“Come, Follow Me Activities,” Friend, Dec. 2023, 6–7.
Come, Follow Me Activities
For home evening or scripture study—or just for fun!
A Vision of Heaven
Illustrations by Katy Dockrill
For Revelation 1–5
Story: The Apostle John had a vision of heaven. He saw God’s throne with many colors. John also saw people worshipping Heavenly Father and praising Him for creating all things. (See Revelation 4:2–3, 10–11.)
Song: “I Thank Thee, Dear Father” (Children’s Songbook, 7)
Activity: Draw a picture of John’s vision. Use as many colors as you can! Then talk about ways you can show Heavenly Father you are grateful for His blessings.
Pure and Clean
For Revelation 6–14
Story: In a vision, John saw a crowd of people praising Jesus Christ (see Revelation 7:9–10, 13–15). They wore white robes to show that they were clean and pure.
Song: “I Know That My Redeemer Lives” (Hymns, no. 136)
Activity: Find some white objects, like a white rock, a white cloth, or some sugar or salt. Talk about what it means to be pure and clean. How does Jesus Christ help us become clean?
Jesus Christ Is Our Shepherd
For Christmas
Story: When Jesus Christ was born, shepherds came to worship Him. The Apostle Peter taught that Jesus is our Shepherd (see 1 Peter 2:25). We are His flock, and we can choose to follow Him.
Song: “The First Noel” (Hymns, no. 213)
Activity: Turn to page 38 to make a sheep costume. What could you use to dress up like a shepherd? You can act out the Nativity play on page 26 with your costumes.
Names of Jesus Christ
For Revelation 15–22
Story: Revelation 22:4 says that followers of Jesus Christ will have “his name [on] their foreheads.” That means that we will choose to remember and follow Him.
Song: “When He Comes Again” (Children’s Songbook, 82–83)
Activity: Do the activity on page 8 to learn about the names of Jesus Christ. Tell about a time when you followed His example.