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Ask, Seek, Knock!

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

  • 💧 Valiant 7–8
  • ⚡ 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.

Study it yourself firstRead Enos 1:1–17; Joseph Smith—History 1:13–17; Matthew 14:15–21; Luke 22:39–43; 3 Nephi 17:21–24 in Gospel LibraryCome, Follow Me manualOpen this fast-Sunday lesson (Enos 1:1–17; Joseph Smith—History 1:13–17; Matthew 14:15–21; Luke 22:39–43; 3 Nephi 17:21–24)
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, in 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. Enos asked how. The Lord said it was because of his faith in Christ, whom he’d never seen. Then Enos prayed for his own people, the Nephites. He even prayed 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. 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, in Mark 1:35. He looked up to heaven and blessed the loaves and fishes before feeding thousands, in Matthew 14:19. In Gethsemane He knelt and prayed, “not my will, but thine, be done.” An angel came to strengthen Him, in Luke 22:41–43. Among the Nephites He blessed their little children one by one and prayed for them. Angels came down and circled around them, in 3 Nephi 17:21–24. Joseph Smith read James 1:5 and went into the woods. He prayed out loud for the first time and saw Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. That’s Joseph Smith—History 1:13–17.

Most eight-year-olds can recite a prayer. The goal today is real talking. They tell 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. It might be a calm or happy feeling, an idea, a parent or friend who helps, or 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 and Matthew 7:7. Play the Silent Message and tell Enos’s story from Teach Mode, stopping for guesses. Say the key verse with motions and make a Prayer Hand. Close with a time Heavenly Father answered you. Brought nothing? Tap “I brought nothing.” The Prayer Hand becomes an invisible one.

What to bring2 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. Read Enos 1:1–12 and Matthew 7:7.
  2. Think of a short, true time Heavenly Father answered your prayer. You’ll share it at the end.

If your class is wild

  • It’s fast Sunday. Some kids may be hungry, tired or cranky. Make the grumpiest kid the Sound Helper. A job is the fastest cure for a bad mood.
  • Scenes 2 and 3 are slow prayer scenes. Read them softly. A quiet voice keeps the room calm.
  • Hand out paper only after everyone’s crayons are in their laps. Crayon sword fights stop before they start.
  • If someone giggles during the quiet part, don’t scold. Say, “Heavenly Father loves to hear from happy kids too. Let’s try that again.”

The 25-minute plan23 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

The Silent Message

3 min

A whisper nobody can hear sets up the big question: is there anywhere Heavenly Father can’t hear us?

  1. SAY“Listen closely!”
  2. Walk to the farthest corner. In your tiniest whisper, say, “A purple giraffe is wearing roller skates.” Ask who heard you.
  3. SAY“Now think of your favorite animal, but don’t say it.”
  4. Let the class guess one kid’s animal. Nobody can hear thoughts! Ask if there’s anywhere Heavenly Father can’t hear them. Nope!
  5. SAY“Talking to Heavenly Father is called prayer. Today we’ll meet a man who prayed all day long.”
🌪️ Only kids sitting criss-cross get to be the thinker.

Class screen: 🤫 Is there anywhere Heavenly Father can’t hear you? · 👂 He hears!

2. Story

Story: The Prayer That Lasted All Day

7 min

Enos shows that we can pour out our whole hearts to Heavenly Father, and He hears.

  1. SAY“This is a true story from the Book of Mormon, about a man with a hungry heart. I’ll stop so you can guess what he does.”
  2. Open the story in Teach Mode. At each “Guess!”, take two or three guesses, then read on. You read the Lord’s words.
  3. After scene 5, ask who Enos prayed for. His people, and even the Lamanites! Then ask who they could pray for.
  4. At the end, hold up your Book of Mormon or open Enos in Gospel Library. Say, “Here it is! Enos’s own words.”
🌪️ If the room drifts, whisper the next scene. They’ll lean in to hear.

Class screen: 🏹 The Prayer That Lasted All Day · 🤔 Guess! · 👂 He hears!

3. Scripture

Key Verse: Matthew 7:7

4 min

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

  1. SAY“Jesus made a promise about prayer.”
  2. Show the verse on your phone or tablet and read it slowly.
  3. Teach the motions one phrase at a time. Tap the knock sound on the Sound Board every time you say “knock.”
  4. Say it three ways: normal voice, whisper voice, then slow-motion voice.
  5. Ask how Heavenly Father might answer them. Maybe a peaceful feeling, an idea, or someone who helps. Sometimes it’s “wait.”

Class screen: 🚪 Ask! Seek! Knock!

4. Craft

My Prayer Hand

6 min

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

  1. SAY“Enos told Heavenly Father what was really in his heart. Let’s make a guide so you can too.”
  2. Each child traces their hand. Label the fingers, thumb to pinky, with the five parts of a prayer from the screen.
  3. On the pointer finger, draw something you’re thankful for. On the middle finger, draw someone you want blessed.
  4. SAY“Put this by your bed and use it tonight.”
  5. Invite the kid saying the closing prayer to use theirs.
🌪️ Hand out paper only after crayons are in laps.

