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Faith In God

The purpose of the Faith in God guidebooks is to help boys and girls ages 8 through 11 live gospel principles, develop testimonies, and build friendships. The program also helps boys to prepare to receive the Aaronic Priesthood and girls to become righteous young women. The activities for the program are outlined in two guidebooks: Faith in God for Boys and Faith in God for Girls

I AM A CHILD OF GODI know Heavenly Father loves me, and I love Him.I can pray to Heavenly Father anytime, anywhere.I am trying to remember and follow Jesus Christ.

“That they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.”
John 17:3

 
Girl's Boy's
Here is some stuff that can be used for both boys' and girls

 
Requirements for Girls Requirements for Boys
“Faith in God Award Requirements,” Faith in God for Girls, 4

You may begin to work on the Faith in God Award when you turn eight years old. To earn the award, complete the requirements in this guidebook before your twelfth birthday. Your parents and Primary leaders can help you with the activities.

Basic Requirements

An important part of faith in God is keeping your baptismal covenant and staying spiritually strong. To help you develop faith and resist temptation, do the following things:

  • • Pray daily to Heavenly Father.
  • • Read the scriptures regularly.
  • • Keep the commandments and live “My Gospel Standards” (see back cover).
  • • Honor your parents and be kind to your family.
  • • Pay your tithing and attend tithing settlement.
  • • Attend sacrament meetings and Primary regularly.

Other Requirements

Doing the following activities will help your understanding and testimony of the gospel grow:

Some ideas for activities to earn the Faith in God Award are listed in this guidebook. With help from your parents or Primary leader, you can also plan and do other activities. Use the chart on page 20 to track your progress.

 

“Faith in God Award Requirements,” Faith in God for Boys, 4

If you are a Cub Scout, you can also earn the Scouting Religious Square Knot patch. To do this, complete all the activities with the Ś next to them.

You may begin to work on the Faith in God Award when you turn eight years old. To earn the award, complete the requirements in this guidebook before your twelfth birthday. Your parents and Primary leaders can help you with the activities.

Basic Requirements

An important part of faith in God is keeping your baptismal covenant and staying spiritually strong. To help you develop faith and resist temptation, do the following things:

  • • Pray daily to Heavenly Father.
  • • Read the scriptures regularly.
  • • Keep the commandments and live “My Gospel Standards” (see back cover).
  • • Honor your parents and be kind to your family.
  • • Pay your tithing and attend tithing settlement.
  • • Attend sacrament meetings and Primary regularly.

Other Requirements

Doing the following activities will help your understanding and testimony of the gospel grow:

Some ideas for activities to earn the Faith in God Award are listed in this guidebook. With help from your parents or Primary leader, you can also plan and do other activities. Use the chart on page 20 to track your progress.

Information for Parents and Leaders

Parents have the responsibility to help their children learn and live the gospel. Primary leaders and teachers assist parents in this important responsibility. This Faith in God guidebook is a resource to help boys and girls achieve their great potential as children of God.

PURPOSE

The purpose of the Faith in God guidebooks is to help boys and girls ages 8 through 11 live gospel principles, develop testimonies, build friendships, and prepare to receive the Aaronic Priesthood or become a righteous young woman. Children who complete the requirements in the guidebook can earn the Faith in God Award.

HOW THE PROGRAM WORKS

Children participate in activities that help them develop gospel habits such as praying, reading the scriptures, and living "My Gospel Standards" (see back cover). They also participate in a variety of activities in the following areas: (1) learning and living the gospel, (2) serving others, (3) developing talents, and (4) preparing for the priesthood or for Young Women.

The activities for the program are outlined in two guidebooks: Faith in God for Boys and Faith in God for Girls. Children may work on the activities at home, with their family, or at Primary activity days (see page 18).

In countries where Scouting is part of the Church program, boys work on Faith in God along with Cub Scouting. Many of the Cub Scout activities can fulfill requirements for the Faith in God Award. Completion of all activities in this guidebook marked with a qualifies a boy for the Scouting Religious Square Knot patch.

