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{Sharing Time} Through the Atonement of Jesus Christ, All Mankind May be Saved (part 1)

February 4, 2015

Sharing Time Idea from the 2015 Outline

Introduce the doctrine:Write the third article of faith on the board and invite the children to repeat it with you a few times. Briefly explain any words the children do not understand. (For example, the Atonement is what Jesus did to make it possible for us to repent and return to God.) Erase one or two words and say it together again. Repeat to help the children memorize it.

Encourage understanding:Tell the following story and invite the children to stand and act it out with you. “A man was walking along a road (walk in place). He fell into a deep hole (sit down). He tried and tried but could not get out (pretend to try to get out). He called for help (quietly call for help). Another man was walking on the same road. He heard the man cry for help (quietly cry for help again). He lowered a ladder down into the hole. The man climbed the ladder out of the hole (pretend to climb up a ladder). The man was saved.” Discuss how the man might have felt when he was in the hole and then when he was rescued. Tell the children that when we do wrong or sin, it is like falling into a deep hole that we cannot get out of by ourselves. Show a picture of Jesus and tell the children that just as someone helped the man out of the hole, Jesus Christ can help and save us so that we can return to live with our Heavenly Father again.

Begin your Sharing Time by telling the children the story from the outline (man falling into the hole). Ask the children how the man felt when he was in the hole and how he felt when he was rescued.

Begin your Sharing Time by telling the children the story from the outline (man falling into the hole). Ask the children how the man felt when he was in the hole and how he felt when he was rescued.

Sharing Time Idea from Little LDS Ideas
I decided to split the idea in the outline into 2 separate posts, one for this week and one for next week (I will post in the next day or so). Here is my idea for the first half for this week. Enjoy!


Begin your Sharing Time by telling the children the story from the outline (man falling into the hole). Ask the children how the man felt when he was in the hole and how he felt when he was rescued


Show the children a poster/sign of the 3rd Article of Faith and read it together.
Explain that when we do wrong/sin, it is like falling into a deep hole that we cannot get out by ourselves.

Forgiving Feet

Object Lesson:

At the front of the room have several pairs of shoes. Inside each of the shoes place some small pebbles. On the toe of each shoe have a scenario

          Example: Your Mother asked you to take out the garbage. You didn’t want to, so you ignored her. She asked you again and you yelled at her.
Invite a child up to the front and have them pick a pair of shoes. Have the child put the shoes on and walk around a little bit. Ask them how the shoes feel. They may say it hurts and isn’t very comfortable. Explain that when we make a mistake or sin it’s like the pebble in the shoe. Next, read the scenario aloud.

After you have read the scenario ask the child if there is someone that could help us remove the pebble/repent and be forgiven of our sin.

Show a picture of Jesus Christ. Just like the man in the story that helped the other man out of the hole in the story we heard before, Jesus Christ can help and save us so that we can return to live with our Heavenly Father again.

Have them remove the pebble, and explain that repenting and receiving Heavenly Father’s forgiveness is like removing the pebble from our shoe.  Explain that because of Jesus Christ, we can repent and receive forgiveness of our sins. 

Another Idea:
Instead of having several pairs of shoes just have one pair of shoes at the front of the room. Invite a child up to the front and have them put the shoes on (this time without pebbles). Have them share how the shoes feel.
Then have them take the shoes off and share a scenario of a time that they did wrong and add a few pebbles into the shoes. Have the child put the shoes on and walk around and share how it feels. Then have them take the shoes off again.
Once again share another scenario and add a few more pebbles.
Repeat as many times as you would like.

After you have shared several scenarios ask the child(ren) how or who can help get the ‘pebbles’ out of your shoes. Show the picture of Christ and explain that through Jesus Christ we are able to repent and be forgiven.
Have an empty jar and have the child pour the pebbles into it.

Show the children the jar of pebbles from the shoes. Bear testimony of the importance of the atonement and repentance. Tell the children if they don’t want to walk around with pebbles in their shoes, then they need to remember to repent. 


Thanks so much for stopping by for this week’s Sharing Time. I should have the second half for week 3 posted in the next day or so.
Have a wonderful day & a great Sharing Time!

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D&C 77-87

February 4, 2015

The post D&C 77-87 appeared first on Jenny Smith’s Awesome Mormon Stuff.

We had a school holiday and so it has been two weeks since our last lesson.  This was a super interesting experience.  Another random person showed up for class.  As class started going on, it came out that she had studied with the Mormons before briefly, and her husband was a “priest in the Mormon […]

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D&C 76 – Weeks 1 and 2

February 4, 2015

The post D&C 76 – Weeks 1 and 2 appeared first on Jenny Smith’s Awesome Mormon Stuff.

I was really nervous about teaching D&C 76.  There is so much information, and since I only teach weekly, I was pretty confident we would not get to all the material without rushing.  Additionally, because I teach adults it’s extremely difficult for me to judge how much people already know about the harder/deeper doctrines of […]

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Does anyone else have their child in class?

