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The Wrestle in the Forest

Enos prays from morning into night, Jesus shows us how to pray, and we learn to recognize real answers

  • ⭐ Valiant 9–11
  • ⚡ Fast Sunday
  • 📅 Sunday, February 7, 2027
🤔 Forehead Guess🏆 Showdown
💡 The big idea

Heavenly Father hears every prayer, and when I pray with real intent like Enos and Jesus did, I can recognize His answers and pray for others, even people who are hard to love.

I can pray with real intent every day, listen for answers in my mind and heart, and pray for others the way Enos did.

Study it yourself firstRead Enos 1:1–17; Joseph Smith—History 1:13–17; Matthew 14:15–21; Luke 22:39–43; 3 Nephi 17:21–24 in Gospel LibraryCome, Follow Me manualOpen this fast-Sunday lesson (Enos 1:1–17; Joseph Smith—History 1:13–17; Matthew 14:15–21; Luke 22:39–43; 3 Nephi 17:21–24)
Know the chapters

This is the February fast-Sunday lesson from Appendix B of the 2027 manual, taught in place of the regular Come, Follow Me lesson. Prayer and fasting belong together: fasting helps us focus our prayers. Some of your 9–11-year-olds may be fasting with their families today; children aren’t required to. Never single out who is or isn’t fasting, skip food rewards, and give a hungry, cranky kid an important job.

Enos was the son of Jacob, Nephi’s younger brother (Jacob 7:27; Enos 1:1). He calls his experience a wrestle before God (1:2). While hunting in the forest, his father’s teachings about eternal life and the joy of the Saints sank deep into his heart; his soul hungered, and he knelt and prayed all day and into the night (1:3–4). The Lord told him his sins were forgiven; when Enos asked how, the Lord said it was because of his faith in Christ, whom he had never seen (1:5–8). Then his prayers grew wider: for the Nephites (1:9–10), then, with many long struggles, for the Lamanites, who had sworn to destroy the Nephites’ records (1:11–14). He asked the Lord to preserve the records for the Lamanites’ descendants, and the Lord covenanted to do it (1:15–17). The Book of Mormon is part of that answer.

Notice how Enos describes the answer while he prayed for the Nephites: the Lord’s voice came into his mind (Enos 1:10). Nine-to-eleven-year-olds are ready for this: answers often come as thoughts, peaceful feelings or clear ideas, not audible voices. Joseph Smith, at 14, read James 1:5 and went to the woods to ask (Joseph Smith—History 1:11–17). Some answers are “yes,” some “no,” some “not yet”; teach that Heavenly Father always hears, without promising a child the answer they want.

Jesus prayed too: early in the morning alone (Mark 1:35); looking up to heaven before feeding thousands (Matthew 14:19); in Gethsemane, “not my will, but thine, be done,” and an angel strengthened Him (Luke 22:42–43); and among the Nephites, blessing their children one by one while angels encircled them (3 Nephi 17:21–24). He also warned against “vain repetitions” (Matthew 6:7), which older kids who have said the same dinner blessing a thousand times will understand immediately. Children and Youth goals include a spiritual category; a personal prayer goal is a natural fit.

Only have 5 minutes?

Read Enos 1:1–17, James 1:5 and Luke 22:39–43. Open Teach Mode and let your phone or tablet carry the drama with the whole class, then do the Widening Circle and Forehead Guess. Brought nothing? Tap “I brought nothing”: the gift becomes invisible and you read the detective passages aloud from your own scriptures.

What to bring3 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. Wrap any small object (a spoon, a pencil, a sock) or drop it in a bag. It’s for the thank-you hook, so sillier is better.
  2. Bookmark your scriptures for three readers: Enos 1:4, Enos 1:5–8 and Enos 1:15–16.
  3. Bookmark the detective passages in the other scriptures: Matthew 14:15–21 · Luke 22:39–43 · 3 Nephi 17:21–24.
  4. Add your kids’ names in the My Class tab so Roles and the Name Spinner can pick them.
  5. Think of one true time Heavenly Father answered a prayer of yours, and how the answer came (a thought, a feeling, a person, a scripture). You’ll share it at the end.

