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Can These Bones Live?

A watchman on the wall, a valley of rattling bones, two sticks in one hand, and a river that brings everything to life

  • 💧 CTR 8
  • Week 45
  • 📅 Sunday, November 8, 2026
🤔 Forehead Guess🏆 Showdown
💡 The big idea

Jesus Christ gives new life: someday He will raise our bodies, and every day He can give us a new heart.

I can come to Jesus through the scriptures and the temple and ask Him to give me a new heart.

Study it yourself firstRead Ezekiel 1–3; 33–34; 36–37; 47 in Gospel LibraryCome, Follow Me manualOpen this week (Ezekiel 1–3; 33–34; 36–37; 47)
Know the chapters

Ezekiel was a priest who was carried away to Babylon as a captive years before Jerusalem was destroyed (Ezekiel 1:1–3). While Jeremiah was preaching in Jerusalem, Ezekiel was teaching homesick Israelites far away in exile. The Lord showed him amazing visions: the glory of God (chapter 1), a valley of dry bones (chapter 37), and water flowing out of the temple (chapter 47).

The Lord called Ezekiel a watchman (3:17; 33:7), like a guard on a city wall who blows a trumpet when danger is coming. Prophets are still watchmen today. In chapter 34 the Lord scolds leaders who fed themselves instead of the flock, then promises, “I, even I, will both search my sheep, and seek them out” (34:11). Jesus later called Himself the Good Shepherd (John 10:11). In 36:26 He promises “a new heart” and “a new spirit”: He can soften a stony heart and help us change.

Ezekiel 37 has two famous pictures. First, a valley of very dry bones rattles together, gets muscles and skin, then breathes and stands up as “an exceeding great army.” The Lord said it showed scattered Israel coming back to life, and latter-day revelation also connects it to the Resurrection (Doctrine and Covenants 138:43). Because Jesus Christ rose from the tomb, every person will be resurrected. Second, Ezekiel joins two sticks, one “For Judah” and one “For Joseph,” into one in his hand. The Church teaches that these represent the Bible and the Book of Mormon, two witnesses of Jesus Christ that “grow together” (2 Nephi 3:12). Lehi’s family descended from Joseph (1 Nephi 5:14).

In Ezekiel 47 water flows out from under the temple door. It gets deeper and deeper (ankles, knees, waist, then a river to swim in), and everything it touches comes alive: salty water is healed and fills with fish, and trees grow with leaves for medicine. Blessings flow from the house of the Lord to heal us and our families. For eight-year-olds, keep the bones silly, not spooky, and point every picture to Jesus: He gives life, He finds the lost, and He makes hearts new.

Only have 5 minutes?

Read Ezekiel 37:1–17. Grab two sticks (paint stirrers, rulers or big craft sticks), a marker and a rubber band, plus a Bible and a Book of Mormon. Let your phone or tablet lead the Dry Bones drama (everyone is a bone!), do Two Sticks, One Hand, then play Forehead Guess. Skip Watchman Says and Baa-Polo if time is short. No sticks or books? Tap “I brought nothing” and two kids become the sticks.

What to bring6 items

Tick what you have. Forgot something? Every step that needs a supply has a no-supplies version in the plan below.

Before class

  1. Write “For Judah (the Bible)” on one stick and “For Joseph (the Book of Mormon)” on the other. Keep the rubber band handy.
  2. Mark the 8 Witness Match passages so you can find each one fast: Luke 2:7 and 3 Nephi 1:21 (Jesus is born) · Matthew 3:16 and 2 Nephi 31:5–8 (Jesus is baptized) · Mark 10:16 and 3 Nephi 17:21 (Jesus blesses children) · Luke 24:39 and 3 Nephi 11:14–15 (Jesus is resurrected).
  3. Decide on your trumpet signal for Watchman Says: tap the trumpet on the Sound Board, or just shout, “Toot-toot!”
  4. Push chairs back so every child has room to lie down as a dry bone and pop up again.
  5. Add your kids’ names in the My Class tab so you can hand out story roles with one tap.

If your class is wild

  • Watchman Says is a listening game in disguise. Start with it so their bodies are moving and their ears are switched on.
  • The Dry Bones drama is loud on purpose. Use scene 5 (muscles but no breath) as a built-in freeze: statues can’t talk!
  • Keep the skeletons silly, not scary: floppy, clickety-clack and goofy. If a child seems uneasy, make them one of the Four Winds instead.
  • Baa-Polo only works when the room is quiet. Put the Noise Meter up and let the class race to stay below the mouse.
  • Give your most restless kid the watchman job in Watchman Says. Standing at the front and being in charge is exactly what they need.