February 4, 2015

Does anyone else have their child in class? If so, do you treat them any different? My son told me he is tired of me using him as an example of both good and bad. That it is hard for me to expect so much of him so early in the morning. He wants a new teacher. I’m so sad.
I did the last time I taught seminary years ago. Had the same experience, so he and I made a deal. He would continue in my class and I wouldn’t use him as an example any more. We didn’t have any problems after that.
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I have three of my own children in class and I try really hard to only use them if I’ve asked them ahead of time in my lessons. I also make a point of at home letting them know that I appeciate little things they do in class. It is difficult to be mom and teacher/ stay strong.
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I have my daughter. I don’t mean to treat her different. the trick for us is that she is the one that knows answers and happily answers questions. The rest of the class are silent. I, at first, asked her not to share so much so that others might take the opportunity. No one else spoke up, so now she answers when she wants. I try NOT to use her as an example though.
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Have my daughter and we have an agreement. She doesn’t answer everything without giving others a chance and I only tell funny stories about her mom.
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Get a blessing this will help you to see your path with your son. My son is my only student. I seek blessing to keep know the direction to follow to teach him the way the spirit will touch him, and use him in the time the Lord has need of him. I have seen a great change when I fasted and pray to know what is needed of me to teach my son. He has Autism and the Lord has trust you teach your child for a reason seek it out your son will welcome you to teach him again. Have your son pray for you also this loving bond will be made. Praying for you Tiffany Reid Fairchild The Lord has chosen you because he trusts you to teach the future missionaries and warriors of light. They need these lesson to help them through trials that this world has not seen yet.
I have my son in my class – his first year in seminary – and last year I had my daughter in her 4th year – when I was called, my bishop and stake president advised me to treat her as if she was someone elses child so as not to put her into a difficult position or draw any undue/extra attention to her – they also advised that I not use experiences involving her in class and rather let HER use those personal experiences herself if she so chose to. The previous and previous teacher had a child in the class and constantly used that child as an example – the child felt put out and so did the rest of the class – it had a negative effect on them because it was done so often. I really took that counsel to heart and have never had a problem…if when I share experiences that involve my own child, I would rather say “I know of an experience that a mother once had with her child…” and tell the story. Strength to you and praying that you’ll find a solution that will benefit you both x x x x x
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Yes I do. I met with my CES director before classes started and here is his advice and what I have done to handle it : he told me to try as hard as I can to treat him exactly the same. That has worked pretty well and I try not to use him as an example. I also got him a ride in a carpool so he shows up to seminary just like everyone else. I try not to call on him or put him on the spot more than anyone else. Another great piece of advice from my CES Director… Never ask them outside of class how they liked the lesson or ask their opinion about future lessons! It’s worked out well although sometimes I have to ‘talk’ to myself during a lesson to remember not to do these things I just listed! Hope things get better for you!!
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Hi, first things first don’t stress. I have had many church callings in which I have taught my children, including this time I have two of my daughters in my class. My philosophy has always been treat them as a normal student, I do not expect anything from them, in fact I tend to sit back a little, I do sometimes pull them up on behaviour at home, or rather I let their dad deal with it. I have taught my children in primary, Sunday school and young women’s, I all of these roles if there has been times they have needed discipline I have always told my counsellor’s or my husband has dealt with it. It is wonderful for us as parents but actually a complete nightmare for our teenagers to have us in their learning, peer environment, some days are better than others, but remember to be sensitive to them, we can take this but they are trying to develop, build relationships and learn the gospel all under the watchful eyes of their parent not easy and to them not cool. Be brave love your child and at seminary just be his teacher xxx
Yes I do and I’ve tried really hard not to use him as an example or to embarrass him. He hates the spotlight, so that was just something I decided before I started teaching. That was really hard though because we just moved into this ward before school started, so I didn’t know any of the students well at all, so I just don’t really use any of the students as examples. I liked what Mandy McNicol Erasmus said because that is what the default was for me (letting each share their own experiences) and it has been really nice for our class.
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I have 4 of my own! I just treat them like any other student…even though they call me mom :)
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my triplets (all boys) are among my students but it hasn’t caused any issues. i do get more aggravated when i see one of my own falling asleep or whispering to his neighbor, but i never treat them any differently from the other students. seems to work out ok. we’re in our 3rd year.
Lori Floyd Tomkinson! I didn’t know you were seminary teacher! I am too! This is my first year. We have 20 students. It’s challenging at times but I love it! It’s fun having Lauren in class and next fall I’ll have Dallen! (I haven’t experienced any problems having my child in class.)
Air hugs to you and your beautiful family! 😉
My son and I made an agreement – I will treat him just like any other student as long as he agrees to treat me like any other teacher. I have had to have words with him a few times about inappropriate behaviour (taking advantage of his Mum being teacher and meeting in our home), but otherwise it has gone really well. I was VERY worried about about teaching my own son when I was called, but it’s actually been a blessing

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Group wall post by Cathy Pope Noel

February 3, 2015

I can’t seem to locate the Sons of Ammon scripture mastery song website, is it gone? When I google it I get the list on lds.about.com and sugar doodle but the songs are not the same. My kids loved the song for D&C 10:5 and wanted the link to share it but I can’t find the right version anywhere. Does anyone know what happened?

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