PRIMARY ACTIVITY DAYS

Primary activity days are designed to provide boys and girls ages 8 through 11 with opportunities to work on activities in the Faith in God program. Activity days are usually held twice a month in a home or at the meetinghouse. The local budget allowance should cover expenses for Primary activity days. Activity days should open and close with prayer. Depending on local needs and circumstances, an activity day may be held at the same time as other Church activities on days other than Sunday.

Occasionally, leaders may wish to invite younger Primary children to participate with the 8- through 11-year-olds in an activity day. This should occur no more than once each quarter. Activity days involving all the children are planned by the Primary presidency. Many of the ideas in this guidebook could be used to plan these activity days. The presidency may wish to invite the activity days leader and children ages 8 through 11 to assist in planning and carrying out the activity.

PRIMARY LEADERS AND TEACHERS

Under the direction of the Primary presidency, a Primary teacher or other worthy adult serves as the activity days leader. Activity days for girls should be led by an adult woman. Where Scouting is authorized, it is used in place of activity days for boys. When planning activities, leaders should consider ideas from this guidebook, "My Gospel Standards," the Friend, and the children themselves. Parents and others with specific skills may be invited to help.

Parents may help their sons and daughters complete the activities in the guidebooks, especially where it is difficult for children to gather for Primary activity days.

PRIESTHOOD PREVIEW

Each year, the bishopric meets with all 11-year-old boys and their parents to help them understand the importance of the priesthood and strengthen their commitment to prepare to receive it. Members of the Primary presidency also attend the meeting.

ORIENTATION AND RECOGNITION

When a boy or girl turns eight years of age, a member of the Primary presidency and the activity days leader give the child and parents a copy of the guidebook and explain the purpose of activity days and how the Faith in God Award is earned.

Recognition for accomplishments should be ongoing, as follows:

1.  As children complete activities, they can track their progress by marking the chart on page 20 of this guidebook.

2.  At least twice a year, a Primary activity day (or a Cub Scout Pack meeting) should include opportunities for the children to share what they have learned and accomplished.

3.  When all required activities are completed, the Primary president and the bishop or branch president sign the Faith in God Award certificate on the last page of this guidebook. A member of the bishopric, branch presidency, or Primary presidency recognizes the child's accomplishment in Primary.

Parents and leaders should help the children understand that the joy of living the gospel is the most important reward.

 
Faith in God Certificates
I made these, for those that might want to hand out a larger certificate when a child finishes his or hers Faith in God goals.
I based it right out of the back of the Faith in God booklet and followed what the church had written for it. The picture on it, is the from the front of the Faith in God booklet.
Faith in God Tracker

Primary/Articles of Faith Tracker.pdf

 
Scripture Chart
Here are some printable cards that can be used to mark off if prayers were said and scriptures were read each day. There are 4 on a page, and would fit nice in scriptures, their is a black and white one or one in color!

Scripture Assignment PostcardCL.pdf

Scripture prayer cardBW.pdf

 

A friendly Faith In God progress check!
Here is a cute little poem written by a friend who is the Faith In God specialist in our ward, she gives this poem out to the girls right before they turn 12.
Thanks Andrea Brown for this poem!


A friendly Faith In God progress check!
Just a reminder
To Keep you on track,
Almost a year older
So no time to slack!
Your last set of goals
Should all be complete.
You have accomplished so much,
It's been no small feat!
So pull out your book,
Are all your goals done?
If so, then get ready
For YOUNG WOMEN FUN!!

 

 
 
 

Bookmarks

MY BAPTISMAL COVENANtbookmarks.PDF

I AM A CHILD OF GOD bookmarks.PDF

Gospel Standard bookmarks.PDF

Baptismal Covenant Bookmark2.pdf

DEVELOPING TALENTS bookmarks.PDF

LEARNING AND LIVING THE GOSPEL bookmarks.PDF

SERVING OTHERS bookmarks.PDF
Printable Page to write testimony on

Testimonypage.PDF
Printable Pages for a binder
These 4 files, have 4 different pages in each, that can be used for  binders, they are:
LEARNING AND LIVING THE GOSPEL
SERVING OTHERS

DEVELOPING TALENTS

Preparing for Young Women's or Preparing for the Priesthood
To print them in Spanish click here!

