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Jennifer Smith
November 13, 2014
By [email protected] (Sheena Perron) Sharing Time Idea from the Primary OutlineIDENTIFY THE DOCTRINE(revealing a picture): Prepare word strips with words from the sentence “Repentance is a change of mind and heart” written on each one. Use the word strips to cover a picture of the Anti-Nephi-Lehies burying their weapons. Ask a few children to remove the word strips and place them in the correct order on the board. Ask the…
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Sheena Perron
November 13, 2014
Sharing Time Idea from the Primary Outline
IDENTIFY THE DOCTRINE(revealing a picture): Prepare word strips with words from the sentence “Repentance is a change of mind and heart” written on each one. Use the word strips to cover a picture of the Anti-Nephi-Lehies burying their weapons. Ask a few children to remove the word strips and place them in the correct order on the board. Ask the children to read the sentence together, using actions to emphasize the words mind and heart.
ENCOURAGE UNDERSTANDING(listening to a scripture story): Tell the children that there was a group of people in the Book of Mormon who had a change of heart. Tell the following story (see Alma 24): “Ammon taught a group of Lamanites about the gospel. They had been wicked people, but they believed what Ammon taught them and had a change of heart. They wanted to join the Church, so they repented of their sins, promised they would not fight, and buried their weapons of war. They changed their name to the Anti-Nephi-Lehies and became a hardworking, righteous people.”
ENCOURAGE APPLICATION (burying “swords” and singing): Give each child a piece of paper. Ask the children to draw a picture of a sword and then write a wrong choice on their swords (such as “fighting with my brother” or “telling a lie”). Ask the children to share ways they can choose the right and then “bury” their swords by crumpling their papers or throwing them away. Sing “Repentance” (CS, 98).
Sharing Time Idea from Little LDS Ideas
I thought it might be fun to play a matching game for this week’s Sharing Time. Keep on reading below for instructions & for free game printables!
Begin your Sharing Time using the ideas from the ‘Identify the Doctrine’ & the ‘Encourage Understanding sections of the Primary Outline.
After you have discussed the story of the Anti-Nephi-Lehies explain to the children that you will be playing ‘Will You Bury Your Sword’.
Download and print my ‘Will You Bury Your Sword’ matching cards (link below) and attach them to a poster-board, bulletin board, or chalkboard.Show the children the cards and explain that on the back of the cards are different ‘wrong choice’ phrases. The children will take turns flipping over cards to reveal the wrong choices. Once a match is found invite the child to share ways they can choose the right (right the wrong) and then “bury” their swords by crumpling their papers, throwing them away, or have them place them in a box with a hole in the top.
After all matches have been found, bear your testimony to the children. Invite them to remember the Anti-Nephi-Lehies and remind them that even though we make mistakes we can choose to ‘bury our swords’ and repent and promise to not do it again.
I am sharing my ‘Will You Bury Your Sword?’ cards with all of you.
{There are 5 pages + 1 page of blank cards.}
I hope you enjoy my matching game this week.Thanks so much for stopping by!Have a wonderful day & a great Sharing Time!
Jennifer Smith
January 11, 2014
Downloaded from: http://seminarymoments.blogspot.com/2014/01/mosiah-26-sin.html What must we do in order to repent and seek forgiveness? Mosiah 26: 29-32Alma is taught by the Lord what those seeking forgiveness must do in order to repent.Confession of sins leads to forgivenessThe Lord will forgive those who repent in the sincerity of their heartsWe must forgive others to receive the Lord’s forgiveness I love what Elder Theodore M. Burton said in the Aug. 1988 Ensign…
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Jennifer Smith
December 15, 2013
Downloaded from: http://seminarymoments.blogspot.com/2013/12/mosiah-5-6-change-of-heart.html Mosiah 5-6: “If you are not in the process of becoming the person you want to be, you are automatically engaged in becoming the person you don’t want to be” -Dale Dale CarnegieElder Bednar said: “As we choose to follow the master, we choose to be changed” King Benjamin’s people had a mighty Change of heart. Is change easy? As in the case of King Benjamin’s people, the change was easy and…
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Jennifer Smith
January 25, 2013
It has the Marvin J. Ashton quote from the lesson. Trudy says: This handout is simple, just a quote with a simple frame around it.
Jennifer Smith
January 25, 2013
This handout was submitted by A. Wheeler. Thanks! It has quote from Mosiah 5:2 “..because of the Spirit of the Lord Omnipotent, which has wrought a mighty change in us, or in our hearts, that we have no more disposition to do evil, but to do good continually.” along with a red heart with the words Love, Tenderness, Dedication, and Trust inside it. Very cute!
Jennifer Smith
October 24, 2008
My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me (John 10:27). “Peter, give me that thumbtack!” The Primary class fell silent, every eye on Peter. He surrendered the thumbtack, protesting, “Jeffrey started it!” Sister Brock glanced at the boy next to Peter. He was sitting quietly with his scriptures open. She turned back to Peter. “Young man,” she scolded, “this is your last warning. I’ll have…
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Jennifer Smith
September 17, 2005
I presented this object lesson as part of the YW lesson entitled A Change of Heart. As I was setting up the table, the girls got excited when they saw the plate of cookies. And as I expected, they didn’t seem to notice the bag of carrots that I set next to it. When it came time in the lesson, I reminded them of their enthusiasm for the cookies, and…
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