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At Night and at Noon

A visitor after dark, a surprise conversation at noon, and what it really means to be born again

  • ⭐ Valiant 9–11
  • Week 6
  • 📅 Sunday, February 7, 2027
🤔 Forehead Guess🏆 Showdown
💡 The big idea

Jesus Christ knows each of us completely, invites everyone to be born again of water and of the Spirit, and keeps giving living water to all who come to Him.

I can keep my baptismal covenant, follow the Holy Ghost, and prepare now to worship in the Lord’s house.

Study it yourself firstRead John 2–4 in Gospel LibraryCome, Follow Me manualOpen this week (John 2–4)
Know the chapters

John 2–4 moves fast. At a wedding in Cana, Mary told the servants, “Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it” (John 2:5). Jesus had them fill six stone waterpots “up to the brim” and turned the water into wine, His first miracle. Each pot held “two or three firkins”; the Bible Dictionary says a firkin was a little more than a bath (about 8¼ gallons), so the servants drew somewhere around 100 to 150 gallons before anything happened. Then at Passover Jesus drove the sellers and money changers out of the temple and said, “make not my Father’s house an house of merchandise” (2:16). He also spoke of “the temple of his body” that would be raised in three days (2:19–21), a prophecy of His Resurrection.

John 3: Nicodemus, a Pharisee and “a ruler of the Jews,” came to Jesus by night. Jesus taught that we must be “born again,” “born of water and of the Spirit” (3:3–5): baptism by immersion and the gift of the Holy Ghost by the laying on of hands. Like the wind, you can’t see the Spirit, but you can see and hear what it does in a changed life (3:8). Jesus compared His coming Crucifixion to Moses lifting up the brass serpent so that whoever looked would live (3:14; Numbers 21:8–9), and then taught John 3:16–17. Valiant kids love Nicodemus’s later chapters: he defended Jesus in the council (John 7:50–51) and brought about a hundred pounds of spices to bury Him (19:39). A testimony that began in the dark grew brave.

John 4 is the opposite visit. At about the sixth hour (around noon), a tired Jesus sat at Jacob’s well and asked a Samaritan woman for a drink, even though Jews and Samaritans usually had nothing to do with each other. He offered her “living water” that becomes “a well of water springing up into everlasting life” (4:14), showed He knew her life (keep that detail simple: He knew things no stranger could know), and told her plainly, “I that speak unto thee am he” (4:26). She left her waterpot, ran to town, and many Samaritans believed, first because of her words and then because they heard Him themselves (4:39–42).

For nine- to eleven-year-olds, connect three things: most of them have already been born of water and of the Spirit, the sacrament renews that covenant weekly, and the temple is still “my Father’s house.” Starting in January of the year they turn 12, youth may receive a limited-use temple recommend and do baptisms for the dead, so some of your eleven-year-olds may already be preparing. Nicodemus and the Samaritan woman show that Jesus meets people exactly where they are, at night or at noon, and invites them to grow.

Only have 5 minutes?

Read John 3:1–17 and John 4:5–42. Start with the waterpot estimate hook, let Teach Mode carry the Night and Noon drama (you read Jesus’s words), run the cross-reference chase with whatever scriptures the kids have, play Forehead Guess, and close by asking each kid to name one way they are like Nicodemus or like the Samaritan woman. Brought nothing? Tap “I brought nothing”: you read the cross-references and the teams answer with stand-and-shout.

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. Bookmark John 3, John 4, Numbers 21:8–9, John 7:50–51 and John 19:39 in your own scriptures or Gospel Library.
  2. Text two readers before Sunday: one to play Nicodemus and one to play the Samaritan Woman. Both have short lines; ask them to look over John 3:2–4 and John 4:9, 15 and 29.
  3. Split the class into two teams for the whole lesson: Team Night and Team Noon. Keep score with tally marks or the Goal Jar.
  4. Add your kids’ names in the My Class tab so you can hand out roles and readers with one tap.
  5. Check whether your class will actually meet on February 7 (fast Sunday) or a different week, and skip any food or drink if some kids may be fasting.

If your class is wild

  • Dim the lights (or turn them off with a phone flashlight on) for the Nicodemus half of the drama, then flip them on for “noon.” The switch alone will grab a wiggly room.
  • The Wind Crew should whoosh softly, not scream. Tell them the best wind is the one you can barely hear.
  • Fill to the Brim is naturally competitive. Keep the two teams on opposite sides of the room so nobody collides mid-pour.
  • Rotate readers, the scorekeeper and the Discussion Leader so every kid leads something.
  • If it’s fast Sunday and energy is low, shorten the wiggle and lean harder on the drama; hungry kids still love a good story.