GIRLS

FIG - girls.pdf

 

FIG - girls2.pdf

 

FIG - girls3.pdf

 
BOYS

FIG Pages - Boy.pdf

FIG Pages 2 - Boy.pdf

Boys FIG.PDF
Printable pages sent in by Emily C. THANKS

These are pages to create a little Faith in God journal like booklet for the children. I created them for the kids in our ward and it has helped them. 

 
Faith in God - Articles of Faith.doc Faith in God - Testimony Sheet.doc FIG Optional Page FIG AGE 8
FIG AGE 9 FIG AGE 10 FIG AGE 11 Girls FIG AGE 11 Boys

Important Things to Remember When Writing in a Journal
Important Things to Remember
When Writing in a Journal

1.*Write regularly and keep the pages away from wet places, food spills, and such.

2.*Write In dark ink when possible. Avoid using colored ink because it will fade quickly.

3.*Include the names of other people and dates of events. Even some of the days and people you are sure you could never ever forget, sometimes slip from memory over time.

4.*Include some descriptions of places and activities.

5.*keep track of some everyday activities as well as the important events in your life.

O.*Write down your thoughts and feelings and hopes and dreams.

7.*Write about your problems and disappointments. Someday there may be another little girl with the same kinds of problems who will want to know what you did and how things turned out.

8.*Write down your spiritual experiences and blessings. This will make your journal a treasure to you as well as to your family in later years.

President Spencer W. Kimball was a great journal keeper and often admonished the Church members to keep journals. lie said, *We may think there is little of interest or importance in what we personally say or dobut it is remarkable how many of our families, as we pass on down the line, are interested in all that we say and do.... I promise you that if you will keep your journals and records, they will indeed be a source of great inspiration to your families, to your children, your grandchildren and others, on through the generations.*
 

Article of Faith Poem
The One, the Eight, and the Ten were in the hall a-talking.
When around the corner came Thirteen, right up to them a-walking.
The numbers stood there boasting,
about which one of them was best.
Each thought himself important,
much better than the rest.

The One said, *I*m superior,
more important than either of you.
There*s only one true God you know, and that you know is true.*

The Eight said, *But you*re wrong dear One, the Eight stands above all.
Children are baptized when they are eight, even though they*re still quite small.
The Ten proudly puffed out his chest. He said with much conceit,
*I represent the Ten Commandments, and the Ten Tribes that we seek.*

The numbers all looked at poor Thirteen, in time to see a teardrop fall.
*I*m not a very important number.
There*s nothing special about me at all.

*Most folks think I*m unlucky.
I*m only used to scare.
You all represent such special things,
but I have nothing to share.*
The numbers were surprised at this. f They couldn*t believe their ears.
*Why we have looked up to you, Thirteen, for years and years and years.*
*There are thirteen original colonies,* said One. *And thirteen stripes on old Red, White, and Blue.
President Benson is our thirteenth prophet, and everything he says is true.*

Then the Ten spoke up both loud and clear. He said with wisdom in his voice,
*The most important thirteen ever written, were the Articles of Faith of course.

Then Thirteen wiped away his tears,
and a smile spread across his face.
*I guess I*m lucky after all,
I*m important to the human race.*
 
Bookworm Story
A long time ago, there lived a little worm. Like many worms, he liked to eat apples. There was one thing he liked to eat even more than apples, and that was books.

In the home where he lived, there were lots of books sitting around. Books sat on tables, in drawers, on shelves, and in boxes. These were the kind of books the little worm liked best * the ones that nobody ever picked up to read.

Thus he became known as a bookworm. Not because he liked to read books (although he did enjoy reading a little now and then) but because he loved to nibble and chew and chomp on the pages.

