Lesson 17: Joseph Forgives His Brothers
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Lesson
Primary 6 Lesson 17: Joseph Forgives His Brothers is the last one in the Joseph story and focuses on helping us have the desire to forgive.
Teaching Thoughts
These are a few bonus ideas, keep scrolling for more!
Use the sack of rocks from Little LDS Ideas to demonstrate carrying grudges (put heavy items inside each sack). Have one person hold one bag straight out in front of him then add more bags as you relate more times they chose to hold on instead of letting it go. Eventually it should get pretty heavy and too much to carry alone. Then show we choose to forgive, it lightens our load.
Play the Fill Your Storehouse Trivia Game included in The Read Headed Hostess class packet.
The following links are to LDS.org resources unless otherwise stated.
Teacher Study
"Until Seventy Times Seven" by Elder Lynn G. Robbins
"Even as Christ Forgives You, So Also Do Ye" by Elder Larry J. Echo Hawk
Videos
Joseph's Brothers in Egypt- Pictured Scripture Story about 2 minutes long
Forgiveness: My Burden Was Made Light (about 8 1/2 minutes)- After a man loses all his family in an accident, he allows forgiveness to heal him.
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Music
"Help Me, Dear Father"- Children's Songbook pg. 99
"Jesus Said Love Everyone"- Children's Songbook pg. 61
"How Will They Know?"- Children's Songbook pg. 182
My Primary 6 Lesson 17 handouts include
Forgiveness quiz as mentioned in the Attention Activity
D&C 64:10 scripture and explanation of forgiveness. Print these two front to back to make it one handout.
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Activity Ideas
(As the last 2 lessons were about Joseph, please see their lesson ideas for more Joseph activities: Lesson 15, Lesson 16)
Cease from Anger- Another quiz to take
I Forgive You- (Scroll down) Situations to forgive and why you should
Be Ye Kind- Bright Idea poster
Build Upon My Rock- Doorknob hanger that includes how we should forgive
A Shield of Faith- Forgiveness is part of that shield
Nephi Forgives- Another story about Nephi forgiving his brothers and characters to color or use as puppets
I Forgive You- Walk in someone else's shoe using these images.
