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Breath in the Bones

A watchman on the wall, a valley of dry bones that stands up, two sticks made one, and a river from the temple

  • ⭐ Valiant 9–11
  • Week 45
  • 📅 Sunday, November 8, 2026
🤔 Forehead Guess🏆 Showdown
💡 The big idea

The Lord can bring what is dead back to life, from dry bones to stony hearts to scattered families, and He invites me to help Him gather His people.

I can let the Lord give me a new heart and help Him gather His people on both sides of the veil.

Study it yourself firstRead Ezekiel 1–3; 33–34; 36–37; 47 in Gospel LibraryCome, Follow Me manualOpen this week (Ezekiel 1–3; 33–34; 36–37; 47)
Know the chapters

Ezekiel was a priest who was carried off to Babylon with other captives from Judah (Ezekiel 1:1–3). Far from the temple in Jerusalem, he “sat where they sat” with homesick exiles (3:15) and saw a vision of God’s glory right there in Babylon. God had not forgotten His people, even in exile. The Lord called Ezekiel a watchman (3:17; 33:7), like a guard on the city wall who blows the trumpet when an enemy is coming. If the watchman stays silent, the Lord holds him responsible (3:18–19). Prophets are watchmen today, and your 11-year-olds will soon be in deacons quorums and Young Women classes whose leaders are asked to watch over each member.

In Ezekiel 34 the Lord scolds shepherds who fed themselves instead of the flock and never went after the sick, the hurt or the lost (34:2–4). Then He promises, “I, even I, will both search my sheep, and seek them out” (34:11), and lists what a real shepherd does (34:16). Jesus later called Himself the good shepherd (John 10:11). Ezekiel 36:26 promises a new heart in place of a “stony heart”: the Savior doesn’t just forgive us, He changes us.

Ezekiel 37 has two famous pictures. In a valley of very dry bones, the bones rattle together, get sinews, flesh and skin, but have “no breath in them” until the breath comes from the four winds; then they stand up as “an exceeding great army” (37:7–10). The Lord said it showed the house of Israel, who felt their hope was lost, being gathered and given His Spirit (37:11–14), and latter-day revelation ties it to the Resurrection (Doctrine and Covenants 138:43). Then Ezekiel joins two sticks, one “For Judah” and one “For Joseph” (37:16–17). The Church teaches these represent the Bible and the Book of Mormon, which the Lord promised would work together as one witness (2 Nephi 3:12); Lehi was a descendant of Joseph (1 Nephi 5:14). Latter-day prophets have invited youth to help gather Israel on both sides of the veil, and scripture is one of the Lord’s tools for that.

In Ezekiel 47, water flows out from under the temple door and gets deeper every thousand cubits: ankles, knees, waist, then a river too deep to cross. Where it reaches the salty sea, the water is healed and fills with fish, and trees along it bear fruit every month with leaves “for medicine” (47:12). Blessings flow from the house of the Lord to heal families. For 11-year-olds about to start doing baptisms for their ancestors, this is their river: they get to carry temple blessings to people who could never receive them otherwise.

Only have 5 minutes?

Read Ezekiel 37:1–17 and 47:1–9. Grab two sticks (or rulers), a Bible and a Book of Mormon. Run the Dry Bones drama from your phone or tablet with the whole class as bones, do the Deeper and Deeper wiggle, then Two Sticks, One Hand and Forehead Guess. Brought nothing? Two kids become the sticks and your phone becomes both books.

What to bring5 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. Put bookmarks in your scriptures at Ezekiel 3:17, 37:3, 37:10 and 37:14 for your readers.
  2. Mark these cross-reference pairs for Two Sticks, One Hand: John 10:16 + 3 Nephi 15:21 (other sheep) · Matthew 3:16 + 2 Nephi 31:5–7 (Jesus’s baptism) · Ezekiel 37:12 + Alma 11:43 (resurrection) · Genesis 49:22 + 1 Nephi 5:14 (Joseph’s branch).
  3. Leave the two sticks blank; the kids will label them.
  4. Push chairs back so the “bones” have room to lie on the floor.
  5. Add your kids’ names in the My Class tab so the Name Spinner and Roles can pick them.

