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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.
Christmas
From Come, Follow Me:
As you prepare to study the life of Jesus Christ in the New Testament next year, consider reviewing with your family what they have learned about Him this year in the Old Testament. You might review the outlines in this resource and any personal study notes to help you remember what you’ve learned. Younger children might benefit from looking through Old Testament Stories or the pictures in this resource. What prophecies or stories stood out to us? What have we learned about the Savior?
Share your witness of the living Christ and the plain and precious truths of His gospel with your family and others. This will leave no question in their minds about what you know to be true. Share how that knowledge has shaped your life, given you hope and purpose, kept you on the covenant path, and guided you along. See: How To Share Testimony More Naturally.
Check out this link, FamilySearch Memories Audio App, or the "Record My Story" feature on FamilySearch Discovery. You could also help others record their testimonies.
From Come, Follow Me:
Ponder the joy you feel because Heavenly Father sent His Son…How can you help family members feel the reverence and joy of Christ’s birth? [see The Christ Child ]…read together Matthew 1:18–25; 2:1–12; Luke 1:26–38; 2:1–20.
As you and your family ponder and share what the Savior means to you, think about a special "gift" you would like to give the Savior. Some examples are: making an effort to be kinder to others, reaching out in service, writing in your journal each day, or working to overcome a bad habit. Perhaps your gift could include making a sacrifice of time to do temple and family history work. Go to the Ensign article Gifts for the Savior, to see how one family shares the experience of spending time on Christmas Eve thinking about and then writing the gifts on small pieces of paper. These are placed in a white box, tied with a ribbon and placed under the Christmas tree. On Christmas morning, the white box is opened first, and each family member shares what gift he or she is giving (unless the gift is too personal). This event could also be shared remotely if some members are not in physical attendance. This becomes even more of a “family history” moment when you all share experiences you have had during the last year as a result of giving a special gift to the Savior.
President Nelson: “I invite you prayerfully to consider what kind of sacrifice, and preferably a sacrifice of time, you can make to do more family history and temple work ..." Read or watch his talk here.
Helping others do temple and family history work is also a beautiful gift to give the Savior. Perhaps you could help youth accept both President Nelson’s and Elder Bednar’s invitations:
"I invite the young people of the Church to learn about and experience the Spirit of Elijah. I encourage you to study, to search out your ancestors, and to prepare yourselves to perform proxy baptisms in the house of the Lord for your kindred dead (see D&C 124:28–36). And I urge you to help other people identify their family histories. As you respond in faith to this invitation, your hearts shall turn to the fathers. The promises made to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob will be implanted in your hearts. Your patriarchal blessing, with its declaration of lineage, will link you to these fathers and be more meaningful to you. Your love and gratitude for your ancestors will increase. Your testimony of and conversion to the Savior will become deep and abiding. And I promise you will be protected against the intensifying influence of the adversary. As you participate in and love this holy work, you will be safeguarded in your youth and throughout your lives. Parents and leaders, please help your children and youth to learn about and experience the Spirit of Elijah." David A. Bednar, The Hearts of the Children Shall Turn
The Family History Guide is your "best friend" in discovering how to show gratitude to the Savior by gathering Israel on both sides of the veil in these latter days. Check out the Latter-day Saint Youth Page for specific invitations from our leaders and ideas to accept and carry them out. For example:
Gathering Your Living Family
The Temple Challenge
Watch the video below to see how Mandy Phillips accepts Elder Anderson's temple challenge and is reunited with her grandparents she hasn't seen in 20 years! Will you also accept the challenge?
Read this blog post—Youth in Action: Finding Family Names
From Family Search: "The new Ordinances Ready feature in the FamilySearch Family Tree app and on FamilySearch.org helps you find ancestors awaiting ordinances. It can at the same time provide a discovery experience. The feature allows members to see their relationship to their ancestor and view available photos and stories. Read more here..
FamilySearch Discovery
Watch this creative way to make discoveries about people in your family.
Use the ideas in the video to make discoveries about a living relative or an ancestor. Record your feelings about what you discover.
For more ideas, see these resources listed on The Family History Guide here.
Christmas traditions can point to Jesus Christ.
From Come, Follow Me:
What [Christmastime] traditions do you know about from your family history?
See 10 Ways To Discover, Gather, and Share Ancestor Stories to find out any Christmas traditions that were part of the lives of your ancestors. If you can’t locate any, you could explore other Christmas traditions from around the world that were popular during certain time periods from the past. What traditions would you like to incorporate into your celebrations that will point you and your family to Christ? Consider counseling together and selecting a new tradition that would connect you to the past and bless you and your family this season and beyond. A book or digital folder of your Christmas traditions to pass down to future generations would be a wonderful gift!
Dear Friends,
We express our gratitude for the priceless gift of our Savior, Jesus Christ, and our gratitude to all of you for supporting, sharing, and using The Family History Guide - our gift to you.
We wish you and your family a beautiful Christmas Season, and a new year filled with temple and family history activities and sweet memories of connection to the past, present and future.
With love and appreciation,
The Management Team of The Family History Guide Association