LESSON ACTIVITY. JAREDITES GO TO THE PROMISED LAND! crossword puzzle and barge placemat. Youth can learn of the Brother of Jared who prayed that he might learn how to light the barges (boats) that were dark that they needed to travel in across the sea. The Lord pointed His finger turning the stones into light. This miracle comforted the Jaredites as they crossed the sea.
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LESSON LIFESAVER Activity:
Jaredites Go to the Promised Land! crossword puzzle and barge placemat
OBJECTIVE: Tell children that the Holy Ghost will guide us like the Jaredites who were lead to the Promised Land.
ACTIVITY: Jaredites Crossword Puzzle
Help children read Ether 1, 2, 3, and 6 to find the words in the puzzle.
Answers—Across: (3) Holy Ghost (6) Jesus Christ (9) brother of Jared (11) pray (12) sixteen
Answers—Down: (1) promised land (2) touch (4) dish (5) light (7) stones (8) tower of Babel (9) barge (10) finger.
TO MAKE Print activity on lightweight paper, copy, color, and cut out the Jaredites Crossword Puzzle for each child.
THOUGHT TREAT Cookie Barge. Make the recipe below and place cookies on the cookie barge placemat (copy the pattern that follows). Talk about the barges they sailed to the Promised Land in (shaped like a dish having no windows). Jared prayed for guidance on how to sail without light or air. Read Ether 2:17.
COOKIE BARGE: Preheat oven to 375° and grease cookie sheet. Beat an 18–ounce cake mix, adding 3/4 cup water and two eggs. Drop a heaping tablespoon full of batter onto a cookie sheet 3 inches apart. Bake 8–11 minutes, cool, and frost cookie bottoms only, placing bottoms together like a sandwich with rounded top and bottom.
ACTIVITY INCLUDES – SCRIPTURE CHALLENGE CARD: Help children Search and Ponder this scripture card by filling in the blanks. PRINT this 5 x 7 scripture card from the pdf included with the above activity. You can punch the two holes on the left and tie a ribbon to attach cards or use two metal rings to connect cards.
Ether 4:11 “But he that believeth these things which I have spoken, him will I visit with the manifestations of my Spirit, and he shall know and bear record. For because of my Spirit he shall know that these things are true; for it persuadeth men to do good.”
LESSON IDEAS (for the above activity):
*Present the Book of Mormon Lesson 40 “The Jaredites Are Led to the Promised Land” scripture account discussion (that follows) to help you teach this lesson.
Scripture Account
Using the pictures at appropriate times, teach the children the account from Ether 1–3 and Ether 6:1–13 of the Jaredites being led to the promised land. (For suggested ways to teach the scripture account, see “Teaching from the Scriptures,” p. vii.)
Discussion and Application Questions
Study the following questions and the scripture references as you prepare your lesson. Use the questions you feel will best help the children understand the scriptures and apply the principles in their lives. Reading the references with the children in class will help them gain insights into the scriptures.
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Who were the Jaredites? (Ether 1:33.) Why didn’t the Lord confound (change or confuse) their language? (Ether 1:34–37.)
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What did the brother of Jared ask Heavenly Father? (Ether 1:38.)
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What preparations did the Jaredites make for their journey? (Ether 1:41; 2:2–3; 6:4.)
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What is the meaning of deseret? (Ether 2:3.)
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How did Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ guide the Jaredites in their journey to the sea? (Ether 2:4–6.) How can we receive divine guidance in our lives? (Answers to prayer, through the Holy Ghost, through prophets and other leaders, through the scriptures.)
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Why were the Jaredites being led to a choice land? (Ether 1:42–43.)
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Why was the Lord unhappy with the brother of Jared? (Ether 2:14.) What did the brother of Jared do after the Lord chastised him? (Ether 2:15.) Explain that chastised means to be told that you are doing something wrong so you will know what the right thing to do is.
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After the barges were nearly finished, what two problems did the brother of Jared need help with? (Ether 2:19.) What did the Lord expect the brother of Jared to do to solve the problem of lighting the barges before giving him guidance? (Ether 2:23, 25; 3:1.) What can we learn from the experiences of the brother of Jared about solving our own problems?
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Because of his great faith in Jesus Christ, what did the brother of Jared do to provide light for the barges? (Ether 3:1, 4–5.) How did Jesus Christ help him? (Ether 3:6.) How can we exercise our faith in Jesus Christ?
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What did the brother of Jared see as the stones were lighted? (Ether 3:6–8.) Why was the brother of Jared able to see Jesus Christ? (Ether 3:9–15.) What did the brother of Jared learn about the body of Jesus Christ? (Ether 3:6, 15–17.) Help the children understand that the brother of Jared saw the spirit body of Jesus Christ, which looked very much like the physical body Jesus received when he came to earth.
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What problems did the Jaredites face as they crossed the sea? How did the Lord help them? What did the Jaredites do? (Ether 6:5–9.)
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What did the Jaredites do as soon as they landed on the shore of the promised land? (Ether 6:12–13.) What blessings are you thankful for? How can we show Heavenly Father that we are grateful for our blessings?
PURCHASE HERE AND USE BOOK OF MORMON QUIZ BEE TO HELP YOUTH LEARN STORIES. You won’t want to miss the JAREDITES LED TO THE PROMISED LAND – ALSO, THE JAREDITES REJECT THE PROPHETS Quiz-Bee Quiz cards in this deck to match the above lesson.
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