Lesson 37: Joseph and Hyrum Smith Are Martyred
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Lesson
The purpose of teaching Primary 5 Lesson 37: Joseph and Hyrum Smith Are Martyred is to strengthen everyone's testimony of the Prophet Joseph Smith.
Teaching Thoughts
Make this flipchart for "Praise to the Man" into a booklet to send home with the children. You could even take time at the end of class to write testimonies on the back of one card.
Or review the words of "Praise to the Man" with this Word Link game from To Teach a Child a Song.
Try out the story sticks included in The Red Headed Hostess Class Packet.
The following links are to LDS.org resources unless otherwise stated.
Teacher Study
"The Prophet Joseph Smith: Teacher by Example" by President Thomas S. Monson
"The Expanding Inheritance from Joseph Smith" by President James E. Faust
Videos
The Prophet is Killed (about 3 1/2 minutes)- An illustrated Doctrine and Covenants video about the martyrdom of Joseph and Hyrum.
Joseph Smith: The Prophet of the Restoration (one hour)- The life of Joseph Smith. Skip to minute 55 for the events at Carthage Jail.
Music
"Praise to the Man"- Hymns #27
"Stand for the Right"- Children's Songbook pg. 159
"The Sacred Grove"- Children's Songbook pg. 87
"The Word of Wisdom"- Children's Songbook pg. 154
"This is My Beloved Son"- Children's Songbook pg. 76
Additional Scripture References
My Primary 5 Lesson 30 Handout Packet includes
Wordstrips to go with Enrichment Activity 1
Worksheet to go with Enrichment Activity 3
Activity Ideas
The Life of Joseph Smith- An activity to remember the events in Joseph Smith's life.
The Martyrdom of the Prophet- A comic-book style story of Joseph's martyrdom.
Sing a Song of Joseph- The story of Joseph's life with songs and script. You could give each person in your class a part to read.
The Life of Joseph Smith- Draw lines from events in Joseph's life to dates and scripture references.
Joseph Smith- Cut out and color puzzle pieces of the prophet Joseph Smith, includes a time-line of his life.
From the Life of President John Taylor- The story of Joseph and Hyram's martyrdom told through the eyes of President Taylor, includes illustrations.
