Perfecting the Saints — One Lesson at a Time
Fourteen-year-old Joseph Smith was worried about religion. He didn’t know which church to join. One day he read in the Bible, “If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, … and it shall be given him” (James 1:5). Joseph decided he would do as the scripture said and ask God which church was the right one to join. He went to a grove of trees near his…
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Hold up a cell phone and ask if anyone has ever used one. Ask them to name places where they’ve used a cell phone. Answers may include in a car, outside, in the house, even on a boat. Now ask the class why they have used a cell phone. Answers may include I needed information, when I needed help, when I may be lost and not know directions, or when…
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Take a picture of someone in the group with a digital camera, or bring a photo of someone most everyone will recognize like the prophet, a national leader, or your Bishop/Branch President. Describe the person in the photo to your class and ask the students to guess who it is from your description. Be vague in your description such as “This person has brown hair. This person is a man….
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You could use a clock, pocketwatch, or even just a watch as a visual aid to teach the scripture “This life is the time to prepare to meet god” (Alma 34:32 or “Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh” Matthew 25:13. The first part of the following video shows an example of how one pastor teaches Matthew 25:13 using an…
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Sydney S. Reynolds, “Sharing Time: Savior and Redeemer,” Friend, Apr 1999, 13 “I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live (John 11:25).” Nathan and his cousins were playing by a large irrigation ditch. They knew that they shouldn’t play so close to it, but it was fun to throw rocks into the water, and it was cooler near…
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Study (in advance) John 10:1–18. Tell the children to sit anywhere in the Primary room. Explain that the room is like a sheepfold and their teacher is their “shepherd.” If they will listen and follow their shepherd’s voice, they will learn a lot this year. Have each shepherd call out his/her class by each child’s name. Then have the children follow their shepherd along a path of “danger spots,” such…
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When Jesus died and was resurrected, He promised that He would come again. Have you ever wondered what that will be like? Jesus could not tell us exactly when He will come, but the scriptures tell us that it will be wonderful. It will be a happy time for us if we are prepared to meet Him. Because Jesus wanted us to know how important it is to be prepared,…
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In Joshua 24:15 we read: “Choose you this day whom ye will serve; … but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord” (Josh. 24:15). Every day I make choices . I choose what to wear, what to say, what to read and watch, and how to act. The ability to make choices is a gift from Heavenly Father. It is called agency. Using our agency is…
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[CHILD MAY DISPLAY GAK 225 WHILE SPEAKING…] Shortly before his crucifixion, Jesus gathered his Apostles around him in an upstairs room. He knew he would soon die on the cross. It was the last time he would meet with these beloved men before his died. Jesus wanted the Apostles to always remember him so they could be strong and faithful. To help the Apostles remember him, Jesus introduced the sacrament….
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Jenny Smith
You know, I always think about Mary and Martha — one was the cleaner and the other was the let-it-go kind of personality. I am definitely of the let-it-go persuasion. I think this puts me in the minority of women. The past few weeks have been let-it-go weeks. While I feel like I’ve accomplished good things, I am still cranky that the house is a mess. Was cranky that the…
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Mormon ‘idol’ being crowned – Late last summer, after David Archuleta and Brooke White made it to the finals of the 2008 “American Idol” competition, Bob Wood began to wonder just how many other singers raised in the LDS culture had that kind of talent … [Deseret News LDS Feed] This sounds nice to me. I wish we had better ways of getting information out appropriately to LDS people about…
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