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The Hero Nobody Expected

A trick question for Abinadi, a 700-year-old prophecy that came true, and the weight Jesus carried for you

  • ⭐ Valiant 9–11
  • Week 41
  • 📅 Sunday, October 11, 2026
🤔 Forehead Guess🏆 Showdown
💡 The big idea

Isaiah foretold that Jesus Christ would carry our sins and sorrows, and because He did, I can be forgiven, healed, and never alone.

I can give my sins and heavy feelings to Jesus Christ by repenting, praying, and remembering Him during the sacrament.

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Isaiah spent chapters promising a mighty deliverer, and captives in Babylon would have imagined a conqueror strong enough to smash its walls. Isaiah 52–53 describes Someone completely different: a quiet, humble servant, rejected by His own people, who would carry everyone’s griefs, be wounded for their sins, and stay silent “as a lamb to the slaughter.” Isaiah wrote this about 700 years before Jesus was born. The New Testament points back to it again and again: He came to His own and they didn’t receive Him (John 1:11), He answered nothing to His accusers (Mark 15:3–5), He was laid in a rich man’s tomb (Matthew 27:57–60), and Mark 15:28 even says “the scripture was fulfilled” as it quotes Isaiah 53:12.

Isaiah 53 is also at the center of one of the Book of Mormon’s bravest stories. The wicked priests of King Noah tried to trap the prophet Abinadi by asking him to explain Isaiah 52:7 (Mosiah 12:20–24). Abinadi turned the question on them, recited the Ten Commandments while his face shone so the guards couldn’t touch him (Mosiah 13:1–5), and then quoted all of Isaiah 53 (Mosiah 14). He taught that God Himself would come down to redeem His people, and that the “beautiful feet” on the mountains belong to the prophets and above all to the Lord (Mosiah 15:1, 13–18). One young priest, Alma, believed, was driven out, and wrote Abinadi’s words down (Mosiah 17:2–4). Abinadi gave his life rather than take back his testimony; Alma went on to baptize hundreds at the Waters of Mormon (Mosiah 18). That is today’s drama.

The doctrine for this age group: in Gethsemane and on the cross Jesus Christ suffered for our sins (53:5–6) and also took on Himself our pains, sicknesses, and sorrows so He would know exactly how to help us (Alma 7:11–12). “With his stripes we are healed” means His suffering makes it possible for us to be forgiven and made whole. Nine- to eleven-year-olds can grasp why a Savior who suffers with us is greater than a hero who rescues from a distance, and why Heavenly Father’s ways are higher than ours (55:8–9). Speak reverently and simply about His suffering; keep the focus on His love, not on details of pain.

Around chapter 53 the tone is full of hope: “Awake, awake; put on thy strength” (52:1), “my kindness shall not depart from thee” (54:10), “Seek ye the LORD while he may be found” (55:6). The sacrament is where we remember Isaiah 53 every week, and your 11-year-old boys will soon be ordained deacons and pass it. Help every child, boy or girl, plan one specific thing to think about while the sacrament is passed this Sunday.

Only have 5 minutes?

Read Isaiah 53:2–7 and skim Mosiah 12:20–24; 13:1–5; 17:1–4. Let Teach Mode carry the Abinadi drama (a kid reads the Isaiah verses from a real Bible). Do the Weight Test with water bottles, teach Isaiah 53:4–5 with the motions, play Forehead Guess, and end by having everyone silently read Isaiah 53:4–5 with “my” in place of “our.” Brought nothing? Tap “I brought nothing”: the Weight Test uses invisible weights (arms get heavy anyway), and the evidence match becomes a shout-out game.

What to bring4 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 one reference on each slip: “John 1:11” · “Mark 15:3–5” · “Matthew 27:57–60” · “Mark 15:28.”
  2. Text two of your stronger readers before Sunday: one to play Abinadi and one to be the Scripture Reader (Isaiah 52:7 and 53:3–5). Ask the Reader to bookmark both.
  3. Split the class into two teams for the whole lesson: Team Lion and Team Lamb. (The names pay off in the story.) Keep score with tally marks or the Goal Jar.
  4. Add your kids’ names in the My Class tab so you can hand out parts with one tap.
  5. Decide on one short, personal example of a time the Savior lightened something heavy for you. You’ll share it at the end.

