Baptism

The song for this month is "Baptisms" p. 100.  I have taught this song several ways.  The senior primary will learn from the idea in the 2014 Outline for Sharing Time, p. 27.  The "Who, When, How and Where" are great helps in remembering the order of the song as well as teaching about Christ's baptism.

Younger children (as well as the older one) will relate to the pictures.  Obtain these pictures from the library:

• Jesus and John the Baptist
• map showing Judea
• Jordan river (point to the water that Christ is standing in, draw a picture of a river, point to the Jordan river on the map)
• On a piece of paper write "Law" on the top.  Underneath list a few laws:
• Repent
•  Be Baptized
• Receive the Holy Ghost
• Keep the Commandments
• Draw a large "?" on a paper
• Picture of heaven - see picture on the bottom of p. 27 in the 2014 Outline for Sharing Time
• Picture of a child being baptized
• Picture of children with Christ

Display the pictures as you sing the verses or have them all on the board and point to them as you sing.  It is best to sing one phrase at a time several times so the children remember the words and relate them to the pictures.  You can never repeat too much!