Ask, Seek, Knock!

Enos prays all day and into the night, Jesus shows us how to pray, and we learn Heavenly Father always hears

  • 💧 CTR 8
  • ⚡ Fast Sunday
  • 📅 Sunday, February 7, 2027
🤔 Forehead Guess🏆 Showdown
💡 The big idea

Heavenly Father always hears me, so I can talk to Him anytime and anywhere, and He will answer in His own way and time.

I can pray to Heavenly Father every day, tell Him what’s really in my heart, and watch for His answers.

Know the chapters

This is the February fast-Sunday lesson from Appendix B of the 2027 manual. It replaces the regular Come, Follow Me lesson on fast Sunday. Prayer is the perfect fast-Sunday topic, because fasting and prayer always go together: people who fast skip food for a little while so they can focus on talking with Heavenly Father. Children aren’t required to fast, and some kids may just be hungry today. Keep the energy positive and skip food rewards; use the Goal Jar or high-fives instead.

The story is Enos (Enos 1:1–17). Enos was the son of Jacob, Nephi’s younger brother. While hunting in the forest, he kept remembering what his father taught about eternal life and the joy of the Saints. Enos says his soul hungered, a great phrase for fast Sunday. He knelt and prayed all day, and kept praying after dark. The Lord told him his sins were forgiven, and when Enos asked how, the Lord said it was because of his faith in Christ, whom he had never seen. Then Enos prayed for his own people, the Nephites, and even for the Lamanites, who were angry and wanted to destroy the Nephites’ records. He asked the Lord to preserve the records for the Lamanites’ descendants someday, and the Lord covenanted that He would. The Book of Mormon in our hands is part of the answer to Enos’s prayer.

Jesus prayed too. He got up very early to pray alone (Mark 1:35). He looked up to heaven and blessed the loaves and fishes before feeding thousands (Matthew 14:19). In Gethsemane He knelt and prayed, “not my will, but thine, be done,” and an angel came to strengthen Him (Luke 22:41–43). Among the Nephites He blessed their little children one by one and prayed for them, and angels came down and circled around them (3 Nephi 17:21–24). Joseph Smith read James 1:5, went into the woods, prayed out loud for the first time, and saw Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ (Joseph Smith—History 1:13–17).

Most eight-year-olds can recite a prayer. The goal today is real talking: telling Heavenly Father what they’re thankful for, what they’re worried about, and who they want Him to bless. Help them see that answers come in many ways: a calm or happy feeling, an idea, a parent or friend who helps, a scripture. Sometimes the answer is “wait” or “no,” and He still hears every word. Don’t promise that every prayer gets the answer a child wants; promise that Heavenly Father always listens and always loves them.

Only have 5 minutes?

Read Enos 1:1–12 so you know the story, and Matthew 7:7. Open Teach Mode and let your phone or tablet carry the story drama, then do the Anywhere Prayer Freeze and Forehead Guess. Skip the cup phone and the hand tracing. Tap “I brought nothing” and every step switches to a no-supplies version.

What to bring3 items

Tick what you have. Forgot something? Every step that needs a supply has a no-supplies version in the plan below.

Before class

  1. Make the cup phone: poke a small hole in the bottom of each cup with the pencil, thread the string through, and tie a big knot inside each cup. Test it at home: the string has to be pulled tight to work.
  2. Practice the Prayer Hand once on your own hand: thumb, pointer, middle, ring, pinky.
  3. Add your kids’ names in the My Class tab so you can hand out story parts with one tap.
  4. Think of one true, short story of a time Heavenly Father answered your prayer. You’ll share it at the end. Kids remember a teacher’s real story for years.

If your class is wild

  • It’s fast Sunday. Some kids may be hungry, tired or cranky. Give the grumpiest kid the most important job (the Sun, or holding the cup phone). A job is the fastest cure for a bad mood.
  • The Sun and Moon in the story walk very slowly across the room. Slow walking is harder than fast walking, and it burns energy quietly.
  • Only one kid at a time talks into the cup phone. Everyone else gets to guess what was said, which keeps them listening.
  • In the Freeze game, the prayer poses are your calm-down tool. The last freeze of the game is always “kneeling by your bed,” so they end calm.
  • If someone giggles during a prayer pose, don’t scold. Say, “Heavenly Father loves to hear from happy kids, too. Let’s try that one again.”

