Lesson 35: Temples and Eternal Families

“Lesson 35: Temples and Eternal Families,” Primary 3: Choose the Right B, (1994),171

To help the children understand that

families can be together forever.

Purpose

(Enter name here)

OUR OPENING PRAYER WILL BE GIVEN BY

A Happy Family • 1. I love mother*; she loves

me. We love daddy*, yes sirree; He loves us, and so you see, We are a happy family.

• 2. I love sister*; she loves me. We love brother*, yes sirree; He loves us, and so you see, We are a happy family.

• Words and music: Moiselle Renstrom, 1889–1956 From Merrily We Sing, © 1948, 1975 Pioneer Music Press, Inc. (Jackman Music Corporation)

• * Alternate words: grandma, grandpa; names of boys and girls

• Before we were

born on this earth,

we all lived

together as

brothers and sisters

in a beautiful spirit

world.

• We were part of a heavenly family

with loving heavenly parents.

• Do you know who these people are?

• They are Adam and Eve.

• Adam and Eve

were the first

parents on earth.

• Heavenly Father told Adam and Eve

to have children.

• They had the first

family on this

earth.

• Heavenly Father

loved Adam and

Eve and their

children.

• He told Adam and Eve to teach the

gospel to their children.

• In our day, Heavenly Father has also

sent them into families, just like he did

with Adam and Eve’s children.

• He loves all the

children and has

told all parents to

teach their

children the gospel.

• When we die and leave this earth,

Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ

want us to live again as families in

heaven.

• They have shown us the way for this

to happen.

What is a temple?

• Here are some things about a temple

you should know: • 1. They are sacred buildings.

• 2. Each one is called the house of the

Lord.

• 3. We learn many things about Heavenly

Father’s plan for us in temples.

• 4. Inside temples, we make special

promises or covenants to Heavenly

Father, and Heavenly Father makes

special promises to us.

• Many sacred and important things

can be done only in the temple.

• How many of you

have ever seen one

of Heavenly

Father’s temples?

• How did you feel as you

looked at the temple?

Manhattan New York Temple Provo Utah Temple

Washington D.C. Temple Salt Lake City Utah Temple Aba NigeriaTemple

AdelaideTemple Fresno California Temple NauvooTemple

Can you

name these

temples

Chicago Illinois Temple

• I hope those of you

who have not yet seen

a temple will someday

do so.

• I want to encourage

you all to have a

picture of a temple in

your homes, where

possible.

• Explain that in the

temple, a husband

and wife can have an

ordinance performed

that helps them be

together forever.

• This is called a

sealing or a temple

marriage.

• If a couple is

married outside the

temple for this life

only, they can go to

the temple and be

sealed so that they

can remain married

for eternity.

• If a couple is married

outside the temple for

this life only, they can

go to the temple and

be sealed so that they

can remain married

for eternity.

• Their children can be

sealed to them and are

then a part of their

family forever.

• This special blessing is

given only to those

who are sealed in the

temple and keep the

promises they make

there.

• Think about how

wonderful it will be to

know that your family

can be together

forever.

• Heavenly Father loves all people.

• He loves those who have not been to

the temple as much as those who

have.

• He desires that all families will be

sealed in the temple.

• Explain that many families have not

yet been sealed in the temple.

• However, these families can go to the

temple if they prepare themselves

properly.

• You can live worthy so that when you

are married you can go to the temple

to be sealed and start your own

eternal families.

Families Can Be Together Forever

• Let’s look at the first verse and

chorus of the song “Families Can

Be Together Forever.”

• What do you think these words

mean.

Families Can Be Together Forever • 1. I have a fam’ly here on earth.

They are so good to me.

I want to share my life with them through all

eternity.

• Fam’lies can be together forever

Through Heav’nly Father’s plan.

I always want to be with my own family,

And the Lord has shown me how I can.

The Lord has shown me how I can.

• Words: Ruth Muir Gardner, 1927–1999. © 1980 IRI

• Music: Vanja Y. Watkins, b. 1938. © 1980 IRI

Families Can Be Together Forever

Now let's try singing the first verse together.

Families Can Be Together Forever • 1. I have a fam’ly here on earth.

They are so good to me.

I want to share my life with them through all

eternity.

• Fam’lies can be together forever

Through Heav’nly Father’s plan.

I always want to be with my own family,

And the Lord has shown me how I can.