If your class is wild

  • Give King Noah to a kid who loves to ham it up: lounging, pouting, and yelling “Away with him!” is a great outlet. Give Abinadi to a steady kid who can hold the room.
  • When Abinadi’s face shines in scene 5, the Guards must freeze mid-grab. Practice the freeze once before you start; it becomes a fun control move you can reuse all lesson (“Shining face!” = freeze).
  • The Weight Test is naturally competitive. Let it be, but make the helper at the end the real hero: cheer when someone chooses to help instead of winning.
  • Isaiah 53 is tender. Before the testimony, dim the lights or lower your voice, and wait for real quiet. This age group rises to reverence when you trust them with it.
  • Rotate the Scripture Reader, Road Crew–style leader jobs, and scorekeeper so every kid leads something.

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

Build-a-Hero

2 min

Kids design a movie-style hero, then compare it to Isaiah’s description of the real Savior and feel the surprise.

  1. SAY“You’re a movie studio. Design the ultimate hero who will save the whole world. Team Lion, Team Lamb: you have 45 seconds. What does your hero look like, and what powers do they have?”
  2. Each team shouts its three best features. (Expect things like super strong, famous, rich, a huge army, an awesome costume.)
  3. SAY“Isaiah described the real Savior 700 years before He was born. Let’s compare.” A kid reads Isaiah 53:2–3 aloud.
  4. Ask: “No beauty that people wanted, despised, rejected, a man of sorrows. Why would Heavenly Father send a Savior like THAT?” Take one or two ideas, then say: “Hold onto that question. A brave prophet is about to help answer it.”
🌪️ Teams must whisper while they plan and can only shout when you point to them. The contrast between loud hero pitches and quiet Isaiah 53 is part of the lesson.

Class screen: 🦸 Design the ultimate hero. Then meet Isaiah’s hero. · Isaiah 53:2–3

2. Story

Story Drama: Abinadi and the Trick Question

6 min

Acting out Abinadi’s stand shows that Isaiah 53 is about Jesus Christ and that one brave testimony can change everything.

  1. Hand out roles (tap Roles in Teach Mode). Everyone without a part is the Court of Priests.
  2. SAY“This story is in the Book of Mormon, and the prophet in it quotes today’s Old Testament chapter word for word.”
  3. Read each scene and pause for the action. The Scripture Reader reads the Isaiah verses from a real Bible.
  4. Scene 9 is reverent. Lower your voice and let the room be still before the baptism line.
  5. Afterward ask: “Why did the priests know Isaiah 53 and still miss its meaning?” (They read it but didn’t live it or look for Christ in it.)
🌪️ Use the scene 5 freeze as your quiet signal all lesson: call “Shining face!” and everyone freezes like the Guards.

Class screen: 🎭 Abinadi vs. King Noah’s court! · Mosiah 12–17

3. Wiggle break

Awake, Awake!

2 min

A kid-led reaction game turns Isaiah’s wake-up calls into movement and a question about waking up spiritually.

  1. Hand your phone or tablet to a kid Command Leader. They call these commands in any order, faster and faster:
  2. “Awake!” = jump up and stretch tall (Isaiah 52:1). “Put on thy strength!” = flex like a bodybuilder. “Shake thyself from the dust!” = shake your whole body. “Loose the bands!” = break invisible chains off your wrists (52:2).
  3. Trick command: “Go back to sleep!” Anyone who moves does three squats and jumps back in. Nobody is out.
  4. Everyone sits. Ask: “What does it look like to be spiritually asleep? What wakes you up?” (Praying for real, reading scriptures, choosing to repent, helping someone.)

Class screen: ⏰ Awake, awake; put on thy strength! · Awake! · Put on thy strength! · Shake thyself from the dust! · Loose the bands!

4. Object lesson

The Weight Test

3 min

Holding a weight out until it hurts helps kids feel what Isaiah 53:4 means: sorrow is heavy, and Jesus Christ carries it.