The 25-minute plan24 min + bonus

Bonus steps are for when you have extra time. Steps that mention Teach Mode, the Sound Board or other class games refer to the Gospel Sparks app; on the web you can play Forehead Guess and Scripture Showdown from this page.

1. Hook

Can You Hear Me Now?

3 min

A cup phone is surprising and fun, and it sets up the big question: is there anywhere Heavenly Father can’t hear us?

  1. Hold up the cup phone. Pick two kids who are sitting ready. Send one to the far side of the room with a cup, and pull the string tight.
  2. Whisper a silly message to the first kid (“A purple giraffe is wearing roller skates”). They say it into the cup. The listener tells everyone what they heard.
  3. Let the string go slack and try again. It doesn’t work! Say: “A cup phone only works if the string is tight and you’re close.”
  4. Ask: “Is there anywhere Heavenly Father can’t hear you? Under your bed? In a submarine? On the moon? In your head, without saying anything out loud?” (Nope! He hears everywhere.)
  5. SAY“Talking to Heavenly Father is called prayer, and it never needs a string. Today we’ll meet a man who prayed all day long.”
🌪️ Only kids sitting criss-cross get a turn on the cup phone. It works like magic.

Class screen: 📞 Is there anywhere Heavenly Father can’t hear you? · Under the bed? · On the moon? · In your heart?

No supplies? Do this instead

Instead of: 2 paper or plastic cups, a sharp pencil, and about 15 feet of string (for a cup phone)

The Silent Message

  1. Walk to the farthest corner of the room. Whisper something in your tiniest voice (“A purple giraffe is wearing roller skates”). Ask: “Who heard me?” (Nobody!)
  2. Pick a volunteer. Say: “Think of your favorite animal, but don’t say it out loud. Everybody else, guess what they’re thinking!” Let the class guess a few times. Tap the drumroll on the Sound Board, then let the volunteer tell.
  3. SAY“People can’t hear our whispers from far away, and they can’t hear our thoughts at all.”
  4. Ask: “Is there anywhere Heavenly Father can’t hear you? Under your bed? On the moon? In your head, without saying anything out loud?” (Nope! He hears everywhere, even the prayers in our hearts.)
  5. SAY“Talking to Heavenly Father is called prayer. Today we’ll meet a man who prayed all day long.”

Class screen: 🤫 Can anyone hear your thoughts? Heavenly Father can! · Under the bed? · On the moon? · In your heart?

2. Story

Story Drama: The Prayer That Lasted All Day

6 min

Acting out Enos’s long prayer shows that we can pour out our whole hearts to Heavenly Father.

  1. Hand out the roles (tap Roles in Teach Mode to assign them from your class list). Everyone without a role is the Sound Effects Crew.
  2. SAY“Nobody plays the voice of the Lord. I’ll read that part.”
  3. Read each scene aloud and pause for the action cue.
  4. At scenes 4 and 5, let the Sun and the Moon take their slow walk across the room while Enos keeps kneeling.
  5. At the end, hold up your Book of Mormon (or open it in Gospel Library) and turn to the book of Enos: “Here it is! Enos’s own words.”
🌪️ Keep scenes moving fast. If an actor gets silly, hand them the next sound effect so their energy has a job.

Class screen: 🎭 Story Drama time! · Everyone gets a part

3. Wiggle break

Anywhere Prayer Freeze

2 min

A freeze game shows we can pray anytime and anywhere, out loud or silently in our hearts.

  1. Tap Freeze Dance. Everyone dances in place while the music plays.
  2. When the music stops, call out a place, and everyone freezes in a prayer pose that fits it: Bedtime (kneel) · Dinner table (fold arms) · Riding your bike (hand on heart, eyes open!) · Scared in the dark (hug yourself and whisper) · Taking a hard test (hand on heart) · Lost at the store (hand on heart, eyes open).
  3. After a couple of rounds, say: “When you can’t close your eyes or kneel, you can still pray silently in your heart. Heavenly Father hears those prayers too.”
  4. Make the last freeze “kneeling by your bed,” and hold it for five quiet seconds.
🌪️ Anyone who wobbles during a freeze just shakes it out and jumps back in. No one is ever out.
🧊 Freeze Dance (a class game in the Gospel Sparks app)

Class screen: 🧊 Freeze! Pray anytime, anywhere! · 🛏️ Kneel · 🍽️ Fold arms · 🚲 Heart prayer

4. Craft

My Prayer Hand

3 min

Five fingers give kids an easy pattern for a real, personal prayer they can use tonight.

