PRIMARY 2011
Month / Date / Monthly Theme / Monthly Scripture / Monthly Song / Weekly Theme / Weekly Scripture StoryJAN / 2 / The scriptures are the word of God. / “Feast upon the words of Christ; for behold, the words of Christ will tell you all things what ye should do.”
(2 Nephi 32:3) / If I Listen With My Heart
(CSMP Outline, p. 28) / Introduction to year’s theme / Lehi’s Dream (1 Nephi 8)
9 / The scriptures are the word of God. / Mormon protects & abridges the plates (Words of Mormon, Mormon 1 – 3, 7, 8:1 – 5)
16 / We are to feast upon the words of Christ. / Joseph Smith studies the Bible to know what to do (JSH 1:8 – 20)
23* / The words of Christ will tell us all things we should do. / Liahona guides Lehi’s family (1 Nephi 16, Alma 37)
30 / I can know the scriptures are true. / Nephi wants to know for himself what Lehi taught (1 Nephi 10:17 - 22; 11 – 14)
FEB / 6 / The scriptures teach of Heavenly Father’s plan. / “For behold, this is my work and my glory—to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man.”
(Moses 1:39) / I Will Follow God’s Plan
(CS, 164-65) / STAKE CONFERENCE
13 / Heavenly Father has a plan for me. / God speaks to the boy Samuel (1 Samuel 1 – 3)
20 / Jesus Christ created the earth for me. / Christ calms the storm (Mark 4:37 – 41)
27* / Families are central to Heavenly Father’s plan. / Isaac meets Rebekah (Genesis 24)
MAR / 6 / Heavenly Father speaks to us through His prophets. / “What I the Lord have spoken, I have spoken, … whether by mine own voice or the voice of my servants, it is the same.”
(D&C 1:38) / Stand for the Right
(CS, 159)
& Easter Songs / Prophets speak for Heavenly Father. / Moses leads Israel out of Egypt (Exodus 11 – 14)
13 / Prophets speak for Heavenly Father. / Moses receives the 10 commandments (Exodus 19 – 20)
20* / We are led by a living prophet today. / King Benjamin gathers his people for “conference” (Mosiah 2 – 5)
27 / There is safety in following the prophet. / Elijah heals Naaman of leprosy (2 Kings 5)
APR / 3 / Jesus Christ is my Savior and Redeemer. / “We believe that through the Atonement of Christ, all mankind may be saved, by obedience to the laws and ordinances of the Gospel.”
(Articles of Faith 1:3) / CHOICE:
Beautiful Savior
(CS, 62 – 63)
& Easter and Mother’s Day Songs / GENERAL CONFERENCE
10 / Jesus Christ was chosen to be our Savior. / The Council in Heaven (Abraham 3, Moses 4)
17 / Jesus Christ is the perfect example for me. / Jesus is baptized by John the Baptist (Mark 1:1 – 11)
24* / Through the Atonement of Christ all mankind may be saved. / The Fall (Genesis 3; Moses 4)
MAY / 1 / The Church of Jesus Christ has been restored. / “I saw two Personages, whose brightness and glory defy all description, standing above me in the air. One of them spake unto me, calling me by name and said, pointing to the other—This is my Beloved Son. Hear Him!”
(JSH 1:17) / Praise to
the Man
(vv 1 & 3)
(Hymns, 27)
& Father’s Day Songs / Jesus Christ was resurrected, and I will be too. (from April) / Apostles see the resurrected Savior (Luke 24)
8* / The Church of Jesus Christ has been restored. / Paul establishes the church in Macedonia (Acts 16)
15 / Joseph Smith is the prophet of the Restoration. / Joseph in Egypt prophecies of the restoration through Joseph Smith (2 Nephi 3)
22 / The Book of Mormon is another testament of Jesus Christ. / Jesus Christ visited America and worked many miracles as he had in the Old World (1 Nephi 17)
29 / The priesthood has been restored. / Restoration of the Priesthood (D&C 13)
* Primary sings in sacrament meeting
(Articles of Faith 1:4) / CHOICE:
I Will Be Valiant
(CS, 162)
& Independence Day Songs / Faith in Jesus Christ leads us to love Him, trust Him, and keep his commandments. / Woman with the issue of blood (Mark 5:25 – 34)
12 / Repentance brings forgiveness. / Paul’s conversion (Acts 9)
19* / When I am baptized, I make a covenant with God. / Alma baptizes at the waters of Mormon (Mosiah 18)
26 / The Holy Ghost comforts and guides me. / Elijah is comfort ed by the still, small, voice (1 Kings 19:9 – 19)
JUL / 3 / The temple is a house of God. / “Sacred ordinances and covenants available in holy temples make it possible for individuals to return to the presence of God and for families to be united eternally.”