The 25-minute plan25 min + bonus

Bonus steps are for when you have extra time. Steps that mention Teach Mode, the Sound Board or other class games refer to the Gospel Sparks app; on the web you can play Forehead Guess and Scripture Showdown from this page.

1. Hook

Watchman Says

3 min

A Simon Says twist burns energy and teaches that prophets warn us like watchmen on a wall.

  1. SAY“Long ago, a watchman stood on the city wall. When he saw danger coming, he blew a trumpet so everyone could get safe.”
  2. Stand at the front as the watchman. Say: “Only move when you hear the trumpet first!” Tap the trumpet on the Sound Board (or shout, “Toot-toot!”), then give a command: “Duck!” “Cover your eyes!” “Run in place!” “Freeze!”
  3. Sometimes give a command WITHOUT the trumpet. Anyone who moves does three silly jumping jacks and jumps right back in. Nobody is ever out.
  4. After a few rounds, let one or two kids take a turn as the watchman.
  5. SAY“The Lord told Ezekiel, ‘I have set thee a watchman unto the house of Israel.’ Prophets see danger before we do, and they warn us. Today Ezekiel sees something amazing: a whole valley of bones that come alive!”
🌪️ The watchman’s last command is always the same: trumpet, then “Sit down silently!”
🔊 Sound Board (a class game in the Gospel Sparks app)

Class screen: 🎺 Only move when you hear the trumpet! · 🎺 = go · No trumpet? Don’t move!

2. Story

Story Drama: The Valley of Dry Bones

6 min

Every child becomes a bone that comes back to life, so the Resurrection is something they feel, not just hear.

  1. Hand out the roles (tap Roles in Teach Mode to assign them from your class list). Everyone left over is a Dry Bone.
  2. Dry Bones spread out on the floor with a little space around each one.
  3. You read the Lord’s words. Read each scene aloud and pause for the action cue.
  4. Go slow in scene 4: rattle from the toes all the way up.
  5. In scene 5, the statues hold their breath for just 3 seconds. Count it out loud.
  6. Finish standing, with everyone shouting, “He is risen!”
🌪️ Bones stay on their own spot. Rattling means wiggling, not rolling into your neighbor.

Class screen: 🦴 Everyone is a dry bone! · Rattle · Stand · Breathe · Live!

3. Wiggle break

Deeper and Deeper River

2 min

Ezekiel 47 becomes a full-body wade into the river that flows from the temple.

  1. SAY“Ezekiel saw water flowing out from under the temple door. The farther he walked, the deeper it got!”
  2. Everyone wades in place. “To the ankles!” Tiptoe splashes. “To the knees!” High-knee marching. “To the waist!” Push through the water with your arms.
  3. “A river to swim in!” Everyone swims in place: freestyle, backstroke, doggy paddle.
  4. “Everything the river touched came alive!” Everyone becomes a flopping fish, then a tall tree with wiggling leaves, then freezes.

Class screen: 🌊 Ankles… knees… waist… SWIM! · Ankles · Knees · Waist · Swim!

4. Object lesson

Two Sticks, One Hand

3 min

Kids see that the Bible and the Book of Mormon tell the same true story about Jesus Christ.

  1. Hold up the two labeled sticks and read Ezekiel 37:16–17. Say: “Judah’s family kept the Bible. Joseph’s family, including Lehi, kept the Book of Mormon. The Lord said the two would become one in His hand.”
  2. Split the class into Team Judah (Bible) and Team Joseph (Book of Mormon). When you read from their book, that team jumps up and shouts, “Witness!”
  3. Read the Witness Match pairs, holding up each book: Jesus is born (Luke 2:7 · a new star in 3 Nephi 1:21). Jesus is baptized (Matthew 3:16 · 2 Nephi 31:5–8). Jesus blesses children (Mark 10:16 · 3 Nephi 17:21). Jesus is resurrected (Luke 24:39 · 3 Nephi 11:14–15).
  4. SAY“Two witnesses telling the same true story! And both books say Jesus rose from the dead, just like Ezekiel’s bones came alive.”
  5. Wrap the rubber band around the two sticks and hand them to a child who is sitting ready: “One in thine hand!”
🌪️ Jumping only when your book is read. A wrong-book jump means sit down and try again next round.