  1. Each child traces their own hand on paper.
  2. Label the fingers together: 👍 Thumb: “Dear Heavenly Father” · ☝️ Pointer: “I thank Thee for…” · Middle finger: “I ask Thee for…” · 💍 Ring finger: “In the name of Jesus Christ” · 🤙 Pinky: “Amen.”
  3. On the pointer finger, draw one thing you’re thankful for. On the middle finger, draw one thing you want to ask for or one person you want Heavenly Father to bless.
  4. SAY“Enos talked to Heavenly Father about what was really in his heart. You can too. Put this by your bed and use it tonight.”
🌪️ Hand out paper only after everyone’s crayons are in their laps. Crayon sword fights stop before they start.

Class screen: ✋ Five fingers, one real prayer! · 👍 Dear Heavenly Father · ☝️ I thank Thee… · ✋ I ask Thee… · 💍 In the name of Jesus Christ · 🤙 Amen

No supplies? Do this instead

Instead of: A sheet of paper and a crayon or marker for each child

My Invisible Prayer Hand

  1. Everyone holds up one hand. With the pointer finger of the other hand, trace around it with an invisible marker. Tap the magic sound on the Sound Board: “Your prayer hand is ready!”
  2. Wiggle each finger as the class says its part together: Thumb: “Dear Heavenly Father” · Pointer: “I thank Thee for…” · Middle finger: “I ask Thee for…” · Ring finger: “In the name of Jesus Christ” · Pinky: “Amen.”
  3. Say it again faster, then in a whisper. Then have kids close their eyes, hold up their pointer finger and silently think of one thing they’re thankful for, then their middle finger and one person they want Heavenly Father to bless.
  4. SAY“Enos talked to Heavenly Father about what was really in his heart. You can too. Your prayer hand goes everywhere you go. Use it tonight.”

Class screen: ✋ Your hand is a prayer guide! · 👍 Dear Heavenly Father · ☝️ I thank Thee… · ✋ I ask Thee… · 💍 In the name of Jesus Christ · 🤙 Amen

5. Scripture

Scripture Spotlight: Matthew 7:7

3 min

Motions (and a real knock sound) help active kids remember Jesus’s promise about prayer.

  1. Show the verse on your phone or tablet and read it once slowly.
  2. Teach the motions one phrase at a time. Tap the knock sound on the Sound Board every time you say “knock.”
  3. Say it three ways: normal voice, whisper voice, and slow-motion voice.
  4. Ask: “Enos asked, sought and knocked all day long. What happened?” (The Lord answered him.) “How might Heavenly Father answer you?” (A peaceful feeling, an idea, someone who helps, a scripture, and sometimes “wait.”)

Class screen: 🚪 Ask! Seek! Knock!

6. Game

Forehead Guess: Prayer Edition

3 min

A Heads Up–style guessing game that reviews Enos’s story and how Jesus prayed.

  1. Tap Forehead Guess. One kid holds your phone or tablet on their forehead, screen facing the class.
  2. The class gives clues without saying the word. The hint under each word helps if they get stuck.
  3. Guesser tilts your phone or tablet down for “got it,” up to pass. Each turn lasts 45 seconds, then pass your phone or tablet.
  4. For your wiggliest kids, switch to Act It Out: clue-givers can only act, no talking.
🌪️ Clue-givers stay in their seats. Anyone who blurts the word waits one turn before giving clues again.

Class screen: 🤔 Forehead Guess! · Give clues, don’t say the word!

7. Game

Scripture Showdown

5 minBONUS

A fast team quiz reviews everything they learned.

  1. Split into two teams. Tap Scripture Showdown to start.
  2. Read each question aloud. Teams whisper together, then point to an answer.
  3. Tap the team that got it right to give them a point.

