I Know My Father Lives

The last song for July 2019 is "I Know My Father Lives," p. 5.  This is a powerful song that teaches the children (actually, all of us) that our Heavenly father loves each of us and "whispers" to us through the Holy Ghost.  Help the children understand that "the Spirit" is the Holy Ghost.

Sing the first verse for the children.

• What do we know about Heavenly Father?
• He lives
• He loves me
• How do we know this?
• The Holy Ghost whispers this
• He tells us it is true

Sing each phrase and then have the children sing it a few times until they know the entire verse.

Sing the second verse.

• Why did Heavenly Father send us here to earth?
• to learn faith
• to live His plan

How do we know this?

• The Holy Ghost whispers this
• He tells us that we can follow His plan

Sing each phrase and then have the children sing it a few times until they know the entire verse.

Our Heritage

This time of year I think it is important to remember those who sacrificed so The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints could spread throughout the world.  Regardless of whether you have ancestors who crossed the plains or where among the first branches all over the world, we thank them for their sacrifices.

Choose a few songs from the "Heritage" section of the Primary Children's Songbook, p.214 - 223.

Ask the children, and teachers if they know of any stories about their ancestors becoming members of the church.

Read the words of the songs and ask what sacrifices the pioneer children made to leave their homes and walk hundreds of miles.

Sing some of the songs.
Remember to review the songs that you have been teaching.

I'll Walk with You

I'll Walk with You, p.140, teaches us that Jesus loves everyone. We are all different. Ask the children what makes them different than someone else.

• different hair color
• like/dislike sports
• dancer, musician
• likes animals
• loves to read

Sometimes children are born without arms, legs, blind or deaf.  Sometimes there is an accident and a child will be in a wheel chair the rest of his life.  Jesus loves us no matter what and we must love others as Jesus does.

Sing each phrase and then have the children sing it with you a few times, then sing the next phrase, etc.

You could make word strips of "I won't" and "I will" to hold up when it is sung.

conclude by telling the children that no mater what, Jesus love each of us.

Stand for the Right

This song will be a favorite for the children.  Sing it often to remind them of the importance of being true.  The following are some visualize that will help as you teach the song.

• picture of our prophet
• picture of someone working (at the office, in the yard, etc.)
• picture of children playing
• "Be true" written on a word strip

Sing the song.

Sing the first line and a half.  Have the children sing it with you a few times.

Sing the last line and a half.  Have the children sing it with you a few times.

Ask the following questions:

• What are the words that the prophet has for us?
• How many times do we sing Be true?
• What is the last phrase that we sing?

Sing the song again if the children need help answering the questions.