Class screen: 📖📘 Two sticks become one in His hand! · 📖 Bible · 📘 Book of Mormon

No supplies? Do this instead

Instead of: Two flat sticks (paint stirrers, rulers or big craft sticks), a marker and a rubber band or tape, A copy of the Bible and a copy of the Book of Mormon

Two Kid-Sticks, One Hand

  1. Pick two kids who are sitting ready to be the sticks. They stand stiff as sticks. “Write” on each one with an invisible marker: “For Judah (the Bible)” and “For Joseph (the Book of Mormon).”
  2. Read Ezekiel 37:16–17 from your own scriptures. Say: “Judah’s family kept the Bible. Joseph’s family, including Lehi, kept the Book of Mormon. The Lord said the two would become one in His hand.”
  3. Split the class into Team Judah (Bible) and Team Joseph (Book of Mormon). When you read from their book, that team jumps up and shouts, “Witness!”
  4. Read the Witness Match pairs from your scriptures: Jesus is born (Luke 2:7 · a new star in 3 Nephi 1:21). Jesus is baptized (Matthew 3:16 · 2 Nephi 31:5–8). Jesus blesses children (Mark 10:16 · 3 Nephi 17:21). Jesus is resurrected (Luke 24:39 · 3 Nephi 11:14–15).
  5. SAY“Two witnesses telling the same true story! And both books say Jesus rose from the dead, just like Ezekiel’s bones came alive.”
  6. The two kid-sticks stand side by side and hook elbows. Tap the magic sound on the Sound Board while you “wrap” an invisible rubber band around them. Everyone holds up one hand: “One in thine hand!”
5. Scripture

Scripture Spotlight: Ezekiel 36:26

3 min

Motions help kids memorize the promise that Jesus can change their hearts.

  1. Show the verse on your phone or tablet and read it slowly.
  2. Teach the motions one phrase at a time. Say it three ways: creaky skeleton voice, whisper voice, then happy shout.
  3. Everyone finds their heartbeat on their neck or chest. Say: “A stony heart is hard and doesn’t care. A living heart feels love and listens to the Holy Ghost.”
  4. Ask: “How does Jesus give us a new heart?” (When we repent, pray and take the sacrament, He helps us change and start fresh.)

Class screen: ❤️ A new heart also will I give you!

6. Game

Baa-Polo: Find the Lost Sheep

4 minBONUS

A quiet, suspenseful hunt shows how the Good Shepherd seeks every lost sheep.

  1. Read Ezekiel 34:11: “Behold, I, even I, will both search my sheep, and seek them out.” Say: “Jesus is the Good Shepherd. He never stops looking for His sheep.”
  2. Pick a Shepherd, who stands at the front with eyes closed. No peeking!
  3. Silently point to one kid to be the Lost Sheep. Everyone else is the flock and sits perfectly still.
  4. Tap Noise Meter. The Shepherd calls, “Sheep, sheep, where are you?” Only the Lost Sheep answers with a soft “Baa!” The Shepherd walks carefully toward the sound and keeps calling until they find the sheep.
  5. The flock keeps the Shepherd safe: if they’re about to bump into something, whisper, “Careful!”
  6. Found it? Everyone cheers in a whisper. The Lost Sheep becomes the next Shepherd.
  7. SAY“The Shepherd had to listen hard. Jesus hears every prayer, and He comes looking for us when we wander.”
🌪️ If the Noise Meter jumps past the mouse, the Shepherd freezes until it drops again. The flock will quiet each other down.
🐭 Noise Meter (a class game in the Gospel Sparks app)

Class screen: 🐑 Shh! Can the Shepherd find the lost sheep? · Only the lost sheep says “Baa!” · Stay quieter than a mouse

7. Game

Forehead Guess: Dry Bones Edition

4 min

A Heads Up–style guessing game reviews the watchman, the bones, the sticks, the sheep and the river.

  1. Tap Forehead Guess. One kid holds your phone or tablet on their forehead, screen facing the class.
  2. Classmates give clues without saying the word. The hint under each word helps if they get stuck.
  3. Guesser tilts your phone or tablet down for “got it,” up to pass. Give each guesser 45 seconds, then pass your phone or tablet.
  4. Wiggly round: clue-givers can only act it out, no talking. Rattling skeletons and swimming fish are hilarious.
🌪️ Clue-givers stay in their seats and raise a hand to give a clue. Shouting the word means skipping your next clue turn.
▶ Play Forehead Guess on the web

Class screen: 🤔 Forehead Guess! · Give clues. Don’t say the word!

