Build An Ark - Verse 2

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I can be like Noah, Yes, I can be prepared

I can build my ark, and I'll find safe shelter there.

I can do the things I know are right

I can learn and pray with all my might

And then when storm clouds come,

I'll be safe within my ark

I will build my ark_______ before it starts to rain

I will follow the prophet, for he speaks in God's name.

I'll prepare every needful thing,

I will walk in righteous ways

When the rain starts to fall on me

I'll be ready for that day.

Who is someone you look up to?

We can look up to Noah as an example. 

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He was not afraid to share the gospel and to follow what the Lord would have him do. 

Noah was courageous.

Sing: 

I can be like Noah, Yes, I can be prepared

I can build my ark, and I'll find safe shelter there.

We can use our agency to make good choices.

We will try our best and pray to Heavenly Father for help and strength.

Read Scripture: Romans 13:11-14

Sing:

I can do the things I know are right

I can learn and pray with all my might

And then when storm clouds come

I'll be safe within my ark

What will your ark be like?

How can we be prepared?

We can set a standard for ourselves!

Draw on the board a large cloud and above it write (clouds of adversity)

and then Draw an ark on the board under the cloud and write (HOPE) in the middle of the ark.

Sing:

I will build my ark_______ before it starts to rain

I will follow the prophet, for he speaks in God's name.

I'll prepare every needful thing,

I will walk in righteous ways

When the rain starts to fall on me

I'll be ready for that day.

ask children to come up and draw or write things that will go in the cloud or the ark

examples:

Cloud - Lying, illness, bully at school, sad, lonely, stealing, don't keep the commandments, difficulty finishing project or homework, missing someone, jealousy

Ark- Prophet, take sacrament, attend church, keep commandments, scripture study, prayer, fasting, pay tithing, keep you mind and body clean and pure. be obedient, focus on important things, wear modest clothing, keep word of wisdom, be kind to others, serve one another, food storage, education, exercize, be a missionary.

Sing:

I can be like Noah, Yes, I can be prepared

I can build my ark, and I'll find safe shelter there.

I can do the things I know are right

I can learn and pray with all my might

And then when storm clouds come,

I'll be safe within my ark

I will build my ark_______ before it starts to rain

I will follow the prophet, for he speaks in God's name.

I'll prepare every needful thing,

I will walk in righteous ways

When the rain starts to fall on me

I'll be ready for that day.

Build An Ark

Build An Ark

Verse 1

Show the clip about Noah.

Talk about Noah and the kind of person he was.

The bible dictionary gives a great description. BD - Noah

Sing Build An Ark

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Teach the first verse

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Noah was a prophet a man who did not fear

When he taught repentence the people would not hear

So the Lord  told him to build a boat,

that could hold a ton and stay afloat

Then Noah started building and said within his heart

I will build an ark, before it starts to rain

I will follow the Lord and do all things in his name

I'll prepare every needful thing,

I will walk in righteous ways

When the rain starts to fall on me

I'll be ready for that day.

President Thomas S. Monson gave a talk during the Priesthood Session of the Oct. 2011 General Conference entitled Dare To Stand Alone. 

He said, "When the time for decision arrives, the time for preparation is past."

He also tells the story of when he joined the Navy and was in boot camp that he was sure was trying to kill him.  The officer in charge told all the men the first Sunday that they were to go to church.  So he started to dismiss the men by groups.  The Catholics, Jews and Protestants were all given orders to gather in their designated places and don't come back until three o'clock.  President Monson said to himself, "Monson you are not a Catholic, a Jew or a Protestant, you are a Mormon so you just stand there."    When the officer asked who were the men still standing there, in chorus they said, "Mormons." and the officer ordered them to find a place to meet and don't come back until three o'clock.  President Monson remembered a poem that he had learned in primary.

Have the children recite it with you

Dare to be a Mormon

Dare to stand alone

Dare to have a purpose firm

Dare to make it know.

Sing the first verse again

Noah was a prophet a man who did not fear

When he taught repentence the people would not hear

So the Lord  told him to build a boat,

that could hold a ton and stay afloat

Then Noah started building and said within his heart

I will build an ark, before it starts to rain

I will follow the Lord and do all things in his name

I'll prepare every needful thing,

I will walk in righteous ways

When the rain starts to fall on me

I'll be ready for that day.

Sing the first verse several times

Noah was courageous to stand alone in his convictions and warn the people he loved so much.  Although they used their agency and chose not to believe Noah.  Noah dared to stand alone and we can to.

Nephi's Courage

Nephi’s Courage   120

We can have courage like Nephi to go and do

the thing the Lord commands.

Practice singing the third verse

Get 8 volunteers

Use Nephi & Laman and Lemuel  Image to cut out and glue a stick on the back

 and the pictures from the Friend

Call 8 Volunteers to hold the pictures (one each) in the front of the room.

Have the children sing with courage

if the picture is something Nephi would do.

Hold  the Nephi Prop above their head

Have the children sing like murmuring

if the picture is something Laman and Lamuel would do. 

Hold  the Laman and Lemuel Prop above their head.

Nephi’s Courage Card Singing Game

 

Murmur Card – Sing all verses

Nephi Card – Just the chorus – or third verse

Laman and Lemuel – First or second verse indicated on card

Golden Plates – First verse

Boat - 2nd Verse

Sing just the first verse

Just as Nephi trusted in his earthly father Lehi,

you need to trust your mother and father

and follow their guidance as they fallow the savior.

Sing the second verse

When Nephi was commanded to build a boat, he needed a lot of help. 

When we are asked to do hard things,

we can go to our Heavenly Father in prayer and

he will help us to do what he has asked of us.

Sing first and second verse

Just like Nephi couldn’t build his ship all alone,

we need to surround ourselves with good friends

and rely on our family to help us in our hard times.

Sing the third verse

One of the best things we can do to be like Nephi is to be obedient! 

When he found out what the Lord wanted him to do

He Did It!

Sing all the verses

We can’t be like Nephi unless we know what he did! 

We need to study our scriptures and learn from the prophets of old,

 the Book of Mormon is one of our greatest tools.