In 2027, the Church's Come, Follow Me curriculum for individuals, families, Primary, and Sunday School is the New Testament. If you want Come, Follow Me 2027 to feel less like a checklist and more like a year of coming to know the Savior, a little preparation before January goes a long way. This guide walks through simple ways for families, kids, youth, and adults to get ready, from choosing LDS scriptures that are comfortable to read to setting up a study journal and a few marking supplies.
What Come, Follow Me 2027 Covers
The manual for the year is "Come, Follow Me - For Home and Church: New Testament." Individuals and families use it at home, and Primary and Sunday School classes study the New Testament too, so what you read during the week lines up with what your family hears at church. For children, the Church also provides the illustrated "New Testament Stories" and a New Testament Scripture Stories Coloring Book, both of which are easy to work into a short family lesson.
For the reading plan itself, rely on the manual. This guide focuses on getting your tools and habits ready so that when the year starts, everyone knows where their scriptures are and what they will use to study. You can browse everything we carry for the curriculum in our Come, Follow Me resources and gifts collection.
Start With LDS Scriptures You Will Actually Open
The New Testament is part of the Bible, so the most important tool for the year is a copy of the Bible you enjoy reading. If you already use a quad, you are set, since a quad contains the Bible, Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, and Pearl of Great Price. Some people like a separate Bible for a New Testament year because it is lighter to carry and leaves room for fresh markings. The Church's English edition of the King James Version includes footnotes, a Topical Guide, a Bible Dictionary, and maps, which make it ideal for Come, Follow Me study. Compare sizes and covers in our LDS King James Bibles, or read how to choose LDS scriptures if you are deciding between a Bible, triple, or quad.
If you want a Bible that feels like a gift to yourself, this hand-bound edition is made from the standard King James LDS Bible and rebound in soft blush pink lambskin leather. You choose the satin ribbon color and can add a name to the front. Our color scriptures guide explains the other leathers and colors.
Index tabs make it much faster to flip to Matthew, Acts, or Romans during a family lesson. This pack includes elegant floral tab stickers and detailed instructions for adding them to your Bible, and it also comes in an earth tone design.
New Testament Ideas for Kids
Young children learn the New Testament best through stories, pictures, and something to do with their hands. Keep lessons short, read or tell one story, and let kids show you what they remember by coloring, pointing, or retelling it. A small basket with a story book, crayons, and an activity book makes it easy to start without hunting for supplies.
This book contains colorfully illustrated stories from the New Testament written at a basic reading level, so early readers can follow along and younger children can listen while looking at the pictures.
Thirty-two coloring and activity pages introduce Primary-age children to the New Testament with dot-to-dots, mazes, puzzles, and ideas to do as a family. At 8.5 x 11, it works well at home, in Primary, or during sacrament meeting.
Designed for Primary-aged children, this quiet book includes 45 reusable jelly stickers made from food-grade silicone. Kids can place and re-place stickers as they learn about key events in the New Testament, which makes it handy for church meetings and car rides.
For extra pages to print at home, browse our New Testament Come, Follow Me coloring pages. Printing one page for each child before a lesson gives little hands something to do while you read.
New Testament Ideas for Youth
Teens often do best with a clear goal and a way to see their progress. Invite them to set their own reading goal for the year, pick a few verses they want to remember, and decide how they want to mark their scriptures. Giving them ownership of their study tools helps the habit feel like theirs rather than one more assignment.
This illustrated bookmark tracks every chapter in the New Testament with a check-off reading guide on the front and space for dates and favorite scriptures on the back. Its slim design fits easily in scriptures, and it works well for Come, Follow Me or personal goals.
These 38 transparent illustrated stickers depict New Testament stories and are sized to fit over the verses they go with. The set includes all doctrinal mastery verses for the New Testament, so it pairs well with seminary.
Six easy-glide gel highlighters in pink, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple let youth color-code what they learn. According to the product details, the colors won't bleed through or tear pages, and the box is easy to carry in a scripture case or bag.
If your teen is new to marking, our scripture marking guide walks through simple color-coding systems and ways to add notes without cluttering the page.
New Testament Ideas for Adults and Parents
Adults often get the most out of a New Testament year by slowing down. Rather than racing through chapters, try reading a few verses about the Savior's ministry, then writing down one question, one impression, and one thing you want to try that week. A dedicated journal keeps those thoughts in one place, and a good commentary can help with unfamiliar customs and parables.
This guided journal includes 52 weeks of study with four pages to fill out each week, plus habit-tracking spreads every four weeks. It is hardcover and spiral-bound with 240 pages, thought-provoking questions, and inspiring quotes from Church leaders.
If you prefer open pages to prompts, this classic hardcover journal has 112 lined pages, a black satin ribbon bookmark, and a marble leatherette cover. You can personalize it with a name on the front and a quote on the back, and it is designed to match our basic leatherette scriptures.
Part 1 covers Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John with brief notes between verses to help you quickly understand the text and the symbolism in the Savior's parables. It includes the full scripture text and many verses from the Joseph Smith Translation.
Find more commentaries in our Bible study books, and if you are wondering whether journaling is worth the effort, read about the spiritual benefits of journaling.
A Simple Plan to Prepare for Come, Follow Me 2027
- Check everyone's scriptures. Make sure each person has a Bible or quad that is easy to read and in good shape before January.
- Pick a time and place. A consistent time, even ten minutes, matters more than a long lesson.
- Gather supplies in one spot. Keep the manual, story books, coloring pages, highlighters, and journals together so you can start quickly.
- Let each person own something. A reading chart for a teen, a journal for a parent, and a coloring book for a child give everyone a role.
- Keep it about the Savior. The New Testament centers on the life and ministry of Jesus Christ, so end each lesson by asking what you learned about Him.
Small, steady preparation now means your family can focus on learning rather than scrambling for supplies once the year begins. Scripture stickers and tabs also make thoughtful Christmas or birthday gifts for anyone getting ready for the New Testament, and you can see more in our scripture stickers.
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