8. Talk it over

Talk It Over

2 min

Connect Ezekiel’s visions to their own lives and families.

  1. Sit in a circle. Pass the two joined sticks to whoever answers next.
  2. Ask one question at a time, and share your own answer too.
💬 Ask the class
  • Ezekiel saw dry bones come alive. Because Jesus was resurrected, what will happen to everyone who has died?
  • What’s your favorite story about Jesus from the Bible or the Book of Mormon?
  • Have you ever felt lost, or known a friend who stopped coming to church? How could you be a shepherd for them?
  • Ezekiel’s river flowed from the temple and healed everything. What blessings come to families from the temple?

Class screen: 💬 Let’s talk!

No supplies? Do this instead

Instead of: Two flat sticks (paint stirrers, rulers or big craft sticks), a marker and a rubber band or tape

  1. Sit in a circle. Everyone presses their two pointer fingers together: two sticks, one hand!
  2. Ask one question at a time. Whoever answers holds up their joined finger-sticks while they talk, then points them at the next kid to answer.
  3. Share your own answer too.
9. Testimony

Testimony: New Life in Jesus

2 min

End calm and reverent, with something to do at home.

  1. Lower your voice. Share one or two sentences about why you’re grateful Jesus lives and will raise us all, or about a time He helped change your heart.
  2. Introduce the Two Witnesses challenge on the screen.
  3. Ask a child to say the closing prayer.

Class screen: 🌅 Because Jesus lives, we will live again! · Read about Jesus in both books this week

10. Game

Draw & Guess: Ezekiel’s River

4 minBONUS

Kids draw what the temple’s river brings to life and review the lesson’s words.

  1. Tap Draw & Guess. One kid draws the word on your phone or tablet while the class guesses.
  2. No letters or numbers allowed in the drawing, only pictures.
  3. After each word, ask: “Where was that in today’s lesson?”
🖍️ Draw & Guess (a class game in the Gospel Sparks app)

Class screen: 🖍️ Draw it! Can the class guess it?

11. Game

Scripture Showdown

5 minBONUS

A fast team quiz reviews everything they learned.

  1. Split into two teams. Tap Scripture Showdown to start.
  2. Read each question aloud. Teams whisper together, then point to an answer.
  3. Tap the team that got it right to give them a point.
▶ Play Scripture Showdown on the web

Class screen: 🏆 Scripture Showdown!

Story drama

The Valley of Dry Bones

Ezekiel 37:1–14 ↗

Parts to hand out

  • EzekielWalks through the valley, then calls out the Lord’s words: “O ye dry bones, hear the word of the LORD!”
  • Rattle CrewShakes, pats knees and clicks tongues to make the bones rattle together.
  • Muscle MakerWalks past each bone and says, “Muscles!” The bone flexes its new muscles.
  • Skin PainterPaints skin on everyone with a giant invisible paintbrush.
  • The Four WindsTwo to four kids who whoosh, blow and wave their arms from the corners to bring breath.
  • Dry BonesEveryone else! Floppy bones who rattle together, stand up, breathe and march.

Scenes

  1. 🏜️🦴 A valley full of dry bones

    The Spirit of the Lord carried the prophet Ezekiel to a wide, open valley. It was full of bones. Very many bones, and they were very, very dry. Nobody had been alive there for a long, long time.

    🎬 Dry Bones flop on the floor, arms and legs loose and floppy. Ezekiel tiptoes around them: “So… many… bones!”

  2. 🤔❓ “Can these bones live?”

    The Lord asked Ezekiel a question: “Son of man, can these bones live?” Ezekiel didn’t say yes, and he didn’t say no. He said, “O Lord God, thou knowest.” Only God knew.

    🎬 Ezekiel scratches his head and shrugs. Everyone whispers, “Thou knowest!”

  3. 📣👂 “O ye dry bones, hear!”

    The Lord told Ezekiel to talk to the bones! So Ezekiel called out, “O ye dry bones, hear the word of the LORD!” The Lord promised to put breath in them so they would live.

    🎬 Ezekiel cups his hands and calls it out. Every bone lifts one hand to its ear.

  4. 🦴🔗 Rattle, shake, bone to bone!

    As Ezekiel spoke, there was a noise and a shaking! The bones started rattling and clicking together, each bone to its bone: foot bone, leg bone, knee bone, hip bone, all the way up.

    🎬 The Rattle Crew shakes and clicks. Bones wiggle from their toes up, scoot back together, and sit up.

