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 Numbers 11-14; 20-24; 27. 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 – Listen to a Prophet’s Voice – Bishop Dean M. Davies speaks on the importance of listening to the counsel of the prophet, and various individuals bear testimony of how following the prophet has blessed their lives. (2:56 minutes)
Video – Testing Revelation – Discover what Elder Dallin H. Oaks of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles teaches you can do to learn that the prophet’s words are true. (1:23 minutes)
Video – Why Do We Have Prophets? – Just as He did anciently, God continues to communicate and share truth with His children in our day through prophets. (1:31 minutes)
Video – Preparation of Gordon B. Hinckley: Following the Crowd – Young Gordon B. Hinckley learned that following the crowd can lead to trouble. (1:52 minutes)
Primary Children
Lesson – Israel and the Brass Serpent – Old Testament Primary Manual
I can be thankful for what God has given me. Numbers 11:4-10
Activity – A Box of Blessings – You can make this gratitude journal box to record how Heavenly Father blesses you.
Activity/Article – A Grateful Heart – Henry B. Eyring teaches about being thankful in all things. Includes a simple activity.
Activity/ Article – Grateful No Matter What – Dieter F. Uchtdorf teaches about gratitude. Includes a matching activity.
Article – What should I be thankful for in my life? – Dallin H. Oaks shares some thoughts on this subject.
Story – Matt and Mandy – The family shares their gratitude for some of their blessings during dinner.
The Lord wants me to follow His prophet. Numbers 12
Activity – Follow the Prophet Maze – Follow the instructions given by each prophet to make your way through the maze.
Article – Article of Faith 9 – A visual explanation of revelation and prophecy.
Article – Following Prophets and Apostles – Learn more about what prophets are and how you can follow them.
Article – How Are Prophets Called? – A description of how a prophet is called along with a chart of the current apostles in the order they were called in.
I can look to Jesus Christ. Numbers 21:4-9
Activity – I Can Look to Jesus Christ – Coloring page
Article – Don’t Delay – Henry B. Eyring teaches about daily repentance.
Story – Spring Cleaning – When President Gordon B. Hinckley (1910–2008) was a boy, his family cleaned their house from top to bottom every spring. We, too, can know the joy of being clean through the Savior.
Video – Moses and the Brass Serpent – Old Testament Stories
I can follow God’s will, even if others try to persuade me not to. Numbers 22-24
Activity – School Wise – As you play this board game will you choose the right or go along with everyone else?
Article – Be a Shining Light! – During the October 2015 general conference, President Thomas S. Monson taught some ways we can let our light shine and be a good example to those around us.
Article – How Can I Follow the Savior? – Quentin L. Cook shares some ideas about following the Savior.
Article – Even Though Everyone Else Is Doing It – F. Michael Watson of the Seventy teaches that even if we see other people do something, it doesn’t mean we should do it.
Story – Being Brave – A girl stands up for a boy who is being bullied.
Story – A Day to Play? – Larry Y. Wilson of the Seventy tells a story about his daughter who decided to play in a soccer game on a Sunday after getting a lot of pressure from her teammates and coaches.
Sunday School – Youth and Adults
Video – The Priestly Benediction – Scripture Central (16:30 minutes)
Video – The Twelve Israelite Spies – Scripture Central (3:36 minutes)
Video – Spies and Tassels – Scripture Central (10:11 minutes)
Video – Why Was Moses Not Allowed Into Promised Land? – Scripture Central (5:44 minutes)
Revelation is available to everyone, but God guides His Church through His prophet. Numbers 11:11-7, 24-29; 12
Article – Revelation in a Changing World – Revelation continues with us today. The promptings of the Spirit, the dreams, and the visions and the visitations, and the ministering of angels all are with us now.
Article – Witnesses of Christ – Anna and Simeon were eyewitnesses to the infant, but, just like the Apostles, their knowledge of his divine mission came through the witness of the Holy Ghost. “The testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.” (Rev. 19:10.) Therefore, we can properly say that when each received this witness, Simeon was a prophet and Anna was a prophetess.
Article – “Thou Shalt Receive Revelation” – It is his will that we gain testimonies, that we seek revelation, that we covet to prophesy, that we desire spiritual gifts, and that we seek the face of the Lord.
