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How will you be using the Come, Follow Me for Individuals and Families manual this year? It’s the first time we will be repeating a book of scriptures with the Come Follow Me program. Pretty exciting. Remember 4 years ago when we were all just starting and not sure what to expect. How do you want this year to look? What are you seeking? Enjoy these resources to help you get what you need out of your studies in 2023.

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Journals

Whether you want to write in your own blank journal or get one with some structure, here are a few great choices!

Personalized Journal from Shutterfly- Looking for a blank journal with a personal touch? These are great! I ordered the blank template one where you just add a picture on the covers. On the front, I put a picture of the individual, and on the back, one of our whole family. On the side, I put their names and made each side color different so it would be easy to quickly grab our own. The journals come with lined pages and a ribbon to keep your place. I have also used their spiral ones in the past but some of the pages started to fall out by the end of the year so I went with this one instead this year.

Note: These journals worked great but sometimes were a pain to keep open as they naturally want to close. They held together really well and it was so nice to know whose was whose right away.

If you need a free option, head on over to my free printable study pages that encourage you to record your goals, outline for the week, even a grocery list, and more.

The Red Headed Hostess always has great journals to choose from that go right along with the New Testament Come Follow Me manuals. Check out the New Testament Guidebook for Kids and Youth plus get one for yourself with the New Testament Guidebook. Both look great. You can take a peek inside each one when you scroll down on her site so you can see which one is best for you and your family.

Scripture Study Helps

For those times you need further understanding and inspiration. These are great resources plus history on how the New Testament came about.

New Testament Institute Manual (one of my favorite resources)

New Testament Seminary Teacher Manual

“One Minute Scripture Study in the New Testament” by Kristen Walker Smith and Cali Black (so great when you only have one minute!)

“The Genesis of the New Testament” by C. Kent Dunford (Ensign)

”The Setting of the New Testament” by Paul E. Dahl (Ensign)

“Word Studies from the New Testament” by John W. Welch (Ensign) Here’s another one

“The New Testament” by Elder Neal A. Maxwell

“The Historical Context of the New Testament” by Thomas A. Wayment (Ensign)

“Major Jewish Groups in the New Testament” by Victor L. Ludlow (Ensign)

“Unlocking the New Testament": A Side-by-Side Commentary” by Richard J. Allen

“Walking with the Women of the New Testament” by Heather Farrell

“The User-Friendly New Testament: Finding Ourselves in the Stories of Jesus” by Marilyn Green Faulkner

“Our Day Star Rising: Exploring the New Testament with Jeffrey R. Holland” is a new book this year that looks to be an excellent addition!

DESERET BOOKSHELF PLUS RECOMMENDATIONS

The following are titles you can find and read as a Deseret Bookshelf PLUS member, however, I linked to the physical book on Amazon in case you prefer the hard copy.

“The New Testament for Latter-day Saint Families” by Thomas R. Valletta (one of my favorites)

“New Testament Who's Who” by Richard J. Allen (so helpful in keeping straight who is who)

“Teachings and Commentaries on the New Testament” by Ed J. Pinegar, Richard J. Allen

“Making Sense of the New Testament: Timely Insights and Timeless Messages” by Richard Neitzel Holzapfel, Thomas A. Wayment

“The New Testament Made Easier, Part 1: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John” by David J. Ridges (great one!)

“The New Testament Made Easier, Part 2: Acts through Revelation” by David J. Ridges

“My First New Testament Stories” by Jerry Harston, Deanna Draper Buck

“Scripture Study for Latter-day Saint Families: The New Testament” by Dennis Leavitt, Richard O. Christensen

For the Fun of It

I enjoy historical fiction books and Gerald Lund does a great series to go along with the New Testament, The Kingdom and the Crown. It really helped give me some new perspectives as well as better understand some customs and the culture of the time. If you love to read, give it a try!

"Fishers of Men" is volume 1

"Come Unto Me" is volume 2

"Behold the Man" is volume 3 and the last one.

New Testament Subscriptions

If you are only going to get one thing for 2023 and you kids (including teens), I absolutely recommend the Creative Come Follow Me subscription from MeckMom. She is amazing! You’ll find weekly insight videos, creative fun to go with the lessons, a love for Maria, and more! Totally do it.

