Cartoon Jesus pictures

[dazeeduke]

I have heard that we are to stay away from cartoon pictures of Jesus when teaching the songs to the children. Is this correct and could you tell me where to go to see this in print. Thanks!

[calgarymomto3]

It is. I think it is explained on lds.org.

Sheri.

[prsd4tim2]

I have heard that too, and I don't have a copy of the handbook handy and could not find it on lds.org to look it up, so I am sorry, I don't have an official reference for you.

That said, I think there is a difference between CARTOON pictures of Jesus and line drawings and/or coloring pages. There are some lovely coloring pages in the new Nursery manual (lds.org/serving in the church/primary) such as this one

www.lds.org/languages/childrenmaterials/nursery/Nursery_Teacher__07_Lsn5_ChristShowedUsHowToLove_02_eng_.pdf

And you will never go wrong if you use church-approved art, such as from the Nursery Manual or the Friend magazine. There are several online collections of lds clip art, such as

www.sugardoodle.net/sdclipart/

www.eprimary.dk/ccc_clipart.htm

linuxmama.googlepages.com/

theideadoor.com/

Hope you find these resources helpful.

[avsfan]

Mar 13, 2009 21:50:02 GMT -5 prsd4tim2 said:

I have heard that too, and I don't have a copy of the handbook handy and could not find it on lds.org to look it up, so I am sorry, I don't have an official reference for you.

That said, I think there is a difference between CARTOON pictures of Jesus and line drawings and/or coloring pages. There are some lovely coloring pages in the new Nursery manual (lds.org/serving in the church/primary) such as this one

www.lds.org/languages/childrenmaterials/nursery/Nursery_Teacher__07_Lsn5_ChristShowedUsHowToLove_02_eng_.pdf

And you will never go wrong if you use church-approved art, such as from the Nursery Manual or the Friend magazine. There are several online collections of lds clip art, such as

www.sugardoodle.net/sdclipart/

www.eprimary.dk/ccc_clipart.htm

linuxmama.googlepages.com/

theideadoor.com/

Hope you find these resources helpful.

Thank you for the post. So helpful!

[E4Music]

Several years ago I attended a regional meeting with members of the Primary General Board. One of the best meetings ever! At the time I was serving in the Presidency of our ward.

One of the things they emphasized was that we were not to use cartoon pictures of Christ. They were concerned that the children would equate the cartoon to our Savior and not as a person.

Since that meeting I have held to their counsel. I think it makes a difference. The children know that I respect our Savior because of it.

There are many ways to still illustrate Christ. I tear apart old Church magazine, have pictures from old manuals, and have even printed images from www.lds.org.

Good Luck!