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Little Girl, Get Up!

A sleeping baby doll, a worried daddy, and a little girl who gets up when Jesus takes her hand

  • ☀️ Sunbeam
  • Week 10
  • 📅 Sunday, March 7, 2027
🤔 Forehead Guess🏆 Showdown
💡 The big idea

Jesus loves me and has power to heal and help.

I can believe in Jesus.

Study it yourself firstRead Matthew 9–10; Mark 5; Luke 9 in Gospel LibraryCome, Follow Me manualOpen this week (Matthew 9–10; Mark 5; Luke 9)
Know the chapters

This week Jesus heals again and again. He helps a man walk and opens the eyes of two blind men. He calls twelve Apostles and gives them power to bless and heal. That’s Matthew 9–10 and Luke 9. He also teaches that Heavenly Father notices even a tiny sparrow. The very hairs on our heads are numbered. That’s Matthew 10:29–31.

The story for Sunbeams is Mark 5:22–43. A dad named Jairus begged Jesus to come help his very sick little girl. On the way, a woman who’d been sick a long time reached through the crowd. She touched Jesus’s clothes, and she was healed. Then someone brought sad news. The little girl had died. Jesus told Jairus, “Be not afraid, only believe.” He went to the house and took the girl by the hand. He told her to get up, and she got right up and walked. Jesus even reminded her parents to give her something to eat.

Your one tiny truth today: Jesus has power to help and heal. Keep the sad part short and gentle. Something like “She was so sick she died, and her family was very sad” is enough. Then make the waking-up part joyful. Some kids have heard about sick grandparents. It’s okay to say that Jesus loves every family. He helps in many ways, including priesthood blessings, doctors, and moms and dads. If a child has lost someone they love, say gently that Jesus loves them. Because of Him, everyone will live again.

The kids join the story from their spots. They pat their knees as the crowd hurries. They put a hand on their hearts to believe. They throw their arms up when the girl gets up. Nobody plays Jesus. You tell what He did and say “Little girl, get up!” That’s our Sunbeam way to say what He told her in Mark 5:41.

Only have 5 minutes?

Grab a baby doll with a blanket, a scarf, and a picture of Jesus. Wake up the sleeping doll. Tell the story in Teach Mode and let them point to what they see. Say “Be not afraid, only believe” with motions, and play Touch the Robe. End with, “Jesus loves you. He has power to help and heal.” Brought nothing? Tap “I brought nothing.” Pretend to sleep yourself, and use your sleeve as the robe.

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. Tuck the doll under the blanket like it’s sleeping. Set it by your chair for the hook.
  2. Put the scarf or a jacket by your chair for Touch the Robe.
  3. Practice once. Heads down, then arms up: “Get up!”

If your class is wild

  • Crying at the door? Let the parent stay a few minutes. Give the child a job, like “Can you help me tuck in the baby?” If tears keep going, a parent can sit in the back.
  • Potty breaks happen. Follow your ward’s policy. Usually a parent or the second adult takes the child. Keep two adults with the children, and never leave the class alone.
  • The knee pats can get loud. Say, “Crowds go slow, like turtles,” and pat slower. They’ll copy your speed.
  • If a child seems worried when the girl is sick, say right away, “Guess what? Jesus is coming to help! Let’s see what happens.”
  • In Touch the Robe, kids stay on their spots and reach. Walk slowly so everyone gets a turn before anyone needs to scoot.

The 25-minute plan22 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

Shhh, the Baby Is Sleeping

3 min

Waking a sleeping doll together sets up the little girl who gets up when Jesus takes her hand.

  1. SAY“Shhh! Someone is sleeping.”
  2. Show the doll tucked under the blanket. Pass it around the circle. Each child gently pats the baby.
  3. Whisper together, “Wake up, baby!” Pull back the blanket and lift the doll up. Say, “Good morning!” Everyone waves.
  4. SAY“Today we’ll hear about a little girl. Jesus took her hand and helped her get up!”

Class screen: 🧸 Shhh! The baby is sleeping.