The 25-minute plan25 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 100-Gallon Question

2 min

A quick estimate puzzle shows how completely the servants at Cana obeyed before they saw any miracle.

  1. A kid reads John 2:5–7 aloud. Say: “Six stone waterpots, two or three firkins each. The Bible Dictionary says a firkin is a little more than 8 gallons. Team Night, Team Noon: how many gallons did the servants haul? Closest guess scores.”
  2. Reveal: somewhere around 100 to 150 gallons, and they filled every pot “up to the brim.”
  3. Ask: “Mary said, ‘Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it.’ Why do you think they filled them all the way instead of halfway?”
  4. SAY“Today two more people meet Jesus: one comes in the dark, one at noon. Watch how each one responds to what He says.”
🌪️ Guesses must be whispered to the team captain first; only captains call them out.

Class screen: 🏺 Six waterpots, filled to the brim. How many gallons? · John 2:5–7

2. Story

Story Drama: Two Visitors, One at Night, One at Noon

7 min

Acting out Nicodemus and the Samaritan woman side by side shows that Jesus knows each person and invites everyone to be born again and receive living water.

  1. Hand out roles (tap Roles in Teach Mode). Everyone without a part is the Townspeople. You read Jesus’s words yourself.
  2. Dim the lights for scenes 1–5 (or use a phone flashlight), then turn them on for scene 6: “Noon!”
  3. Read each scene and pause for the action. Nicodemus reads John 3:2 and 3:4; the Samaritan Woman reads John 4:9 and 4:15.
  4. For scene 10, have a reader look up John 7:50–51 or John 19:39 so kids see Nicodemus’s later chapters are really in the Bible.
  5. Ask: “One came at night, one came at noon and ran to tell everyone. What did each of them need from Jesus?”
🌪️ The lights-off, lights-on switch is your control lever. If the room gets loud, go back to “night” and whisper until it settles.

Class screen: 🎭 One came by night. One came at noon. · John 3 · John 4

3. Wiggle break

Fill to the Brim

2 min

A pantomime relay acts out the servants’ complete obedience at Cana.

  1. Each team picks three kids to be “waterpots.” They crouch low in a row. Everyone else is a servant at the far wall (the well).
  2. On “Go!” servants fast-walk to the well, scoop an invisible bucket, fast-walk back and “pour” into a waterpot. Each pour lets that waterpot rise a little higher.
  3. A waterpot is full only when it’s standing on tiptoes with arms straight up: “to the brim!” First team with all three pots full wins.
  4. Ask: “What’s one thing Jesus asks us to do all the way, not halfway?”
🌪️ Servants walk fast, no running into each other. Anyone who crashes must pour back into their own bucket first.

Class screen: 🪣 Fill the waterpots up to the brim! · “Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it.”

4. Scripture

Cross-Reference Chase: John 3:16

5 min

Kids memorize John 3:16 and chase three cross-references that unlock what Jesus taught Nicodemus.

  1. Teach John 3:16 with the motions. Say it twice together.
  2. Round 1: read John 3:14. Teams race to find Numbers 21:8–9. First team to explain what happened to people who looked at the serpent (they lived) scores. Ask: “Why would Jesus compare Himself to that?”
  3. Round 2: read John 3:5. Teams race to name the two ordinances “water” and “Spirit” point to (baptism and the gift of the Holy Ghost). Bonus point for finding John 3:22 and 4:1–2, which show baptisms happening during Jesus’s ministry.
  4. Round 3: teams race to find the verse right after the key verse (John 3:17). Ask: “Why do you think Jesus said He did NOT come to condemn? How should that change the way we treat people who make mistakes?”
  5. Everyone says John 3:16 once more, this time as fast as they can without missing a word.
🌪️ One kid per team holds the scriptures each round; teammates can only whisper help. Rotate the holder each round.