(The Family: A Proclamation to the World, paragraph 3) / I Love to See the Temple
(CS, 95)
& Pioneer Day Songs / God has commanded His people to build temples. / God appears to Moses in the tabernacle (Exodus 33)
10 / Families are blessed through sacred temple ordinances. / Abraham has a tough family situation & is later blessed with a family covenant (Abraham 1-2)
17 / The pioneers worked hard and sacrificed to build temples. / Kirtland Temple dedication (D&C 109)
24* / I can prepare to be worthy to go to the temple. / Appearance of the Savior in the Kirtland Temple (D&C 110)
31 / I can prepare to be worthy to go to the temple. / Martin Harris must be worthy to be one of the 3 witnesses (D&C 5)
AUG / 7 / My body is a temple of God. / “Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? …The temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.”
(1 Corinthians 3:16 – 17) / The Lord Gave me a Temple
(CS, 153) / My body is a temple. / Daniel and his friends stay true to their law of health (Daniel 1)
14 / Dressing modestly shows respect for Heavenly Father and myself. / Rameumptom—Zoramites caught up with pride, fashion, & riches (Alma 31)
21 / Living the Word of Wisdom shows respect for my body. / Joseph Smith receives the Word of Wisdom in answer to prayer (D&C 89)
28* / Reading, watching, and listening to wholesome things keeps my mind clean. / Joseph runs from Potipher’s wife (Genesis 39)
SEP / 4 / The gospel will be preached in all the world. / “The gospel shall be preached unto every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people.”
(D&C 133:37) / REVIEW
& songs about missionary work / The scriptures teach that the gospel will be preached in all the world. / Alma & Amulek’s prison walls come down (Alma 14:17 – 29)
11 / Missionary work blesses everyone. / Alma is converted by Abinadi’s preaching (Mosiah 17; 11 – 16)
18 / STAKE CONFERENCE
25 / I can prepare now to serve a mission. / 2000 stripling warriors (Alma 56 – 57)
OCT / 2 / Prayer is reverent communication between God & me. / “If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.”
(James 1:5) / REVIEW
& songs about
prayer / GENERAL CONFERENCE
9 / I can pray to Heavenly Father. / Enos’ prayer (Enos 1)
16 / CSMP PRACTICE
23* / The scriptures teach me how and when to pray. / Daniel is cast in the lion’s den for praying (Daniel 6)
30 / Heavenly Father hears and answers my prayers. / Brother of Jared receives an answer to his prayers (Ether 2:14 – 25:3)
NOV / 6 / Reverence is love and respect for God. / “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.”
(Matthew 22:37) / Thanksgiving Songs
& songs about reverence / Reverence is love and respect for God. / Moses & the burning bush (Exodus 3: 1 – 22)
13 / Reverence during the sacrament helps me to remember Jesus Christ. / The Last Supper (Matthew 26)
20* / I can show reverence for sacred places and things. / Captain Moroni & the Title of Liberty (Alma 46)
27 / Reverence for God helps me respect and love others. / Jesus heals the servant’s ear (Luke 22:47 – 51)
DEC / 4 / The scriptures teach me about the Savior’s birth & second coming. / “For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.”
(Matthew 16:27) / Christmas Songs / Prophets prophesied about the birth of Jesus Christ / Samuel the Lamanite preaches to the Nephites (Helaman 13 – 16)
11 / Jesus Christ was born / The people in the Americas received a sign that Christ was born (3 Nephi 1)
18 / Jesus Christ will someday return to the earth / Christ visited the Americas as promised (3 Nephi 11)
25* / CHRISTMAS DAY
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