Another Come Follow Me subscription people love is The Red Headed Hostess. She has so much in her weekly kits, you are bound to find something that works for you and not get bored. Plus there is something for every age.

Helpful Come Follow Me New Testament study resources

4 years ago, I offered free weekly helps for Come Follow Me and they still work for 2023! There are only a couple of lessons that differ- for example one week in 2019 has been split into two weeks in 2023. I’ve updated the week dates to go with the 2023 manual. Enjoy all the free resources but know something may not exactly coordinate.

Go to My Free New Testament Resources

New Testament Textables

Send a text or question to ponder to your teens, ministering families, and more with these cute textables designed by Colette from My Computer Is My Canvas. The dates will be wrong but the quotes are still great to share- plus they are free!

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
Holiday Months (October - December) these are simplified for this crazy time of year

Videos and Other Media Resources

Bible Videos- I love these newer Bible videos. Watch one Sunday morning as a review before going to church, use it in your lessons, or email the link to a family member and discuss it together.

New Testament Illustrated Scripture Stories- You can watch these videos with your younger children as they follow along in the illustrated version of the New Testament.

Come, Follow Me: New Testament Learning and Teaching Resources- Videos for every week’s lesson. Bookmark it so it’s easy to use!

New Testament Videos- You can look up videos by the scripture they coincide with.

New Testament Gospel Art- Find more images you can use to go with each lesson.

New Testament Seminary Curriculum Images- Includes charts

Seminary Music: New Testament- Playlist!

New Testament Times at a Glance Chart 1

New Testament Times at a Glance Chart 2

New Testament Times at a Glance Chart 3

New Testament Chronology

“65 Truths in the New Testament” (New Era Chart)

Virtual New Testament- Experience the city virtually!

Free Printables

Looking for a way to track your reading of the entire New Testament? Use one of my free New Testament scripture reading tracker charts. It comes in 12 months, 6 months, and 3 months.

So many fun games to play with these New Testament cards!

There are so many fun ways to use my free New Testament cards. Use them as a part of a game or glue them into your journal as you study more about them. Game ideas included in the post! Print yours out now!

Play New Testament Spot It for Family Home Evening as you gear up for the New Year or want to review some key items and people. It’s free and great for families with kids in primary!

Add some New Testament themed candy tags to your studies! They work great as rewards, ministering gifts, object lessons, and more!

How about a Fishers of Men game? Write questions on the back and talk about ways you can share what you are studying in the New Testament.

Comic book pages to illustrate the scripture stories in the New Testament

Print out some free comic book templates to illustrate the stories you are studying in the New Testament. It’s a great way to see what your family understands, share with one another, and see things in a new way.

New Testament Bingo! I love that it comes in colored and black and white

Play New Testament Bingo as you review the lessons each week! Ask a question about the week’s lesson. Once it’s answered correctly, draw a calling card. If the question is answered incorrectly, no calling card is drawn OR everyone has to take one piece off their board. There are bunch of other ways you can put these Bingo boards to use including reward systems!

General Activity Pages

These are those activity pages that span more than just one lesson. Consider using them to get excited about the New Testament or as review throughout the year. There are lots of ways you can make these more fun too. For instance, instead of just matching, cut the answers apart and put them into Easter eggs then hunt them down before matching them. The following are links to ChurchofJesusChrist.org resources.

A Journey to Learn about Jesus Christ- Match the card to the location on the map.

Scripture Cards- Instead of using their scriptures, use these cards to add scriptures you find throughout the year.

Many Mighty Miracles- Match the scripture story to the picture.

The New Testament- Break down the basic parts of the New Testament in this flipbook.

Paul’s Mission- A board game

New Testament People- Match the description to the person

Women of the New Testament- Crossword puzzle

New Testament Books- See if you can name them all

New Testament Matchup- Match the person, place, or thing to it’s description

New Testament 1-2-3- Fill in the blanks

New Testament Crossword- The answers are the names of the books in the New Testament

New Testament Personalities- Guess the person described. Here’s another one.