Class screen: 🔍 Chase the cross-references! Why did Jesus say that? · John 3:14 ➜ Numbers 21:8–9 · John 3:5 ➜ two ordinances? · John 3:17

No supplies? Do this instead

Instead of: Scriptures for readers: Bibles, a quad, or the Gospel Library app on a phone (one per team, more if you have them)

Cross-Reference Stand and Shout

  1. Teach John 3:16 with the motions. Say it twice together.
  2. Read John 3:14, then read Numbers 21:8–9 from your own scriptures or Gospel Library. Teams huddle; the first team to stand and explain the connection scores.
  3. Read John 3:5. First team to stand and name the two ordinances (baptism and the gift of the Holy Ghost) scores.
  4. Read John 3:17. Ask: “Why do you think Jesus said He did NOT come to condemn? How should that change the way we treat people who make mistakes?”
  5. Everyone says John 3:16 once more, as fast as they can without missing a word.

Class screen: 🔍 Stand and shout: what’s the connection? · John 3:14 + Numbers 21:8–9 · John 3:5 · John 3:17

5. Game

Forehead Guess: Cana to Samaria

3 min

A fast team review of the people, places and gospel words from John 2–4.

  1. Tap Forehead Guess. Nicodemus goes first: device on the forehead, screen facing the class.
  2. Valiant rules: clue-givers can’t say the word OR any word in the hint under it.
  3. Team Night and Team Noon alternate 45-second turns. The scorekeeper adds correct guesses to the lesson score.
  4. Bonus point if the guesser can say which chapter (John 2, 3 or 4) the word comes from.
  5. No phone or tablet? Play Twenty Questions: secretly pick a word from the list; teams take turns asking yes-or-no questions.
🌪️ The clue-giver must stand still with hands behind their back. No acting, just words, which is harder and calmer.
▶ Play Forehead Guess on the web

Class screen: 🤔 Forehead Guess: Cana to Samaria · No saying words from the hint!

6. Talk it over

Talk It Over

4 min

Deeper why-questions connect being born again, living water and the temple to a nine- to eleven-year-old’s life.

  1. Sit in a circle. A kid Discussion Leader reads each question from your phone or tablet and picks who answers.
  2. Keep answers short so more voices get in, and share one honest answer of your own.
💬 Ask the class
  • Nicodemus came by night, then later defended Jesus and helped bury Him. What does his story teach about how testimonies grow?
  • You’ve been born of water. How does the sacrament help you keep being “born again” every week?
  • The Samaritan woman left her waterpot and ran to tell the town. Why do you think she left it? What might you set down to share Jesus?
  • Jesus called the temple “my Father’s house” and cleared out everything that didn’t belong. What might we need to clear out of our lives to be ready for the temple?
  • Jesus knew everything about the woman and still offered her living water. How does it feel to know He knows everything about you?

Class screen: 💬 Talk it over

7. Testimony

Night or Noon?

2 min

Each child sees that Jesus meets them wherever they are and invites them to keep coming to Him.

  1. Lower your voice and wait for real quiet. Say: “Some of us come to Jesus like Nicodemus: quietly, with questions, still figuring it out. Some of us are like the Samaritan woman, ready to run and tell. He welcomes both.”
  2. Ask each kid to silently decide: “Am I more like Nicodemus or the woman at the well right now? What’s my next step?”
  3. Testify that Jesus knows each of them completely and that His living water never runs out. If you’ve been to the temple, share one sentence about how it felt to be in the Lord’s house.
  4. Introduce the challenge and ask a kid to pray.

Class screen: 🕊️ Night or noon, Jesus welcomes you. What’s your next step? · John 3:16 · John 4:14

8. Object lesson

The Wind You Can’t See

3 minBONUS

A paper strip moving in invisible wind shows what Jesus meant in John 3:8 about people born of the Spirit.

  1. A volunteer holds a paper strip at arm’s length. Another kid fans it from a few feet away with the folder.
  2. Ask: “Can you see the wind? How do you know it’s there?” (We see what it does.)
  3. Read John 3:8. Say: “You can’t see the Holy Ghost either. But you can see what He does in a person’s life.”
  4. Ask: “What changes might people notice in someone who is really following the Holy Ghost?” (Kinder, more honest, more peaceful, braver.)

Class screen: 🌬️ You can’t see the wind. You can see what it does. · John 3:8

No supplies? Do this instead

Instead of: Two or three light strips of tissue paper or printer paper (about 1 inch by 10 inches) and a folder or piece of cardboard to fan with

The Invisible Breeze

  1. A volunteer closes their eyes and holds one palm out. Three kids silently take turns blowing gently on it from a few feet away.
  2. The volunteer guesses which direction the “wind” came from. Ask: “You couldn’t see it. How did you know it was there?”
  3. Read John 3:8. Say: “You can’t see the Holy Ghost either. But you can feel Him and see what He does in a person’s life.”
  4. Ask: “What changes might people notice in someone who is really following the Holy Ghost?”
9. Game

Scripture Showdown

5 minBONUS

A tough team quiz reviews Cana, the temple, Nicodemus and the woman at the well.

