Lesson 11: The Restored Church of Jesus Christ Is Organized

Mar 2

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Lesson

As you prepare to teach Primary 5 Lesson 11: The Restored Church of Jesus Christ Is Organized the main purpose is to strengthen everyone's testimony that through revelation the true church was restored.

Teaching Thoughts

The Cups lesson is always a great way to teach about the restoration. I prefer this version of it though both work great.
This week's The Red Headed Hostess lesson packet includes a drawing activity, matching, and much more.
Use the Testimony Glove idea as you discuss Enrichment Activity 4. You could even make the gloves in class so everyone can take one home.
Play a matching game of some of the restored principles- you can print it in my Primary 3 Lesson 6 lesson helps.
If you want to review the names of the original 12 apostles (Enrichment Activity 5), here's a great printable.

The following links are to LDS.org resources unless otherwise stated.

Teacher Study

"A Choice Seer Will I Raise Up" by Elder Craig C. Christensen

"Joseph Smith the Prophet" by Elder David B. Haight

Videos

The Message of the Restoration (about 2 1/2 minutes)- Elder Perry narrates this video about the First Vision and Restoration.

Jesus Christ's Church (about 1 1/2 minutes)- An illustrated summary of the apostasy and restoration.

Organization of the Church of Jesus Christ (about 1 1/2 minutes)- An illustrated scripture story from the Doctrine and Covenants about Joseph Smith organizing the Church in New York.

The Church of Jesus Christ Today (about 1 1/2 minutes)- Illustrated scripture story about the blessings of the restored gospel.

Music

"The Church of Jesus Christ" Children's Songbook pg. 77

"On a Golden Springtime" Children's Songbook pg. 88

"The Priesthood is Restored" Children's Songbook pg. 89

Additional Scripture References

My Primary 5 Lesson 11 handout packet includes

Picture cards of all the apostles- the photos are from LDS.org. You can find out more about each person there as well.
Name cards for all the apostles. You can play this as a traditional matching game, however, I think it would be fun to do a Swat It type of game. Place one apostle's photo on the table. Have two people in front of the table each with a fly swatter. Flip two name cards over at the same time. The person who swats the correct name first gets to go again. The other person sits and down and gives someone else a turn.
This activity supplements Enrichment Activity 5.
Also try my free LDS apostles Bingo game.

Print Game

Activity Ideas

The Church of Jesus Christ Has Been Restored- Find hidden pictures of objects pertaining to the restored gospel.

Jesus Christ Restored His Church in the Latter Days- Make a treasure box and fill it with coins with restored gospel blessings on them. Younger classes could look for the coins hidden in the classroom and filling the treasure box.

Joseph Smith Finger Scenes- Cut out scenes from the Restoration and make finger puppets. There are scriptures matching each picture that the older classes could look up.

Partial Pictures- Look up scriptures to match pictures from the Restoration.

"This is my Beloved Son, Hear Him"- Make a three-dimensional church out of paper and match scriptures on the church to events from the Restoration.

The Restoration Puzzle- Use a picture from the Ensign, Friend or New Era and cut it like a puzzle with elements of the Restored Gospel on each piece. Have your class put the puzzle together.

Church Words and Phrases- A game your class can play by reading definitions of things in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and having the other team guess them.

Jesus Christ Restored the Fulness of the Gospel Through Joseph Smith- Make a picture wheel with important scenes from the Restoration.

The Restored Church- Match scriptures to pictures of gospel subjects.

I Belong to the Church of Jesus Christ- Make a booklet to words of the song, "I Belong to the Church of Jesus Christ."

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Was Organized- A game matching pictures to dates of events.

Where the Church was Organized- Pictures you could use as you tell the story of Joseph Smith organizing the Church in New York.

The Church is Organized- Use these scripture figures to tell the story of the first meeting of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.