If your class is wild

  • It’s fast Sunday. Some kids may be hungry and short-tempered. Make your crankiest kid the Sun or the Moon: slow walking across the room takes focus and burns energy quietly.
  • The hook is funny on purpose, but keep it about thank-yous, not about anyone’s real prayers. Never mock how a child prays.
  • In the Widening Circle, nobody lets go of hands. If the circle breaks, it starts over as a tight huddle, which they will think is hilarious.
  • Nobody plays Jesus in the detective freeze-frames. Teams leave an empty space where He stands and show the people around Him.
  • If a prayer moment gets giggly, pause and say, “Enos kept going all day. Can we give it ten quiet seconds?” Then try again.

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

The Robot Thank-You

2 min

A silly thank-you contest shows the difference between saying words and actually meaning them.

  1. Hand a volunteer the wrapped gift. Say: “Thank me like a robot: same words, no feeling, three times, as fast as you can.” (“Thankyouforthegift.”)
  2. Hand it to a second volunteer, who opens it and gives a real thank-you: say what it is, why they like it, and what they’ll do with it. The sillier the object, the better.
  3. Ask: “Which one felt like the person was actually talking to me?” Have a kid read Matthew 6:7 from your phone or tablet.
  4. SAY“Prayer isn’t a password you type in. It’s a real conversation with your Father. Today we meet a young man who talked with God all day.”
🌪️ Only the two volunteers touch the gift. Everyone else judges with a thumbs-up or thumbs-down.

Class screen: 🤖 Robot thank-you or real thank-you? · Matthew 6:7

No supplies? Do this instead

Instead of: A small wrapped “gift” for the hook (any household object in a bag or wrapped in paper)

The Invisible Gift

  1. Pantomime handing a volunteer a huge, heavy invisible present. Tap the magic sound on the Sound Board. Say: “Thank me like a robot: same words, no feeling, three times, fast.”
  2. A second volunteer “opens” the invisible gift, decides out loud what it is, and gives a real thank-you: what it is, why they like it, what they’ll do with it.
  3. Ask: “Which one felt like the person was actually talking to me?” Have a kid read Matthew 6:7 from your phone or tablet.
  4. SAY“Prayer isn’t a password you type in. It’s a real conversation with your Father. Today we meet a young man who talked with God all day.”

Class screen: 🎁 Robot thank-you or real thank-you? · Matthew 6:7

2. Story

Story Drama: The Wrestle in the Forest

6 min

Acting out Enos’s all-day prayer shows what praying with real intent looks like and how answers can come.

  1. Hand out the roles (tap Roles in Teach Mode). Say: “Nobody plays the Lord. I’ll read His words.” Everyone left is the Forest and Sound Crew.
  2. Give your three Scripture Readers their bookmarked verses (your scriptures or Gospel Library on your phone or tablet).
  3. Read each scene and pause for the readers and actions. Let the Sun and Moon take their slow walk while Enos keeps kneeling.
  4. After scene 7, ask: “How did the Lord’s voice come?” (Into his mind.) “How might an answer come to you?”
  5. After scene 8, ask: “Why is praying for someone who’s against you so hard? Why did Enos do it anyway?”
🌪️ Keep scenes moving. If an actor gets silly, hand them the next sound effect so their energy has a job.

Class screen: 🌲 All day and into the night: act out Enos! · Hunt · Kneel · Wrestle · Answer

3. Wiggle break

The Widening Circle

2 min

Kids feel Enos’s prayers grow wider, from himself to his people to his enemies to us.

  1. Everyone holds hands in a tight huddle in the middle of the room. Say: “Enos prayed first for himself.”
  2. Take one giant step back together: “Then for his people, the Nephites.” Each kid calls out one person in their own family they could pray for.
  3. Another giant step back: “Then for the Lamanites, people who were against him.” Kids call out someone hard to get along with (no names needed: “a kid on the bus,” “my sister when she’s grumpy”).
  4. Last step, as wide as the room: “Then for people who weren’t even born yet, who would read the records someday, like us!” Everyone raises joined hands high.
🌪️ Nobody lets go. If the circle breaks, everyone huddles up tight and starts again.

Class screen: ⭕ Me → my people → my enemies → the whole world · Enos 1:9–13

4. Object lesson

Jesus Prayed Too: Scripture Detectives

4 min

Teams study the Savior’s own prayers to find why He prayed and what happened next.

