Gathered in this post are resources to help you teach your family not only the stories of the people in the Old Testament but also the doctrine and principles found in the study block for the Come, Follow Me reading of Exodus 19-20; 24; 31-34. There are resources for children, youth, and adults. Every resource linked to is free! Most links are to church websites or websites approved for further gospel study. Choose on thing a day to do with your family or a couple to do for family home evening. Enjoy!
Everyone
Video – 10 Commandment Memorization Tips – Teach your kids the Ten Commandments, or learn them yourself, with this cool finger trick! The Ten Commandments apply just as much today as they did in the time of Moses.
Video – Why Do We Have Prophets? – God used prophets in the biblical times to relay His message and teach His children. Today, that same God is still calling prophets. (1:37 minutes)
Video – Why Does God Give Us Commandments? – Have you ever wondered why God gives us commandments? It can feel restricting, but is that the reality? (39 seconds)
Video – Obedience to the Ten Commandments – As children of God, we have been given the wonderful gift of choice. The truest happiness and peace we can have comes by choosing to obey His laws. (3:10 minutes)
Video – The Parable of the Kite – Obedience to God can help us soar, even if at first glance, it seems to hold us down. Learn more about how stories from the Bible can help us be more obedient to God. (1:04 minutes)
Video – The Covenant Path – On the covenant path we can find the essential blessings of forgiveness and cleansing from sin. (2:30 minutes)
Video – Standing By Our Covenants and Promises – Ronald A. Rasband explains how important it is to keep the promises and covenants we make to the Lord as well as to our fellowmen. (2:10 minutes)
Video – The Sabbath is a Delight – Russell M. Nelson has said that “Faith in God engenders a love for the Sabbath. Faith in the Sabbath engenders a love for God.” What can you do to abide with the Lord? (2:54 minutes)
Video – Inspiring Short: True Blue, Through and Through – Then BYU president Jeffrey R. Holland shared a story of integrity and faith in a 1986 devotional. While traveling back from a mission in Hawaii, nineteen-year-old Joseph F. Smith had a run in with a group of men intent on hurting any member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints that they came across. Smith’s response showed courage in answering the question “For what do I live?” (1:45 minutes)
Primary Children
Lesson – The Ten Commandments – Old Testament Primary Manual
God gives me commandments because He wants me to be happy. Exodus 20:3-17
Activity – I Can Obey the Commandments – Search and Find coloring page
Activity – The Ten Commandments – Matching
Activity – The Ten Commandments – A word search with words from the Ten Commandments.
Activity – For Little Friends: Ten Commandments (A finger play) – Use your hands to teach the story of Moses receiving the Ten Commandments.
Story – Jehovah Gives Commandments – A retelling of the story of Moses and how he received the Ten Commandments.
Video – Moses on Mount Sinai – Old Testament Scripture Stories
Video – How to Draw the Ten Commandments – In this drawing lesson, the artist shows us how to illustrate the stone tablets with the Ten Commandments written on them that were given to Moses in Exodus 20. Gospel for Kids (12:17 minutes)
The Lord wants me to honor my parents. Exodus 20:12
Activity – Fathers in the Scriptures – Children match fathers in the scriptures to things they did to help their families.
Activity – Stripling Warriors – Color and cut out figures to tell the story of the stripling warriors, who honored their mothers.
Activity – Honoring Parents – Includes activity for interviewing parents to learn more about them.
Article – Following Family Rules – Suggestions for establishing family media rules.
Story – Ben Obeys – Ben is obedient to his parents and wears his bike helmet even though he thinks the other kids will make fun of him.
Story – Friend to Friend: A Mother’s Influence – Carlos H. Amado tells of his mother’s influence in his life and how happy he is to honor his parents.
Story – Glad You’re My Dad – A boy accepts his father’s decision not to come to church.
Honoring the Sabbath is a sign of my love for the Lord. Exodus 31: 12-17
Activity – Honoring the Sabbath is a Sing of My Love for the Lord – Draw and color
Activity – The Sabbath is a Delight – Make a mobile to remind you to keep the Sabbath Day holy.
Activity/Article – Doing Good on the Sabbath Day – A list of ideas to keep the Sabbath day holy.
Story – A Truckload of Saints – Benjamin De Hoyos shares how his family shared their car with 20 other people to go to church every week. He encourages us to attend our meetings, no matter how we get there.
I will not “turn aside” from God’s ways. Exodus 32:1–8, 19–24; 34:6–7
Activity – I Can Be a Good Example – Coloring page
Activity – Be Thou an Example – Decipher this code to find out how you can be an example.
Music – I Will Walk with Jesus – Sing along to this Primary song.
Poster – Courage includes doing the right thing, even though we may be afraid. – Hang this poster to remind you to have courage.
Story – The Best Coach – Jacob chooses the right even when his teammates are making bad choices.
Story – Just One Click – A girl is in an uncomfortable media situation when her friends watch videos online.
Story – The Secret Weapon – Adam learned the blessings of being kind.
