Seek the Lord in Times of Trouble (Come Follow Me Lesson for Kids: Jul 20-26)
- latterdaykids
- 22 hours ago
- 4 min read
Learning to be a disciple of Christ takes time. We cannot do it all at once. It requires small continuous efforts.
Your kids can learn how, like climbing a ladder, we can come closer to Jesus Christ, one step at a time.
Download this week's Lesson Bundle HERE!
Get upcoming lessons and videos in advance HERE!
➤ P R E P A R A T I O N
You will need an image of Jesus Christ.
➤ 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 : “Come, Follow Me”
➤ I N T R O D U C T I O N
Ask the children to line up on one side of the room. Tape the image of Jesus Christ on the wall on the
opposite side of the room. Now, invite the children to try to get to Jesus Christ (on the other side of
the room) with only one big step! Let them have fun for a few minutes while they attempt this!
Next, invite them to try again, but this time instruct them to use lots of regular-sized steps (as many
as they need) to get across the room. Invite children to sit down again. Then discuss the following
questions:
1. Which way worked the best? One big step, or lots of small steps? (Small steps.)
2. Why didn’t one big step work very well? (It was too hard, the step was too big.)
Explain: “Returning to Heavenly Father and trying to be like Him all at once would be too hard for us!
That’s why He has given us lots of small steps that we can take, that help us grow and become more
like Him a little at a time!”
🎥 V I D E O : “Lucy and the Ladder | Animated Scripture Lesson for Kids”
Explain: “Now we are going to watch a video about a little girl named Lucy who was stuck! Lucy
wanted to get up to a nice place on top of some big rocks, but it was too far for her to reach! Let’s
watch and see what happens!”
Click HERE to download this video to your device.
Click the image below to watch for free on YouTube:
Discuss the following questions after watching the video:
1. What problem did Lucy have? (She couldn't get up on top of the rocks.)
2. What was the solution? (To use the ladder!)
3. What did the ladder do? (It turned one big step into lots of smaller steps that Lucy could do!)
4. When we are trying to return to Heavenly Father, what are some smaller steps He has given us to
make it easier for us to return to Him? (Baptism, Gift of the Holy Ghost, partaking of the
sacrament, and temple ordinances.)
➤ S C R I P T U R E
Read the following scriptures together and discuss the questions that follow.
2 And he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; The Lord
is with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will
forsake you.
1. Who is speaking in this verse? (Azariah the prophet is speaking to King Asa.)
2. What did Azariah teach King Asa? (The King and his people must seek the Lord, and if they do, they
will find Him.)
12 And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and
behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it.
1. Do you know who dreamed the dream in this verse? (Jacob, who was the son of Isaac.)
2. What did Jacob see in the dream? (He saw a ladder to Heaven, and the angels were going up and
down the ladder.)
3. What do you think this ladder is a symbol of? (It could represent the steps that we can take to return
to Heavenly Father.)
30 For behold, thus saith the Lord God: I will give unto the children of men line upon line, precept upon
precept, here a little and there a little; and blessed are those who hearken unto my precepts, and lend an
ear unto my counsel...
1. Who is speaking in this verse? (The Lord is speaking.)
2. What did the Lord say about how He teaches us? (He gives knowledge to us line upon line, a little
at a time.)
3. What do we need to do? (Try to obey whenever He teaches us something, even if it is small.)
➤ A C T I V I T Y
[Pass out the Coloring Pages]
Click HERE to download the activity pages
Invite the children to color the scene from the video. Use this time to talk about the small things we
can do each day to “seek” the Lord.
➤ T E S T I M O N Y
Bear testimony of the truths found in the scriptures.
Scripture Study They Will Love!
Give your child the joy of having their very own set of scriptures rewritten just for them!
3-volume hardcover set!
Includes the entire Book of Mormon rewritten at a 3rd grade reading level!
Brought to life with over 1000 illustrations!
Sized just right for little hands to hold.
It’s the perfect way to help children fall in love with the scriptures and build a lifelong habit of daily scripture reading!
Have you added Primary Scriptures to your home library yet?
Use the code LDK10 to save $10 on your order!
'Come, Follow Me' is a resource offered by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is designed to be used in the home to support personal and family scripture study to build faith in Heavenly Father and His plan of salvation and in the Savior Jesus Christ and His Atonement. Come, Follow Me is self-contained and adequate when used properly. Products and materials designed to supplement this resource, though they may be helpful in some instances, are not necessary for a successful home study program.