Come, Follow Me

Weekly Scripture Fun

Illustrations by Audrey Day. May be copied for Church use only.

August 31–September 6

Psalms 102–3; 110; 116–19; 127–28; 135–39; 146–50

God’s Word Is Like a Light

Song: “Teach Me to Walk in the Light” (Children’s Songbook, 177)

Scripture: Psalm 119:105

Activity: The scriptures are God’s word. They are like a light that can help us follow Jesus Christ. Make the paper lantern craft on page 43 to remind you that God’s word can light your way!

Teach Me to Walk in the Light

1. Teach me to walk in the light of his love;

Teach me to pray to my Father above;

Teach me to know of the things that are right;

Teach me, teach me to walk in the light.

2. Come, little child, and together we’ll learn

Of his commandments, that we may return

Home to his presence, to live in his sight—

Always, always to walk in the light.

3. Father in Heaven, we thank thee this day

For loving guidance to show us the way.

Grateful, we praise thee with songs of delight!

Gladly, gladly we’ll walk in the light.

Psalm 119:105

Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.

Say the Prayer:

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Give the Lesson:

September 7–13

Proverbs 1–4; 15–16; 22; 31; Ecclesiastes 1–3; 11–12

Trust the Lord with All Your Heart

Song: “Lead, Kindly Light” (Hymns, no. 97)

Scripture: Proverbs 3:5–6

Activity: Draw a heart on a piece of paper and cut it out. On your heart, write ways you can trust the Lord. Share your ideas with your family. You can also follow the QR code to learn how to make an origami heart!

Lead, Kindly Light

1. Lead, kindly Light, amid th’encircling gloom;

Lead thou me on!

The night is dark, and I am far from home;

Lead thou me on!

Keep thou my feet; I do not ask to see

The distant scene—one step enough for me.

2. I was not ever thus, nor pray’d that thou

Shouldst lead me on.

I loved to choose and see my path; but now,

Lead thou me on!

I loved the garish day, and, spite of fears,

Pride ruled my will. Remember not past years.

3. So long thy pow’r hath blest me, sure it still

Will lead me on

O’er moor and fen, o’er crag and torrent, till

The night is gone.

And with the morn those angel faces smile,

Which I have loved long since, and lost awhile!

Proverbs 3:5–6

5 Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths

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September 14–20

Isaiah 1–12

The Temple

Song: “High on the Mountain Top” (Hymns, no. 5)

Scripture: Isaiah 2:2–3

Activity: The temple is the Lord’s house on earth. Go to pages 22–25 to do an activity all about getting ready for the temple. Or do one of the activities for the game on page 22 together!

High on the Mountain Top

1. High on the mountain top

A banner is unfurled.

Ye nations, now look up;

It waves to all the world.

In Deseret’s sweet, peaceful land,

On Zion’s mount behold it stand!

2. For God remembers still

His promise made of old

That he on Zion’s hill

Truth’s standard would unfold!

Her light should there attract the gaze

Of all the world in latter days.

3. His house shall there be reared,

His glory to display,

And people shall be heard

In distant lands to say:

We’ll now go up and serve the Lord,

Obey his truth and learn his word.

4. For there we shall be taught

The law that will go forth,

With truth and wisdom fraught,

To govern all the earth.

Forever there his ways we’ll tread,

And save ourselves with all our dead.

Isaiah 2:2–3

2 And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the Lord’s house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it.

3 And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.

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Lantern Craft

Illustrations by Audrey Day. May be copied for Church use only.

Make a paper lantern to remind you that God’s word can light your way!

You need glue, scissors, and two rectangular pieces of paper (one slightly wider than the other).

1. Fold the bigger paper in half longways.

2. Cut lines along the fold about 1 inch (2.5 cm) apart, leaving a little space at the end.

3. Put glue on one end of the smaller paper.

4. Roll the paper into a cylinder and glue the ends together.

5. Unfold the bigger paper and put glue along the long edges.

6. Glue the bigger paper around the cylinder.

7. Cut an extra strip of paper for the handle.

8. Glue each end of the handle onto your lantern.

Watch a video of how to make this craft here!

September 21–27

Isaiah 13–14; 22; 24–30; 35

Jesus Christ Protects Us

Song: “How Firm a Foundation” (Hymns, no. 85)

Scripture: Isaiah 25:4

Activity: Jesus Christ is a refuge from storms. That means He can comfort and protect us when things are hard. Build a fort out of blankets and pillows. Pretend like your fort is a safe place during a storm! Bring in some things that help you feel safe, like a favorite blanket and your scriptures. While you sit in your fort, talk about what it means for Jesus Christ to be refuge from a storm. How does He comfort and protect you?

How Firm a Foundation

1. How firm a foundation, ye Saints of the Lord,

Is laid for your faith in his excellent word!

What more can he say than to you he hath said,

Who unto the Savior, who unto the Savior,

Who unto the Savior for refuge have fled?

2. In ev’ry condition—in sickness, in health,

In poverty’s vale or abounding in wealth,

At home or abroad, on the land or the sea—

As thy days may demand, as thy days may demand,

As thy days may demand, so thy succor shall be.

3. Fear not, I am with thee; oh, be not dismayed,

For I am thy God and will still give thee aid.

I’ll strengthen thee, help thee, and cause thee to stand,

Upheld by my righteous, upheld by my righteous,

Upheld by my righteous, omnipotent hand.

Isaiah 25:4

For thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall.

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Home Evening Tips

• If you don’t know the song, listen to a recording of it on the Gospel Library app or online.

• Send us a picture of your family holding up the crafts you made! See the back cover to learn how.

• Look for opportunities to share simple testimony of the things you are learning about together.