  1. Keep the same teams: Team Night and Team Noon. Tap Scripture Showdown.
  2. Read each question aloud. Teams get 10 seconds to whisper, then point to an answer.
  3. Bonus point if the winning team can name the verse.
▶ Play Scripture Showdown on the web

Class screen: 🏆 Scripture Showdown: Team Night vs. Team Noon!

Story drama

Two Visitors: One at Night, One at Noon

John 3:1–17; 4:5–42; 7:50–51; 19:39 ↗

Parts to hand out

  • NicodemusA respected leader who comes after dark, asks puzzled questions, and later stands up for Jesus.
  • Wind CrewTwo or three kids who make soft wind sounds and sway the others like trees when Jesus talks about the wind.
  • Council of PhariseesGrumble in scene 10 and answer Nicodemus, “Art thou also of Galilee?” (John 7:52).
  • Samaritan WomanComes at noon with a water jar, asks bold questions, then drops the jar and runs to tell everyone.
  • DisciplesHead to town for food, then come back surprised that Jesus is talking with a Samaritan.
  • Townspeople of SycharEveryone else: go about their day, then run out to meet Jesus and say, “Now we believe!”

Scenes

  1. 🌙🏮 A knock after dark

    Nicodemus was a Pharisee, a ruler of the Jews, and a teacher of Israel. He knew about Jesus’s miracles and wanted to know more. He came to Jesus at night. Maybe he didn’t want anyone to see him.

    🎬 Lights low. Nicodemus tiptoes across the room holding an imaginary lamp, glancing over his shoulder.

  2. 🤔 “Rabbi, we know that thou art… from God”

    Nicodemus said: Teacher, we know God sent you, because no one could do these miracles unless God were with him. Jesus answered with something that stopped him cold: unless a person is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

    🎬 Nicodemus reads his line from John 3:2. When you read Jesus’s answer (John 3:3), Nicodemus freezes, puzzled.

  3. ❓👶 “How can a man be born when he is old?”

    Nicodemus was confused. How could a grown man be born all over again? Jesus explained that He meant a new birth, of water and of the Spirit.

    🎬 Nicodemus scratches his head and asks the question in John 3:4. The Townspeople whisper to each other: “Born again?”

  4. 🌬️🌳 Like the wind you cannot see

    Jesus said the wind blows where it wants. You hear it and feel it, but you can’t see where it comes from or where it goes. Everyone born of the Spirit is like that: you can’t see the Holy Ghost, but you can see the change it makes.

    🎬 The Wind Crew whooshes softly. Everyone else sways like trees, leaning whichever way the wind goes.

  5. 🐍❤️ “For God so loved the world…”

    Jesus reminded Nicodemus of Moses lifting a brass serpent on a pole so the people who looked at it could live. The Son of Man would be lifted up the same way. Then He taught the most famous verse in the Bible: God loved the world so much He gave His only begotten Son.

    🎬 Everyone looks up at an imaginary pole. On “God so loved the world,” everyone crosses hands over their heart.

  6. ☀️🪣 Noon at Jacob’s well

    Some time later, Jesus was walking through Samaria, tired from His journey. He sat down at Jacob’s well at about noon, while His disciples went into town to buy food. A Samaritan woman came to draw water.

    🎬 Lights ON. The Disciples wave goodbye and walk off. The Samaritan Woman walks in with her jar on her shoulder.

  7. 🏺💧 “Give me to drink”

    Jesus asked her for a drink. She was shocked: Jews and Samaritans usually wouldn’t even talk. Jesus said if she knew who was asking, she would ask Him for living water, water that becomes a spring inside you that never runs dry.

    🎬 The Samaritan Woman reads John 4:9 with surprise. Then she reads verse 15: “Sir, give me this water!”

  8. ✨ “I that speak unto thee am he”

    Jesus showed He knew all about her life, things no stranger could know. She said she knew the Messiah would come someday. Jesus told her plainly that He was the Messiah, the Christ.

    🎬 The Samaritan Woman gasps and steps back. Everyone freezes for three seconds.