If your class is wild

  • Bones are silly, not spooky. The Bone Captain calls each body part and the bones wiggle only that part.
  • Lying on the floor is a gift for wiggly kids, but set the rule first: bones don’t touch other bones.
  • Let your most competitive kids captain the two teams in the cross-reference race. Speed and accuracy both count.
  • If a kid is too old to be a bone, make them the Sound Crew or a Scripture Reader.
  • When the energy spikes, go straight to Deeper and Deeper: swimming burns wiggles fast.

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

Watchman on the Wall

2 min

A quick sneak-attack game shows why a watchman who stays silent is a big problem.

  1. Tap the Name Spinner to pick a watchman. Everyone else is the sleeping city: heads down, eyes closed.
  2. You are the enemy. Creep slowly from the door toward the city. The watchman shouts “Trumpet!” (hands cupped, or a paper towel tube) and everyone jumps up and freezes in a guard pose before you reach a chair.
  3. Round 2: secretly whisper to the watchman, “Stay silent.” Creep in and tap three chairs. The city wakes up surprised.
  4. Ask: “Whose fault was that?” Have a kid read Ezekiel 3:17. Say: “The Lord called Ezekiel a watchman. Today’s prophets are too. They see dangers we can’t see yet.”
🌪️ The enemy walks, never runs, and taps chairs, not kids.
🎡 Name Spinner (a class game in the Gospel Sparks app)

Class screen: 🎺 Watchman, sound the trumpet before the enemy arrives! · Ezekiel 3:17

2. Story

Story Drama: The Valley of Dry Bones

6 min

Kids become the bones and feel the difference between a body with no breath and a body filled with life from the Lord.

  1. Hand out the roles (tap Roles in Teach Mode). Nobody plays the Lord; you read His words in the scenes. Everyone left is a Dry Bone.
  2. Bones lie scattered on the floor, not touching. Readers get their marked verses: Ezekiel 37:3, 37:10 and 37:14.
  3. Read each scene aloud and pause for readers and actions. The Sound Crew taps each scene’s sound.
  4. At scene 5 (skin but no breath), pause: “They look alive. What’s missing?” Let them guess before scene 6.
  5. After scene 9, ask: “What does the breath stand for?” (The Lord said He “shall put my spirit in you.”)
🌪️ Only the body part the Bone Captain calls may move. Everyone else stays bone-still.

Class screen: 💀 Can these bones live? You’re the bones! · Rattle · Connect · Breathe · Stand!

3. Wiggle break

Deeper and Deeper

2 min

Wading into Ezekiel’s temple river shows how blessings from the house of the Lord keep growing.

  1. Pick a kid to be the Measurer. They read Ezekiel 47:3–5 one step at a time while everyone acts it out. Tap waves on the Sound Board.
  2. “To the ancles”: tiptoe splashing · “To the knees”: high-knee marching · “To the loins”: waist-deep, push through the water with your arms · “Waters to swim in”: swim in place!
  3. Measurer reads Ezekiel 47:9: “every thing shall live whither the river cometh.” Everyone becomes a fish and wiggles.
  4. SAY“The river started at the temple and got deeper the farther it went. When you do baptisms for your ancestors, temple blessings flow to them too.”
🌪️ Swimmers stay on their own spot. Anyone who “swims” into a neighbor goes back to ankle-deep.

Class screen: 🌊 Ankles, knees, waist… swim! · Ezekiel 47:3–5

4. Object lesson

Two Sticks, One Hand

4 min

A cross-reference race shows how the Bible and the Book of Mormon testify together of Jesus Christ.

  1. Have a kid read Ezekiel 37:16–17. Two volunteers label the sticks: “For Judah (Bible)” and “For Joseph (Book of Mormon).” Explain that Lehi’s family came from Joseph (1 Nephi 5:14).
  2. Split into Team Judah (Bible) and Team Joseph (Book of Mormon). Call a topic and both teams race to read their verse: Other sheep: John 10:16 + 3 Nephi 15:21 · Jesus’s baptism: Matthew 3:16 + 2 Nephi 31:5–7 · Resurrection: Ezekiel 37:12 + Alma 11:43 · Joseph’s branch: Genesis 49:22 + 1 Nephi 5:14.
  3. After each pair, ask: “What does the Book of Mormon add that the Bible doesn’t say?”
  4. Rubber-band the sticks together and hold them up in one hand. Say: “Two witnesses of Jesus Christ, one in His hand. Scripture is one of the ways the Lord gathers His people.”
🌪️ One reader per team per round; rotate so everyone gets a turn to find and read.

