Lesson 35: Temples and Eternal Families. Lesson 35: Temples and Eternal Families, Primary 3: Choose the Right B, (1994),171

Lesson 35: Temples and Eternal Families Lesson 35: Temples and Eternal Families, Primary 3: Choose the Right B, (1994),171

Purpose To help the children understand that families can be together forever.

OUR OPENING PRAYER WILL BE GIVEN BY (Enter name here)

A Happy Family 1. I love mother*; she loves me. We love daddy*, yes sirree; He loves us, and so you see, We are a happy family. 2. I love sister*; she loves me. We love brother*, yes sirree; He loves us, and so you see, We are a happy family. * Alternate words: grandma, grandpa; names of boys and girls Words and music: Moiselle Renstrom, 1889 1956 From Merrily We Sing, 1948, 1975 Pioneer Music Press, Inc. (Jackman Music Corporation)

Before we were born on this earth, we all lived together as brothers and sisters in a beautiful spirit world. We were part of a heavenly family with loving heavenly parents.

Do you know who these people are? They are Adam and Eve. Adam and Eve were the first parents on earth.

Heavenly Father told Adam and Eve to have children. They had the first family on this earth.

Heavenly Father loved Adam and Eve and their children. He told Adam and Eve to teach the gospel to their children. In our day, Heavenly Father has also sent them into families, just like he did with Adam and Eve s children.

He loves all the children and has told all parents to teach their children the gospel. When we die and leave this earth, Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ want us to live again as families in heaven. They have shown us the way for this to happen.

What is a temple?

Here are some things about a temple you should know: 1. They are sacred buildings. 2. Each one is called the house of the Lord. 3. We learn many things about Heavenly Father s plan for us in temples. 4. Inside temples, we make special promises or covenants to Heavenly Father, and Heavenly Father makes special promises to us.

Many sacred and important things can be done only in the temple.

How many of you have ever seen one of Heavenly Father s temples?

How did you feel as you looked at the temple?

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I hope those of you who have not yet seen a temple will someday do so. I want to encourage you all to have a picture of a temple in your homes, where possible.

Explain that in the temple, a husband and wife can have an ordinance performed that helps them be together forever. This is called a sealing or a temple marriage.

If a couple is married outside the temple for this life only, they can go to the temple and be sealed so that they can remain married for eternity.

Their children can be sealed to them and are then a part of their family forever. This special blessing is given only to those who are sealed in the temple and keep the promises they make there.

Think about how wonderful it will be to know that your family can be together forever.

Heavenly Father loves all people. He loves those who have not been to the temple as much as those who have.

He desires that all families will be sealed in the temple. Explain that many families have not yet been sealed in the temple.

However, these families can go to the temple if they prepare themselves properly.

You can live worthy so that when you are married you can go to the temple to be sealed and start your own eternal families.

Families Can Be Together Forever Let s look at the first verse and chorus of the song Families Can Be Together Forever. What do you think these words mean.

Families Can Be Together Forever 1. I have a fam ly here on earth. They are so good to me. I want to share my life with them through all eternity. Fam lies can be together forever Through Heav nly Father s plan. I always want to be with my own family, And the Lord has shown me how I can. The Lord has shown me how I can. Words: Ruth Muir Gardner, 1927 1999. 1980 IRI Music: Vanja Y. Watkins, b. 1938. 1980 IRI

Families Can Be Together Forever Now let's try singing the first verse together.

Any member of the Church who lives a righteous life and gets permission (in the form of a temple recommend) from the bishop or branch president can go to the temple. Those who go to the temple must be worthy to enter the house of the Lord.

Families Can Be Together Forever Let s look at the second verse and chorus of the song Families Can Be Together Forever. What do you think these words mean.

Families Can Be Together Forever 2. While I am in my early years, I ll prepare most carefully, So I can marry in God s temple for eternity Fam lies can be together forever Through Heav nly Father s plan. I always want to be with my own family, And the Lord has shown me how I can. The Lord has shown me how I can. Words: Ruth Muir Gardner, 1927 1999. 1980 IRI Music: Vanja Y. Watkins, b. 1938. 1980 IRI

Families Can Be Together Forever Now let's try singing the second verse together.

Families Can Be Together Forever Now let s try singing both versus all the way through together.

How can you prepare to be worthy to go to the temple? If your family lives close enough to the temple that your parents could return to the temple often, how can you help them do so?

Here are some questions to consider when trying to prepare yourself to go to the temple:

What should you do when you earn or receive money?

What should you do when you earn or receive money? Pay tithing

What should you do on Sunday?

What should you do on Sunday? Go to Church meetings and worship Heavenly Father.

How should you treat your parents and brothers and sisters?

How should you treat your parents and brothers and sisters? Kindly and with love.

What does it mean to be honest?

What does it mean to be honest? Tell the truth and do not steal.

How should you treat your body?

How should you treat your body? Eat good food. Obey the Word of Wisdom.

How should you feel about Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ?

How should you feel about Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ? Love them, obey their commandments, and follow the teachings of the living prophets.

How should we treat others?

How should we treat others? Love one another.

Heavenly Father wants you to live good lives so you will be worthy to go to the temple. If you obey Heavenly Father s commandments and try to do what is right, you will be worthy to go to the temple and receive special blessings from Heavenly Father.

Article of faith Let s review the Thirteenth Article of Faith. 13 We believe in being honest, true, chaste, benevolent, virtuous, and in doing good to all men; indeed, we may say that we follow the admonition of Paul We believe all things, we hope all things, we have endured many things, and hope to be able to endure all things. If there is anything virtuous, lovely, or of good report or praiseworthy, we seek after these things.

Heavenly Father has given us a plan that allows families to be together forever. Because Heavenly Father loves us, he wants all of his children to have the blessings that are given in the temple.

There are many temples throughout the world, so many children in the world may have the blessings of being sealed or joined together forever to their families. As membership in the Church grows, the Church will build more temples throughout the world.

Let s watch a 6 minute movie about temples and being together for eternity. To watch movie click here To skip movie click here

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TESTIMONY I want to bear my testimony about the sacredness of the temple. The only way families can have the blessing of being together forever is to be sealed in the temple. I want to testify to you about the blessings of temple marriage and the happiness that can come to you if you prepare to go to the temple.

OUR CLOSING PRAYER WILL BE GIVEN BY (Enter Name Here)

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