Week 16: The Organization of The Church

Song: Come, Sing to the Lord (H. 10)

Thought: We believe in the same organization that existed in the Primitive Church, namely, apostles, prophets, pastors, teachers, evangelists, and so forth. (6th Article of Faith)

Object Lesson: To explain the Apostasy build a church with blocks, labeling the blocks at the bottom “Apostles and Prophets,” then demonstrate how the church cannot stand without the foundation of apostles and prophets (see Ephesians 2:20). (Taken from Come, Follow Me)

Video: Elder Perry on the Priesthood, Part 4: Restoration Makes Authority Clear

Lesson Activity:
For younger members of your family (from Primary Manual 3):
Read Revelation 14:6–7 to the children. Explain that the angel in this scripture is the angel Moroni, who appeared to Joseph Smith and announced that the gospel would be restored. Have the children roll up sheets of paper into “trumpets.” Let each child have a turn pretending to be an angel announcing that the Church has been restored.

For older members of your family (from Come, Follow Me):
Invite your family to read together the four paragraphs of Elder Russell M. Nelson’s talk “Catch the Wave” beginning with “The Restoration fulfills many biblical prophecies.” Ask each family member to study one of the scriptures referenced in the notes for this section. Invite them to then role-play how they would use their assigned passages to teach a friend about scriptures that prophesy of a restoration of the gospel.

This Week's Challenge: Challenge your family to take some time this week to learn the names of the members of the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. Encourage them to find one talk from General Conference earlier this month by one of them and to study it.