Class screen: 📘 Team Judah vs. Team Joseph: find the matching verses! · Bible + Book of Mormon · One in His hand

No supplies? Do this instead

Instead of: Two flat sticks (paint stirrers, rulers or big craft sticks), a marker and a rubber band or tape, A Bible and a Book of Mormon (or two phones with Gospel Library open)

Human Sticks

  1. Have a kid read Ezekiel 37:16–17 from your scriptures. Two volunteers become the sticks: stand stiff as boards. One announces, “For Judah, the Bible!” The other: “For Joseph, the Book of Mormon!” Explain that Lehi’s family came from Joseph (1 Nephi 5:14).
  2. Split into Team Judah and Team Joseph. Open Gospel Library on your phone or tablet or your phone. For each topic, a kid from each team reads their verse: Other sheep: John 10:16 + 3 Nephi 15:21 · Jesus’s baptism: Matthew 3:16 + 2 Nephi 31:5–7 · Resurrection: Ezekiel 37:12 + Alma 11:43 · Joseph’s branch: Genesis 49:22 + 1 Nephi 5:14.
  3. After each pair, ask: “What does the Book of Mormon add that the Bible doesn’t say?” The two human sticks take one step closer each time.
  4. After the last pair, the sticks link arms and stand as one. Say: “Two witnesses of Jesus Christ, one in His hand. Scripture is one of the ways the Lord gathers His people.”

Class screen: 🧍 Two human sticks become one! · Bible + Book of Mormon

5. Scripture

Heart Transplant: Ezekiel 36:26

3 min

Kids memorize the promise of a new heart and think about what a “stony heart” looks like at their age.

  1. Show the verse on your phone or tablet. A Verse Leader reads it and teaches the motions.
  2. Say it three times: once normal, once whispered, once as fast as possible without a mistake. Then try it with your phone or tablet face down.
  3. Ask: “What does a stony heart look like for an 11-year-old?” (Holding a grudge, not caring, ignoring the Spirit, “I don’t need to change.”)
  4. SAY“Jesus Christ doesn’t just forgive us. He changes us. Every week the sacrament is a chance to ask for a softer heart.”

Class screen: ❤️ Out with the stony heart. In with a new one. · Ezekiel 36:26

6. Game

Forehead Guess: Dry Bones Edition

3 min

A fast guessing game reviews watchmen, shepherds, bones, sticks and the temple river.

  1. Tap Forehead Guess. Pick a Timekeeper to call “Switch!” every 45 seconds.
  2. The guesser holds your phone or tablet on their forehead. Classmates give clues without saying the word; tilt down for got it, up to pass.
  3. Hard mode: clues must include a chapter number (“It’s in chapter 37 and it rattles”).
🌪️ Clue-givers raise a hand and wait for the guesser to point at them.
▶ Play Forehead Guess on the web

Class screen: 🤔 Forehead Guess! Hard mode: give a chapter number. · Don’t say the word!

7. Talk it over

Watchmen and Shepherds

3 min

Deeper questions help kids see themselves as watchmen, shepherds and gatherers, not just listeners.

  1. Tap the Name Spinner for each question. The chosen kid answers, then may pass it to a friend to add one more idea.
  2. Push for “why”: after an answer, ask, “Why do you think that is?”
  3. Share your own answer to the last question.
💬 Ask the class
  • Ezekiel 3:18 says a silent watchman is held responsible. Why would the Lord give prophets such a heavy job?
  • In Ezekiel 34:16, what does a real shepherd do? Who in your class or future quorum might need one?
  • The bones had skin but no breath until the Spirit came. How can someone do all the right things at church and still be missing the “breath”?
  • Why do you think the Lord gave us the Bible and the Book of Mormon instead of just one?
  • How could doing baptisms for your ancestors be like the temple river bringing things to life?
🎡 Name Spinner (a class game in the Gospel Sparks app)

Class screen: 🐑 Spin it! Watchmen, shepherds and gatherers · Answer, then pass it on

8. Testimony

Nothing Is Too Dead for Him

2 min

End calm with the Savior’s power to raise the dead and to make hearts new.

