Children this age have a hard time understanding what the word "restoration" means. To help bring it to their level, give each child a piece of gum. Have your class start chewing their piece of gum. Then after a few moments say, "Now, I need you to "restore" that piece of gum. Is it possible? Have them take their piece of gum and put it back into the wrapper and wrap it back up, exactly as they had been given to them. Explain that by chewing it, it couldn't "restored" and why. Can we put that gum together like brand new? No. When Joseph Smith was young, he was confused about all the different religions. Each had a "piece" of the truth, but no one had all the "pieces". Heavenly Father was able to put all those pieces together and "restore" His church through Joseph Smith.
Display a bouquet of four artificial flowers and one real flower. Ask how the flowers are different from one another. Point out that the main difference is that only one is a true flower. Explain that though there are many churches in the world today, only one of them is the true Church of Jesus Christ. Look up D&C 1:30 and read it together. Help the children discover the significance of the Church’s name by writing each word of its name on a strip of paper and putting the strips into a box. Have several children draw the strips out of the box and hang them in order on the wall. (Idea taken from the July 2001 Sharing Time Suggestion)
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