The bookworm*s favorite book to eat was the scriptures. The pages were nice and thin and easy to eat, and their taste was heavenly. He could always find a book of scriptures laying around the house unused.

Soon there were lots and lots of bookworms. They were in houses all over town, eating everyone*s books * especially scriptures. The people were annoyed by these bookworms. They were tired of finding little holes in all the pages of their books, and they wanted to get rid of the little pests. They tried lots of different things, but nothing seemed to work.

One day, a young man was very tired of trying to get rid of the bookworms. He had just about given up hope of ever being rid of them. He decided to take a break. He sat down in a chair, picked up his set of scriptures, and began to read. Much to his surprise, he enjoyed reading very much. It gave him such a warm feeling inside. So good, in fact, that he decided to read from the scriptures every day and, as often as possible, read other good books.
f
As this young man read his scriptures every day, he noticed something wonderful happening*all the bookworms left. The man told all his friends, and they started reading too. Soon, everyone in town was reading and learning from all the good books. They all found that they were much happier too.

Everyone was happier except the bookworms that is. They had to go back to eating apples.

Who*s getting the most out of your scriptures?

Have you picked them up lately?
The Articles of Faith
The Articles of Faith
~Thirteen Statements Summarizing Our Faith
In 1842, the Prophet Joseph Smith wrote 13 brief statements summarizing some of the basic doctrines of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He then delivered the statements to Mr. John Wentworth, publisher of the Chicago Democrat, for publication. However, the statements were never published in the Chicago Democrat. They were instead published in the March edition of the Church newspaper, Times and Seasons.
Then, in 1851, the articles were published in the first edition of the Pearl of Great Price and became official doctrine of the Church in 1880 when the Pearl of Great Price was cannonized.
While the Articles of Faith provide an excellent summary of the basic doctrines of the Church, they are not meant to be comprehensive. Speaking on this Bruce R. McConkie stated:
These articles, of course, do not attempt to summarize all of the basic doctrines of the gospel. For example, the Articles of Faith are silent on such things as celestiral marriage, salvation for the dead, temple work in all its phases, the resurrection, and degrees of glory in the eternal worlds.
The Articles of Faith are as follows:
We believe in God, the Eternal Father, and in His Son, Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Ghost.
We believe that men will be punished for their own sins, and not for Adam's transgression.
We believe that through the atonement of Christ, all mankind may be saved, by obedience to the laws and ordinances of the Gospel.
We believe that the first principles and ordinances of the Gospel are: first, Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ; second, Repentance; third, Baptism by immersion for the remission of sins; fourth, Laying on of hands for the gift of the Holy Ghost.
We believe that a man must be called of God, by prophecy, and by the laying on of hands by those who are in authority, to preach the Gospel and administer in the ordinances thereof.
We believe in the same organization that existed in the Primitive Church, namely, apostles, prophets, pastors, teachers, evangelists, and so forth.
We believe in the gift of tongues, prophecy, revelation, visions, healing, interpretation of tongues, and so forth.
We believe the Bible to be the word of God as far as it is translated correctly; we also believe the Book of Mormon to be the word of God.
We believe all that God has revealed, all that He does now reveal, and we believe that He will yet reveal many great and important things pertaining to the Kingdom of God.
We believe in the literal gathering of Israel and in the restoration of the Ten Tribes; that Zion (the New Jerusalem) will be built upon the American continent; that Christ will reign personally upon the earth; and, that the earth will be renewed and receive its paradisiacal glory.
We claim the privilege of worshiping Almighty God according to the dictates of our own conscience, and allow all men the same privilege, let them worship how, where, or what they may.
We believe in being subject to kings, presidents, rulers, and magistrates, in obeying, honoring, and sustaining the law.
We believe in being honest, true, chaste, benevolent, virtuous, and in doing good to all men; indeed, we may say that we follow the admonition of Paul--We believe all things, we hope all things, we have endured many things, and hope to be able to endure all things. If there is anything virtuous, lovely, or of good report or praiseworthy, we seek after these things.
 