  1. Split into three teams, each with bookmarked scriptures: Team 1 Matthew 14:15–21 · Team 2 Luke 22:39–43 · Team 3 3 Nephi 17:21–24.
  2. Start the Big Timer for 90 seconds. Each team finds two facts: Why was Jesus praying? What happened after He prayed? A point for each, plus a bonus for the verse number.
  3. Each team shows a 10-second freeze-frame of the people in their scene (leave an empty space for the Savior; nobody plays Him) and reports.
  4. Ask: “What do Jesus’s prayers teach you about yours?”
🌪️ Each team picks a Finder, a Reader and a Reporter so every kid has a job.
⏱️ Big Timer (a class game in the Gospel Sparks app)

Class screen: 🔍 Why did Jesus pray? What happened next? · Matthew 14:15–21 · Luke 22:39–43 · 3 Nephi 17:21–24

No supplies? Do this instead

Instead of: 3 copies of the scriptures (classroom set, ward library or the kids’ own), bookmarked for the detective teams

Scripture Detectives: Listen Mode

  1. Split into three teams. Each team gets one scene: Team 1 feeding the five thousand · Team 2 Gethsemane · Team 3 Jesus blessing the Nephite children.
  2. Read each passage aloud from your own scriptures or Gospel Library: Matthew 14:15–21 · Luke 22:39–43 · 3 Nephi 17:21–24. Teams listen for their two clues: Why was Jesus praying? What happened after?
  3. Teams huddle for 20 seconds, then report. A point for each clue; a bonus if they can quote a phrase they heard.
  4. Each team shows a 10-second freeze-frame of the people in their scene (leave an empty space for the Savior). Ask: “What do Jesus’s prayers teach you about yours?”

Class screen: 👂 Listen closely: why did Jesus pray? · Matthew 14:15–21 · Luke 22:39–43 · 3 Nephi 17:21–24

5. Scripture

Ask of God: James 1:5

3 min

The verse that sent Joseph Smith to the Sacred Grove becomes their own invitation to ask.

  1. SAY“When Joseph Smith was 14, he read this verse and it hit him harder than any verse ever had. It sent him into the woods to pray.” A Verse Leader reads James 1:5 from your phone or tablet and teaches the motions.
  2. Decode two old words: “liberally” means generously; “upbraideth not” means He won’t scold you for asking.
  3. Say it three times: normal, whisper, then with your phone or tablet face down.
  4. Read Luke 22:42 and ask: “Jesus asked for something, and then said ‘not my will, but thine.’ How can we ask for what we want and still trust Heavenly Father’s answer?”

Class screen: 🙋 Lack wisdom? Ask of God. No scolding, ever. · James 1:5

6. Game

Forehead Guess: Prayer Edition

3 min

A fast guessing game reviews Enos, Joseph Smith and the Savior’s prayers.

  1. Tap Forehead Guess. Pick a Timekeeper to call “Switch!” every 45 seconds.
  2. The guesser holds your phone or tablet on their forehead. Classmates give clues without saying the word; tilt down for got it, up to pass.
  3. Hard mode: clues must include a scripture book (“It’s in Enos and it hoots”).
🌪️ Clue-givers raise a hand and wait for the guesser to point at them.
▶ Play Forehead Guess on the web

Class screen: 🤔 Forehead Guess! Hard mode: name the book. · Don’t say the word!

7. Talk it over

Real Talk About Prayer

3 min

Honest questions help kids move from reciting prayers to really praying.

  1. Tap the Name Spinner for each question. The chosen kid answers, then may pass it to a friend to add one more idea.
  2. Push for “why”: after an answer, ask, “Why do you think that is?”
  3. Share your own answer to at least one question. Older kids open up when the teacher is honest.
💬 Ask the class
  • Enos called his prayer a “wrestle.” What do you think he was wrestling with? Have you ever had a prayer that felt like hard work?
  • Matthew 6:7 warns against vain repetitions. How can you tell when your prayers are on autopilot, and what could you change?
  • Enos prayed for himself, then his people, then his enemies. Why do you think his prayers got bigger after he felt forgiven?
  • The Lord’s voice came into Enos’s mind. How might an answer to your prayer feel or sound? How can you tell it apart from your own thoughts?
  • Jesus prayed “not my will, but thine.” Why is that hard to pray? What happens inside us when we mean it?
🎡 Name Spinner (a class game in the Gospel Sparks app)

Class screen: 💬 Real talk: spin it, answer it, pass it on · No wrong answers

8. Testimony

He Always Hears

2 min

End calm and reverent, with a real answered prayer and a challenge to try.

