We Thank Thee O God For A Prophet
 

(Idea from March 2001 Friend) Use role-playing, pictures from the GAK, and (if available in the meetinghouse library) Visual Aids Cut-outs (#08456 in the Church Materials Catalog) to help the children learn the first verse of the song. Have 8–10 children come to the front of the Primary. Give one boy a tie to wear as “prophet,” another child a Book of Mormon, and other children pictures depicting service (GAK 603–607, 612–615). Also give a child a two-sided wordstrip with “We thank Thee” on one side and “We feel it” on the other to hold up when those phrases are sung.
 

Explain that in the first verse, we thank Heavenly Father three times—first, for sending a prophet; second, for sending the gospel; and third, for every blessing. The verse ends with expressing our gratitude through cheerful service and obedience to the Lord’s commandments.
 

As you sing the first part of the song, up to “these latter days,” have the boy representing the prophet lead the others around in a circle. For the second part, up to “with its rays,” have the child with the scriptures hold them up. For the third part, up to “bounteous hand,” the children with the pictures/cutouts of home, family, and food should hold them up. While singing the last part, have the children with pictures of service and obedience (and a heart for “love”) hold them up. Repeat the verse several times using different children.