Class screen: 🏆 Scripture Showdown!

8. Talk it over

Talk It Over

2 min

Connect prayer to their real lives this week.

  1. Sit in a circle. Pick one or two questions; you don’t need them all.
  2. Share your own answer too. Kids open up when the teacher does.
💬 Ask the class
  • Tell about a time and place you prayed. How did you feel?
  • Enos prayed for people who were angry with his people. Who could you pray for this week, even someone who’s hard to get along with?
  • What are some ways Heavenly Father might answer a prayer?
  • Jesus prayed early in the morning, before feeding thousands, and in Gethsemane. Why do you think He prayed so much?

Class screen: 💬 Let’s talk!

9. Testimony

Testimony & the Enos Challenge

2 min

End calm and reverent, with something to do at home.

  1. Lower your voice. Tell one short, true story of a time Heavenly Father answered your prayer, and how you knew.
  2. SAY“Heavenly Father knows your name. He wants to hear about your day, your worries, and the people you love. He always listens.”
  3. Introduce the Enos Challenge on the screen.
  4. Ask a child to say the closing prayer. Invite them to use their Prayer Hand if they like.

Class screen: 🏹 This week: the Enos Challenge! · Pray morning and night · Pray for one other person by name · Watch for answers

Story drama

The Prayer That Lasted All Day

Enos 1:1–17 ↗

Parts to hand out

  • EnosHunts in the forest, kneels, and keeps praying from morning into the night.
  • Jacob (Enos’s dad)Teaches young Enos about Jesus and pats him on the shoulder.
  • Forest AnimalsDeer, rabbits and owls that tiptoe, hop and hoot around the forest.
  • The Sun and the MoonTwo kids: the Sun walks slowly across the room during the day; then the Moon rises at night.
  • Nephites & LamanitesTwo small groups: the Nephites wave from one side; the Lamanites cross their arms on the other side, then open their hands like a book with everyone in the last scene.
  • Record KeeperHugs the Nephite records tight and keeps them safe.
  • Sound Effects CrewEveryone else: birds, wind, crickets, and a big “Whoosh!” The voice of the Lord is read by the teacher; nobody plays it.

Scenes

  1. 🧔👦 A dad who taught him

    Enos grew up listening to his father, Jacob, who was a prophet. Jacob taught him about Jesus Christ and about the joy of living with God forever. Enos heard those words again and again.

    🎬 Jacob pretends to teach, counting on his fingers. Enos nods and listens.

  2. 🏹🌲 Hunting in the forest

    One day Enos went into the forest to hunt animals. But out among the trees, he kept thinking about his father’s words. They sank deep, deep into his heart.

    🎬 Enos tiptoes with a pretend bow. Animals hop and freeze. Crew: bird calls and wind.

  3. 💛🍽️ A hungry heart

    Enos felt hungry, but not in his tummy. His spirit was hungry! He wanted to know that God forgave him and loved him. (Today is fast Sunday. When grown-ups fast, their tummy hunger reminds them to feed their spirits by praying, just like Enos.)

    🎬 Everyone rubs their heart instead of their tummy: “Hungry heart!”

  4. 🧎🌞 He prayed all day long

    So Enos knelt down and prayed to Heavenly Father with all his heart. He didn’t pray for one minute. He prayed all day long!

    🎬 Enos kneels. The Sun walks slowly across the room. Crew whispers: “All day… all day…”

  5. 🌙🦉 Still praying at night

    When the sun went down and the night came, Enos was still praying. He kept lifting his voice until it reached heaven.

    🎬 The Moon rises slowly. Owls: “Hoo, hoo.” Crickets: rub hands together. Enos keeps praying.

  6. ✨🎒 “Enos, thy sins are forgiven thee”

    Then the voice of the Lord came to Enos and told him his sins were forgiven and he would be blessed. Enos knew God cannot lie, and his guilt was swept away like a heavy backpack falling off. He asked, “Lord, how is it done?” The Lord said it was because of his faith in Jesus Christ.

    🎬 Enos pretends to drop a heavy backpack. Everyone: “WHOOSH!” and stands up tall and light.