  5. 💪🎨 Muscles and skin, but no breath

    Then muscles grew on the bones, and skin covered them up. They looked like people again! But something was missing. They weren’t breathing. They were as still as statues.

    🎬 The Muscle Maker and Skin Painter go to work. Bones stand up stiff as statues and hold their breath for 3 seconds.

  6. 🌬️🌪️ “Come from the four winds, O breath!”

    The Lord told Ezekiel to speak to the wind. So Ezekiel called, “Come from the four winds, O breath… that they may live!” And the wind came rushing in.

    🎬 The Four Winds whoosh and wave from every corner. The statues take a huge breath in…

  7. 🧍🥁 They stood up, a great army!

    Breath came into them, and they LIVED! They stood up on their feet, so many people that they looked like a huge army.

    🎬 Everyone breathes out, “Ahhhh!” and marches in place like a mighty army.

  8. 🏡💚 New life for God’s people

    The Lord explained: His people felt like dry bones, like all their hope was gone. But He promised to bring them home and put His Spirit in them. He said, “Ye shall live.”

    🎬 Everyone crouches low, then rises slowly with arms up: “We shall live!”

  9. 🌅🙌 Because Jesus lives, we will too!

    Ezekiel’s vision is also a promise about the Resurrection. Jesus Christ died and rose again on Easter morning. Because He did, everyone who has ever died will live again, with a body that will never get sick or grow old.

    🎬 Everyone jumps up and shouts, “He is risen!” Then a big group cheer.

Key verse

Ezekiel 36:26 ↗
“A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you”
In kid words: God says, “I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit inside you.”
🙌 “A new heart” = make a heart with your hands · “also will I give you” = hold the heart out like a present · “and a new spirit” = sweep your hands from your tummy up to the sky · “will I put within you” = hug yourself tight.

More verses

Ezekiel 37:5 ↗
“I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live”
In kid words: I will put breath in you, and you will live!
Ezekiel 37:17 ↗
“join them one to another into one stick; and they shall become one in thine hand”
In kid words: Put the two sticks together, and they will be one in your hand.
Ezekiel 34:11 ↗
“Behold, I, even I, will both search my sheep, and seek them out”
In kid words: The Lord says, “I Myself will look for My sheep and find them.”
Ezekiel 47:9 ↗
“every thing shall live whither the river cometh”
In kid words: Everything the river from the temple touches comes alive.

Forehead Guess words19 words

  • 🧔 Ezekiel
  • 🔭 Watchman
  • 🎺 Trumpet
  • 🦴 Bones
  • 🩻 Skeleton
  • 💪 Muscles
  • 🌬️ Wind
  • 🪵 Stick
  • 📖 Bible
  • 📘 Book of Mormon
  • 🧑‍🌾 Shepherd
  • 🐑 Sheep
  • ❤️ Heart
  • 🏛️ Temple
  • 🏞️ River
  • 🐟 Fish
  • 🌳 Tree
  • 🏊 Swim
  • 🌅 Resurrection
Clues for each word
  • Ezekiel: Prophet who saw a valley of dry bones
  • Watchman: Stands on the wall and warns of danger
  • Trumpet: The watchman blows it: toot-toot!
  • Bones: Rattle, rattle! They came together and lived
  • Skeleton: All your bones put together
  • Muscles: Grew on the bones in Ezekiel’s vision. Flex!
  • Wind: Came from four directions to bring breath
  • Stick: Ezekiel held two of these as one in his hand
  • Bible: The stick of Judah
  • Book of Mormon: The stick of Joseph
  • Shepherd: Takes care of sheep and finds the lost ones
  • Sheep: Baa! Jesus finds every lost one
  • Heart: The Lord promised to give us a new one
  • Temple: Water flowed out from under its door
  • River: Got deeper and deeper and healed everything
  • Fish: Filled the healed water in huge numbers
  • Tree: Grew by the river with leaves for medicine
  • Swim: The river got so deep, you had to do this
  • Resurrection: What happened to Jesus on Easter morning
▶ Play Forehead GuessFull screen, 60-second timer, works on any phone.

Scripture Showdown8 questions

  1. What was the valley in Ezekiel’s vision full of?
    • A. Dry bones
    • B. Candy
    • C. Sheep
    Show answer

    ✅ A. Dry bones Very many bones, and very dry (Ezekiel 37:2)!

  2. What did the Lord put into the bones so they could live?
    • A. Batteries
    • B. Breath
    • C. Sand
    Show answer

    ✅ B. Breath “I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live” (Ezekiel 37:5).

