Ruth and Naomi (Come Follow Me Lesson for Kids: June 1-7)
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Ruth and Naomi both had struggles, but they didn't focus on themselves. They looked out for one another and served one another.
We can learn to see others and their needs by following the example of Ruth and Naomi.
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➤ P R E P A R A T I O N
Look around the room where you will be teaching the lesson, and change some things around so that
they are out of place or turned the wrong way. (For example: You could turn some decorations upside
down or place the couch cushions under the couch!)
➤ L E S S O N
Open the lesson with a song and a prayer.
🎶 O P E N I N G S O N G : "Love One Another"
➤ I N T R O D U C T I O N
Tell the children that they are going to be detectives! Explain that there are some things that are out
of place in the room. Their job is to see if they can find all of the things that are out of place and put
them back where they belong. After completing the activity, discuss the following questions:
1. What does a detective do? (A detective looks for clues to solve a mystery.)
2. Can a detective find clues if he/she isn’t looking carefully for the clues? (No. They must look
carefully so they don’t miss anything!)
3. During the activity, were you looking carefully to make sure you didn’t miss anything? (Discuss.)
Explain: Jesus Christ taught us to love and serve one another. Serving others and loving others is a lot
like being a detective. If we want to know what we can do to help others, we need to find the clues for
what they need! It’s kind of like being a detective!
🎥 V I D E O : “Ruth and Naomi | Animated Scripture Lesson for Kids”
Explain: “Now we are going to watch a video about a woman in the Bible named Ruth! Ruth wants to
help someone named Naomi and Ruth is good at looking for clues. While you are watching, see if you
can find the clues and figure out what Naomi needs!”
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Discuss the following questions after watching the video:
1. Did you figure out what Naomi needed? How did you know? (Discuss Naomi’s situation together.)
2. What did Ruth do when she figured out what Naomi needed? (She chose to stay with Naomi and
help take care of her.)
3. If you want to serve someone, how will you know what they need? (Discuss.)
➤ S C R I P T U R E
Read the scriptures below and discuss the questions that follow.
16 And Ruth said, Entreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou
goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God...
1. What did Ruth do to serve Naomi? (She said she would stay with Naomi forever to take care of her
and be with her!)
2. How do you think Naomi felt when Ruth did this for her? (Discuss.)
3. How do you think the Lord felt when Ruth chose to serve Naomi? (He was happy!)
17 And behold, I tell you these things that ye may learn wisdom; that ye may learn that when ye are in the
service of your fellow beings ye are only in the service of your God.
1. Who is Mosiah? (A king and a prophet.)
2. Who are “our fellow beings?” (Everyone!)
3. Does Jesus Christ love all of us? (Yes!)
4. If we serve someone, why do you think that’s serving Jesus Christ, too? (Discuss.)
➤ A C T I V I T Y
[Pass out the Coloring Pages]
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Invite the children to color the scene from the video. Use this time to talk about Jesus Christ and
His power to deliver us.
➤ T E S T I M O N Y
Bear testimony of the truths found in the scriptures.
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