  7. 🙏👥 Praying for other people

    Now Enos wanted his people, the Nephites, to be blessed too, so he prayed for them. Then he did something amazing: he prayed for the Lamanites, even though they were angry with the Nephites.

    🎬 The Nephites wave. The Lamanites cross their arms. Enos folds his arms and prays for both groups.

  8. 📜🔐 Keep the records safe!

    Enos asked Heavenly Father to protect the Nephites’ records, so that someday, many years later, the Lamanites’ families could read them and learn about Jesus. The Lord promised He would.

    🎬 The Record Keeper hugs the records tight. The Lamanites keep their arms crossed for now: the promise is for someday.

  9. 📘🌎 His prayer is in our hands!

    Those records became part of the Book of Mormon. Every time we open it, we’re holding an answer to Enos’s prayer. Heavenly Father heard Enos, and He hears you too.

    🎬 Everyone, Lamanites too, opens their hands like a book: “We have it!”

Key verse

Matthew 7:7 ↗
“Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you”
In kid words: Jesus promised: ask Heavenly Father, and He will give. Look, and you will find. Knock, and He will open the door.
🙌 “Ask” = raise your hand · “and it shall be given you” = cup your hands to receive · “seek” = hand over your eyes, looking around · “and ye shall find” = point: “Aha!” · “knock” = knock three times in the air · “and it shall be opened unto you” = swing both arms open like a door

More verses

Mark 1:35 ↗
“rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed”
In kid words: Jesus got up super early, before the sun came up, and went somewhere quiet to pray.
Matthew 14:19 ↗
“looking up to heaven, he blessed”
In kid words: Before Jesus fed thousands of people, He looked up to heaven and prayed.
Luke 22:41 ↗
“he was withdrawn from them about a stone’s cast, and kneeled down, and prayed”
In kid words: In the Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus walked a little way off, knelt down and prayed.
James 1:5 ↗
“If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally”
In kid words: If you don’t know what to do, ask God. He loves to give answers to everyone.

Forehead Guess words19 words

  • 🏹 Enos
  • 🌲 Forest
  • 🦌 Hunter
  • 🧎 Kneel
  • 🌞 Sun
  • 🌙 Moon
  • 🦉 Owl
  • 🙏 Prayer
  • ✅ Amen
  • 💛 Forgiven
  • 📜 Records
  • 📘 Book of Mormon
  • 👦 Joseph Smith
  • 🌳 Sacred Grove
  • 🫒 Gethsemane
  • 👼 Angel
  • 🌅 Early Morning
  • 🚪 Knock
  • 📞 Cup Phone
Clues for each word
  • Enos: He prayed all day and into the night
  • Forest: Where Enos went hunting
  • Hunter: Someone who looks for animals in the woods
  • Kneel: Get down on your knees to pray
  • Sun: It went all the way across the sky while Enos prayed
  • Moon: Came out at night, and Enos was still praying
  • Owl: Night bird that says “hoo, hoo”
  • Prayer: Talking to Heavenly Father
  • Amen: The last word of a prayer
  • Forgiven: What the Lord told Enos about his sins
  • Records: Enos asked God to keep them safe
  • Book of Mormon: Holds the answer to Enos’s prayer
  • Joseph Smith: Prayed in the woods and saw Heavenly Father and Jesus
  • Sacred Grove: The woods where Joseph Smith prayed
  • Gethsemane: Garden where Jesus knelt and prayed
  • Angel: Came to strengthen Jesus in the garden
  • Early Morning: Jesus got up before the sun to pray
  • Knock: Do it and the door will be opened
  • Cup Phone: Two cups and a string; prayer doesn’t need one
▶ Play Forehead GuessFull screen, 60-second timer, works on any phone.

Scripture Showdown8 questions

  1. Where was Enos when he started to pray?
    • A. In a boat
    • B. In the forest
    • C. In a castle
    Show answer

    ✅ B. In the forest Enos went into the forest to hunt, and his father’s words filled his heart.

  2. How long did Enos pray?
    • A. Five seconds
    • B. All day and into the night
    • C. Only at lunchtime
    Show answer

    ✅ B. All day and into the night He prayed all day long, and when night came he kept going!

