Follow The Prophet

Why play "Follow the Leader", when you can play "Follow the Prophet"?!  Grab your kids, some paper and markers, a picture of the prophet, and get ready for FHE!  I started out by having my two oldest children (ages 5 and 4) write down some letters to help trigger their memory for certain words in the song "Follow the Prophet".  Letters in bold are what I had them write:

Adam was a prophet, 1st one that we know
In a place called Eden, He helped things to grow
Adam served the Lord by following his ways
We are his descendants, in the latter days.

While we sang through the verse, each child held up their letters during that part of the song.  Goals Achieved:
Practiced writing letters (perfect for my preschoolers!)
Gaining an understanding of phonics
Triggered keys words in the song
Pride in a job well done

For the verse of the song we played follow the leader.  Each child had several turns to hold a picture of the prophet (thus making her the prophet for the game), and led the rest of the family in actions.  All kids LOVE leading a group.  It builds confidence, creativity, and makes them feel in control and important.  This game also taught them how important and fun it is to follow the prophet.


Other FHE ideas for this song:  1.  Talk about the Garden of Eden, and taking care of your own garden.  Choose seeds to plant, and explain how everything has it's own seed to reproduce.  Then go out and plant your garden with your kids, they will love it!

2.  Family History.  Talk about what a descendant is, and do your family pedigree chart.  Talk about how the prophets have instructed us to do family history work.  Explain how the prophet Joseph Smith restored the keys of the priesthood so that families can be sealed.

3.  General Conference.   Find counsel from the prophet and quorum of the 12 from our most recent conference.

4.  Set Goals:  Pick something the prophet has instructed us to do, and set a family goal to do it together.

Don't forget to have fun!  At FHE, the music doesn't have to be singing an opening and closing song because you think you are supposed to do it.  Make it enjoyable, and worthwhile.  I have a feeling we will be playing "Follow the Prophet" all week long.  :)