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Come and See!

John starts his Gospel before Bethlehem, even before the world was made: Jesus was with Heavenly Father in the beginning, He created all things, and He is the Light that no darkness can put out. Then Andrew, Philip and their friends meet Jesus and invite others to “come and see.” This week your kids will play with light, hunt for things Jesus made, and practice inviting a friend.

  • Week 3
  • 📅 Jan 11–17, 2027
  • 📖 John 1
Start with Monday
Read it togetherJohn 1 in Gospel LibraryCome, Follow Me manualNew Testament 2027, week 3

What your kids learn in class

Stories, verses and games for the week come from each child’s own Primary or youth lesson, so home matches Sunday.

Daily sparks

Five to ten minutes a day, Monday to Sunday. Grown-ups lead; kids act, play and answer. Where a step says to tap something, that’s in the Gospel Sparks app; on the web, use the “Play along” links.

Monday · 8 min · Story

The Come-and-See Relay

🏃 Run and tell someone: Come and see!Andrew found his brother.Philip found his friend.Who will you find?

📖 Read together: John 1:35–46 ↗

  1. Open the story scenes and read them together.
  2. Put each child in a different room. One child is Andrew, who starts with you.
  3. Read John 1:41. Andrew runs to find his brother Simon and says, “Come and see!” Now both run to get the next person.
  4. Keep going (Philip, then Nathanael) until the whole family is together in one room.
  5. SAY“John the Baptist pointed his friends to Jesus, Andrew brought his brother, and Philip brought his friend. One invitation led to the next. That’s how the gospel spreads!”

🎭 Play along: the story scenes (from the CTR 8 lesson; pick your kid’s class above for theirs)

Talk about it
  • Who helped you learn about Jesus?
  • Why did Andrew want his brother to meet Jesus?
🧸 Little ones (2–5)Let your little one ride piggyback with the runner and shout “Come and see!” at every door.
📚 Big kids (10–13)Ask your 10–13-year-old to read John 1:45–46 and explain why Philip didn’t argue with Nathanael but just invited him.
🧑 Teens (14–18)Point out to your teen that Andrew, who brought Peter to Jesus (John 1:40–42), is mentioned far less often than Peter. Talk together about how the person who invites often gets no credit, and whether that matters.
☕️ For grown-upsNathanael’s first reaction was a put-down of Nazareth (John 1:46). Philip didn’t argue; he just said “come and see,” and Jesus greeted Nathanael warmly. It’s a good model for a family member’s doubts: invite, don’t debate.

Sticker for today: 🏃

Tuesday · 7 min · Verse

We Have Found Him!

🔦 Run and tell: “We have found Him!”Pass the light.Say how Jesus helps you.

📖 Read together: John 1:35–42 ↗

  1. Turn off the lights (or close the curtains) and grab a flashlight or a phone light.
  2. Open the key verse screen (John 1:41, the same verse your kids learn in Primary) and read it together by flashlight, the way Andrew ran to tell his brother.
  3. Say it again and again. Each time, the person holding the light runs it to someone new and says, “We have found the Messias!” plus one way Jesus helps them.
  4. Turn the lights back on and say: “Andrew couldn’t keep the good news to himself. Who could we tell about Jesus?”

📖 Play along: the key verse (from the CTR 8 lesson; pick your kid’s class above for theirs)

Talk about it
  • Andrew ran to tell his brother about Jesus. Who could you tell or invite this week?
🧸 Little ones (2–5)Let your little one hold the flashlight and point it at the ceiling every time they hear the word “light.”
📚 Big kids (10–13)Ask your 10–13-year-old to read John 1:35–51 and count how many people brought someone else to Jesus.
🧑 Teens (14–18)Ask your teen to find what “Messias” means (John 1:41 explains it, and the Bible Dictionary can help): the Anointed One. Have them tell the family why kings and priests were anointed in ancient Israel and what that says about Jesus.
☕️ For grown-upsAndrew’s first move after finding the Messiah was to find his own brother (John 1:41). The people closest to us are often the hardest to talk to about faith and the ones who most need us to try.