  1. Give every kid a water bottle. Say: “Hold it straight out at shoulder height, elbow locked. Last one holding it up scores a point for their team.” Start the Big Timer.
  2. At about 30 seconds, when arms start shaking, say: “A bottle isn’t heavy. Holding it forever is. Sadness, guilt, and worry feel like this.”
  3. Read Isaiah 53:4: “Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows.” Then say: “Anyone who wants to be a helper may put down their bottle and hold up someone else’s arm.” Watch what they choose, and cheer every helper.
  4. SAY“Jesus carried our sins (Isaiah 53:5–6). Alma 7:11–12 adds that He also took on our pains, sicknesses, and sadness so He would know exactly how to help us.”
  5. Ask: “Why does it matter that He carried our sorrows, not just our sins?” Then add: “When we’re baptized, we promise to help carry each other’s burdens too (Mosiah 18:8). That’s what our helpers just did.”
🌪️ Bottles stay in hands, never thrown. Anyone who swings a bottle becomes the timekeeper for the round.

Class screen: 💪 How long can you hold it? He carried it all. · Isaiah 53:4

No supplies? Do this instead

Instead of: One full water bottle or heavy soup can for each kid

The Invisible Weight

  1. SAY“Hold both arms straight out in front of you, palms down, like you’re carrying a heavy box. Don’t let them drop. Last one holding scores a point for their team.” Start the Big Timer.
  2. At about 45 seconds, when arms start to burn, say: “You’re holding NOTHING, and it’s still heavy. Sadness, guilt, and worry are like that: invisible, but they wear you out.”
  3. Read Isaiah 53:4: “Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows.” Then say: “Anyone who wants to be a helper may drop their arms and hold up someone else’s elbows.” Cheer every helper.
  4. SAY“Jesus carried our sins (Isaiah 53:5–6). Alma 7:11–12 adds that He also took on our pains, sicknesses, and sadness so He would know exactly how to help us.”
  5. Ask: “Why does it matter that He carried our sorrows, not just our sins?” Then add: “When we’re baptized, we promise to help carry each other’s burdens too (Mosiah 18:8). That’s what our helpers just did.”

Class screen: 💪 Holding nothing is still heavy. He carried it all. · Isaiah 53:4

5. Scripture

700-Year Evidence Match: Isaiah 53:4–5

4 min

Kids memorize the key verse, then race through the New Testament to see how exactly Isaiah 53 came true.

  1. Teach Isaiah 53:4–5 with the motions. Say it twice together, slowly and reverently.
  2. SAY“Isaiah wrote this about 700 years before Jesus was born. Let’s test his accuracy.” Give each team scriptures and two slips. (Short on time? Race two slips and read the other two matches aloud.)
  3. Teams read the New Testament verse on their slip, then race to find which verse in Isaiah 53 predicted it. The first team to read both aloud scores a point.
  4. Answers: John 1:11 ➜ Isaiah 53:3 (rejected by His own) · Mark 15:3–5 ➜ Isaiah 53:7 (silent before His accusers) · Matthew 27:57–60 ➜ Isaiah 53:9 (buried in a rich man’s tomb) · Mark 15:28 ➜ Isaiah 53:12 (Mark even says the scripture was fulfilled).
  5. Ask: “Why would the Lord let people know these details hundreds of years early?” (So they could recognize Him, believe in Him, and be saved by Him even before He came.)
🌪️ Only one kid per team holds the scriptures each round; teammates help by calling out book names and chapter numbers. Rotate the holder.

Class screen: 🔍 Isaiah wrote it 700 years early. Find the proof! · John 1:11 · Mark 15:3–5 · Matthew 27:57–60 · Mark 15:28

No supplies? Do this instead

Instead of: Scriptures for readers: Bibles, a quad, or the Gospel Library app on a phone (one per team, more if you have them), Four slips of paper, each with one New Testament reference written on it (see prep)

Evidence Shout-Out

  1. Teach Isaiah 53:4–5 with the motions. Say it twice together, slowly and reverently.
  2. SAY“Isaiah wrote this about 700 years before Jesus was born. I’ll read what happened to Jesus. Your team huddles, then stands and shouts which Isaiah 53 phrase on the screen predicted it.”
  3. From your own scriptures or Gospel Library, read Mark 15:3–5, John 1:11, Mark 15:28, and Matthew 27:57–60, in that order. First team standing with the right match scores a point.
  4. Ask: “Why would the Lord let people know these details hundreds of years early?” (So they could recognize Him, believe in Him, and be saved by Him even before He came.)

