For Children and Youth, Come Follow Me lessons for Primary and home, family home evening, Sunday School, Seminary, Book of Mormon study
LESSON LIFESAVER Activity
WATERS OF MORMON WORDSEARCH
OBJECTIVE: To teach the children the meaning of their baptismal covenants and the importance of keeping them.
ACTIVITY: Reading Mosiah 17:2-4, 18, follow Alma as he leads the righteous people away from the wicked King Noah. Help Alma lead them to the Waters of Mormon where they could be baptized into Jesus Christ’s church. Complete the scripture word-search to get there. To do Wordsearch, search the scriptures to find the missing word. Circle the missing words in the Waters of Mormon.
TO MAKE Print or copy and color the Waters of Mormon Wordsearch for each youth.
THOUGHT TREAT: Blueberry Punch. Drink blue punch and talk about the blue sky reflecting its blue color into the Waters of Mormon as Alma baptizes the saints (Mosiah 18:8-10).
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.
Mosiah 18:10 “Now I say unto you, if this be the desire of your hearts, what have you against being baptized in the name of the Lord, as a witness before him that ye have entered into a covenant with him, that ye will serve him and keep his commandments, that he may pour out his Spirit more abundantly upon you?”
LESSON IDEAS (for the above activity):
Present the Book of Mormon Lesson 12 “Alma Baptizes at the Waters of Mormon” lesson Discussion Application Questions as follows. Prayerfully study Mosiah 17:2–4; 18. Then study the lesson and decide how you want to teach the children the scripture account.
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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What did Alma do to prepare himself for baptism? (Mosiah 17:2–4; 18:1.) How did you prepare for your baptism?
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What made the place called Mormon a good hiding spot for Alma to teach the people? (Mosiah 18:4–5.) Why did they need to hide?
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How did the people of Alma feel when they learned they could be baptized? (Mosiah 18:11.) How did you feel when you were baptized? What do you remember about that day?
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What promises did each of us make when we were baptized? What did Heavenly Father promise us? (Mosiah 18:8–10.) Display the handout “My Baptismal Covenants,” and discuss each promise. Explain that none of us is perfect but we must do our best to keep our baptismal covenants.
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How can we show that we have taken Jesus Christ’s name upon us and that we are standing as his witnesses?
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What does it mean to bear one another’s burdens and mourn with others? In what ways did Christ serve us and others while he lived on the earth? How can we follow Jesus Christ’s example and serve others?
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What commandments did Alma give his people to help them keep their baptismal covenants? (Mosiah 18:21–23, 27–29.) How can we live more like Alma’s people?
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Through what ordinance can we renew our baptismal covenants each Sunday? You may wish to explain that to renew means to make like new or begin again. Review the sacrament prayers with the children and help them find the covenants contained in them (see Moroni 4:3; 5:2). Give each child a copy of the handout, and review their baptismal covenants.
