Scripture Memorization 
Memorize D&C 7622, using visual shown right.

Activity 1 Jesus’ Birth & Life–Christmas Concentration
(Sharing Time Week 1 Jesus Christ came to earth as promised by the prophets.)

OBJECTIVE Play this Jesus’ Birth & Life– Christmas Concentration by matching the star pieces to tell of prophets and their prophecies foretelling Jesus’ birth and mission.

TO MAKE VISUALS Print and cut out images that follow. Mount the manger scene on the bottom center of a large poster and then laminate the entire poster. Laminate and cut out the Baby Jesus visual, large star and small stars. Cut small stars as shown, and mount the small pieces (showing the prophets’ names) on the left of the manger and the large pieces (showing the prophecies) on the right of the manger. Photocopy the “About the Prophets” list for use in the activity.

ACTIVITY  	
1. Tell children, “Many prophets were told Jesus Christ was coming to the earth hundreds of years before He came. Close to the time He was to be born, Mary and Joseph and the shepherds and wise men were also told He was coming. The shepherds and wise men were to follow the biggest, brightest star in the sky, which would be over the manger where Jesus was to be born.” 
2. Tell the Christmas story (Luke 21-21; Matthew 21-12) and place the baby Jesus in the manger scene.
3. Then take Jesus out of the manger and tell children, “Let’s play a Christmas Concentration game to learn about those who foretold Jesus’ coming.” Point to the stars next to the manger scene and tell children that they will learn of those who foretold or prophesied of Jesus and what they said about His birth and mission.

To Play
1. Divide into two teams and have children from teams take turns choosing a prophet’s name (small star piece) and a prophecy (large star piece), trying to make a match. The prophet’s names are on both pieces to verify the match. 
2. When a match is made, mount the star above the manger scene and have the leader or another child read the prophecy on the star. 
3. Then have the leader read about the prophet on the star from the list below.
4. Then have the child who made the match place the baby Jesus in the manger scene. Take Him out again before the next player choose a prophet’s name and a prophecy.

ABOUT THE PROPHETS

ABINADI was a Book of Mormon prophet who preached to the wicked King Noah and his priests. They tried to kill Abinadi, but the Holy Ghost stopped them until he was finished with his message. Then he died by fire, sealing his testimony. 

ADAM was the first man to live on the earth. He first lived in the Garden of Eden with his wife, Eve, and then they were sent outside to live on the earth we know now.

MOSES was raised in the Egyptian pharaoh’s court. He freed the Israelite slaves from Egyptian bondage and led them to the promised land.

LEHI led his family out of the wicked city Jerusalem into the wilderness. His son Nephi was courageous and obeyed his request to get the brass plates from Laban.

NEPHI, SON OF HELAMAN, and his brother Lehi were great missionaries. When they were thrown in prison, they were protected by a ring of fire that would have burned anyone who tried to touch them.

SAMUEL THE LAMANITE was a righteous Lamanite who stood on top of a city wall and told the Nephites to repent or they would all be destroyed in 400 years.

ALMA was one of the wicked King Noah’s priests before he received his testimony of Jesus from Abinadi’s teachings. He repented, then taught the gospel himself and baptized many people into Christ’s Church.

HELAMAN was a Book of Mormon prophet who led the 2,000 stripling warriors. Not one of his warriors was killed in battle because they were valiant, brave, and strong.

NOAH lived at a time when all the people on the earth were wicked except for him and his family. He told the people to repent or they would die in a flood. He built an ark to save his family and two of every animal.

ENOCH lived before Noah when most of the people were wicked. He told them to repent. Those who repented became so righteous that their whole city, called Zion, was taken up to heaven.

KING BENJAMIN was a Nephite king who lived over a hundred years before Jesus was born. He served his people and taught them to work and serve one another.

NEPHI was the son of Lehi. He went with his father into the wilderness and returned to Jerusalem to get the plates of brass from the wicked Laban.

Theme 12 - Activity 2 Signs of Jesus’ Second Coming
(Sharing Time Week 3 Jesus Christ will return to the earth someday.)

OBJECTIVE Help children learn of the signs that will appear before Jesus’ Second Coming and the signs that will appear after He comes.

TO MAKE VISUALS Print and cut out the images shown that follow. Put the earth together as instructed and then laminate. Copy the Before (Jesus comes) and After (Jesus comes) wordstrips that follow the visuals and mount them on the back of the signs. Then laminate signs. Have tape available to mount signs.

ACTIVITY
1. Mount the Signs of Jesus’ Coming world on the board. Tell children that it is good news to know that Jesus is coming to the earth again and that more good news will come after He comes. When will Jesus come? Only Heavenly Father knows, but we are going to learn about the signs of Jesus’ coming–signs that have already happened and signs that will happen to show that He is on His way and that He is here. (See additional lesson helps below.)
2. Tell children that just like prophets told of His coming when Jesus was to be born on the earth, the Prophet Joseph Smith and other prophets have told us of signs to look for when He comes again.
3. Have children take turns coming up and choosing a sign, reading the back of it (not including the words in parentheses), then posting it on the world poster. Have them post on the left the signs of what will happen before Jesus comes and on the right the signs of what will happen after Jesus comes.

Additional Lesson Helps 
1. The Lord has said, “Be not troubled, for, when all these things [the signs] shall come to pass, ye may know that the promises which have been made unto you shall be fulfilled” (D&C 4535). He told us not to worry about the calamities but to look forward to the Second Coming of the Savior and be glad.
2. Some of the signs of Jesus’ Second Coming have happened. Others will be fulfilled in the future.
3. We look forward to Jesus’ coming as a time of peace and joy.
4. But before He comes, the people of the earth will experience great trials and tragedies. Heavenly Father wants us to prepare for these troubles. 
5. God has revealed these signs to His prophets. If we are faithful followers of Christ, we will know the signs of His coming and watch for them (see D&C 4539). We will not be overtaken suddenly as by a “thief in the night,” but those who are in darkness will (Joseph Smith–History 137; Joseph Smith–Matthew 146-47).

COPY THESES WORD STRIPS TO CUT AND PASTE ON THE BACK OF CORRESPONDING SIGNS (signs noted in italics) BEFORE LAMINATING

BEFORE (Jesus Comes)

The gospel of Jesus Christ will be restored. (Joseph Smith)

The Book of Mormon will come forth to be taken to all the world. 
(Book of Mormon)

The gospel will be preached to all the world. (earth)

Wars and rumors of wars. (sword)

There will be earthquakes, disease, famine, great storms, lightning, and thunder. (clouds with lightning)

Just before He comes, the sun will darken, the moon will not give light, and the stars will fall from heaven.
(sun, moon, and stars)

Jesus will come out of the heavens from a cloud, the same way He left. 
(Jesus)

Angels will come with trumpets and gather
the elect. 
(angel with trumpet)

AFTER (Jesus Comes)

Christ will reign personally on the earth. (Christ and the earth)

There will be no
sickness or disease. 
(cobwebby First Aid kit)

The whole earth will be a delightful garden. (flowers)

Instead of dying, we will be changed to immortality in the twinkling of an eye.
(eyes)

There will be 1,000 years of peace as Satan will not tempt us. 
(1,000)

Temple work and missionary work
will increase. 
(temple)

Christ will reveal precious truths, even hidden truths. 
(Book of Mormon 
in stone box)

All animals, even those that are now enemies, will live together
in peace.  (lions)