A guide to teaching the gospel to children

Saints Unscripted

Children can teach and understand in ways that are powerful and tender. This includes the teaching of The Book of Mormon and other gospel principles. Today we are joined by the creators of For Little Saints, Sarah and Josh Sabey. They talk about teaching children about God, sharing stories with children, and recognizing the Holy Ghost. Sarah and Josh are incredibly kind, wise, and understanding. 0:00 - Introduction 1:07 - Jesus meeting people where they are 2:00 - Finding Jesus everywhere; loving people and the world 2:50 - Storytelling 5:50 - Children don’t need to understand every word 7:46 - Asking questions and having faith 8:13 - Tragedy and unfairness but hope through the sorrow 10:20 - Surprise at what our children teach us 11:42 - Polyanna reference 13:40 - The Book of Mormon as children’s literature 15:30 - Tackling violent events in the Book of Mormon 18:21 - Real stories about a real God who loves real people 20:33 - Faith from The Book of Mormon Storybook 22:15 - Abraham not slaying his son; Nephi slaying Laban 24:00 - Experience feeling the direction of God as a child 25:47 - A child’s conception of God 28:12 - Feeling the Spirit in different ways 30:55 - Lauren’s baptismal expectations 32:55 - Different places to feel the Spirit 34:20 - Necessity in raising children with values; persuasion and coercion 38:05 - Trust and act in faith 39:20 - Robbie Taggart poem 41:50 - End of The Book of Mormon Storybook