No supplies? Do this instead

Instead of: A baby doll or stuffed animal and a small blanket to tuck it in

Sleepy Teacher

  1. SAY“I’m so sleepy…”
  2. Lean your head on your hands and snore softly. Whisper, “Can you wake me up? Say, ‘Wake up!’”
  3. Pop up with a big stretch and say, “Good morning!” Everyone waves.
  4. SAY“Today we’ll hear about a little girl. Jesus took her hand and helped her get up!”

Class screen: 😴 Wake up, teacher!

2. Story

Picture Story: Jesus Helps a Little Girl

6 min

Seven picture scenes show that Jesus loves children and has power to help and heal.

  1. SAY“A daddy needed Jesus’s help. Let’s look at the pictures. Can you find things?”
  2. Swipe through the scenes. Read each one. Point to the screen first, then let them point too.
  3. Read scene 4 softly. Then say quickly, “But wait! Jesus is coming!” At scene 6, wait until every head is down.
  4. After scene 7, say together, “Jesus has power to help and heal!”
🌪️ If the knee pats get loud, pat slower and slower until you’re barely touching your knees.

Class screen: 👧 Jesus helps a little girl! · 👉 Point! · 🙌 Get up!

3. Wiggle break

Sleepy Children, Wake Up!

2 min

A quick sleep-and-pop-up wiggle gets energy out and repeats the happy ending.

  1. SAY“Everybody put your head down and be a sleepy child. Shhh!”
  2. Wait a few seconds. Then say, “Little children, get up!” Everyone pops up, hops like a bunny, and twirls.
  3. Play three rounds. End by sitting down on your spot very, very slowly.

Class screen: 🐰 Sleepy children… get up!

4. Scripture

Our Little Verse: Mark 5:36

3 min

Brave little motions help Sunbeams remember Jesus’s words to Jairus.

  1. SAY“These words are from the Bible. Jesus said them to Jairus. Listen!”
  2. Read slowly, “Be not afraid, only believe.” Teach the Key Verse motions one at a time. Say it together with the motions.
  3. Say it three ways: a whisper, a brave strong voice, then a happy singing voice.
  4. Say, “Jairus believed. And Jesus helped his little girl. Jesus has power to help and heal!”

Class screen: 📖 “Be not afraid, only believe” · 🙅 Be not · 🙈 afraid · ☝️ only · 💛 believe

5. Game

Touch the Robe

5 min

Reaching for the edge of a “robe” practices the woman’s faith: we can reach out to Jesus, and He helps us.

  1. SAY“The sick woman reached out to Jesus. Let’s reach out too!”
  2. Put on the scarf. The kids sit in a circle. Walk slowly around the outside.
  3. The kids reach from their spots and gently touch the edge of your scarf.
  4. Stop and ask, “Who touched me?” Hands go up. Ask one child, “How can we reach out to Jesus?” Help with ideas like pray, sing, or ask for a blessing.
  5. Play three or four rounds. Say, “She believed in Jesus. And He helped her. Jesus has power to help and heal!”
🌪️ Reaching hands stay gentle, just one finger. Anyone who grabs tries again next round.

Class screen: 🧣 Reach out and touch the robe! · 🤲 Reach! · 💛 Believe!

No supplies? Do this instead

Instead of: A scarf, shawl or jacket with an edge the children can touch

Touch the Sleeve

  1. SAY“The sick woman reached out to Jesus. Let’s reach out too!”
  2. Hold your arm out low and say, “This is the edge of my robe!” Walk slowly around the circle. The kids gently touch your sleeve.
  3. Stop and ask, “Who touched me?” Ask one child, “How can we reach out to Jesus?” Help with ideas like pray, sing, or ask for a blessing.
  4. Play three or four rounds. Then say, “Jesus has power to help and heal!”

Class screen: 👕 Reach out and touch the sleeve!

6. Testimony

Hand in Hand

3 min

A quiet close where each child hears that Jesus loves them and has power to help.

  1. SAY“Let’s hold hands in our circle, like Jesus held the little girl’s hand.”
  2. Fold arms and get very quiet. Hold up the picture of Jesus. Say softly, “Jesus loves you. He has power to help and heal. I know that’s true.”
  3. Name each child, like “Ava, Jesus loves you.” Invite them to try Helping Hands at home when someone feels sick.
  4. Fold arms for the closing prayer. Whisper the words for the child who prays.

