I Will Follow God's Plan For Me week 1

Alright, I think that I will use the idea I posted last week as a review activity for the second week of February. On the first Sunday of the month I do both Sharing and singing time so I need a longer more lesson infused plan. So here it is.

I'll ask them to imagine they are going on a trip to California. We'll get in our cars and start the engine. I'll tell them to start driving only there are a few problems. We don't have a map. How likely is it that we will get there? Not very. Then I'll bring out an atlas and we'll figure out a route to get there. We'll talk about how important it is to know how to get where we're going. We need a plan.

How many of you want to go back to live in Heaven with Heavenly Father? Does anyone have a map to Heaven?

Do you think Heavenly Father wants us to live with Him again? YES!

Do you think He would send us here and not give us a map to get home?

Heavenly Father’s map is just a little different than what we are used to seeing. What are some things that could be Heavenly Father’s Map?

• Scriptures, which contain the commandments [show object or picture]

• Following the living Prophet’s council

• The Savior’s life is an example

• Our parents teaching.

Heavenly Father has created a plan for all of us to get back to live with Him. It is called the Plan of Happiness. Heavenly Father presented us this plan when we lived in Heaven before we were born. We all heard the plan and chose to follow it! Talk briefly about what the Plan is. Us a diagram of the plan. We're going to learn a song that will help us remember what the Plan is so we can always remember how to get back home.

1. I'm going to start with a wrapped present with a paper that says "My Life" inside. I'll tell them there is a really wonderful gift inside. It's something priceless that we all have. After they guess we'll unwrap the gift hang the sign on the board.
2. I'll remind them that our life has a plan that Heavenly Father gave us. Move the Plan diagram next to the "MY LIFE" sign.
3. Referring to the Plan diagram remind them we started in Heaven with Heavenly Father and all our brothers and sisters. Hang up a picture of stars and space dust from Gospel Picture book.http://www.blogger.com/post-create.g?blogID=5896517323609932208
4. Picture of earth
5. Picture of Light and a Baby
6. Map
7. Little girl holding scriptures and rod
8. Hammer, rake, dishes / person working
   
9. Person praying
10. person walking on a bright path
11. Smiley face
12. House in the clouds.