  9. 🏃‍♀️🏘️ She leaves her waterpot and runs

    She left her waterpot right there and ran to town: Come see a man who told me everything I ever did! Could this be the Christ? The people came out to Him. After hearing Him themselves, they said, now we know this is indeed the Saviour of the world.

    🎬 The Samaritan Woman sets down her jar and runs to the Townspeople, who follow her back and say together, “The Saviour of the world!”

  10. 🌅🏮 Nicodemus steps out of the dark

    What about Nicodemus? Later, when the council wanted Jesus arrested, Nicodemus stood up: our law doesn’t judge a man before hearing him. And after Jesus died, Nicodemus brought about a hundred pounds of spices to help bury Him. The man who first came by night now honored Jesus openly.

    🎬 The Council grumbles. Nicodemus stands tall and reads John 7:51: “Doth our law judge any man, before it hear him?” Then everyone bows their heads for a quiet moment.

Key verse

John 3:16 ↗
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”
In kid words: Heavenly Father loves everyone so much that He sent His Son, Jesus Christ, so all who believe in Him can live forever with God.
🙌 “For God so loved the world” = draw a big circle, then cross hands over your heart · “he gave his only begotten Son” = hold out open hands, giving a gift · “whosoever believeth in him” = point to yourself, then to everyone · “should not perish” = shake your head · “but have everlasting life” = arms up and out like a sunrise.

More verses

John 3:5 ↗
“Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.”
In kid words: To enter God’s kingdom, we need to be baptized and receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
John 3:17 ↗
“For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.”
In kid words: Jesus didn’t come to point fingers at us. He came to save us.
John 4:14 ↗
“whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.”
In kid words: What Jesus gives doesn’t run out. It becomes a spring inside us that keeps filling us up.
John 2:16 ↗
“make not my Father’s house an house of merchandise.”
In kid words: The temple is Heavenly Father’s house. Keep it holy.

Forehead Guess words19 words

  • 💒 Cana
  • 🏺 Stone waterpots
  • 🍷 Governor of the feast
  • 💰 Money changers
  • 🏛️ My Father’s house
  • 🏮 Nicodemus
  • 📜 Pharisee
  • 🌱 Born again
  • 🌬️ Wind
  • 🐍 Brass serpent
  • 👑 Only begotten Son
  • 🧕 Samaritan
  • 🪣 Jacob’s well
  • 💧 Living water
  • ✨ Messiah
  • 🌍 Saviour of the world
  • 🌊 Baptism
  • 🕊️ Holy Ghost
  • 🎫 Temple recommend
Clues for each word
  • Cana: Town where Jesus did His first miracle at a wedding
  • Stone waterpots: Six of them, filled up to the brim
  • Governor of the feast: Tasted it and said the best was saved for last
  • Money changers: Jesus overturned their tables in the temple
  • My Father’s house: What Jesus called the temple in John 2:16
  • Nicodemus: Pharisee who came to Jesus by night
  • Pharisee: Strict religious teacher, like Nicodemus
  • Born again: What Jesus said we must be to see God’s kingdom
  • Wind: You hear it but can’t see where it comes from
  • Brass serpent: Moses lifted it up so people could look and live
  • Only begotten Son: Who God gave because He loved the world
  • Samaritan: People Jews usually had no dealings with
  • Jacob’s well: Where Jesus sat tired at noon
  • Living water: What Jesus offered that never runs out
  • Messiah: The Christ; Jesus said, “I … am he”
  • Saviour of the world: What the Samaritans called Jesus at the end
  • Baptism: Being born of water
  • Holy Ghost: Being born of the Spirit comes through this gift
  • Temple recommend: Youth can get a limited-use one the year they turn 12
▶ Play Forehead GuessFull screen, 60-second timer, works on any phone.

Scripture Showdown10 questions

  1. Who told the servants, “Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it”?
    • A. Mary, the mother of Jesus
    • B. Peter
    • C. The governor of the feast
    Show answer

    ✅ A. Mary, the mother of Jesus John 2:5. Mary trusted Jesus completely, and so did the servants.

  2. How full did the servants fill the six waterpots?
    • A. Halfway
    • B. Up to the brim
    • C. Just one cup each
    Show answer

    ✅ B. Up to the brim John 2:7. They obeyed all the way before seeing any miracle.

  3. What did Jesus call the temple when He drove out the sellers?
    • A. The king’s palace
    • B. My Father’s house
    • C. The city gate
    Show answer

    ✅ B. My Father’s house John 2:16: “make not my Father’s house an house of merchandise.”