The Lord has shown me how I can. • Words: Ruth Muir Gardner, 1927–1999. © 1980 IRI

• Music: Vanja Y. Watkins, b. 1938. © 1980 IRI

• Any member of the Church who

lives a righteous life and gets

permission (in the form of a temple

recommend) from the bishop or

branch president can go to the

temple.

• Those who go to

the temple must be

worthy to enter the

house of the Lord.

Families Can Be Together Forever

• Let’s look at the second verse and

chorus of the song “Families Can

Be Together Forever.”

• What do you think these words

mean.

Families Can Be Together Forever • 2. While I am in my early years,

I’ll prepare most carefully,

So I can marry in God’s temple for eternity

• Fam’lies can be together forever

Through Heav’nly Father’s plan.

I always want to be with my own family,

And the Lord has shown me how I can.

The Lord has shown me how I can.

• Words: Ruth Muir Gardner, 1927–1999. © 1980 IRI

• Music: Vanja Y. Watkins, b. 1938. © 1980 IRI

Families Can Be Together Forever

Now let's try singing the second verse together.

Families Can Be Together Forever • 2. While I am in my early years,

I’ll prepare most carefully,

So I can marry in God’s temple for eternity

• Fam’lies can be together forever

Through Heav’nly Father’s plan.

I always want to be with my own family,

And the Lord has shown me how I can.

The Lord has shown me how I can.

• Words: Ruth Muir Gardner, 1927–1999. © 1980 IRI

• Music: Vanja Y. Watkins, b. 1938. © 1980 IRI

Families Can Be Together Forever

Now let’s try singing both versus all

the way through together.

Families Can Be Together Forever • 1. I have a fam’ly here on earth.

They are so good to me.

I want to share my life with them through all

eternity.

• Fam’lies can be together forever

Through Heav’nly Father’s plan.

I always want to be with my own family,

And the Lord has shown me how I can.

The Lord has shown me how I can. • Words: Ruth Muir Gardner, 1927–1999. © 1980 IRI

• Music: Vanja Y. Watkins, b. 1938. © 1980 IRI

Families Can Be Together Forever • 2. While I am in my early years,

I’ll prepare most carefully,

So I can marry in God’s temple for eternity

• Fam’lies can be together forever

Through Heav’nly Father’s plan.

I always want to be with my own family,

And the Lord has shown me how I can.

The Lord has shown me how I can.

• Words: Ruth Muir Gardner, 1927–1999. © 1980 IRI

• Music: Vanja Y. Watkins, b. 1938. © 1980 IRI

• How can you prepare to be worthy to

go to the temple?

• If your family lives close enough to

the temple that your parents could

return to the temple often, how can

you help them do so?

• Here are some questions to consider

when trying to prepare yourself to go

to the temple:

• What should you do when you earn or receive

money?

• What should you do when you earn or receive

money?

• Pay tithing

• What should you do on Sunday?

• What should you do on Sunday?

• Go to Church meetings and worship Heavenly

Father.

• How should you treat your parents and

brothers and sisters?

• How should you treat your parents and

brothers and sisters?

• Kindly and with love.

• What does it mean to be honest?

• What does it mean to be honest?

• Tell the truth and do not steal.

• How should you treat your body?

• How should you treat your body?

• Eat good food. Obey the Word of Wisdom.

• How should you feel about Heavenly Father

and Jesus Christ?

• How should you feel about Heavenly Father

and Jesus Christ?

• Love them, obey their commandments, and follow

the teachings of the living prophets.

• How should we treat others?

• How should we treat others?

• Love one another.

• Heavenly Father wants you to live

good lives so you will be worthy to go

to the temple.

• If you obey Heavenly Father’s

commandments and try to do what is

right, you will be worthy to go to the

temple and receive special blessings

from Heavenly Father.

Article of faith

• Let’s review the Thirteenth Article of Faith.

• 13 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.

• Heavenly Father has given us a plan

that allows families to be together

forever.

• Because Heavenly Father loves us, he

wants all of his children to have the

blessings that are given in the

temple.

• There are many temples throughout

the world, so many children in the

world may have the blessings of

being sealed or joined together

forever to their families.

• As membership in the Church

grows, the Church will build more

temples throughout the world.

• Let’s watch a 6 minute movie about

temples and being together for

eternity.

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TESTIMONY

• I want to bear my testimony about the

sacredness of the temple.

• The only way families can have the

blessing of being together forever is to

be sealed in the temple.

• I want to testify to you about the

blessings of temple marriage and the

happiness that can come to you if you

prepare to go to the temple.

OUR CLOSING PRAYER WILL BE GIVEN BY

(Enter Name Here)

THE END

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