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• 1. In the morning when I wake, Before I work or play, Always I remember To kneel and softly pray. • 2. When I go to bed at night, I love to kneel and say, “Thank thee, Heav’nly Father, For blessings of the day.” •

Words and music: Moiselle Renstrom, 1889–1956 Enrichment Activity #5

Daniel in the Lions’ Den “Lesson 42: Daniel in the Lions’ Den,” Primary 6: Old Testament, (1996),185

• Imagine that the house drawn here is your home.

• Imagine that you have to go a long way from home to visit a relative, stay in a hospital, or go on a mission.

• How would you communicate with your family when you were that far away from home? • What would you want to talk about?

• When we lived with Heavenly Father, we could communicate with him as easily as we can with our families and our parents here on earth.

• And now, even though we were separated from our Heavenly Father when we came to earth, we can still communicate with him.

• How has Heavenly Father told us we can communicate with him • Why does Heavenly Father want us to pray to him?

• He loves us, he wants us to love him, he wants us to ask for help, and he wants to bless us.

• There was a new king of Babylon. His name was Darius. • King Darius chose men to help him. Daniel was their leader. The other men did not like Daniel. They did not want him to be their leader.

• The men knew Daniel prayed to God. They went to the king. They asked him to make a new law. • The king made the new law. It said people could not pray to God.

• People who did not obey the law would be put in a lions’ den. The lions would eat them.

• Daniel prayed to God three times a day. The wicked men saw Daniel praying. They told the king.

• The king knew Daniel must be put in the lions’ den. The king tried to think of a way to save him. • But the law could not be changed. The king told his servants to put Daniel in the lions’ den. • King Darius told Daniel God would save him.

• The king fasted all night. He could not sleep. • In the morning the king went to the lions’ den. He called to Daniel. • Daniel answered. The lions had not hurt him. He said God had shut the lions’ mouths.

• The king was very happy. Daniel was safe because God had helped him.

What was Daniel’s position in the government of King Darius?

Let’s read Daniel 5:29–31 and 6:1–3

• Nebuchadnezzar was the king of Babylon when Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego were cast into the fiery furnace.

• He had a grandson named Belshazzar who later became the king of Babylon.

• Daniel correctly interpreted a message from God to Belshazzar and was rewarded by being made one of the three highest rulers in the kingdom.

• After Belshazzar was killed, Darius became the king of Babylon.

• Why was Daniel chosen to be the highest of the 120 princes? • Let’s read Daniel 6:3 • “An excellent spirit was in him” means that Daniel had the Spirit of God to guide him.? • Why would someone who has the Spirit of God be a good person to trust and give responsibility to?

• What did the other presidents and princes want to do to Daniel? • Let’s read Daniel 6:4 • Why do you think they wanted to find fault with him?

• What did they finally decide to use against Daniel? • Let’s read Daniel 6:5, 7 • How can we handle situations where others find fault in us for living righteously?

• Think of situations when you have been or might be persecuted for living the gospel. • What are some suggestions for handling such situations? Enrichment Activity #1

• Why do you think King Darius signed the decree? • Let’s read Daniel 6:6–9 • The princes and presidents used flattery to trick the king into making the decree. • What is the difference between sincere compliments and flattery?

• How did Darius feel when he realized what he had done? • Let’s read Daniel 6:14 • What did Daniel do when he heard the decree? • Let’s read Daniel 6:10– 11 • Why do you think Daniel continued to pray?

• Why is it so important to pray each day?

• What do you think you would do in a situation like Daniel’s?

• How have prayer and fasting helped you and your family? • What was the result of Daniel’s prayers and Darius’s fasting? • Let’s read Daniel 6:22–23 • How was Daniel blessed for obeying God?

• How have you been blessed for obeying God? • How has the Lord answered your prayers? • Sometimes our prayers are not answered in the ways we would like, but we are always blessed for praying daily and for doing what is right.

• How important is daily prayer? •What are some of the times you might pray? Enrichment Activity #4

• Let’s list on the board what you might ask for and be thankful for in your prayers. Enrichment Activity #4

• You should always express gratitude for blessings, asking for the Lord’s help throughout the day, and pray with your families whenever possible. Enrichment Activity #4

• What was King Darius’s second

decree? • Let’s read Daniel 6:25–27 • How was King Darius’s second decree different from his first decree? • Let’s read Daniel 6:7–8

• Whom did King Darius seek praise for in the first decree? • Whom did he seek praise for in his second decree? • His second decree was a statement of his testimony of the living God.

• Each of us will take a turn saying one thing that we could either pray for or show gratitude for and place a toothpick across the top of this bottle. • We will continue until the toothpicks fall. Enrichment Activity #2

• a. You hear your mother up in the night with your sick brother. • b. You become separated from your family in a crowd. • c. A friend shows you a magazine that contains inappropriate pictures. • d. You are unhappy about your grades in school. • e. Someone in your ward or branch is seriously ill. Enrichment Activity #3

• I bear my testimony that Heavenly Father hears our prayers and will answer them for our good.

• I encourage each of you to pray every morning and night.

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