Class screen: 🔍 Which Isaiah 53 phrase came true? Stand and shout! · 53:3 · Despised and rejected · 53:7 · He opened not his mouth · 53:9 · With the rich in his death · 53:12 · Numbered with the transgressors

6. Game

Forehead Guess: Man of Sorrows Edition

3 min

A fast team review of the people, places, and big words from Abinadi and Isaiah 53.

  1. Tap Forehead Guess. Abinadi goes first: device on the forehead, screen facing the class.
  2. Valiant rules: clue-givers can’t say the word OR any word from the hint under it.
  3. Team Lion and Team Lamb alternate 45-second turns. The scorekeeper adds correct guesses to the lesson score.
  4. For the big doctrine words (Transgression, Iniquity, Atonement), the guesser earns a bonus point for using the word in a sentence about Jesus.
  5. No phone or tablet? Play Twenty Questions: secretly pick a word from the list, and teams take turns asking yes-or-no questions.
🌪️ Keep it reverent-fun: silly clues are fine, but no jokes about the Savior’s suffering. Say that once, kindly, before you start.
▶ Play Forehead Guess on the web

Class screen: 🤔 Forehead Guess: Man of Sorrows Edition · No saying words from the hint!

7. Talk it over

Talk It Over

3 min

Deeper why-questions connect Isaiah 53 to what the Savior means in a nine- to eleven-year-old’s real life.

  1. Sit in a circle. A kid Discussion Leader reads each question from your phone or tablet and picks who answers.
  2. Keep answers short so more voices get in, and share one honest answer of your own.
💬 Ask the class
  • Why do you think Heavenly Father sent a Savior who suffered with us instead of a superhero who rescues from far away?
  • Noah’s priests knew Isaiah 53 but missed its meaning. How can someone read the scriptures and still miss Jesus in them? How can we avoid that?
  • Alma 7:11–12 says Jesus felt our pains and sadness too. How could knowing that help a kid who feels left out, scared, or grieving?
  • Abinadi only converted one person that day, and it changed a whole people. Why does one person’s testimony matter so much?
  • What’s one specific thing you could think about while the sacrament is passed this Sunday?

Class screen: 💬 Talk it over

8. Testimony

Read It with My Name

2 min

Reading Isaiah 53:4–5 personally helps each child feel that the Savior carried their own sins and sorrows.

  1. Lower your voice and wait for real quiet. Show Isaiah 53:4–5 on the screen (or open your scriptures).
  2. SAY“Read it silently one more time. But everywhere it says ‘our,’ read ‘my.’ Everywhere it says ‘we,’ read ‘I.’” Give them a full 30 seconds.
  3. Share your short personal example of a time the Savior lightened something heavy for you, and testify that He will do it for them.
  4. SAY“Every Sunday the sacrament helps us remember exactly this. Some of you will soon be deacons who pass it, and all of you can make it sacred by what you think about.” Introduce the challenge and ask a kid to pray.

Class screen: 🕊️ Surely He hath borne MY griefs, and carried MY sorrows. · Isaiah 53:4–5

9. Game

Scripture Showdown

5 minBONUS

A tough team quiz reviews Abinadi’s story and the prophecies of Isaiah 53.

  1. Keep the same teams: Team Lion and Team Lamb. Tap Scripture Showdown.
  2. Read each question aloud. Teams get 10 seconds to whisper, then point to an answer.
  3. Bonus point if the winning team can name the verse.
▶ Play Scripture Showdown on the web

Class screen: 🏆 Scripture Showdown: Team Lion vs. Team Lamb!

Story drama

Abinadi and the Trick Question

Mosiah 11–17; Isaiah 52:7; 53 ↗

Parts to hand out

  • AbinadiA brave prophet who stands tall, answers the priests boldly, and warns the guards, “Touch me not!”
  • King NoahLounges on his throne, pouts, eats pretend grapes, and orders, “Away with this fellow!”
  • Priest with the Trick QuestionSmirks and asks Abinadi to explain Isaiah 52:7, hoping to trap him.
  • GuardsMarch Abinadi in, reach to grab him, then freeze and back away when his face shines.
  • AlmaA young priest who quietly believes, gets chased out, and hides to write everything down.
  • Scripture ReaderReads Isaiah 52:7 and Isaiah 53:3–5 aloud from a real Bible.
  • Court of PriestsEveryone else: lounge on fancy seats, murmur, gasp, and whisper “Who does he think he is?”