Sticker for today: 🔦

Wednesday · 8 min · Activity

Made by Jesus Hunt

🌳 Find everything Jesus made. Go, go, go!☁️ Clouds?🐦 Birds?❄️ Snow?How many can you find?

📖 Read together: John 1:1–3 ↗

  1. Read John 1:3 together. Say: “Under Heavenly Father’s direction, Jesus created the earth and everything on it!”
  2. Start the timer for 3 minutes. Kids hunt outside or at the windows for as many things Jesus made as they can find: clouds, trees, birds, snow, a pet, even each other!
  3. Share your lists. Who found the most?
  4. Now make something yourselves: a drawing, a block tower or a paper snowflake. Say thank you to Jesus for making such a beautiful world.

⏱️ Big Timer (in the Gospel Sparks app)

Talk about it
  • What is your favorite thing Jesus created?
  • How can we take care of His creations?
🧸 Little ones (2–5)Carry your little one to the window and name things together: “Tree! Sky! Doggy!”
📚 Big kids (10–13)Challenge your 10–13-year-old to find one creation for every letter of their name.
🧑 Teens (14–18)Have your teen read Moses 1:33 and then pull up a photo of a galaxy. Ask them what it means to them that the Creator of worlds without number also knows them by name.
☕️ For grown-upsJohn begins with the same words Genesis does: “In the beginning” (Genesis 1:1; John 1:1). He is telling the creation story again, this time with Jesus at the center of it.

Sticker for today: 🌳

Thursday · 10 min · Game

Forehead Guess Night

🤔 What’s on your head? Guess it!Whisper clues.Act out clues.Robot-voice clues!
  1. Gather the family for Forehead Guess with words from this week.
  2. One player holds your phone or tablet on their forehead while everyone else gives clues. Tilt down for got it, tilt up to pass.
  3. Try a silly rule each round: clues only in whispers, clues only with actions, or clues in a robot voice.
  4. The winner gets to turn off the lights at bedtime with a flashlight!

🤔 Play along: Forehead Guess (from the CTR 8 lesson; pick your kid’s class above for theirs)

Talk about it
  • Which word was the hardest to guess? What does it have to do with Jesus?
🧸 Little ones (2–5)Pair your little one with a big helper who reads the word and helps them act it out.
📚 Big kids (10–13)Your 10–13-year-old can add a rule: after guessing a word, you must tell one fact about it from John 1.
🧑 Teens (14–18)Challenge your teen to find at least six titles for Jesus in John 1 (look in verses 1–14 and 29–51) and add them as bonus words. Whoever guesses one has to say what that title teaches about Him.
☕️ For grown-upsJohn 1 gives Jesus title after title: the Word, the Light, the Lamb of God, the Messiah, the King of Israel. Pick the one that fits what you need from Him right now and carry it with you this week.

Sticker for today: 🤔

Friday · 8 min · Service

Peek-and-Tell Invitation

💌 Peek under the blanket, then invite someone!Don’t say who it is!Whisper: Come and see!Make an invitation.

📖 Read together: John 1:39 ↗

  1. Hide a picture of Jesus under a blanket. Let one child peek, then describe it to the family without saying His name.
  2. That child whispers “Come and see!” to the next person, who peeks and takes a turn. Keep going until everyone has seen.
  3. SAY“When we love something, we want to share it. We can invite friends to come and see Jesus too.”
  4. Make an invitation together: invite a friend, neighbor or grandparent to family night, a Primary activity or church. Deliver it or send a photo of it.
Talk about it
  • Who could you invite to learn about Jesus?
  • What could you say to invite a friend?
🧸 Little ones (2–5)Let your little one decorate the invitation with stickers or scribbles and help carry it to the door.
📚 Big kids (10–13)Ask your 10–13-year-old to practice a simple, friendly invitation they could really use with a friend this month.
🧑 Teens (14–18)Ask your teen to write an invitation to a friend in their own words, not a script, and role-play it with you, including what to do if the friend says no (stay friends!).
☕️ For grown-upsJesus’s first words to His future disciples were a question: “What seek ye?” (John 1:38). The best invitations, to our kids and to our friends, start by asking and listening.