Class screen: 🤝 Jesus can help and heal. · 🤝 Helping Hands this week

7. Game

Little Girl Picture Quiz

3 minBONUS

Picture questions review the story if you have a few extra minutes, and every child gets to point.

  1. SAY“Let’s see what you remember! Point to the right picture.”
  2. Open Scripture Showdown. Read each question and point to each picture. Skip the teams. Everyone wins.
  3. After every answer, everyone throws their arms up and says, “Get up!”
▶ Play Scripture Showdown on the web

Class screen: 👉 Point to the right picture!

8. Game

What’s Hiding? Mystery Picture

3 minBONUS

A slow picture reveal reviews the story.

  1. SAY“A picture from our story is hiding! Let’s find out what it is.”
  2. Open Mystery Picture. Call out a “show me,” like “Show me hurry hands!” Tap away a tile after each one.
  3. Let everyone guess. When the picture shows, tell that part of the story together.
🧩 Mystery Picture (a class game in the Gospel Sparks app)

Class screen: 🖼️ What’s hiding?

The story

Jesus Helps a Little Girl

Mark 5:22–43 ↗

Optional helpers

  • Picture HelperSits by you and holds up the picture of Jesus in scenes 2 and 6.
  • Doll HelperHolds the sleeping doll and lifts it up in scene 7 when everyone says, “Get up!”

Scenes

  1. 👨💨 A daddy named Jairus

    A daddy named Jairus had a little girl. She was very, very sick. Jairus hurried to find Jesus.

    🙌 Pat your knees fast: “Hurry, hurry!”

  2. 🙏👨 Jairus asks Jesus for help

    Jairus knelt down by Jesus. He asked Jesus to please come and help his little girl. And Jesus went with him.

    🙌

  3. 👥🤲 A woman touches Jesus’s robe

    Lots of people walked with Jesus. A sick woman reached out and touched His clothes. Right away she was healed!

    🙌 Find the robe. Reach out one hand, like the woman did.

  4. 😢💔 Sad news for Jairus

    Then someone came with sad news. The little girl had died. Jairus was so sad.

    🙌

  5. 💛👂 “Be not afraid, only believe.”

    Jesus said to Jairus, “Be not afraid, only believe.” That means don’t be scared. Just believe in Me.

    🙌

  6. 🛏️🤝 Jesus takes her hand

    Jesus went into the little girl’s room. He took her by the hand. And He said, “Talitha cumi.” That means, little girl, get up!

    🙌 Heads down on your hands… then arms up: “Get up!”

  7. 🎉🚶‍♀️ She gets up and walks!

    She got right up and walked! Her mom and dad were so happy. Jesus told them to give her something to eat.

    🙌 Find the food! Rub your tummy: “Something to eat!”

Key verse

Mark 5:36 ↗
“Be not afraid, only believe”
In kid words: Jesus said, “Don’t be scared. Just believe in Me.”
🙌 “Be not” = shake your head no · “afraid” = cover your eyes, then peek out · “only” = hold up one finger · “believe” = hand on your heart, then point up.

More verses

Mark 5:41 ↗
“he took the damsel by the hand”
In kid words: Jesus took the little girl by the hand.
Matthew 10:30 ↗
“the very hairs of your head are all numbered”
In kid words: Heavenly Father knows how many hairs are on your head. He knows you!
Mark 5:34 ↗
“Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole”
In kid words: Jesus told the woman her faith helped her get well.

