Resources
(Select one from each category.)
Children’s Songbook
"He Died That We Might Live Again" (65)
"The Third Article of Faith" (123)
Hymns
"I Know That My Redeemer Lives" (136)
"Behold the Great Redeemer Die" (191)
Gospel Art Book
Jesus Praying in Gethsemane (56)
The Crucifixion (57)
Scriptures
Lesson
When Heavenly Father sent us to earth, He told us that we would need to keep all of His commandments in order to return to Him. But He knew that life would be hard and we would all make mistakes. Because He loves us, He has done everything He can to help us return to Him.
Heavenly Father sent Jesus to earth to pay the price for our sins. In John 3:16, we learn, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”
Jesus suffered in the Garden of Gethsemane and then later died on the cross at Calvary so that we can repent. This is called the Atonement. Through the Atonement, everyone on earth, regardless of the sins they have committed, can be washed clean from sin if they repent. This is Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ’s greatest gift to us.
Discuss
What is the Atonement? Who is the Atonement for?
Activity
All Ages: Watch the video The Lamb of God. If it isn’t available, watch one of the Church's Bible videos about the Savior.
Challenge
Study the last week of Jesus’s life in the four Gospels. As a family, read Matthew 21–27 (or Mark 11–15; Luke 19–23; or John 12–19).
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For more great FHE lessons for Primary kids, check out I Know the Scriptures Are True.
