Lesson 26: I WILL BE BAPTIZED AND CONFIRMED

 I pretty much just followed the lesson manual.  I showed the picture of Jesus being baptized and asked the kids what they saw in that picture.  They all knew he was being baptized, which is great.  They also pointed out water and mountains, and I pointed out the white clothes.

I then showed the picture in the manual of the girl being baptized and asked what they saw in that picture.  They said it was a girl being baptized and that there was water and white clothes.  I pointed out John the Baptist and how he held his hands while baptizing Jesus, and then showed the man in the other picture and how his hands were the same.

I explained that when they are 8 years old they will get to be baptized.  A couple of the kids mentioned cousins or siblings that had been baptized.  I told them that when they are baptized they make a covenant with Heavenly Father.  I asked them if they could say the word, "covenant" and explained that a covenant is a promise.  So when we are baptized it washes away our sins and we make a promise with Heavenly Father that we will be like Jesus and choose the right and make good choices.

I showed them a picture of a little girl after baptism receiving her confirmation blessing.  I told them that after we are baptized, we receive a blessing.  Priesthood holders put their hands on our head and say a special prayer and it is during this prayer that we receive the Holy Ghost.  I explained that the Holy Ghost helps us know right from wrong so that we can make good choices in our life.

I had them color this picture from the manual.

October 2011 Lesson Schedule

October 2: General Conference

October 9: Lesson 24 - I Will Follow The Prophet

October 16: President Monson, Our Prophet Today

October 23: Lesson 25 - I Belong To The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints

October 30: Lesson 26 - I Will Be Baptized and Confirmed

Lesson 21: JOSEPH SMITH SAW HEAVENLY FATHER AND JESUS CHRIST

  I got this from the manual and colored it to use to teach the kids.  We went over each one in order and told the story of the first vision.  I opened the scriptures and read Heavenly Father's words when Joseph Smith saw Him.  "This is my beloved Son.  Hear Him!"  The kids were reverent while I was giving my lesson.  They definitely know when the spirit is present. I love it!

After the lesson they colored their own first vision.

August 2011 Lesson Schedule

August 7:    Lesson 21 - Joseph Smith Saw Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ

August 14:   Joseph Smith Was a Prophet

August 21:   Joseph Smith Translated the Book of Mormon

August 28:   Joseph Smith Restored the Gospel

I thought it was really important to focus the whole month on Joseph Smith.  One lesson from the manual just doesn't cover enough about how detrimental he is to our church, so I made three extra lessons up to teach about the things I felt were important for the kids to know.

Lesson 20: I WILL BE REVERENT

We did the handout from the manual.  We focused a lot on quiet mouths, folding arms, and when are appropriate times to do that.  Pretty basic.

Lesson 19: I CAN BE HAPPY

 I was out of town for this lesson but these are the handouts that I left for my substitute.  I gave her a choice of which ones she wanted to use because I wasn't positive if balloons would be a little too much for chaos for the kids.

Lesson 17: I WILL SHARE

The only thing different from the manual that I did, was that I brought treats and shared them with everyone.  I had the kids come and get their treats and share their treats with someone else until everybody had their own.  I think the kids really got it.  It was fun.

We did the handout from the manual.  It was a hard thing for them to color because I had already made them into the cubes, but it worked out okay.