  1. Invite everyone to lie back down as bones, eyes closed, completely still. Whisper: “Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost. Have you ever felt like that?”
  2. Read Ezekiel 37:14 slowly: “And shall put my spirit in you, and ye shall live.” Invite them to breathe in and sit up quietly.
  3. SAY“President Joseph F. Smith saw in a vision that Ezekiel’s valley points to the Resurrection (Doctrine and Covenants 138:43). Because Jesus Christ rose, every person will live again. And right now, He can breathe life into anyone who feels hopeless.”
  4. Share a short testimony of Jesus Christ. Introduce the Gather One challenge and invite a child to pray.

Class screen: ✨ “And shall put my spirit in you, and ye shall live.” · Ezekiel 37:14

9. Game

Draw & Guess: The Temple River

4 minBONUS

Drawing the river’s journey reviews Ezekiel 47 and its temple blessings.

  1. Tap Draw & Guess. One kid draws a word from the lesson; the class guesses.
  2. After each guess, the drawer explains where it fits in Ezekiel 37 or 47.
  3. Finish by asking: “What does the river do for everything it touches?”
🖍️ Draw & Guess (a class game in the Gospel Sparks app)

Class screen: 🎨 Draw it! Can your class guess?

10. Game

Scripture Showdown

5 minBONUS

A tough team quiz reviews all of Ezekiel’s visions.

  1. Split into Team Judah and Team Joseph. Tap Scripture Showdown.
  2. Read each question aloud. Teams huddle for 10 seconds, then their captain answers.
  3. Bonus point for naming the chapter.
▶ Play Scripture Showdown on the web

Class screen: 🏆 Scripture Showdown!

Story drama

The Valley of Dry Bones

Ezekiel 37:1–14 ↗

Parts to hand out

  • EzekielThe prophet. Walks among the bones, answers the Lord’s question, and prophesies to the bones and the wind.
  • Scripture ReadersThree kids read Ezekiel 37:3, 37:10 and 37:14 straight from the scriptures.
  • Bone CaptainLeads the bones: calls out which part rattles, connects, or stands.
  • The Four WindsTwo to four kids stand in the corners and whoosh the breath of life into the valley.
  • Sound CrewTaps the scene sounds on the Sound Board at the right moments.
  • The Dry BonesEveryone else. Lie scattered and still, rattle together, get “skin,” then stand up as a great army.

Scenes

  1. 🏜️🦴 A valley full of very dry bones

    The Spirit of the Lord carried Ezekiel to the middle of a valley covered with bones. He walked all around them. There were very many, and they were very, very dry. Nobody had been alive there for a long time.

    🎬 The Dry Bones lie scattered and perfectly still. Ezekiel tiptoes around them, looking shocked.

  2. ❓🦴 “Can these bones live?”

    The Lord asked Ezekiel a question that sounds impossible: “Can these bones live?” Ezekiel didn’t say yes or no. Listen to his answer.

    🎬 Scripture Reader 1 reads Ezekiel 37:3. Ask the class: “Why is that a smart answer?”

  3. 📢🦴 “O ye dry bones, hear!”

    The Lord told Ezekiel to preach to the bones! Tell them to hear the word of the Lord, and promise them sinews, flesh, skin and breath. So Ezekiel did exactly what he was told, even though it looked ridiculous.

    🎬 Ezekiel stands on a “rock” (a spot on the floor) and preaches to the bones: “O ye dry bones, hear the word of the LORD!”

  4. 🔊🦴 Rattle! Bone to his bone

    As he prophesied, there was a noise and a shaking. The bones slid across the valley and snapped together, bone to his bone. Toe bone to foot bone, leg bone to knee bone!

    🎬 The Bone Captain calls parts: “Toes! Knees! Elbows! Shoulders!” The bones rattle only that part, then scoot into rows.

  5. 💪🧍 Muscles, skin… but no breath

    Sinews and flesh grew over the bones, and skin covered them. They looked like real people now. But there was a problem: there was no breath in them. They looked alive, but they weren’t.

    🎬 Bones sit up slowly and “pull on” their skin like sleeves, then freeze with blank faces. Totally still.

  6. 🌬️✨ “Come from the four winds, O breath!”

    The Lord told Ezekiel to prophesy to the wind: “Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.”

    🎬 Ezekiel calls to the corners. The Four Winds whoosh from each corner toward the army.

  7. 🧍‍♂️🧍‍♀️ They stood up: a great army!

    The breath came into them, and they lived! They stood up on their feet, so many that it was a huge army.

