Popcorn ball blossoms added to a paper bag tree
Each question is a blossom that is added to the bear tree to end with a tree full of blossoms.
God speaks through…Prophets
Prophets testify of…Jesus Christ
Matching game
Cards with the 12 apostles and first presidency 2 of each card place on blanket throw them up in the air then with each match a prophet is removed from a picture of Christ creating a visual representation that prophets testify of Christ.
Scriptures
What I the Lord have spoken, I have spoken … ; whether by mine own voice or by the voice of my servants, it is the same (D&C 1:38).
Article of Faith #6 We believe in the same organization that existed in the primitive church, namely apostles, prophets, pastors, teachers, evangelists and so forth.
Matt 22:37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt alove the Lord thy God with all thy bheart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy cmind. 38 This is the first and great acommandment. 39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt alove thy neighbour as thyself. 40 On these two commandments hang all the alaw and the prophets.
God speaks through prophets and General Conference is a time to listen. At the most recent conference President Uchtdorf (PICTURE) said this (I played this for the children)
Love is the measure of our faith, the inspiration for our obedience, and the true altitude of our discipleship. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is continually growing and becoming better known throughout the world. Although there will always be those who stereotype the Church and its members in a negative way, most people think of us as honest, helpful, and hardworking. Some have images of clean-cut missionaries, loving families, and friendly neighbors who don’t smoke or drink. We might also be known as a people who attend church every Sunday for three hours, in a place where everyone is a brother or a sister, where the children sing songs about streams that talk, trees that produce popcorn, and children who want to become sunbeams.
President Uchtdorf speaks of the two great commandments to love God and to love each other. Let’s brainstorm ways to do obey these commandments and fill our tree with popcorn.
Who do Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ love?
Think of the purest, most all-consuming love you can imagine. Now multiply that love by an infinite amount – that is the measure of God’s love for you.
He loves every one of us.
When I feel the Savior’s love I feel…
I can show love for my Savior by…
We can show love for each other by…
Help each other, reverence, obedience, kindness, speaking nicely, doing nice things,
President Uchtdorf concluded with these words 8:52
I testify that God is in His heaven. He lives. He knows and loves you. He is mindful of you. He hears your prayers and knows the desires of your heart. He is filled with infinite love for you.
Let me conclude as I began, my dear brothers and sisters: what attribute should define us as members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints?
Let us be known as a people who love God with all our heart, soul, and mind and who love our neighbor as ourselves. When we understand and practice these two great commandments in our families, in our wards and branches, in our nations, and in our daily lives, we will begin to understand what it means to be a true disciple of Jesus the Christ. Of this I testify in the sacred name of Jesus Christ, amen.
I made popcorn balls and hung them from the trees with the following quote...
God speaks through prophets. “Think of the purest, most all-consuming love you can imagine. Now multiply that love by an infinite amount – that is the measure of God’s love for you.” President Uchtdorf Oct 2009
A coloring page for their journals.
God speaks through prophets
Blossoming tree coloring page
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is continually growing and becoming better known throughout the world. … We might… be known as a people who attend church every Sunday for three hours, in a place where everyone is a brother or a sister, where the children sing songs about streams that talk, trees that produce popcorn, and children who want to become sunbeams. What attribute should define us as members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints? Let us be known as a people who love God with all our heart, soul, and mind and who love our neighbor as ourselves.
President Uchtdorf General Conference October 2009
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