Choose to Live the Gospel

Making the choice to live the gospel is important.  Sometimes we do it without thinking and other times we forget to think about living the gospel.  When the Lord commanded Nephi to return to Jerusalem to get the records, Nephi had no idea what kind of choices he would have to make to get them.

Ask the children what choices he had to make in order to bring the plates back to his father.  You might what to tell the story, read it or ask questions to help the children tell the story.   ( 1 Nephi 3:1-10, 18:4)

• What happened when they asked Laban for the plates?
• What did they decide to do?
• What happened when they offered Laban money?
• What choices did Nephi have to make after?

When the Lord asked Nephi to build a boat, what choices did he have to make as he did his best to do what the Lord asked him to do?

What are we asked to do?  How do we make choices to do what the Lord asks us to do?

• What do we do to prepare for Sunday so we can go to church?
• What choices to we make to honor our parents?
• What choices to we make to serve?

Sing each verse of Nephi's Courage, p. 120 after the discussion for each verse. You may have other questions that will help the children see that they make choices all the time.  Are they making good choices?