Perfecting the Saints — One Lesson at a Time
Begin by having some water in the pie pan. Sprinkle pepper into the pan as you talk about how sinning can make us feel sad and unclean. Hold up the bar of soap and ask what the purpose of soap is. (Answer: to clean). Explain that repentance is like this bar of soap. When we repent (place tip of the soap into the peppered water), all of our sins are…
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This is a simple and easy, yet thought provoking object lesson. It can also be applied in many different ways. Start by lighting one of the candles, ask for a volunteer and give them a candle. Then light the other candle from the candle already lit. What did they observe? Did the candle lose any of it’s momentum from sharing it’s flame. No, in fact it shines brighter. Hence, “a…
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Fill a small jar 1/2 full of water and nother 12 full of clorox bleach. Our attitudes and actions do affect the atmosphere of our homes. Relate the following story while squeezing small drops of food color into the water. Mother didn’t have her normal sunny attitude (drop of yellow coloring) She was upset because morning jobs weren’t getting down. Julie was red with anger (drop of red). because her…
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Hold up the burned matches and say, “These represent the sisters in our R.S. who no longer worship with us. Their testimony light once burned brightly, but has gradually become cold. Do you think it is possible to relight a once lit match?” [They will answer, ‘yes’] “The same is true of these sisters [Ward members]. If I were to continually contact a lit match again and again to these…
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Take the cover off of a trendy magazine, like People magazine (I used one with Britney Spears on the front page) and tape it to the top of the Ensign cover. At the beginning of the lesson, you ask the young women what they think the magazine contains? (Celebritites, latest fashions, who’s dating who, etc.) Go on to explain some more detailed things in the magazine. Then describe how you…
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Set Up Display your refrigerator with the door closed. What you could say: Please listen with your spiritual ears as I describe some of the characteristics of my refrigerator. Inside my fridge I keep the foods I like most of all – fresh vegetables, cheesecakes, oranges, bacon, milk, orange juice, cheese, steaks — all of which bring lots of joy to my family. I never put anything in the fridge…
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Teach the class that following instructions exactly is important by drawing a picture on the chalkboard different than the one for which you give oral instructions. Tell the class members you will give them some instructions to draw a picture. Instruct them to listen carefully to the instructions and follow them closely. Encourage the class members to refrain from talking or discussing the class activity while you’re giving instructions. Don’t…
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Before class print out the word FRIENDS in large bubble letters, about two inches high. During class, give each child a sheet of paper with FRIENDS printed on it and a pencil. Tell them to use the pencil to color in all the letters completely and very dark with the pencil. This may take a few minutes. After they are finished, you will have them rub their fingers over the…
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Showing the bad banana, ask the class if they’d like to eat it? Why not? How do you know it won’t taste good? Show the good banana and ask, what is the inside of this banana like? How do you know? Teach from the following scriptures the Savior’s teachings, “by their fruits ye shall know them.” (Matthew 7:20) Scriptures: 3 Nephi 14:15-20, Luke 6:43, Alma 5:41, Moroni 7:5
The prophet has “seen inside the box”. We should all follow him.Tell the class that you’ve put something special for them in one of the boxes, and you want them to choose which box they want to get their reward from by raising their hands. Ask the class is it hard to choose? Why? It’s hard to make decisions without information or experience. They haven’t seen inside the boxes and…
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See how easily this stalk of celery took on the color of water in which it was sitting? Small children are just like that stalk of celery. They take on all the characteristics of the family around them. Is your home colored with anger, yelling, sarcasm, and criticizm? Or is your home colored with patience, cooperation, soft tones and laughter? Children will absorb examples they receive at home. You can…
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If you’re brave and sure not to drip, dip your hands in the mud, offering to smear it on students in the class. Otherwise, show the mud and ask “What would you do if a friend ran up with his arms full of mud? Do you move closer and hold out your arms and accept all that mud? Or do you say, ‘No, thanks. I don’t want that mud.’ ”…
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