  1. Lower your voice. Tell one short, true story of a prayer Heavenly Father answered for you, and how the answer came.
  2. SAY“Today is fast Sunday. Fasting and prayer go together. Some of you might be fasting today. Whether you are or not, Heavenly Father wants to hear what’s really in your heart.”
  3. Introduce the Enos Experiment on the screen.
  4. Invite a child to say the closing prayer, and give them a moment of quiet first to think about what they really want to say.

Class screen: 🏹 This week: the Enos Experiment · One long, real prayer alone · Pray for someone hard to love · Write down what comes to your mind

9. Game

Scripture Showdown

5 minBONUS

A tough team quiz reviews Enos and the Savior’s prayers.

  1. Split into Team Sun and Team Moon. Tap Scripture Showdown.
  2. Read each question aloud. Teams huddle for 10 seconds, then their captain answers.
  3. Bonus point for naming the verse.
▶ Play Scripture Showdown on the web

Class screen: 🏆 Scripture Showdown!

Story drama

The Wrestle in the Forest

Enos 1:1–17, 27 ↗

Parts to hand out

  • EnosHunts in the forest, kneels, and keeps praying from morning into night, first for himself, then for others.
  • JacobEnos’s father, a prophet. Teaches young Enos about Jesus Christ and the joy of eternal life.
  • Scripture ReadersThree kids read Enos 1:4, Enos 1:5–8 and Enos 1:15–16 from the scriptures.
  • The Sun and the MoonTwo kids: the Sun walks very slowly across the room during the day; then the Moon rises at night.
  • Nephites and LamanitesTwo small groups. Nephites wave from one side; Lamanites cross their arms on the other, then open their hands like a book with everyone in the last scene.
  • Record KeeperGuards the Nephite records and hugs them tight when the Lord promises to preserve them.
  • Forest and Sound CrewEveryone else: birds, wind, owls, crickets and a big “WHOOSH!” You read the Lord’s words; nobody plays Him.

Scenes

  1. 🧔📜 A father’s words sink deep

    Enos was the son of Jacob, Nephi’s younger brother. Jacob taught him about Jesus Christ, eternal life and the joy of the Saints. For years it may have looked like the words bounced right off. But they were sinking in.

    🎬 Jacob teaches, counting on his fingers. Enos half-listens and looks around, then slowly starts to nod.

  2. 🏹🌲 Hunting alone in the forest

    One day Enos went into the forest to hunt. Out there, far from everyone, his father’s words came back to him. Maybe he realized he wanted that joy for himself.

    🎬 Enos tiptoes with a pretend bow and stops, thinking. Forest Crew: bird calls and wind.

  3. 💛🍽️ A hunger no food could fix

    Enos felt hungry, but not in his stomach. His soul was hungry to know God had forgiven him. That’s what fasting is for: letting our body’s hunger remind us what our spirit really needs.

    🎬 Scripture Reader 1 reads Enos 1:4. Everyone rubs their heart instead of their stomach.

  4. 🧎🌞 A wrestle that lasted all day

    Enos knelt and poured out his heart in mighty prayer. He called it a wrestle. Not a quick, sleepy prayer: a real struggle, hour after hour, all day long.

    🎬 Enos kneels. The Sun walks very slowly across the room. Crew whispers: “All day… all day…”

  5. 🌙🦉 Still praying after dark

    The sun went down, and Enos was still praying. He kept raising his voice until it reached heaven. He wasn’t giving up.

    🎬 The Moon rises slowly. Owls hoot. Crickets rub their hands together. Enos keeps praying.

  6. ✨🎒 Forgiven! His guilt swept away

    Then a voice came: his sins were forgiven, and he would be blessed. Enos knew God could not lie, and his guilt was swept away. He asked how it could happen, and the Lord said it was because of his faith in Christ, whom he had never seen.

    🎬 Scripture Reader 2 reads Enos 1:5–8. Enos drops a heavy invisible backpack. Everyone: “WHOOSH!” and sits up light.

  7. 💭👥 Now praying for his people

    Once Enos felt forgiven, he started worrying about other people. He poured out his whole soul for the Nephites. The Lord’s voice came into his mind, promising to bless them if they kept His commandments.

    🎬 The Nephites wave. Enos prays. Everyone taps their forehead: “Into his mind!”

  8. 😠🙏 Even praying for his enemies

    Then came the hardest prayer. Enos prayed, with many long struggles, for the Lamanites, who hated the Nephites and had sworn to destroy their records. He asked the Lord to save the records so the Lamanites’ descendants could read them someday. The Lord covenanted that He would.