    🎬 Scripture Reader 2 reads Ezekiel 37:10. The whole army takes a huge breath and stands up tall together.

  8. 💔🪦 “Our hope is lost,” they said

    Then the Lord explained. These bones were the house of Israel, His scattered people in captivity. They were saying, “Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost.” They felt like it was over.

    🎬 The army droops and sighs: “Our hope is lost.”

  9. ❤️🌅 “And shall put my spirit in you”

    The Lord promised to open their graves, bring them home, and put His Spirit in them. Nothing is too dead for Him. Because of Jesus Christ, every person will be resurrected, and anyone who feels hopeless can come alive again.

    🎬 Scripture Reader 3 reads Ezekiel 37:14. The army stands tall and puts a hand on their heart.

Key verse

Ezekiel 36:26 ↗
“A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh”
In kid words: The Lord promises to give me a brand-new heart and spirit. He’ll take away my hard, stony heart and give me a soft one that can feel and change.
🙌 “A new heart also will I give you” = hands make a heart and hold it out · “and a new spirit will I put within you” = breathe in and place hands on your chest · “I will take away the stony heart” = knock on your chest: “clunk, clunk” · “and I will give you an heart of flesh” = open, soft hands over your heart.

More verses

Ezekiel 3:17 ↗
“Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me”
In kid words: A prophet is like a watchman on the wall: he listens to the Lord and warns us.
Ezekiel 34:16 ↗
“I will seek that which was lost, and bring again that which was driven away, and will bind up that which was broken, and will strengthen that which was sick”
In kid words: The Lord goes after the lost, brings back the pushed-away, bandages the broken and strengthens the sick.
Ezekiel 37:17 ↗
“And join them one to another into one stick; and they shall become one in thine hand”
In kid words: Two records, the Bible and the Book of Mormon, joined together as one.
Ezekiel 47:9 ↗
“every thing shall live whither the river cometh”
In kid words: Everything the river from the temple touches comes alive.

Forehead Guess words20 words

  • 🧔 Ezekiel
  • 🏯 Babylon
  • 🗼 Watchman
  • 🎺 Trumpet
  • 🧑‍🌾 Shepherd
  • 🐑 Lost sheep
  • 🪨 Stony heart
  • ❤️ New heart
  • 🏜️ Valley
  • 🦴 Dry bones
  • 💪 Sinews
  • 🌬️ Breath
  • 🧍 Great army
  • 🌅 Resurrection
  • 📕 Stick of Judah
  • 📘 Stick of Joseph
  • 🛕 Temple
  • 🌊 River
  • 🧂 Dead Sea
  • 🐟 Fish
Clues for each word
  • Ezekiel: Priest-prophet who saw visions in Babylon
  • Babylon: Where Ezekiel lived as a captive
  • Watchman: Guard on the wall who warns the city
  • Trumpet: What a watchman blows when danger comes
  • Shepherd: Searches for lost sheep and heals the hurt ones
  • Lost sheep: The Lord said, “I will seek that which was ___”
  • Stony heart: The hard heart the Lord takes away
  • New heart: What the Lord gives in its place, Ezekiel 36:26
  • Valley: Low place between hills, full of bones
  • Dry bones: “Can these ___ live?”
  • Sinews: Tendons that tie muscles to bones
  • Breath: Came from the four winds and brought the army to life
  • Great army: What the bones became when they stood up
  • Resurrection: Body and spirit joined again, because of Jesus
  • Stick of Judah: Stands for the Bible
  • Stick of Joseph: Stands for the Book of Mormon
  • Temple: The river flowed out from under its door
  • River: Got deeper: ankles, knees, waist, then swim
  • Dead Sea: So salty nothing lives there, until the river heals it
  • Fish: A great multitude of them appeared in the healed water
▶ Play Forehead GuessFull screen, 60-second timer, works on any phone.

Scripture Showdown10 questions

  1. Where was Ezekiel living when he saw his visions?
    • A. Jerusalem
    • B. Babylon, among the captives
    • C. Egypt
    Show answer

    ✅ B. Babylon, among the captives He was carried away captive and lived by the river Chebar in Babylon (Ezekiel 1:1–3).

  2. In Ezekiel 3:17, what did the Lord call Ezekiel?
    • A. A watchman
    • B. A shepherd boy
    • C. A scribe
    Show answer

    ✅ A. A watchman “I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel.”

