“Lesson 3: The Creation,” Primary 6:

Old Testament, (1996),9

I need someone to shake out what
I have in this bag onto the table.
Try to dump the pieces onto the
table so that all of the pieces fall
into place to form a complete
picture.
A puzzle cannot fall into place by
chance—it requires an intelligent
being to organize the pieces and
carefully put them together.
The earth has to be the right distance
from the sun or everything on it would
burn or freeze.
Without the right amount of oxygen,
humans and animals could not
breathe.
If there was too little gravity, we
would float off the earth.
A loving
Heavenly
Father
directed
Jesus Christ
to organize
this beautiful
earth for us.
I’m going to give each of you a
scripture to look up for each of the
seven periods of the creation.
Read your scripture to yourself and
illustrate a picture of what was
created on that day without telling
anyone what it is. You have five
minutes to read and illustrate.
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When you are done, your
classmates will guess what you
drew.
Read the part of your scripture
your drawing is of. Your classmates
will follow along in their scriptures.
Let’s tape them up on the wall in
order!
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What do you
remember about the
“days” of the
creation?
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Let’s read
Moses 1:33
Moses 2:1
The earth was
created by
Jesus Christ
under the
direction of
Heavenly
Father.
Let’s read
Abraham 3:24–26
Let’s read
Genesis 1:29–30
D&C 59:18–19
What plants do you most enjoy?
What is in each fruit?
Let’s read
Genesis 1:12 or Moses 2:12
Seeds are very important for growing
fruits, vegetables, plants and trees.

God planned from the beginning for

the plants to produce more of their
own kind. Enrichment Activity 6
Let’s read
Genesis 1:22
or
Moses 2:22
Let’s read
Genesis 1:28
or
Moses 2:28
In whose image
were we
created?
Let’s read
Genesis 1:27
or
Moses 2:27
What is our
responsibility to
the earth and all
living things on
it?
Let’s read
Genesis 1:26
or
Moses 2:26
Dominion means
to have power
over something.
Some ideas are:
being kind to animals
taking care of a garden
keeping parks and buildings free from
litter
Obeying the Word of Wisdom
Tell one way you will take care of the
wonderful things Heavenly Father has given
us. Enrichment Activity 5
What did God say
about his
creations?
Let’s read
Genesis 1:31
or
Moses 2:31
How should we
feel about the
good things we
make or do?
Let’s read
Genesis 2:2–3
or
Moses 3:2–3
What should we do
on the Sabbath day?
Now we get to decorate the big paper
circle on the wall. You each get to “create”
one of your favorite things found on the
earth.
You have about five minutes to make your
creation, cut it out and attach it to the
paper earth.

Enrichment Activity 3
The word create means to organize,
not to make something from nothing.

“Now, the word create came from the

word baurau, which does not mean to
create out of nothing; it means to
organize; the same as a man would
organize materials and build a ship”
(History of the Church, 6:308).
Enrichment Activity 3
It’s salt
How many
particles of salt
you think there
are in the
container?
I need a
volunteer to
take a pinch of
salt and try to
count how
many particles
there are.
Enrichment Activity 4
God has created many more worlds than there are
particles of salt in the container or even on the
whole earth.
Many of these worlds
have been inhabited or
will be inhabited by
people who have been
created in the image of
God, just as we have, yet
Heavenly Father knows
and loves us all.
Let’s read
Moses 7:29–30
Enrichment Activity 4
1. Whenever I hear the song of a bird
Or look at the blue, blue sky,
Whenever I feel the rain on my face
Or the wind as it rushes by,
Whenever I touch a velvet rose
Or walk by our lilac tree,
I’m glad that I live in this beautiful world
Heav’nly Father created for me.
2. He gave me my eyes that I might see
The color of butterfly wings.
He gave me my ears that I might hear
The magical sound of things.
He gave me my life, my mind, my heart:
I thank him rev’rently
For all his creations, of which I’m a part.
Yes, I know Heav’nly Father loves me.
Words and music: Clara W. McMaster, 1904–1997. © 1961 IRI. Arr. © 1989 IRI Enrichment Activity 7
I’ll give you some
clues and you try to
guess what it was.

Enrichment Activity 2
You each get to take a turn giving clues
about something you saw that
reminds you of the love Heavenly
Father and Jesus have for us.
The first article of faith and the
evidence we see in nature can
strengthen our testimonies of
Heavenly Father, Jesus Christ, and the
Holy Ghost.
Enrichment Activity 2
We believe in God, the
Eternal Father, and in
His Son, Jesus Christ,
and in the Holy Ghost.
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Each of us is
one of Heavenly
Father’s
greatest
creations.
I am grateful to
be your teacher
and to have
each of you as a
member of this
class.
When I look around at
the beautiful earth we
have to live in, I have no
doubt that it was created
for us by Jesus Christ
under the direction of
our loving Heavenly
Father.
It helps me feel close to
Heavenly Father and
Jesus Christ when I see
and think about His
beautiful creations.
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