Article of Faith #1

The Godhead.

Opening Song: I Know My Father Lives

Scripture: We believe in God the Eternal Father, and in His Son Jesus Christ and in the Holy Ghost. Article of Faith 1:1



Discussion: You are special! You know many things. Do you know someone who knows everything? Three glorious persons do know everything: God, the Eternal Father; His Son, Jesus Christ; and the Holy Ghost. They are the three members of the Godhead. When the Prophet Joseph Smith wrote the Articles of Faith, he knew that it was important for us to know about the Godhead and to understand how the members are alike and how they are different. “The Father has a body of flesh and bones . . . ; the Son also; but the Holy Ghost . . . is a personage of Spirit (D&C 130:22) God the Eternal Father is the father of everyone. He is kind, and he loves you and all his children. Because he loves you, he sent his Son Jesus Christ to be your Savior and to be an example for you to follow. Heavenly Father also wanted someone to always be near you to help you and to teach you, so he sent the Holy Ghost. The Holy Ghost helps you make right choices.



Scripture Activity: The scriptures help us learn about each member of the Godhead. After you read each characteristic and have read the scripture reference, color the spaces in the picture as listed. (Younger children may color while you read the scriptures to them; older children may take turns reading the scriptures.) You may color the title “The Godhead” any color you choose. When you finish you may outline the letters you see in black, and hang your beautiful mosaic in your room.



Activities: Have the children sit in a circle and pass a beanbag to each other while music is being played. When the music stops, the child holding the beanbag shares a characteristic of a member of the Godhead. Sing the following songs from the Children’s Songbook. After singing each song, have the children talk about the characteristics of the Godhead they discovered from the song. Songs & page numbers: I Know My Father Lives pp. 5, He Sent His Son pp. 34, The Holy Ghost pp. 105.



Closing Song: The First Article of Faith


This Lesson was created by Nicole Crawley ~ Thank you Nicole!