Forehead Guess words12 words

  • 👨 Daddy
  • 👧 Little Girl
  • 🛏️ Bed
  • ✋ Hand
  • 👥 Crowd
  • 🧥 Robe
  • 🍞 Bread
  • 🐦 Bird
  • 💇 Hair
  • 💛 Heart
  • 🩺 Doctor
  • 📖 Scriptures
Clues for each word
  • Daddy: Jairus ran to find Jesus
  • Little Girl: She got up and walked
  • Bed: The sick girl lay here
  • Hand: Jesus took hers
  • Crowd: Lots and lots of people
  • Robe: The woman touched it
  • Bread: Give the girl something to eat
  • Bird: Heavenly Father knows every little one
  • Hair: Heavenly Father knows every one on your head
  • Heart: We believe with it
  • Doctor: Helps us when we’re sick
  • Scriptures: The book with Jesus’s words
▶ Play Forehead GuessFull screen, 60-second timer, works on any phone.

Scripture Showdown7 questions

  1. Who ran to find Jesus?
    • A. 👨 A daddy
    • B. 🐢 A turtle
    Show answer

    ✅ A. 👨 A daddy Jairus was a daddy who loved his little girl.

  2. Who was very sick?
    • A. 🐶 A puppy
    • B. 👧 A little girl
    • C. 🦒 A giraffe
    Show answer

    ✅ B. 👧 A little girl Jairus’s little girl was very sick.

  3. What did the woman touch?
    • A. 🧥 Jesus’s robe
    • B. 🍦 An ice cream cone
    Show answer

    ✅ A. 🧥 Jesus’s robe She reached out and touched Jesus’s clothes, and she was healed!

  4. Jesus took the little girl’s…
    • A. 👟 Shoe
    • B. 🎈 Balloon
    • C. ✋ Hand
    Show answer

    ✅ C. ✋ Hand Jesus took her by the hand and told her to get up!

  5. What did the little girl do?
    • A. 😴 Kept sleeping
    • B. 🚶 Got up and walked
    Show answer

    ✅ B. 🚶 Got up and walked She got right up and walked! Everyone was so happy.

  6. What did Jesus say to give her?
    • A. 🍞 Something to eat
    • B. 🧸 A teddy bear
    Show answer

    ✅ A. 🍞 Something to eat Jesus cared that she was hungry, too.

  7. Who has power to help and heal?
    • A. 🦖 A dinosaur
    • B. 💛 Jesus
    Show answer

    ✅ B. 💛 Jesus Jesus loves us and has power to help and heal.

▶ Play Scripture ShowdownTeams take turns on one screen.

Songs

  • Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes Children’s Songbook, p. 275

    Heavenly Father knows every part of us, even every hair (Matthew 10:30). Sing it slow, then fast, if you have a minute. Find it ↗

  • My Heavenly Father Loves Me Children’s Songbook, p. 228

    Heavenly Father notices every little bird and every child. Find it ↗

  • Faith Children’s Songbook, p. 96

    Jairus and the woman in the crowd believed in Jesus. Find it ↗

This week’s challenge

Helping Hands

When someone in your family feels sick, hold their hand and say a prayer for them. Remember that Jesus has power to help and heal.

Text the parents

Today in Sunbeams we learned how Jesus took a little girl by the hand and helped her get up. He has power to help and heal. Ask your child, “What did Jesus tell the little girl to do?” The answer is “Get up!” Then share a time Jesus or a priesthood blessing helped your family.

📝 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?

🐦 Heavenly Father Knows the Little Birds · 2 min

  1. Open to Matthew 10:29–31. Say, “Jesus said Heavenly Father knows when even one little bird falls.”
  2. Everyone becomes a little bird. Flap, hop, peck, then fall gently to the floor.
  3. Say, “Heavenly Father saw that little bird. He sees you too, and you matter even more to Him!”

🙂 Meet Today’s Apostles · 3 min

  1. SAY“Jesus chose twelve Apostles to help Him. Today we have a living prophet and Apostles too.”
  2. Show a picture of the living prophet and the Apostles, if you brought one. Count to twelve together on ten fingers and two toes!
  3. Say, “Jesus gave His Apostles power to bless people. He still helps us through His priesthood today.”

🧸 Get-Well Hug · 2 min

  1. Give a stuffed animal or a child’s own arm a pretend sickness. Everyone gently pats it and says, “Feel better!”
  2. Talk about kind things to do for someone sick. Bring water, give a hug, or say a prayer.
  3. Say, “Jesus helped sick people. We can be kind helpers too.”

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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