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 for each child, Crayons or markers

My Invisible Prayer Hand

  1. SAY“Enos told Heavenly Father what was really in his heart. Let’s make a guide so you can too.”
  2. Everyone traces one hand with an invisible marker.
  3. Wiggle each finger and say its part, from “Dear Heavenly Father” on the thumb to “Amen” on the pinky.
  4. Say it again faster, then in a whisper. Eyes closed, pointer up for a blessing. Middle finger up for someone to pray for.
  5. SAY“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. Testimony

Testimony & the Enos Challenge

3 min

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

  1. SAY“Heavenly Father heard Enos. And I know He hears you.”
  2. Tell a short, true time He answered your prayer.
  3. SAY“He wants to hear about your day, your worries, and the people you love. He always listens.”
  4. SAY“It’s fast Sunday. Fasting and prayer go together. Kids don’t have to fast, but anyone can pray with a hungry heart.”
  5. Show the Enos Challenge. Then invite a child to say the closing prayer.

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

6. Game

Forehead Guess: Prayer Edition

4 minBONUS

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

  1. SAY“Let’s see what you remember! Give clues, but don’t say the word.”
  2. Tap Forehead Guess.
  3. One kid holds your phone or tablet on their forehead, screen facing the class. Everyone else gives clues from their seats.
  4. Tilt down for “got it” and up to pass. Each turn is 45 seconds. Then pass your phone or tablet to the next kid.
🌪️ Go around the room one clue at a time.
▶ Play Forehead Guess on the web

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. SAY“Team Sun versus Team Moon!”
  2. Split the class in two and tap Scripture Showdown.
  3. Read each question out loud. Teams whisper together, then point to an answer.
  4. Tap the team that got it right to give them a point.
▶ Play Scripture Showdown on the web

Class screen: 🏆 Scripture Showdown!

The story

The Prayer That Lasted All Day

Enos 1:1–17 ↗

Optional helpers

  • Sound HelperSits next to you and taps each scene’s sound on your phone or tablet.

Scenes

  1. 🏹🌲 Enos remembers his father’s words

    Enos’s father was the prophet Jacob. He taught Enos about Jesus. One day Enos went hunting in the forest. He kept remembering his father’s words. His soul felt hungry. He wanted to know God loved and forgave him.

    🙌 Guess! What will Enos do about his hungry heart?

  2. 🧎🌞 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!

    🙌

  3. 🌙🦉 Still praying at night

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

    🙌

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

    Then the voice of the Lord told Enos his sins were forgiven. His guilt was swept away, like a heavy backpack falling off. Enos asked, “Lord, how is it done?” The Lord said it was because of his faith in Christ.

    🙌 Guess! Who will Enos pray for next?

  5. 🙏👥 Praying for other people

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

    🙌

  6. 📜🔐 Keep the records safe!

    Enos asked Heavenly Father to keep the Nephites’ records safe. Someday the Lamanites’ children could read them and learn about Jesus! The Lord promised He would keep them safe.

    🙌

  7. 📘🌎 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.

    🙌 Open your hands like a book. Then cup your ear: “He hears!”

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 someone by name, like Enos prayed for others. Watch for answers. On Saturday, tell your family a way you felt Heavenly Father listening.

Text the parents

Today in Primary we learned that Heavenly Father always hears our prayers. We heard the story of Enos, who prayed all day and into the night. Then we made a Prayer Hand to help with personal prayers. Your child took the Enos Challenge. They’ll pray morning and night, and pray for someone by name. Ask your child who Enos prayed for, and who they’ll 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 a passage: Matthew 14:15–21, Luke 22:39–43, or 3 Nephi 17:21–24.
  2. Each team finds out why Jesus was praying, and what happened after He prayed.
  3. Each team shares what they found in two sentences. Ask, “What can we learn about prayer from Jesus?”

🌳 First Vision in Four Motions · 4 min

  1. Tell Joseph Smith’s story from Joseph Smith—History 1:13–17 in four parts. He reads, walks to the woods, prays out loud, and sees the light.
  2. Add a seated motion for each part. Open-book hands, walking fingers, folded arms, then shade your eyes and look up.
  3. Ask, “What question did Joseph have?” Then ask what question they could take to Heavenly Father.

🗺️ Prayer Places Map · 3 min

  1. Set a one-minute timer. How many places can the class name where someone could pray? Bedroom, car, school, ball field…
  2. For each one, ask, “Out loud, or silent in your heart?”
  3. Say, “There’s nowhere on earth too far for Heavenly Father to hear.”

🧊 Anywhere Prayer Freeze · 3 min

  1. Tap Freeze Dance. Everyone dances in place while the music plays.
  2. When it stops, call a place. Everyone freezes in a prayer pose, like kneeling at bedtime or folded arms at dinner.
  3. Say, “When you can’t kneel or close your eyes, you can pray silently in your heart. He hears those prayers too.”
  4. Make the last freeze kneeling by your bed. Hold it for five quiet seconds.

📞 Cup Phone · 3 min

  1. At home or with extra time, poke a hole in two paper cups. Thread 15 feet of string through and knot it inside each.
  2. Two kids stretch the string tight and whisper a silly message. Then let the string go slack. It stops working!
  3. Say, “A cup phone needs a tight string. Prayer never needs a string. Heavenly Father hears from anywhere.”

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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