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The Brother of Jared – “What will ye that I should do?”
PREPARATION
– You’ll need an object to hide, bowl of water, a hard boiled egg, languagecards, Brother of Jared story, Game card for each member of the family, 8 barges for eachmember, small clear glass stones (found in the floral department of most stores), gamecards.
OBJECTIVE
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Our faith increases as we are obedient to gospel principles.
OPENING SONG
– Choose the Right Way, pg. 160
OPENING PRAYER
- (To be assigned)
SCRIPTURE(S)
- Ether 2:23
DISCUSSION
- Show the children an object covered by a piece of cloth. Do you believethere is something under here? Why? Let the children guess what they think the objectmight be. Then uncover the object. Point out that even though they could not see theobject, they believed it was there.Explain that even though we have not seen Jesus Christ, we believe He is there. We seeevidence of His existence everywhere as we look at the world that He created. We see thestars in the heavens, especially as we read the scriptures. We also have prophets who havetold us that they have seen Him.
STORY
– Before you get started, do the following activity. Give each family member alanguage card. Each phrase reads “Stand up, turn around, and sit quietly”. However, eachcard has a different language on it. Without telling them what it says, ask your family tofollow the instructions on their papers without speaking.FYI - MASTER KEY
German
: Steh auf, dreh dich um, und sitz still.
Italian
: Alzati, girati, siediti, e stai tranquillo.
Danish
: Rejs dig op, vend dig omkring, sæt dig stille ned.
Swedish
: Ställa upp, vänd dig omkring, sätt dig stilla ned.
French
: Lève-toi, tourne-toi, et assieds-toi tranquillement.
Portuguese
: Levante-se, vire-se, e sente-se silenciosamente!
Spanish
: Ponte de pie, date una vuelta, y siéntate en silencio.
Greek
: Η στάση επάνω, στροφή γύρω, και κάθεται ήσυχα
Question
: Why are you not able to follow my instructions?Jared and his family lived near the tower of Babel during a sinful time. Because the peoplewere wicked, the Lord confused their language so they could not understand each other. A
 
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faithful man, who is known in the Book of Mormon as the brother of Jared, prayed that thelanguage of his family and friends would not be changed.
Question
: What would it be like if you were not able to understand the people around you?
Story
: Read both stories from the Friend. (included in lesson)So, the Jaredites made preparations to travel to their new land. The Lord showed themhow to build barges (round boats) so they could cross the sea to the Promised Land.Heavenly Father loved the Brother of Jared and those that were with him. He taught them,watched over and protected them.
Question
: Do you think He does this for us as well? Can you think of a time when HeavenlyFather has taught, watched over or protected you?Because the brother of Jared had so much faith, the Lord then showed not only His fingerbut His whole self unto him.
Object Lesson
: Use a bowl of water and a hard boiled egg to show the barge being tossedaround on the seas and how you would be totally lost as to what direction you were going if you couldn’t see a compass or see outside.Use the above object lesson to teach the family that the Lord brought the Jaredites safelyacross the waters to the Promised Land. For a time, they kept the commandments, buteventually, they became wicked. Then, because they would not repent, they fought untilthey were completely destroyed off the face of the land. All that remained was a record ofa people who chose not to keep the commandments of God.We don’t have to wander through life without direction. Heavenly Father has given us somany tools to learn about Him.
Question:
What do you think these tools are? (Scriptures, Prophet, Parents and Family,Prayer, Teachers, etc.)Big or small, we all have choices to make everyday. These choices will lead us farther awayor closer to our Savior. We will be happiest if we choose to follow our Savior and includeHim in our lives. Bear your testimony that Heavenly Father will hear and answer our prayerswhen we ask in faith. Just like the brother of Jared, we must make a plan and then take itto the Lord.
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You might share a personal experience about having a prayer answered.)
ACTIVITY
– Ready, Set, Go Game
CLOSING SONG
– Keep the Commandments, pg. 146
CLOSING PRAYER
– (To be assigned)
 
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REFRESHMENT SUGGESTION
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No bake thumbprint cookies (recipe enclosed)
Steh auf, dreh dich um, und sitz still.
 
 
Steh auf, dreh dichum, und sitz still.
Alzati, girati, siediti,e stai tranquillo.
R
ejs dig op, venddig omkring, sætdig stille ned.
 
Ställa upp, vänddig omkring, sättdig stilla ned.
Lève-toi, tourne-toi,et assieds-toitranquillement.Levante-se, vire-se,e sente-sesilenciosamente!
Η
 
στάση
 
επάνω
 
στροφή
 
γύρω
 
και
 
κάθεται
 
συα
 
Ponte de pie, dateuna vuelta, ysiéntate en silencio
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