  3. What were the bad shepherds in Ezekiel 34 doing?
    • A. Searching for lost sheep
    • B. Building a bigger fold
    • C. Feeding themselves instead of the flock
    Show answer

    ✅ C. Feeding themselves instead of the flock Ezekiel 34:2. A real shepherd takes care of the sheep first.

  4. The Lord asked, “Can these bones live?” What did Ezekiel answer?
    • A. “Never!”
    • B. “O Lord GOD, thou knowest”
    • C. “Only on the Sabbath”
    Show answer

    ✅ B. “O Lord GOD, thou knowest” Ezekiel 37:3. He trusted the Lord to know what was possible.

  5. After sinews, flesh and skin, what was still missing?
    • A. Breath
    • B. Hair
    • C. Clothes
    Show answer

    ✅ A. Breath “There was no breath in them” (37:8) until the breath came from the four winds.

  6. What did the Lord say the dry bones represented?
    • A. The army of Babylon
    • B. Animals in the desert
    • C. The whole house of Israel
    Show answer

    ✅ C. The whole house of Israel Ezekiel 37:11. His scattered people felt hopeless, and He promised to gather them.

  7. The stick of Joseph represents which book?
    • A. The Bible
    • B. The Book of Mormon
    • C. The Pearl of Great Price
    Show answer

    ✅ B. The Book of Mormon Lehi’s family descended from Joseph (1 Nephi 5:14). The two records work together (2 Nephi 3:12).

  8. In Ezekiel 36:26, what kind of heart does the Lord take away?
    • A. A broken heart
    • B. A stony heart
    • C. A happy heart
    Show answer

    ✅ B. A stony heart He replaces a stony heart with “an heart of flesh” that can feel and change.

  9. How deep did the temple river finally get?
    • A. Ankle-deep
    • B. Knee-deep
    • C. Deep enough to swim in
    Show answer

    ✅ C. Deep enough to swim in “Waters to swim in, a river that could not be passed over” (47:5).

  10. What were the leaves of the trees by the river for?
    • A. Medicine
    • B. Roofs
    • C. Writing scrolls
    Show answer

    ✅ A. Medicine Ezekiel 47:12. Blessings from the temple heal.

▶ Play Scripture ShowdownTeams take turns on one screen.

Songs

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

    Ezekiel saw life flowing from the temple. Many of your 11-year-olds will be going soon. Find it ↗

  • Israel, Israel, God Is Calling Hymns, no. 7

    A hymn about the Lord gathering scattered Israel, just like the dry bones. Find it ↗

  • Did Jesus Really Live Again? Children’s Songbook, p. 64

    The valley of dry bones points to the Resurrection made possible by Jesus Christ. Find it ↗

This week’s challenge

Gather One

Pick one: (1) With a parent, open FamilySearch and find one ancestor who may still need temple ordinances. (2) Be a shepherd: reach out to one person in your class who hasn’t been at church lately. (3) Read one Bible story and one Book of Mormon story about the same thing and tell your family how they fit together.

Text the parents

Today in Primary we learned about Ezekiel, a prophet the Lord called a watchman. We acted out the valley of dry bones that came back to life, raced to match Bible and Book of Mormon verses like Ezekiel’s two sticks, and waded into the river that flowed from the temple. Ask your child: what was still missing after the bones got skin, and why does it matter? This week your child may want to look at FamilySearch with you to find an ancestor to take to the temple someday.

📝 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?

🗼 Watchman Report · 5 min

  1. Show a recent message from the President of the Church or another Apostle (the Gospel Library app has them).
  2. Kids work in pairs to find one warning and one promise in the message.
  3. Each pair reports like a watchman on the wall: “Warning! … Promise! …”

🌳 Family Tree Sneak Peek · 5 min

  1. Show your own family tree printout or FamilySearch on your phone.
  2. Point out one ancestor and tell one thing you know about them.
  3. SAY“When you turn 12, you can be baptized in the temple for people like this. That’s you helping gather Israel on the other side of the veil.”

🐑 Lost Sheep Search · 4 min

  1. One kid is the Shepherd and steps into the hall. Another kid hides somewhere in the room as the lost sheep.
  2. The Shepherd comes back and finds them using “Baa” sounds (quiet when far, louder when close). Tap Noise Meter to keep it gentle.
  3. Read Ezekiel 34:11–12 and ask: “Who does the searching?”

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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