  3. Because Jesus was resurrected, who will be resurrected too?
    • A. Only prophets
    • B. Only grown-ups
    • C. Everyone
    Show answer

    ✅ C. Everyone Every person who has ever lived will get their body back, perfect and forever.

  4. The stick of Judah and the stick of Joseph stand for…
    • A. Two swords
    • B. The Bible and the Book of Mormon
    • C. Two walking canes
    Show answer

    ✅ B. The Bible and the Book of Mormon Two witnesses of Jesus Christ, one in the Lord’s hand.

  5. What does a watchman do?
    • A. Warns people of danger
    • B. Sells watches
    • C. Sleeps all day
    Show answer

    ✅ A. Warns people of danger Prophets are watchmen who warn us so we can stay safe.

  6. What does the Good Shepherd do when a sheep is lost?
    • A. Waits for it at home
    • B. Searches until He finds it
    • C. Buys a new sheep
    Show answer

    ✅ B. Searches until He finds it Ezekiel 34:11. Jesus never stops looking for us.

  7. What did the Lord promise to give us in Ezekiel 36:26?
    • A. A new bike
    • B. A new house
    • C. A new heart
    Show answer

    ✅ C. A new heart “A new heart also will I give you.” Jesus helps us change.

  8. The water from the temple got deep enough to…
    • A. Swim in
    • B. Just wet your toes
    • C. Fill one cup
    Show answer

    ✅ A. Swim in Ankles, knees, waist, then a river too deep to walk across (Ezekiel 47:5)!

▶ Play Scripture ShowdownTeams take turns on one screen.

Songs

  • Did Jesus Really Live Again? Children’s Songbook, p. 64

    Sing it right after the Dry Bones drama. Yes, He did! Find it ↗

  • Families Can Be Together Forever Children’s Songbook, p. 188

    Ezekiel’s river flows from the temple, where families are sealed forever. Find it ↗

  • The Lord Is My Shepherd Hymns, no. 108

    Goes with Baa-Polo and Ezekiel 34: the Lord seeks every sheep. Find it ↗

This week’s challenge

Two Witnesses

With your family, read how the resurrected Jesus showed His hands and feet and invited people to touch Him, first in the Bible (Luke 24:36–40), then in the Book of Mormon (3 Nephi 11:13–15). Two books, one Savior! Tell your family which part you liked best.

Text the parents

Today in Primary we learned about Ezekiel’s visions: a valley of dry bones that came back to life (a promise of the Resurrection because of Jesus), two sticks joined in one hand (the Bible and the Book of Mormon), and a river from the temple that heals everything it touches. Ask your child: what did the Lord promise to give us in Ezekiel 36:26? (A new heart!) Then try this week’s challenge together: Luke 24:36–40 and 3 Nephi 11:13–15.

📝 After class

What worked? Who needs a check-in this week? Jot it here on a printed copy, or in the app’s private class notes.

Got extra time?

🌊 The Healing River · 5 min

  1. Set a clear cup in a dishpan. Fill the cup with water and add 2–3 drops of food coloring: this is the salty, lifeless sea. Test it at home first.
  2. Read Ezekiel 47:8–9: the river from the temple flows into the sea, “the waters shall be healed,” and “every thing shall live whither the river cometh.”
  3. Slowly and steadily pour clean water from a pitcher into the cup so it overflows into the dishpan. Watch the color fade as fresh water keeps flowing in.
  4. SAY“The more the blessings of the temple flow into our lives, the more Jesus can heal us and our families.”

🔖 Two-Stick Bookmarks · 5 min

  1. Give each child two craft sticks. On one they write “Bible” and on the other “Book of Mormon.”
  2. Decorate them with a picture of their favorite story about Jesus from each book.
  3. Stack them and wrap a rubber band around both: “one in thine hand.” Use it as a bookmark for the Two Witnesses challenge.

🦴 Bone-to-Bone Freeze Dance · 3 min

  1. Tap Freeze Dance. Everyone dances like a floppy, goofy skeleton.
  2. When the music stops, call out a bone and everyone freezes touching it: “Knee bone!” “Elbow bone!” “Ankle bone!” “Skull!”
  3. Last round: “Breath!” Everyone takes a giant breath and stands tall like Ezekiel’s great army.

Sources

Scripture quotations are from the King James Version, the Bible used by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Tap or click a reference to open it in Gospel Library. Start with the official Come, Follow Me manual; these ideas are here to help it come alive.

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