Scenes

  1. 👑🍇 King Noah’s fancy court

    In the Book of Mormon, King Noah taxed his people heavily and spent it on a fancy palace, fancy seats for his priests, and lots of wine. He and his priests taught the people to do wrong. The Lord sent a prophet named Abinadi to warn them, and the king wanted him gone.

    🎬 King Noah lounges on his throne eating pretend grapes. The Court of Priests stretches out on fancy seats: “Ahhh, this is the life.”

  2. 💂🧔 Abinadi is dragged before the king

    Two years later, Abinadi came back in disguise and warned the people again. This time he was tied up and dragged before King Noah. The priests leaned forward. They had a plan to trap him with his own scriptures.

    🎬 The Guards march Abinadi to the center of the room. The Court whispers: “Here he comes…”

  3. 🏔️👣 The trick question from Isaiah

    One priest smirked and asked what Isaiah meant by this verse. He thought a prophet from nowhere wouldn’t know the answer.

    🎬 The Priest with the Trick Question asks, “What does this mean?” The Scripture Reader reads Isaiah 52:7 aloud. The Court folds their arms and smirks.

  4. ❓😳 “You’re the teachers, and you don’t know?”

    Abinadi flipped the question around. “You claim to be priests and teachers, and you don’t understand this? And if you teach the law of Moses, why don’t you keep it?” The priests had studied the scriptures their whole lives, but they didn’t live them.

    🎬 Abinadi points around the room. The Court gasps and looks at each other: “Did he just say that?”

  5. ✨😮 His face shines, and no one can touch him

    “Away with this fellow!” shouted King Noah. The guards reached for Abinadi. But he said, “Touch me not,” and his face began to shine, like Moses’s face after he talked with God. The guards didn’t dare lay a hand on him until he had delivered every word the Lord sent.

    🎬 King Noah yells, “Away with him!” The Guards reach… then FREEZE, shield their eyes, and slowly back away.

  6. 📜🐑 Abinadi quotes Isaiah 53

    Then Abinadi quoted a whole chapter of Isaiah, the one we call Isaiah 53. It describes a Savior who would be rejected and full of sorrow, who would carry our griefs and be wounded for our sins, and who would stay silent like a lamb. The priests had read those words many times and never understood them.

    🎬 The room goes silent. The Scripture Reader reads Isaiah 53:3–5 slowly. Everyone else stays perfectly still.

  7. 🙌⛰️ God Himself will come down

    Abinadi explained: Isaiah was talking about God Himself coming to earth, Jesus Christ, who would suffer and die to redeem His people and then rise again. And the “beautiful feet” on the mountains? Those belong to prophets who bring the good news, and most of all to the Lord Himself, who brings peace.

    🎬 Abinadi raises his arms and points upward. Team Lion and Team Lamb look at each other: the Savior came as a Lamb!

  8. ✍️🏃 One young priest believes

    One young priest named Alma felt that every word was true. He begged the king to let Abinadi go. The furious king had him thrown out and sent servants to catch him, but Alma hid and wrote down everything Abinadi had taught.

    🎬 Alma stands up: “He’s telling the truth!” King Noah points: “Get him!” Alma runs to a corner, crouches, and scribbles on an invisible scroll.

  9. 🕯️💧 Faithful to the end, and his words live

    King Noah had Abinadi put to death because he would not take back his testimony. Abinadi stayed true to the very end. But his words didn’t die. Alma taught them in secret, and hundreds of people were baptized at the Waters of Mormon. One brave testimony changed a whole people.

    🎬 Everyone stands in reverent silence for five seconds. Then Alma pretends to baptize a line of kids, who each step forward and bow their heads.

