of baptism by reading and coloring in the boxes on these pages.
Activity – Baptism and confirmation are ordinances that bless my family – Coloring Page
Activity – We receive the ordinances of salvation through the priesthood – Coloring Page
Activity – When I am baptized, I make a covenant with God – Coloring Page
Article – Families Are Blessed When They Follow the Prophet – Tomás helps his family follow the prophet by holding family home evening.
Article – Following Prophets and Apostles – Learn more about what prophets are and how you can follow them.
Audio – The Doctrine and Covenants – A Primary teacher and children learn about the Doctrine and Covenants. The Doctrine and Covenants is a collection of the revelations that Joseph Smith received about the Church. The Doctrine and Covenants tells of the truth of the Book of Mormon and the commandments of God.
Video – The Doctrine and Covenants – Doctrine and Covenants Scripture Reader
Video – Parents Should Teach Their Children – Doctrine and Covenants Scripture Reader
Video – Mary and Caroline Rollins – Doctrine and Covenants Scripture Stories
Video – Sophia’s Baptism Promises – Sophia learns how best to explain to her friend Ava the importance of the two-way promise she’ll make with Heavenly Father during her baptism. These promises are called covenants.
Youth
Video – Being Diligent and Concerned at Home – Expressing love, bearing testimony, and being consistent in living the gospel are ways to be “more diligent and concerned at home.” (2:13 minutes)
Video – Two Brothers Apart – Follow Luke and Sam over several years as they struggle to understand and connect with each other. (6:13 minutes)
Video – Through Small Things – Challenged by their bishop, three youth learn what it takes to make their home a holy place.
Youth & Adults
Article – Your Refined Heavenly Home – The nearer we get to God, the more easily our spirits are touched by refined and beautiful things. If we could part the veil and observe our heavenly home, we would be impressed with the cultivated minds and hearts of those who so happily live there. A BYU Devotional by Douglas Callister.
Article – Bishop – Church History Topics
Article – Restoration of the Melchizedek Priesthood – Church History Topics
Article – The Book of John Whitmer – Revelations in Context
Article – Newel K. Whitney and the United Firm – Revelations in Context
Article – Did the Revelations Come From God? – Insights into the Doctrine and Covenants from the Liahona.
Article – A Home Where the Spirit of the Lord Dwells – You will find some of your greatest joys in your efforts to make your home a place of faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and a place that is permeated with love. A General Conference talk by Henry B. Eyring.
Video – Scriptural Revelation – Scripture Central (4:23 minutes)
Video – Become More Cheerful – Scripture Central (3:37 minutes)
Adults
Article – Keeping Our Children Close to Our Hearts – We must not pull away from our children. We must keep trying, keep reaching, keep praying, keep listening.
Article – Jesus Christ is the Strength of Parents – Help your children build faith in Jesus Christ, love His gospel and His Church, and prepare for a lifetime of righteous choices.
Article – Four Ways to Improve Family Councils – How can you work together as a family to solve problems and find greater harmony?
Article – How We Can Support Parents Through Ministering – Parents need love and support in their divine roles as mothers and fathers.
Article – Parents: The Prime Gospel Teachers of Their Children – When all is said and done, the home is the ideal forum for teaching the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Article – Chapter 25: Doctrine and Covenants 66–70 – Doctrine and Covenants Institute Student Manual
Article – Section 67, I Give You a Testimony of the Truth of These Commandments – Doctrine and Covenants Institute Student Manual
Article – Section 68, Scripture Is the Will, Mind, Word, Voice, and Power of God unto Salvation – Doctrine and Covenants Institute Student Manual
Article – Section 69, Instructions to Preserve Historical Records – Doctrine and Covenants Institute Student Manual
Article – Section 70, The Lord’s Steward – Doctrine and Covenants Institute Student Manual
Article – “A History of All the Important Things” (D&C 69:3) – BYU Religious Studies Center
Video – Discussions on the Doctrine and Covenants: D&C 66-68 – The Everlasting Covenant – Religious scholars from BYU discuss these sections. BYUtv.
Video – Come Follow Me Insights: D&C 67-70 – An overview of conferences, councils, and counsels. The beauty of a council is the variety of perspectives that are considered to get a more complete picture. Scripture Central (58:59 minutes)
Video – Act in Doctrine: D&C 67-70 – We focus on three doctrinal takeaways: 1) See the world through spiritual eyes. 2) Parents have a sacred obligation to raise children in righteousness. 3) The Lord makes us temporal and spiritual stewards, and we are accountable to Him. Scripture Central (35:30 minutes)
Video – Hard Questions in Church History: D&C 64–70 – Scripture Central (50:54 minutes)
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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