ATTENTION GETTER Tell the children the following: I just made cookies, and my little brother came in and he wanted one. Which one am I going to give him? [hold up a big and little cookie for the kids to choose]. Now my friend came over. I have lots of cookies. Which one shall I give my friend? [hold up lots of the cookies for them to choose] The Savior stopped by to visit. Which one will I give the Savior? [again, hold up the big and little cookie] Discuss their answers about how we should give to our little brother and our friend as we’d give to the Savior Teach simplified ASL sign language to learn the words to the 1st verse, have pictures on the chalkboard (in order) to give a visual for the words. Refer to them as needed. #1 Picture of the Savior “If the Savior stood beside me” #2 Picture of children with blocks “would I do the things I do?” #3 Picture of child reading scriptures ”would I think of His commandments” #4 Picture of children at church “and try harder to be true?” #5 Picture of Christ being Baptized “Would I follow His Example?” #6 Picture of child praying “Would I Live more righteously” #7 Picture of Christ “If I could see the Savior standing night, watching over me?” If the Savior Stood Beside Me ASL Notes, Verse 1: Savior: cross arms at wrists near chest, form a “W” shape as you unfold them then open palms and slide arms down Stood: left hand makes a little “person” and stands on the right hand” Beside: Left hand, elbow bent palm facing up. Arm goes down then back up Do: both hands at chest level, palms downward with fingers slightly bent, make small circles with hands going upward and outward (kind of like conducting music) Things: elbows bent, hands at chest, palms facing you, thumbs up, fingers slightly bent. Push arms out Do: both hands at chest level, palms downward with fingers slightly bent, make small circles with hands going upward and outward (kind of like conducting music) Think: point to temple with left hand His: Palm up near head facing out, stretch arm upward

Commandments: right hand palm facing out, left hand makes a “C” shape and touches fingers on right hand then palm of right hand Try: fists with thumbs up at chest, push arms away from your body Harder to be true: left pointer touching lips, rounds down so you are pointing out Follow: Similar to “Try” above but knuckles are touching and left hand is more forward His: Palm up near head facing out, stretch arm upward Example: left hand in a fist, pointer touching middle of right palm. Move it twice up and down on to the last 2 syllables of “ex-am-ple” Live: Make “L’s” with both hands, palms up below chest and lift up Righteously: Right hand pointer with other fingers with a fist at chest level, left hand similar but makes a small circle above right hand and touches at the bottom of circle I: Left pointer and middle finger extended, thumb holds other fingers, touch left cheek bone Savior: cross arms at wrists near chest, form a “W” shape as you unfold them then open palms and slide arms down Standing: left hand makes a little “person” and stands on the right hand” Nigh: right hand slightly cupped at chest level, left hand also slightly cupped comes close to right hand then moves away twice Watching over me: both hands have pointer and middle fingers extended, thumbs holding the others, make small circles near left eye and left temple, moving up, away, down and toward