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Come, Follow Me is a resource offered by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is designed to be used in the home to support personal and family scripture study to build faith in Heavenly Father and His plan of salvation and in the Savior Jesus Christ and His Atonement. Come, Follow Me is self-contained and adequate, when used properly. Products and materials designed to supplement this resource, though they may be helpful in some instances, are not necessary for a successful home study program.
Week 12: March 13–19
“Do well on the sabbath days”
From Come, Follow Me:
The teachings of the Pharisees differed from the Savior’s in many ways, but especially in how to honor the Sabbath day. As you read Matthew 12:1–13, you might consider how well your attitudes and actions regarding the Sabbath align with the Savior’s teachings.
See also Matthew 12:10–13. “How can the Sabbath be a day of healing for us?” Inspired by the Savior’s example in these verses, your family could make a list of ways you can “do well on the sabbath” (verse 12). Be sure to include opportunities to serve others. It could be helpful to keep your list and refer to it on future Sundays.
President Russell M. Nelson invited us to make the Sabbath a delight by spending time doing family history: "Searching for and finding family members who have preceded you on earth—those who did not have an opportunity to accept the gospel while here—can bring immense joy." The Sabbath Is A Delight
See also Family History on the Sabbath, and any of the Weekly Family History Activities that work well for the Sabbath, including activity ideas from Five-Minute Family History Activity Ideas for Latter-day Saints.
See also :
See 10 Ways to Find Ancestor's Stories, and the FamilySearch Fan Chart which features family lines, birth country, sources, photos, research helps, and ordinances. You can print a chart with any of this information. Make a fan chart "place mat" or frame and hang a chart on the wall for fun! Play Fan Chart Bingo (see Week #9, 2020), or toss a die onto the chart and share a fact or story about the ancestor it landed on. Learn more about that ancestor!
Find ancestor stories by clicking the Memories tab on the FamilySearch Person page for each ancestor. Check out the following sites for more options: Women of Faith, Military Records of Your Family's War Veterans, My Pioneer Ancestors, Missionaries, and more on the FamilySearch Discovery page.
The All The Stories site is a free, searchable site that will synchronize with FamilySearch all the stories that anyone has uploaded of your direct ancestors and their siblings - up to 9 generations back (along with how you are related to that ancestor, and how long the story takes to read).
With the Memories Audio app or the Record My Story feature on FamilySearch Discovery, gathering, recording, sharing, and preserving has never been easier. Read more here.
More ideas for the Sabbath:
Ask questions and preserve the answers!
You can also call faraway grandparents to ask them family history questions. You can take a photo of what you write and then upload it to FamilySearch Memories, or have someone else record the conversation and then preserve it. See also 10 Questions Everyone Should Ask Their Grandparents, and Interview Your Oldest Living Relative.
Matthew 12:34–37; Luke 11:33–44
My words and actions reflect what is in my heart
From Come, Follow Me:
Ponder how you can become “full of light” (Luke 11:36) through the Savior’s power.
As we strive to become full of light, we can be inspired by those who came before us. How were our ancestors who were converted to the gospel inspired by those who first taught it to them? How were they affected by hearing about the Savior and His atonement? Perhaps you are the first convert in your family and have the opportunity to share your personal experiences. We can also all be inspired by the conversion stories in the scriptures and church history.
Make a collection of the conversion stories of the first converts in your ancestral lines. Record your feelings about how they influence your personal journey to become “full of light.” Here are some ideas:
See Week 16 2020 for ideas to have family members illustrate conversion stories.
One sister shares:
"Frederick Christian Sorensen is my husband's second great-grandfather whose influence has now been felt by six generations of his posterity. My husband's niece illustrated it when she was a young girl which created a special bond between her and Grandpa Frederick. Many of our children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and others have taken the opportunity to illustrate family stories that have been copied for gift-giving, shared for bed-time stories, used as coloring books, and helped us all make stronger connections to those who have gone on before. One of our nephews even gave drawing lessons to improve the skills of the illustrators!"
Read more in this blog post: A Miracle In Denmark. Here is an examples of a child's illustration:
Watch President and Sister Nelson's RootsTech 2017 presentation (story at 2:13) in which Sister Nelson describes the experience of creating a storybook illustrated by her great nieces and nephews, ages 3-18, about their 4th great grandmother, Sarah Elizabeth. Have fun discovering, illustrating, and sharing your own family history stories, including the conversion stories and the miracles in your family!
Elder Christofferson states, “Our own descendants and others may look upon and rejoice over our witness of Christ written or recorded for their benefit." (Becoming a Witness of Christ). Learn more in Week 1 2020. You may want to help young children write what they feel. Consider scanning or taking a photo of hand-written testimonies to preserve in the Memories. You can also type directly into a document. See instructions in The Family History Guide here. Sharing in many ways and circumstances will leave no question about what you know and love. What a blessing for generations to come to hear your voice sharing your testimony! Read more here.