Perfecting the Saints — One Lesson at a Time
We all followed Jesus in the pre-mortal life. We all fought to keep our agency and be allowed to choose in this life.I used this one in Primary many years ago – First I had the kids count off, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, . . . so that each child was assigned a number 1, 2, or 3 Then I had those with the numbers one and two go…
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Have the individuals pair up and instruct them that they have one minute to arm wrestle as many times as they can. Whoever wins the arm wrestling match gets a piece of candy for every time they win. So they arm wrestle and get their candy (instruct them not to eat it yet). If they are willing to work together and just let each other win — taking turns so…
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Set the mouse trap and set inside the box on one side. Place the candy or other object on the other side of the box. Beforehand explain to someone what you will be doing because they need to be willing to help! They will stand behind the box and place their hand through the curtain. They cannot see what is inside the box (you have told them beforehand, but they…
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I was going to have one or more girls stand up and hold these tote bags on each shoulder for a few minutes at the beginning of my lesson,w hile we read a few scriptures or while I introduce the lesson, then after we take off the bags I will ask the yw how her shoulders feel. I will then relate that to repentance and how it feels like a…
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This is useful with a lesson about how unkind words can hurt others and how hard they are to take back once they have been said and the damage has been done. Have them sqeeze the toothpaste out on the paper plate to symbolize hurtful words that we use against someone, i.e., you little brat, fatso, freckle face, stupid, etc. Then have them attempt to put the toothpaste back into…
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Beforehand, fill the jar with large rocks, then pour rice into the jar with the rocks until the rice fills all the empty space between the rocks. Then pour the rice and rocks out of the jar and put them into separate containers. LESSON: It is hard to fit everything in our lives. Almost everyone struggles with finding enough time. This object lesson demonstrates how putting the things of the…
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Show the puzzle box and ask the girls how they would feel doing this puzzle. Hopefully you’ll get answers such as it looks difficult, it would take a lot of time, there are so many small pieces… Then relate the puzzle to Personal Progress. It may look difficult, it may look like it will take a lot of time and there may seem to be so many value experiences that…
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Get the group into two groups and then choose one person to be the third solo group One group gets no instructions for the legos — Life without the scriptures One group gets half the instructions — Being a member but not following the standards and the single person gets all the instructions — Being a faithful member. Have them explain how hard/easy it was to accomplish their goal of…
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At the start of the lesson I had each person write on their popsicle stick something that they enjoyed spending their time on. (hobbie, sports, etc.) We talked about the importance of spiritual things and how the world tends to pull our focus away from those things. Have them look at the picture that your brought. (do this from a distance of atleast 7-10 feet) Know ask them to hold…
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Ask the student to hold out his fist (representing either himself or the world). The teacher then holds his fist above the student’s fist (representing Heavenly Father). Ask the student to follow the movements of your fist as you move it around and about. Pretty easy. Then instruct the student that we can not see God and therefore know not His will for us. Ask the student to now close…
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Focusing on the negative keeps us from being grateful about the positiveAfter everyone in the room has had a sufficient time period to look for everything in the room that is red, ask them to close their eyes. Then ask them to keep their eyes closed and tell them they can raise their hand if they can name the yellow items in the room. Most will not be able to…
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Beforehand set up two tables next to each other. On one table build a structure with one set of blocks (the more complex the better); place a box over it to make sure it cannot be seen. On the other table provide a stack of blocks identical to the ones used to build your structure. Choose a child to come up to the table with the stack of blocks. Try…
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