Here is an idea from Christy's Clipart.
 

Explain that “Truth from Elijah” (CS, pp. 90–91) is based on Mal. 4:5–6, but that this Biblical prophecy was so important that it was recorded in the Book of Mormon, the Doctrine and Covenants, and the Pearl of Great Price. Divide the children into four groups, and give each group one of these references: Mal. 4:5–6, 3 Ne. 25:5–6, D&C 2:1–2, JS—H 1:38–39. Have a child in the first group read the scripture in Malachi out loud while the other children see how close to the same words their scriptures are.  Then have the children see how close their scriptures are to what you sing in the first part of “Truth from Elijah.” Sing up to “have turned” and have them raise their hands when they hear you sing words they are reading. Ask which words were the same. Have them sing that phrase.  Ask them to listen for the name of the prophet who restored the truth. Sing up to “have learned” and ask who the prophet was (Elijah). Have them sing that phrase with you. Then ask them to count how many times repeated words are sung up to there while you sing that much again. Ask what was repeated (“have turned,” “have learned”) and how many times (3). Have them again sing that entire first section.  Next, have the children listen for four things mentioned in the next part of the song that tells what they can do. Sing up to “bind them to us for eternity.” Have four children hold up the following items to help them remember the phrases: “seek out our loved ones” (a family group sheet), “Preserving their names and their memory” (a family history book), “to kneel in the temple” (a picture of a temple), and “bind them to us for eternity” (a picture of a multi-generation family).  Sing each of these phrases individually with the children, then sing the song from the beginning up to that point. The last sentence has the same words as the first sentence but a slightly different melody. Sing the last line, have the children sing it with you, then sing the entire song.  Express gratitude for your own parents, grandparents, and ancestors, and the desire you have to be with them by being sealed to them for eternity.  (Idea taken from the July 2002 Friend Sharing Time Suggestion)

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