Key verse

Isaiah 53:4–5 ↗
“Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows … But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.”
In kid words: Jesus Christ carried our sadness and our sins. He was hurt for the wrong things we do, and because He suffered, we can be healed and have peace.
🙌 “borne our griefs… carried our sorrows” = hoist a heavy load onto your shoulders · “wounded for our transgressions” = press one palm into the other · “bruised for our iniquities” = cross hands over your heart · “the chastisement of our peace was upon him” = point up, then open hands wide and calm · “with his stripes we are healed” = sweep your hands down your arms like washing them clean, then raise them high.

More verses

Isaiah 53:3 ↗
“He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief”
In kid words: People turned their backs on Him. He knew what it feels like to be deeply sad.
Isaiah 53:6 ↗
“All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.”
In kid words: Everyone wanders off like lost sheep sometimes, and Jesus took all of our sins on Himself.
Isaiah 52:7 ↗
“How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace”
In kid words: The people who carry the good news of Jesus are beautiful to God, even their tired, dusty feet.
Isaiah 55:8–9 ↗
“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways”
In kid words: God’s plan doesn’t always look like what we expect. His ways are as far above ours as the sky is above the ground.

Forehead Guess words19 words

  • 🧔 Abinadi
  • 👑 King Noah
  • ✍️ Alma
  • 🧐 Trick question
  • ✨ Shining face
  • 🪨 Ten Commandments
  • 😢 Man of sorrows
  • 🐑 Lamb
  • 🩹 Stripes
  • 🚫 Transgression
  • 🌑 Iniquity
  • 🎒 Griefs
  • 👣 Beautiful feet
  • 🫒 Gethsemane
  • ❤️ Atonement
  • 💧 Waters of Mormon
  • 🍞 Sacrament
  • 🤝 Deacon
  • ⛺ Tent stakes
Clues for each word
  • Abinadi: Prophet who quoted Isaiah 53 to King Noah
  • King Noah: Lazy, wicked king with fancy seats for his priests
  • Alma: Young priest who believed and wrote it all down
  • Trick question: What the priests used to try to trap a prophet
  • Shining face: Why the guards couldn’t touch Abinadi
  • Ten Commandments: Abinadi recited them to priests who didn’t keep them
  • Man of sorrows: Isaiah 53:3 describes the Savior this way
  • Lamb: Silent before the shearers, like the Savior
  • Stripes: “With his ___ we are healed”
  • Transgression: Breaking God’s law; He was wounded for ours
  • Iniquity: Another word for sin (Isaiah 53:6)
  • Griefs: Heavy sadness He has borne for us
  • Beautiful feet: Belong to those who bring good tidings
  • Gethsemane: Garden where Jesus suffered for our sins
  • Atonement: Everything Jesus did to save us and make us one with God
  • Waters of Mormon: Where Alma baptized the believers
  • Sacrament: Each Sunday we remember what He carried
  • Deacon: Aaronic Priesthood office that passes the sacrament
  • Tent stakes: “Strengthen thy ___” (Isaiah 54:2)
▶ Play Forehead GuessFull screen, 60-second timer, works on any phone.

Scripture Showdown10 questions

  1. About how many years before Jesus’s birth did Isaiah write chapter 53?
    • A. 70
    • B. 700
    • C. 7,000
    Show answer

    ✅ B. 700 Isaiah lived about 700 years before Christ, and still described Him in detail.

  2. Which Book of Mormon prophet quoted all of Isaiah 53 to King Noah’s court?
    • A. Abinadi
    • B. Nephi
    • C. Samuel the Lamanite
    Show answer

    ✅ A. Abinadi Mosiah 14 is Abinadi’s recitation of Isaiah 53.

  3. Which Isaiah verse did Noah’s priests use to try to trap Abinadi?
    • A. “Comfort ye my people”
    • B. “Arise, shine”
    • C. “How beautiful upon the mountains…”
    Show answer

    ✅ C. “How beautiful upon the mountains…” Isaiah 52:7 (Mosiah 12:20–24). Abinadi said it points to the prophets and the Lord.

  4. Why couldn’t the guards grab Abinadi?
    • A. He ran away
    • B. His face shone with God’s power
    • C. The king changed his mind
    Show answer

    ✅ B. His face shone with God’s power Mosiah 13:5. His face shone like Moses’s after Moses talked with God.