  4. When did Nicodemus first come to Jesus?
    • A. By night
    • B. At noon
    • C. At a wedding
    Show answer

    ✅ A. By night John 3:2. Later he stood up for Jesus in public (John 7:50–51).

  5. “Born of water and of the Spirit” points to which two ordinances?
    • A. Fasting and prayer
    • B. The sacrament and a blessing
    • C. Baptism and the gift of the Holy Ghost
    Show answer

    ✅ C. Baptism and the gift of the Holy Ghost John 3:5. Most of your class has already received both!

  6. In John 3:14, Jesus compared Himself to what Moses lifted up?
    • A. His staff
    • B. A brass serpent on a pole
    • C. The stone tablets
    Show answer

    ✅ B. A brass serpent on a pole Numbers 21:8–9. Whoever looked, lived. Whoever looks to Christ can have eternal life.

  7. What did Nicodemus bring after Jesus died?
    • A. Gold coins
    • B. A new robe
    • C. About 100 pounds of myrrh and aloes
    Show answer

    ✅ C. About 100 pounds of myrrh and aloes John 19:39. The man who first came by night honored Jesus openly.

  8. Why was the Samaritan woman surprised Jesus asked her for water?
    • A. Jews and Samaritans usually had no dealings
    • B. She had no bucket
    • C. It was the Sabbath
    Show answer

    ✅ A. Jews and Samaritans usually had no dealings John 4:9. Jesus reached across a line most people wouldn’t cross.

  9. What did the woman leave behind when she ran to town?
    • A. Her sandals
    • B. Her waterpot
    • C. Her scarf
    Show answer

    ✅ B. Her waterpot John 4:28. The living water mattered more than the well water.

  10. After hearing Jesus themselves, what did the Samaritans call Him?
    • A. A good carpenter
    • B. Elijah come back
    • C. The Saviour of the world
    Show answer

    ✅ C. The Saviour of the world John 4:42. They believed because they heard Him for themselves.

▶ Play Scripture ShowdownTeams take turns on one screen.

Songs

  • He Sent His Son Children’s Songbook, p. 34

    The whole song answers John 3:16: how God showed His love. Find it ↗

  • The Holy Ghost Children’s Songbook, p. 105

    Being born of the Spirit, like the wind you can’t see. Find it ↗

  • I Love to See the Temple Children’s Songbook, p. 95

    “My Father’s house”: some in this class will enter it this year. Find it ↗

This week’s challenge

Out of the Dark

Memorize John 3:16 and say it to your family. Then do one thing this week that shows your testimony out loud, the way Nicodemus finally did: share a scripture, defend someone, or tell a friend what you believe. Eleven-year-olds: ask your parents or bishop what it takes to get a limited-use temple recommend, and put a picture of the nearest temple where you’ll see it every day.

Text the parents

This week we compared two people who met Jesus: Nicodemus, who came by night and learned we must be born of water and of the Spirit (John 3), and the Samaritan woman at noon, who received living water and ran to tell her whole town (John 4). We also learned John 3:16 and that Jesus called the temple “my Father’s house.” Ask your child: what happened to Nicodemus later, and how can our family get ready for the temple?

📝 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?

🏛️ My Father’s House · 4 min

  1. Read John 2:13–16. Ask: “Why was Jesus so upset? What were people treating the temple like?”
  2. Tap the Noise Meter. Challenge the class to keep the meter in the green for 60 seconds while you whisper what happens in a temple: baptisms for the dead, sealings, making covenants.
  3. Ask: “Starting the year you turn 12, you can do baptisms for your ancestors. What can you do now to be ready?” (Keep covenants, pray, find family names.)

🕰️ The Nobleman’s Son · 3 min

  1. Read John 4:46–53. The nobleman believed Jesus’s word and started home before seeing any proof.
  2. Ask: “When did the fever leave? How did the father figure it out?” (Same hour Jesus spoke.)
  3. Compare to the servants at Cana: both obeyed first and saw the miracle after. Ask: “When have you had to act on faith before seeing the answer?”

🌾 Fields White Already to Harvest · 3 min

  1. Read John 4:35–39. The woman told her town, and many believed. Jesus called it a harvest that was ready right now.
  2. Ask: “Who in your life might be ready to hear about Jesus right now?”
  3. Let each kid plan one simple way to share: invite a friend to an activity, share a favorite scripture, or tell what they learned today.

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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