Old Testament Stories “Enoch the Prophet” Images, story, and video
God Wants Us to Love Each Other.
Come, Follow Me—For Primary: Old Testament 2022 “Moses 7”
These verses describe characteristics of the people of Zion. How can you help the children begin to develop these characteristics?
- Help the children think of actions related to the phrase “one heart and one mind” (Moses 7:18). Explain that this phrase means that the people of Enoch loved and were kind to each other. Invite them to use this week’s activity page to draw a way they can show love.
Friend January 2022 “Come, Follow Me Activities” Building Love
Story: Enoch and his people built a city called Zion. The people in Zion were righteous and “were of one heart and one mind” (Moses 7:18). That means they loved and cared for each other. They didn’t fight or hurt each other.
Song: “Love at Home” (Hymns, no. 294)
Activity: Read Moses 7:19–21. Then build a city with blocks, stones, or sticks. As you build, talk about how you can make your family more like Zion. You can send pictures of your finished city to the Friend!
Come, Follow Me—For Primary: Old Testament 2022 “Moses 7”
- Sing a song about loving one another, such as “Love at Home” (Hymns, no. 294). Bring pictures that illustrate key phrases in the song to help the children learn the words. Ask the children to share ways they can show love to each other in Primary and in their homes. Then let them act out their ideas.
Come, Follow Me—For Individuals and Families: Old Testament 2022 “Moses 7”
To help family members visualize what it means to be “of one heart,” maybe you could make a paper heart and cut it into puzzle pieces, enough for each family member to have one piece. Family members could write their name on their piece and then work with each other to put the heart together. While completing the puzzle you might talk about things you love about each family member.
We Can be Unified like the People of Zion Were.
Come, Follow Me—For Primary: Old Testament 2022 “Moses 7”
As you read about Zion, reflect on examples of unity that you have seen. How can you help the children learn to become unified like Enoch’s people were?
- Ask the children to look for words that describe Enoch’s people, also known as Zion, as they read Moses 7:18. Write these words as headings at the top of the board, and invite the children to write, under each heading, things they can do to be more like Enoch’s people. After they share, ask the children how they can make their homes more like Zion. They might find some ideas in 4 Nephi 1:15–18.
- Ask the children to count how many times the word “Zion” appears in Moses 7:18–21, 62–63, 68–69. Each time the word appears, help the children identify what the verse says about Zion (see also Guide to the Scriptures, “Zion,” scriptures.ChurchofJesusChrist.org). How can we be more like the people described in these verses?
- Use this week’s activity page to help the children think about ways they can be “of one heart and one mind” (see Moses 7:18).
Read Doctrine and Covenants 38:24-25 What does it mean to esteem someone as yourself? We need to value others as much as we value ourselves. Have the children tell what different parts of the body does. Explain that each part of the body is important and needed. Just like our body parts are united, we need to be united as people [and help, support, and take care of each other.]
The Redwood trees are joined together as one.
“The giant redwood trees that grow in northern California [USA] … have a very shallow root system. But when they are surrounded by other redwood trees, the strongest, fiercest wind cannot blow them over. The roots of the giant redwood trees intertwine and strengthen each other. When a storm comes, they actually hold each other up” (Conference Report, Oct. 1994, p. 103; or Ensign, Nov. 1994, p. 78).
Sing “We Are Different” (Children’s Songbook,140–41, 263).
1. I know you, and you know me. We are as diff’rent as the sun and the sea I know you, and you know me, And that’s the way it’s supposed to be.
2. I help you, and you help me. We learn from problems, and we’re starting to see. I help you, and you help me, And that’s the way it’s supposed to be.
3. I love you, and you love me We reach together for the best we can be I love you, and you love me, And that’s the way it’s supposed to be.
God Cares about His Children.
Come, Follow Me—For Primary: Old Testament 2022 “Moses 7”
You can help the children learn that Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ care deeply about us and our actions.
- Ask the children what might cause God to weep (see Moses 7:28–31). Invite the children to search Moses 7:32–33, 37 for answers. What do these verses teach us about how God feels about His children? How do we know that God loves us? Share your testimony of God’s love for us.
- Toss a bean bag or a ball to a child. Ask him or her to finish the phrase “I can make God happy by …” and then toss the object to another child. Repeat until every child has had a turn.
- Help the children think of things that make Heavenly Father happy. Read Moses 7:28 with the children, and explain that Heavenly Father was sad because the people were very wicked (see verses 32–33).