  3. What did the Lord tell Enos?
    • A. His sins were forgiven
    • B. Go home and eat dinner
    • C. Stop hunting
    Show answer

    ✅ A. His sins were forgiven Enos’s guilt was swept away because of his faith in Jesus Christ.

  4. Who did Enos pray for after he prayed for himself?
    • A. Nobody else
    • B. His hunting dog
    • C. The Nephites and the Lamanites
    Show answer

    ✅ C. The Nephites and the Lamanites He even prayed for the Lamanites, who were angry with his people.

  5. Finish Jesus’s words: “Ask, and it shall be…”
    • A. given you
    • B. forgotten
    • C. lost
    Show answer

    ✅ A. given you Matthew 7:7. Heavenly Father loves to answer when we ask.

  6. Where did Jesus go to pray early in the morning?
    • A. A busy market
    • B. A quiet place, alone
    • C. A soccer field
    Show answer

    ✅ B. A quiet place, alone Mark 1:35 says He got up before daylight and found a solitary place to pray.

  7. What did Jesus do in the Garden of Gethsemane?
    • A. Took a nap
    • B. Went fishing
    • C. Knelt down and prayed
    Show answer

    ✅ C. Knelt down and prayed Luke 22:41. Then an angel came to strengthen Him.

  8. In whose name do we end our prayers?
    • A. Moses
    • B. The bishop
    • C. Jesus Christ
    Show answer

    ✅ C. Jesus Christ We pray to Heavenly Father in the name of Jesus Christ.

▶ Play Scripture ShowdownTeams take turns on one screen.

Songs

  • A Child’s Prayer Children’s Songbook, p. 12

    It asks the exact question from today: are You really there, and do You hear? Find it ↗

  • I Pray in Faith Children’s Songbook, p. 14

    Enos prayed with faith in Jesus Christ, and so can we. Find it ↗

  • Did You Think to Pray? Hymns, no. 140

    A reminder to pray before the day begins, just like Jesus did. Find it ↗

  • The Sacred Grove Children’s Songbook, p. 87

    Joseph Smith’s prayer in the woods, for the First Vision extra. Find it ↗

This week’s challenge

The Enos Challenge

Pray every morning and every night this week. Each night, pray for one other person by name, like Enos prayed for others. Watch for answers, and on Saturday tell your family one way you felt Heavenly Father listening.

Text the parents

Today in Primary we learned that Heavenly Father always hears our prayers. We acted out Enos, who prayed all day and into the night, and we made a Prayer Hand to help with personal prayers. Your child took the Enos Challenge: pray morning and night and pray for one other person by name. Ask your child: who did Enos pray for, and who will you pray for this week?

📝 After class

What worked? Who needs a check-in this week? Jot it here on a printed copy, or in the app’s private class notes.

Got extra time?

🔍 Jesus Prayed Too: Scripture Detectives · 5 min

  1. Split into three teams. Give each team one passage: Matthew 14:15–21, Luke 22:39–43, or 3 Nephi 17:21–24 (your scriptures or Gospel Library).
  2. Each team finds out: Why was Jesus praying? What happened after He prayed?
  3. Teams report back with a 10-second freeze-frame of their scene. Ask: “What can we learn about prayer from Jesus?”

🌳 First Vision Freeze Frames · 4 min

  1. Tell Joseph Smith’s story in four frames (Joseph Smith—History 1:13–17): Joseph reads James 1:5 · he walks into the woods · he kneels and prays out loud for the first time · a pillar of light, and he sees Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ.
  2. For each frame, the class makes a frozen statue picture on “3, 2, 1, freeze!” Nobody plays Heavenly Father or Jesus; for the last frame, everyone looks up in wonder.
  3. Ask: “What question did Joseph have? What question could you take to Heavenly Father?”

🗺️ Prayer Places Map · 3 min

  1. Set a timer for one minute. How many places can the class name where someone could pray? (Bedroom, car, school, hospital, campout, ball field…)
  2. For each one, ask: out loud or silent in your heart?
  3. SAY“There is nowhere on earth too far for Heavenly Father to hear.”

Sources

Scripture quotations are from the King James Version, the Bible used by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Tap or click a reference to open it in Gospel Library. Start with the official Come, Follow Me manual; these ideas are here to help it come alive.

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