Memorization of the Articles of Faith using one Letter
THE ARTICLES OF FAITH
Below find the first letters of each word in the 13 Articles of Faith of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This is a helpful tool for memorization. You may want to cut and paste these into a software program and make flashcards or posters to use for memorization.

Article*First Letters*
#1*W B I G T E F A I H S J C A I T H G*
#2*W B T M W B P F T O S A N F A T*
#3*W B T T T A O C A M M B S B O T T L A O O T G*
#4*W B T T F P A O O T G A F F I T L J C S R T B B I F T R O S F L O O H F T G O T H G*
#5*W B T A M M B C O G B P A B T L O O H B T W A I A T P T G A A I T O T*
#6*W B I T S O T E I T P C N A P P T E A S F*
#7*W B I T G O T P R V H I O T A S F*
#8*W B T B T B T W O G A F A I I T C W A B T B O M T B T W O G*
#9*W B A T G H R A T H D N R A W B T H W Y R M G A I T P T T K O G*
#10*W B I T L G O I A I T R O T T T T Z T N J W B B U T A C T C W R P U T E A T T E W B R A R I P G*
#11*W C T P O W A G A T T D O O O C A A A M T S P L T W H W O W T M*
#12*W B I B S T K P R A M I O H A S T L*
#13*W B I B H T C B V A I D G T A M I W M S T W F T A O P W B A T W H A T W H E M T A H T B A T E A T I T I A V L O O G R O P W S A T T*

 
ABC's of the Articles of Faith
A - Joseph Smith wrote 13 statements called The __________ of Faith.
B - The second word in twelve of the Articles of Faith is:_______________
C - In the eleventh Article of Faith the second word is different than the rest. What is it? ____________
D - We claim the privilege of worshipping Almighty God according to the ______ of our own conscience.
E - We believe God is our _________ Father.
F - In the fourth Article of Faith, there are four words that start with F what are they? ________,_________,____________,_____________
F. What are they
G - We believe in doing _______ to all men.
H - The thirteenth Article of Faith states "We believe in being ________.
I - We believe in the literal gathering of ___________.
J - The New ___________ will be built upon the american Continent.
K - We believe that God will yet reveal many important things pertaining
to the __________ of God.
L - How do we receive the gift of the Holy Ghost?
M - We believe in doing good to all ___________.
N - We believe all that God does __________ reveal.
O - We believe in the same ___________ that existed in the primitive church.
P - We believe a man must be called of God by ____________.
Q - According to the footnotes in the new edition of the scriptures, what does the word called mean in the fifth Article of Faith?
R - How does Heavenly Father communicate with our prophets?
S - We believe in ___________ the law.
T - We believe the bible as far as it is ______________ correctly.
U - We believe that Christ will reign personally ___________ the earth.
V - In the seventh Article of Faith it says we may see Heavenly Father, Jesus or a messenger. When you see a Heavenly messenger, it is called what?
W - What is the name of the letter in which Joseph Smith wrote the Articles of Faith called?
Y - Got has revealed, he does now reveal and he will _______ reveal many great and important things pertaining to the kingdom of God.
Z - Another word for the New Jerusalem is?

 

Answers:
Articles
Believe
Claim
Dictates
Eternal
First, Faith, Four, Fourth
Good
Honest
Israel
Jerusalem
Kingdom
Laying on of Hands
Men
Now
Organization
Prophecy
Qualifications for
Revelation
Sustaining
Translated
Upon
Vision
Wentworth
Yet
Zion



Printable Sheet abcso_aof.pdf

Faith in God door hangers

 

Our activity to do the door hangers is today.  I made up the sample this morning.  By the time I cut, colored, laminated and velco'd I was at almost an hour.  I imagine by the time all the girls arrive, we sing, pray and get started, they will not be able to finish theirs in an hour.  So, I've decided today will be color and cut and we'll finish it at the next activity.

I decided to pass this on for those of you that may be working this into your schedule.  I think this is a two-weeker.

Thank you to DeAnne for this great Activity. Article of faith.pdf