- Let the children draw a happy face on one side of a piece of paper and a sad face on the other side. Name some good actions, like saying a prayer, and some negative ones, like telling a lie, and ask the children to hold up the happy face or sad face to show how Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ would feel about each choice.
- Invite the children to play a game in which they act out things they can do that make Heavenly Father happy. Ask the other children to guess what they are doing. Share with each of the children something you have seen them do that makes Heavenly Father happy.
Jesus Christ Will Come Again in the Last Days.
Come, Follow Me—For Primary: Old Testament 2022 “Moses 7”
In his vision, Enoch saw the latter days, including the Savior’s Second Coming. How can you help the children look forward to the Second Coming?
- Tell the children to imagine that a special guest is coming to visit them. What would they do to prepare for the visit? Share the Lord’s words to Enoch in Moses 7:60: “I [will] come in the last days.” What are some ways we can prepare for Jesus to come again?
- Show pictures of times when the Savior appeared to people (see Gospel Art Book, nos. 60, 82, 83, and 84). What are the people doing in the pictures? How might the people have felt when they met Jesus? Let the children share how they feel about seeing Jesus when He comes again.
- Sing a song about the Savior’s Second Coming, such as “When He Comes Again” (Children’s Songbook, 82–83), and ask the children what they think it will be like when Jesus comes again.
As you read about the Second Coming in Moses 7:60–67, think of how to teach the children about it in a joyful way.
- Read together Moses 7:60–67, and help the children identify things the Lord says will happen in the last days. Ask them which of these events they are looking forward to and why.
- Invite the children to talk about a time when they waited for someone to visit or to return home. How did the children feel? What did they do to get ready? How can we prepare to see Jesus again?
- Show a picture of the Savior’s Second Coming (for example, see Gospel Art Book, no. 66). Let the children draw their own pictures of the Second Coming, based on what they read in Moses 7:60–67.
- Read together Moses 7:60–67, and help the children identify things the Lord says will happen in the last days. Ask them which of these events they are looking forward to and why.
- Invite the children to talk about a time when they waited for someone to visit or to return home. How did the children feel? What did they do to get ready? How can we prepare to see Jesus again?
- Show a picture of the Savior’s Second Coming (for example, see Gospel Art Book, no. 66). Let the children draw their own pictures of the Second Coming, based on what they read in Moses 7:60–67.
Come, Follow Me—For Individuals and Families: Old Testament 2022 “Moses 7”
As your family reads Moses 7:59–67, try marking or noting things the Lord tells Enoch about the last days—for example, that God will “gather out [His] elect” (verse 62) and that there will be “great tribulations among the wicked” (verse 66). How can we have faith and hope despite the wickedness in the last days? As part of this discussion, consider reading these words from Elder Ronald A. Rasband: “Take heart, brothers and sisters. Yes, we live in perilous times, but as we stay on the covenant path, we need not fear. I bless you that as you do so, you will not be troubled by the times in which we live or the troubles that come your way. I bless you to choose to stand in holy places and be not moved. I bless you to believe in the promises of Jesus Christ, that He lives and that He is watching over us, caring for us and standing by us” (“Be Not Troubled,” Ensign or Liahona, Nov. 2018, 21).
Additional Resources
Lesson 7: Enoch and a Zion People,” Primary 6: Old Testament(1996), 27–30
Old Testament Coloring Book “Enoch and the People of Zion”
- “Enoch” (December 1994 Friend)
A retelling of the story of Enoch.
- “Enoch Builds Zion” (October 1998 Friend)
A retelling of the story of Enoch. Includes figures to use in telling the story.
- “Follow the Prophet” (May 2001 Friend)
A retelling of the story of Enoch. Includes figures to use in telling the story.
- “Being Like a Missionary” (January 2010 Liahona and Friend)
Learn about and color a picture of Enoch and then draw clothing on a boy to show what missionaries look like today.
- “The City of Enoch” (April 2002 Friend)
Create a moving picture to use in telling the story of the city of Enoch being taken up to heaven.
- “City of Enoch” (December 1994 Friend)
Solve this code to figure out why the people in the city of Enoch were so righteous.
Liahona January 2022 “Old Testament Art: Enoch and the City of Zion” Illustration by Justin Kunz
- Music: “Follow the Prophet” (Children’s Songbook, 110)
- 2. Enoch was a prophet; he taught what was good.People in his city did just what they should.When they were so righteous that there was no sin,Heav’nly Father took them up to live with him.
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Latter Day Kids “Building Zion” Lesson ideas to go with the below video