Video – A Visit with Elder Soares: Keeping Baptismal Covenants – Watch a video of two children who visit Elder Ulisses Soares, and meet a young Elder Soares in an animated video. (5:15 minutes)
Youth and Adults
Video – A God of Miracles! – When we read the Bible, sometimes these miraculous, epic events like the parting of the Red Sea, can feel distant from us. While I think God does work in the small and simple details of our lives, our God is also a God of miracles. He parted the Red Sea for the Israelites, and similarly performs miracles for us today. Scripture Central (5:39 minutes)
Video – Priestly Initiation in Exodus 29 – Scripture Central (18:04 minutes)
The Lord’s covenant people are a treasure to Him. Exodus 19:3-6
Article – A Peculiar Treasure – In what ways are righteous people peculiar? There are at least three differentiating characteristics. A BYU Devotional by Merrill J. Bateman.
Article – Children of the Covenant – For us to be identified by servants of the Lord as his peculiar people is a compliment of the highest order.
Article – Ye Shall Be A Peculiar Treasure Unto Me – God has chosen his people to be his precious treasure. from the Interpreter Foundation.
Video – Becoming God’s People – Scripture Central (8:55 minutes)
Sacred experiences require preparation. Exodus 19:10-11, 17
Article – Coming to Ourselves: The Sacrament, the Temple, and Sacrifice in Service – We become converted and spiritually self-reliant as we prayerfully live our covenants.
Video – The Lord Loves Effort – In the April 2020 General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Sister Joy D. Jones of the General Primary Presidency of the Church gave a talk in which she shared a video where children were able to ask the Prophet of the Church, Russell M Nelson, any question. One of the children asked if it was hard to be a prophet to which President Nelson replied, “Of course!” followed by a story about Moses. He talked about how the Lord loves when we show our best effort. (1:38 minutes)
Video – The First Pentecost in the Old Testament – Scripture Central (13:35 minutes)
Obedience to God’s commandments brings blessings. Exodus 20:1–17
Article – Seeing Commandments as Blessings – When we truly understand the commandments, we can see that they are evidence of the great love that Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ have for us.
Article – Are You Sleeping Through the Restoration? – There is too much at stake for us as individuals, as families, and as Christ’s Church to give only a halfhearted effort to this sacred work.
Article – No Other Gods – Are we serving priorities or gods ahead of the God we profess to worship?
Article – Putting God First – Examples are everywhere in scripture to show the blessings and opportunities available to those who put God first in their lives. A BYU-I devotional by Camille Fronk.
Video – Why Does God Set Boundaries? – Scripture Central (3:42 minutes)
Video – What are the Ten Commandments? – Scripture Central (6:38 minutes)
Making covenants shows my willingness to obey God’s law. Exodus 24:1-11
Article – Abide in the Lord’s Territory – Our daily question must be, “Do my actions place me in the Lord’s or in the enemy’s territory?”
Article – Careful vs Casual – As the influences of the world increasingly embrace the evil, we must strive with all diligence to stay firmly on the path that leads us safely to our Savior.
Video – Redeemed by the Blood of Christ – Scripture Central (5:34 minutes)
Sin is turning away from God; repentance is turning toward Him and away from evil. Exodus 32-34
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 – “Repent … That I May Heal You”– The invitation to repent is rarely a voice of chastisement but rather a loving appeal to turn around and to “re-turn” toward God.
Video – Parallels Between the Golden Calf and the Fall – Exodus 32 features the account of Aaron and the Israelites making and worshipping a golden calf while Moses was on the mountaintop. While it may not be immediately obvious, this story has a lot of parallels with the Fall of Adam and Eve. It illustrates in a really poignant way how the Israelite tabernacle, and the future temple, would bring about a reversal of the Fall and bring Israel into the presence of God. Scripture Central (5:31 minutes)
Video – Repentance: A Joyful Choice – Dale G. Renlund tells a childhood story of lighting a firecracker in the chapel right before church began. He relates his story to the joy of repentance. (4:36 minutes)
The Sabbath is a sign. Exodus 31:13-16
Article – The Sabbath is a Delight – How can you ensure that your behavior on the Sabbath will lead to joy and rejoicing?
Article – The Lord’s Day – Ever since Adam’s day the divine law of the Sabbath has been emphasized repeatedly over the centuries more than any other commandment. This long emphasis alone is an indication of its importance.
Adults
Article – Exodus 21–24; 31–35: The Mosaic Law: A Preparatory Gospel – Old Testament Institute Student Manual
Article – Remnants Gathered, Covenants Fulfilled – BYU Religious Studies Center
Article – Theophany on Sinai – BYU Religious Studies Center
Video – Discussions on the Old Testament: The Law of Moses – Review the extensive customs and laws observed by the Lord’s people. BYUtv (27:29 minutes)
Video – Come Follow Up: Exodus 24; 31-34 – Come Follow Up host Ben Lomu meets with Old Testament scholar James Goldberg, as well as special guests Wayne Gardner and Teresa Gardner, to discuss the fact that God offers us a way back from sin, as well as how covenants allow us to be in God’s presence. Also discussed are the idol of the golden calf, and how the coming of Christ was foreshadowed in the Old Testament. BYUtv (55:15 minutes)
Video – The Three Pilgrimage Festivals – Scripture Central (7:22 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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