Article – Spiritual Gifts – It is important for us to understand the distinction between a prophet, who has the spiritual gift of prophecy, and the prophet, who has the prophetic office.
“Moses was very meek.” Numbers 12:3
Article – Meek and Lowly of Heart – Meekness is a defining attribute of the Redeemer and is distinguished by righteous responsiveness, willing submissiveness, and strong self-restraint.
Article – Be Meek and Lowly of Heart – Being meek does not mean weakness, but it does mean behaving with goodness and kindness.
With faith in the Lord, I can have hope for the future. Numbers 13-14
Article – Rebel Not, Neither Fear – Come, Follow Me Insights
Article – Stay the Course – Keep the Faith – There is no place in this work for those who believe only in the gospel of doom and gloom. The gospel is good news. It is a message of triumph. It is a cause to be embraced with enthusiasm.
Video – A Mother’s Hope: Overcoming Fear Through Faith & Hope In God – When President Uchtdorf was a young child, he learned that his mother was a great example of how hope and faith in God and in the Gospel of Jesus Christ can help anyone overcome fear. (3:05 minutes)
Video – Be Not Troubled – Fear is not new. Everyone feels fear. The Lord knows our concerns. He invites us to “be of good cheer.” To dispel fear, seek spirituality. Love what He loves. His perfect love will cast out fear. (4:31 minutes)
If I look to Jesus Christ in faith, He can heal me spiritually. Numbers 21:4-9
Article – Abound with Blessings – Most blessings that God desires to give us require action on our part—action based on our faith in Jesus Christ.
Article – Is it true that the Brazen Serpent lifted up by Moses in the wilderness symbolized Christ? – Why would the image of a serpent be used to represent the Savior?
Article – Look and Live – The Lord stands mercifully ready to heal us if we will but believe in and follow Him.
Article – Modern Day Fiery Serpents – The Israelites had fiery serpents that could poison them. Today we have modern-day “serpents” that can poison us.
Video – The Bronze Serpent – Book of Mormon Central (4:29 minutes)
I can follow God’s will, even if others try to persuade me not to. Numbers 22-24
Article – The Tugs and Pulls of the World – Many individuals preoccupied by the cares of the world are not necessarily in transgression. But they certainly are in diversion and thus waste “the days of [their] probation”.
Article – The Story of a Prophet’s Madness – Don’t we all know people who, though they were once firm and steadfast in testimony, are now opposing the Lord’s purposes and interests on earth because money and power have twisted their judgment of what should or should not be?
Story – Martyrs Who Kept the Faith – from Saints, Volume 3
Adults
Article – Beware of Murmuring – Obedience is essential to realize the blessings of the Lord.
Article – Stay the Course – Keep the Faith – We see some around us who are indifferent concerning the future of this work, who are apathetic, who speak of limitations, who express fears, who spend their time digging out and writing about what they regard to be weaknesses which really are of no consequence. With doubt concerning its past, they have no vision concerning its future.
Article – Numbers 1–12: Wilderness Wanderings, Part 1 – Old Testament Institute Manual
Article – Numbers 13–36: Wilderness Wanderings, Part 2 – Old Testament Institute Manual
Article – “That I May Dwell among Them”: Liminality and Ritual in the Tabernacle – BYU Religious Studies
Article – The Holy Spirit – BYU Religious Studies
Article – Serpent Symbols and Salvation in the Ancient Near East and the Book of Mormon – Andrew C. Skinner, Journal of Book of Mormon Studies
Video – Discussions on the Old Testament: Lessons in the Wilderness, part 2 – Review further challenges faced by the Israelites as they continued to develop their relationship with God. BYUtv (28:29 minutes)
Video – Discussions on the Old Testament: Lessons in the Wilderness, part 3 – The journey of the children of Israel towards the promised land continues. Gain insight into their experiences with the fiery serpents and the serpent of brass and what they teach about Jesus Christ and His atonement. BYUtv (27:16 minutes)
Video – Come Follow Up: Numbers 11-14; 20-24 – Come Follow Up host Ben Lomu meets with Old Testament scholar Melissa Inouye, as well as special guest Erin Holmes, to discuss how we can be healed spiritually by looking to Jesus Christ, as well as how we can seek wisdom in our wanderings. Also discussed are the reasons for the forty-year sojourn of the Israelites, and the functions of personal and prophetic revelation. BYUtv (55:16 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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