Sticker for today: 💌

Saturday · 7 min · Talk

Before You Were a Baby

👶 You lived with Heavenly Father before you were born!Look at your baby picture!Guess the mystery picture.

📖 Read together: John 1:1–2 ↗

  1. Show your kids their baby pictures (they will love this!).
  2. Read John 1:1–2. Say: “Before Jesus was born in Bethlehem, He lived with Heavenly Father. Before you were born, you lived with Heavenly Father too!”
  3. Play Mystery Picture and see who can guess what’s hiding.
  4. Get ready for Sunday: lay out clothes and pick one thing you want to learn at church.

🧩 Play along: Mystery Picture with this week’s words (from the CTR 8 lesson; pick your kid’s class above for theirs)

Talk about it
  • What do you think it was like to live with Heavenly Father and Jesus?
🧸 Little ones (2–5)Let your little one point to themselves in the baby picture and say “That’s me!”
📚 Big kids (10–13)Your 10–13-year-old could read Abraham 3:22–23 or Moses 4:2 and share one thing they learn about life before we were born.
🧑 Teens (14–18)Have your teen read John 1:12 and Mosiah 5:7, then explain the difference between being a child of God (which everyone is) and becoming His son or daughter through covenants with Jesus Christ.
☕️ For grown-upsJohn 1:14 says “the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us.” The Son of God didn’t save us from a distance; He came and lived among the people He came to save.

Sticker for today: 👶

Sunday · 6 min · Sabbath

Behold the Lamb of God

🐑 What did you learn in Primary today?Teach your family one thing.What are you thankful Jesus did for you?

📖 Read together: John 1:29 ↗

  1. After church, ask: “What did you learn in Primary today?” Let each child teach you one thing.
  2. Read John 1:29. John the Baptist pointed to Jesus and called Him the Lamb of God, the one who takes away sins.
  3. SAY“When we take the sacrament, we remember that Jesus gave His life for us so we can be forgiven.”
  4. Sit quietly with a candle or a soft lamp on. Take turns saying one thing you’re thankful Jesus did for you.
Talk about it
  • What do you think about during the sacrament?
  • How do you know Jesus loves you?
🧸 Little ones (2–5)Help your little one fold their arms and say, “Thank you, Jesus.”
📚 Big kids (10–13)Invite your 10–13-year-old to share a short testimony, like John the Baptist did when he said “Behold.”
🧑 Teens (14–18)Ask your teen to read John 1:29 and then Exodus 12:3–7, 13, and explain why people who knew the Passover story would hear “Lamb of God” as a promise of deliverance.
☕️ For grown-upsJohn the Baptist had disciples of his own, and he pointed them away from himself to Jesus; two of them left him that very day (John 1:35–37). That is what we hope for as parents: children who follow Christ, not just us.

Sticker for today: 🐑

Family challenge

One Invitation

As a family, invite one person this week to “come and see”: to family night, a church activity, a service project or dinner. Talk on Sunday about how it went.

Parent Corner

John skips the manger and starts before the world existed. By calling Jesus “the Word,” he tells us that the Son is how the Father makes Himself known: God’s message, spoken in a life. John adds that the light shines in darkness and the darkness “comprehended it not” (John 1:5): darkness didn’t understand the light, and, as the rest of John’s Gospel shows, it could not put it out. Then the chapter turns small and personal. There are no sermons, just people noticing Jesus, spending an afternoon with Him and going to get someone they love. Testimony in John 1 grows the same way it does in our homes: by accepting a simple invitation to come and see for ourselves.

  • Ponder: If someone asked why we follow Jesus, what would we say that comes from our own “come and see” experiences rather than from someone else’s?
  • Try this: Write your own witness of Jesus Christ in a paragraph this week, the way John opened his Gospel, and save it somewhere your children can read it someday.

Dinner-table questions

  • If you could show Jesus one thing He made, what would you pick?
  • When have you felt scared of the dark? What helped?
  • Who is someone you could invite to “come and see”?
  • What do you think Jesus did before He was born?
  • How can you be a light to someone this week?

Sources

Scripture quotations are from the King James Version, the Bible used by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

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