REVERENCE

1. Song 2. Prayer 3. Jar of questions. (prepare a jar or box with these questions in them. You can copy and print and cut these questions out. Have the very small children go to the jar and give mom or dad the question. ------------------------------------------------------- Ask: Are you reverent? ------------------------------------------------------- What is reverence? Accept all answers. ------------------------------------------------------- If you found out that Jesus was coming to your house how would you get prepared? (Take a bath, get nice clean clothes on. Make sure your home was clean. Make sure you are thinking good thoughts. Get a nice meal ready for him. Repent, get rid of any bad music or videos or books.) ------------------------------------------------------- Now if Jesus came into your home how would you act? Would you jump around and scream in a loud voice and throw toys all over? (No you would go to him and out of love and respect you would be quiet and still. You might fold your arms and quiet your feet and listen to him. Because He is the Lord, out of great love and respect you would honor Him, worship Him.) This is reverence. ------------------------------------------------------- What are ways we can be reverent in church? Would you treat him the same as you would when he was in your home. ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- What are ways to be reverent in the temple? ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- When is a good time not to be reverent? (Outside when your playing)(explain that we can always be reverent but when we are playing outside or having fun or in sports we don't have to be quiet or fold our arms, but we can still go with a prayer in our hearts and strive to be a good example wherever we go. ------------------------------------------------------- Who was reverent Noah who listened to God and built the ark and prepared for the flood, or the people who wouldn't listen to him? ------------------------------------------------------- Who was reverent David or Goliath? ------------------------------------------------------- Who was reverent, Laman or Nephi? ------------------------------------------------------- Who was reverent, King Herod or the three wise men? ------------------------------------------------------- 4. Tell this story: Once upon a time there was a boy named Billy who had a hard time sitting quiet in church. No matter how he tried he would wiggle and giggle and bother his friend sitting next to him. One day he had a lesson about reverence in his family home evening. He felt bad because he really didn't like going to church because it was hard for him to sit still. After the lesson he decided he would ask Heavenly Father to help him. That Saturday night he got his clothes ready and his scriptures and layed out so he wouldn't forget them. He practiced being reverent in his mind a whole bunch of times. He prayed again before he went to church. He wanted Heavenly Father to know that he really loved Him. He became excited about trying to be reverent in church. He went to church on time with his parents and didn't make them late as he had often done in the past. He sat in the Sacrament meeting and stilled his arms and feet and tried to listen to what was being said. He had a hard time doing this and mother had to remind him once, but he really tried. Then came time for sacrament. He closed his eyes and thought of his friend Jesus and how He loved him. He felt so much love in his heart for Jesus. He thought of Jesus hanging on the cross, it made him very sad. He took the bread and water. It made him feel happy to belong to the church. Billy was getting a testimony. Billy had never liked church as much as he did that Sunday. He decided that it felt good to be reverent and really tried every Sunday after that. (Melissa Munn) If your children are very little you can even simplify this story and tell it in your own words. 5.Have children make a picture of themselves being reverant in church. If they are too young just have them color a picture. Or you can practice being reverent in church. 6. Song: "Reverence is more than Just Quietly Sitting" Children's song book E-mail

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