    🎬 Scripture Reader 3 reads Enos 1:15–16. The Record Keeper hugs the records. The Lamanites keep their arms crossed for now: the promise is for someday.

  9. 📘🌎 His answer is in your hands

    Those records became part of the Book of Mormon, which now goes to the Lamanites’ descendants and the whole world. Enos spent his life teaching, and looked forward to seeing his Redeemer with joy. When you open the Book of Mormon, you’re holding an answer to a prayer from more than 2,400 years ago.

    🎬 Everyone, Lamanites too, opens their hands like a book: “Answered!”

Key verse

James 1:5 ↗
“If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him”
In kid words: If you don’t know what to do, ask God. He gives generously to everyone, He won’t scold you for asking, and He will answer.
🙌 “If any of you lack wisdom” = scratch your head · “let him ask of God” = raise your hand high · “that giveth to all men liberally” = sweep both arms out wide · “and upbraideth not” = shake your head and wag a finger: no scolding! · “and it shall be given him” = cup your hands to receive.

More verses

Matthew 6:7 ↗
“But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do”
In kid words: When you pray, don’t just repeat the same empty words. Mean what you say.
Matthew 7:7 ↗
“Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you”
In kid words: Ask, look and knock. Heavenly Father answers people who keep trying.
Mark 1:35 ↗
“And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed”
In kid words: Jesus got up long before sunrise and went somewhere quiet to pray.
Luke 22:42 ↗
“nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done”
In kid words: In Gethsemane, Jesus told Heavenly Father that He wanted the Father’s will more than His own.

Forehead Guess words19 words

  • 🏹 Enos
  • 🧔 Jacob
  • 🌲 Forest
  • 🤼 Wrestle
  • 💛 Hungry soul
  • 🍽️ Fasting
  • ✨ Forgiven
  • ✝️ Faith in Christ
  • 😠 Lamanites
  • 📜 Records
  • 📘 Book of Mormon
  • 🤖 Vain repetitions
  • 🌄 Solitary place
  • 🫒 Gethsemane
  • 👼 Angel
  • 🐟 Loaves and fishes
  • 👦 Joseph Smith
  • 🌳 Sacred Grove
  • 🦉 Wisdom
Clues for each word
  • Enos: Prayed all day and into the night
  • Jacob: Enos’s father, Nephi’s younger brother
  • Forest: Where Enos went to hunt
  • Wrestle: Enos’s word for his long, hard prayer
  • Hungry soul: Enos felt this, not a hungry stomach
  • Fasting: Skipping food to focus on prayer
  • Forgiven: The first thing the Lord told Enos
  • Faith in Christ: Why Enos was forgiven, though he’d never seen Him
  • Lamanites: Enos prayed for them even though they hated his people
  • Records: Enos asked the Lord to preserve them
  • Book of Mormon: Part of the answer to Enos’s prayer
  • Vain repetitions: Matthew 6:7 says don’t use them
  • Solitary place: Where Jesus went early in the morning to pray
  • Gethsemane: Where Jesus prayed “not my will, but thine”
  • Angel: Came to strengthen Jesus in the garden
  • Loaves and fishes: Jesus looked up to heaven and blessed them
  • Joseph Smith: Read James 1:5 at age 14 and went to pray
  • Sacred Grove: Woods where the First Vision happened
  • Wisdom: If you lack it, ask of God
▶ Play Forehead GuessFull screen, 60-second timer, works on any phone.

Scripture Showdown10 questions

  1. Who was Enos’s father?
    • A. Lehi
    • B. Jacob, Nephi’s younger brother
    • C. Alma
    Show answer

    ✅ B. Jacob, Nephi’s younger brother Jacob 7:27 and Enos 1:1. Jacob was a prophet who taught his son the gospel.

  2. What was Enos doing when his father’s words sank into his heart?
    • A. Hunting in the forest
    • B. Building a ship
    • C. Guarding the temple
    Show answer

    ✅ A. Hunting in the forest Enos 1:3. Alone among the trees, he finally had time to think.

  3. What word did Enos use to describe his experience before God?
    • A. A song
    • B. A wrestle
    • C. A whisper
    Show answer

    ✅ B. A wrestle Enos 1:2. Real prayer can take real effort.

  4. How long did Enos pray?
    • A. Until lunch
    • B. About five minutes
    • C. All day and into the night
    Show answer

    ✅ C. All day and into the night Enos 1:4. When night came, he was still raising his voice to heaven.

