Church History: Activities & Games

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See Supplemental Resources for Valiant Lessons at LDS.org. This link has lots of great resources to use in lessons including  visual aids, activities, videos, and games.

Reading Charts

Reformation & Restoration

Friend April 2018 “The Restoration and Me” Match the restoration event with the blessing we enjoy because of that event.

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Friend April 1988
Friend April 1988 Restored Blessings
Friend November 2015
Friend November 2015 “Find the Gold Plates” – Activity idea: Ask questions about the restoration at every path crossroads. Correct answer could direct players to right path.

First Vision

Gold Plates

Book of Mormon Coloring Book “Moroni Buried the Gold Plates”

Joseph Smith Birthday

Friend December 2021 “Birthday Time” Joseph Smith’s birthday is on December 23. Can you find and color 23 candles in the picture below?

Aaronic Priesthood

The Three Witnesses

Book of Mormon Printing

Nauvoo

Friend Aug/Sept 1984
Friend Aug/Sept 1984 “Peaceful Nauvoo”
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Pioneers or Crossing the Plains

Friend July 1985

Friend March 2021″Church History Animals” Early Church pioneers didn’t have cars or trains to travel in. Lots of them used horses and oxen to get around and help carry heavy things. Learn how to draw your own!

Salt Lake Valley

 Friend July 2018 “Pioneer Messages” To help immigrants learn to speak and write English, Brigham Young and others created a new alphabet! Figure out the message using the Deseret Alphabet.

Review Activities

Match the important places in church history with the appropriate descriptions.

1. Palmyra, New Yorka. Joseph Smith’s birthplace
2. Cumorah, New Yorkb. Means “beautiful place”
3. Kirtland, Ohioc. Permanent camp along Mormon Trail
4. Fayette, New Yorkd. First temple built by Saints
5. Sharon, Vermonte. Hill in which gold plates were hidden
6. Nauvoo, Illinoisf. Church organized in Peter Whitmer’s home April 6, 1830
7. Winter Quarters, Nebraskag. Town’s name means “honeybee”
8. Great Salt Lake Valley, Utahh. Location of Independence, the center of the new Zion
9. Jackson County, Missourii. Destination of pioneers crossing the plains
10. Carthage, Illinoisj. Joseph Smith received the First Vision
11. Deseret, Utahk. Joseph and Hyrum Smith martyred in jail

Answers:

(1) j, (2) e, (3) d, (4) f, (5) a (6) b, (7) c, (8) i, (9) h, (10) k, (11) g.

Primary History

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Primary Children’s Hospital

Friend May 2022 “Find It” The Primary Children’s Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, opened 100 years ago this month. Primary children collected coins to help the sick children who stayed there. Can you find the hidden items below? How many coins can you find?

Review

Friend January 2021 “Church History Cards” Church History Cards that could be used for a matching game or for lessons.

Friend February 2021 “Church History Cards”

Friend March 2021 “Church History Cards”

Friend April 2021 “Church History Cards

Friend June 2021 “Church History Cards”

Friend August 2021 “Church History Cards”

Friend September 2021 “Church History Cards”

Friend October 2021 “Church History Cards”

Friend December 2021 “Church History Cards” Sister Nachie from Japan & Truman O. Angell architect of Salt Lake Temple