  5. Who believed Abinadi and secretly wrote down his words?
    • A. Gideon
    • B. Limhi
    • C. Alma
    Show answer

    ✅ C. Alma Mosiah 17:2–4. Later Alma baptized believers at the Waters of Mormon.

  6. Isaiah 53:7 says the Savior was silent like a…
    • A. lamb before its shearers
    • B. stone in a river
    • C. lion in the grass
    Show answer

    ✅ A. lamb before its shearers Mark 15:3–5: when accused, “he answered nothing.”

  7. Which Gospel says “the scripture was fulfilled” about Jesus being numbered with transgressors?
    • A. John
    • B. Mark
    • C. Luke
    Show answer

    ✅ B. Mark Mark 15:28 points straight back to Isaiah 53:12.

  8. “With his ___ we are healed.”
    • A. words
    • B. stripes
    • C. army
    Show answer

    ✅ B. stripes Isaiah 53:5. His suffering makes it possible for us to be forgiven and made whole.

  9. Besides our sins, Alma 7:11–12 says Jesus took on what?
    • A. Our pains, sicknesses, and sorrows
    • B. Our chores
    • C. Nothing else
    Show answer

    ✅ A. Our pains, sicknesses, and sorrows He felt it all so He would know exactly how to help us.

  10. God’s ways are higher than ours, like the heavens are higher than the…
    • A. clouds
    • B. mountains
    • C. earth
    Show answer

    ✅ C. earth Isaiah 55:9. Sending a suffering Savior was God’s higher way.

▶ Play Scripture ShowdownTeams take turns on one screen.

Songs

  • I Know That My Redeemer Lives Hymns, no. 136

    Isaiah and Abinadi both testified of a living Redeemer. Sing it right after the testimony. Find it ↗

  • To Think about Jesus Children’s Songbook, p. 71

    Pairs with the challenge to think about Isaiah 53 during the sacrament. Find it ↗

  • I Feel My Savior’s Love Children’s Songbook, p. 74

    A tender close after reading Isaiah 53:4–5 with “my” instead of “our.” Find it ↗

This week’s challenge

Hand It Over

During the sacrament this Sunday, silently read Isaiah 53:4–5 and change “our” to “my.” Choose one heavy thing (a sin to repent of, a worry, or a sad feeling) and pray each day this week to give it to Jesus. Eleven-year-olds: notice how the sacrament is prepared, blessed, and passed, and think about how you’ll help make it sacred when it’s your turn to serve.

Text the parents

This week we learned from Isaiah 53 that Jesus Christ carried our sins and sorrows, written about 700 years before He was born. We acted out Abinadi quoting Isaiah 53 to King Noah’s priests (Mosiah 12–17) and raced to find where the New Testament shows each prophecy coming true. Ask your child: what did Abinadi say Isaiah 53 was about, and what heavy thing can we give to Jesus this week?

📝 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.

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👣 Beautiful Feet Relay · 4 min

  1. Read Isaiah 52:7. Ask: “Why would feet be beautiful?” (They carried good news a long, hard way.)
  2. Relay: each runner carries a whispered piece of good news about Jesus Christ to their team’s far wall and back, then passes it on.
  3. Read how Abinadi explained this verse (Mosiah 15:13–18): the prophets, and above all the Lord, bring good tidings of peace.
  4. Ask: “Who has brought good news to you? Whose feet could you be for someone this week?”

☁️ Higher Ways · 3 min

  1. Read Isaiah 55:8–9. Let kids take turns standing safely on a sturdy chair (with a spotter) and describe what they can see from up high that they couldn’t see on the floor.
  2. Ask: “What might Heavenly Father see about our lives that we can’t see yet?”
  3. Connect to today’s hook: a suffering Savior was not what people expected, but it was God’s higher way to save us.

🔎 Seek While He May Be Found · 4 min

  1. Read Isaiah 55:6. Write “Seek ye the LORD” on a slip of paper and hide it while kids close their eyes.
  2. Whoever finds it names one real way to seek the Lord this week (a sincere prayer, scripture study, the temple grounds, service), then hides it for the next round.
  3. Ask: “What does it mean to call on Him ‘while he is near’? When has He felt near to you?”

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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