  5. Why did the Lord say Enos’s sins were forgiven?
    • A. Because of his faith in Christ
    • B. Because he was Jacob’s son
    • C. Because he prayed in the forest
    Show answer

    ✅ A. Because of his faith in Christ Enos 1:8. He had faith in Christ, whom he had never seen.

  6. When Enos prayed for the Nephites, how did the Lord’s voice come?
    • A. Through a trumpet
    • B. In a letter
    • C. Into his mind
    Show answer

    ✅ C. Into his mind Enos 1:10. Answers often come as thoughts and feelings.

  7. What did Enos ask the Lord to preserve for the Lamanites’ descendants?
    • A. Their land
    • B. The Nephite records
    • C. A golden sword
    Show answer

    ✅ B. The Nephite records Enos 1:13–16. Those records are part of the Book of Mormon we read today.

  8. What does Matthew 6:7 warn us not to use when we pray?
    • A. Vain repetitions
    • B. Our own words
    • C. Quiet voices
    Show answer

    ✅ A. Vain repetitions Heavenly Father wants real conversation, not the same empty words.

  9. In Gethsemane, what did Jesus pray in Luke 22:42?
    • A. “Make this easy for me”
    • B. “Let someone else do it”
    • C. “Not my will, but thine, be done”
    Show answer

    ✅ C. “Not my will, but thine, be done” Then an angel appeared from heaven and strengthened Him (Luke 22:43).

  10. In James 1:5, what does “upbraideth not” mean?
    • A. He won’t braid your hair
    • B. He won’t scold you for asking
    • C. He won’t answer quickly
    Show answer

    ✅ B. He won’t scold you for asking God gives generously and never makes us feel dumb for asking.

▶ Play Scripture ShowdownTeams take turns on one screen.

Songs

  • A Child’s Prayer Children’s Songbook, p. 12

    It asks today’s big question: are You really there, and do You hear? Find it ↗

  • Did You Think to Pray? Hymns, no. 140

    A hymn about starting the day with prayer, like Jesus did in Mark 1:35. Find it ↗

  • I Need Thee Every Hour Hymns, no. 98

    Enos needed the Lord all day and into the night. Find it ↗

  • The Sacred Grove Children’s Songbook, p. 87

    Joseph Smith acted on James 1:5 and went to the woods to ask. Find it ↗

This week’s challenge

The Enos Experiment

This week, find a quiet place and say one prayer out loud that is longer and more honest than usual: thank Heavenly Father for specific things and ask Him a real question. Pray by name for someone who is hard to get along with. Afterward, sit quietly for a minute and write down any thoughts that come to your mind. Want more? Make it a Children and Youth spiritual goal.

Text the parents

Today in Primary we studied Enos, who prayed all day and into the night, first for himself, then for his people, then even for his enemies. We looked at how Jesus prayed and learned James 1:5, the verse that led Joseph Smith to pray. Your child took the Enos Experiment: one longer, honest prayer and a prayer for someone hard to get along with. Ask your child: how did the Lord’s voice come to Enos the second time, and how might answers come to us?

📝 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?

📓 Prayer Log · 5 min

  1. Give each child a sheet of paper folded in half. On the left, write “What I asked.” On the right, “What came to my mind.”
  2. Have each kid write one real question or worry they want to take to Heavenly Father this week (they don’t have to share it).
  3. SAY“Enos didn’t get his biggest answers in one minute. Watch all week, and write down what comes. You might be surprised.”

🌳 James 1:5 to the Sacred Grove · 5 min

  1. Read James 1:5 together, then take turns reading Joseph Smith—History 1:11–17 from the scriptures.
  2. Make a chain on the board: Joseph had a question → he searched the scriptures → he acted on what he read → he prayed out loud for the first time → he received an answer.
  3. Ask: “Which link in that chain is hardest for you? Which one could you try this week?”

🧊 Anywhere Prayer Freeze · 3 min

  1. Tap Freeze Dance. When the music stops, call a place and everyone freezes in a fitting prayer pose: in a test (hand on heart, eyes open) · lost on a hike · before a game · bedtime (kneel).
  2. Ask: “When can’t you close your eyes or kneel? Does Heavenly Father still hear?” (Yes, prayers in our hearts count.)
  3. Make the last freeze a kneel and hold it for five quiet seconds.

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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