Perfecting the Saints — One Lesson at a Time
This handout for use during the lesson was submitted by Laurel C. to accompany Young Women Manual 1, Lesson 23: Forgiveness. It has the message: “Don’t be a stone thrower! Learn to forgive others. He that is without sin among you, let him throw the first stone.” Laurel is including the handout with a packet of rock candy. Color.
This bookmark was submitted by Dana Y. to accompany Young Women Manual 1, Lesson 23: Forgiveness. It has the following quote overlaid on an image of the Savior: “Biblical history tells us that no mortal man has ever been subjected to the humility, the pain, the suffering that were experienced by the Savior of the world during his final hours of mortality. “Following a number of false charges, he was…
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This sign for use during the lesson was submitted by Dana Y. to accompany Young Women Manual 1, Lesson 23: Forgiveness. It has the following quote: “And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you” (Ephesians 4:32). Thanks! 2 pages you’ll glue together, color.
Repentance is turning from doing wrong to doing right. The Savior wants you to turn away from wrong and turn to Him. (See 3 Ne. 30:1 – 2.) He gave His life to pay for your sins so that if you repent, you can be forgiven and be clean again. When you disobey the commandments or hurt others, the Holy Ghost cannot be with you and you may feel sad,…
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Ask a class member to make a paper airplane, or make one yourself. Tape a coin, rock, or weight to one side of the airplane. Stand on the same side of the room as the class members, and ask a class member to throw the airplane gently toward the other side of the room. Next, pick up the airplane and remove the taped object. Have the class member throw the…
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Here’s a demonstration of the salt/pepper/static electricity object lesson used to visually emphasize the power of the Atonement in making us clean again:
Inasmuch as you have forgiven one another your trespasses, even so I, the Lord, forgive you (D&C 82:1). As the school bus bumped along the rough road, Barbara bounced with excitement. “You should see my Father’s Day gift,” she told Francine. “Mr. Hansen, the art teacher, stayed after school for a few days to help me. It’s a hand-painted tie with all the soft colors my dad likes.” “Do you…
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Ask someone in the class if they would be willing to hold a string. After they have the one string, ask them to break it. After they break the string, give them two and tell them to try again. Continue to add a string or two until they are unable to break the bundle. As you add strings, ask the person if the bundle of string was easier or more…
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Get an unsweetened bar of baking chocolate and cover label with a piece of paper and label it “SINS”. Then get a bar of milk chocolate and label it “FORGIVENESS” OR “REPENTANCE”. Have a good natured girl volunteer. Then have her take a bite of the “SIN” bar. (Have a garbage can ready for her). Ask her how it tasted. Her response should be quite negative. “Gross, sick, bitter!” Then…
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Explain that when we are free from sin we feel good, uplifted, free…like this balloon. However, when we make mistakes or choose poorly we are weighed down by our sin. As you discuss sin, place the rocks or blocks in a line in order on top of the balloon’s ribbon so that they are holding the balloon down with the label side down. Discuss the repentance process by lifting the…
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I used this by showing the class how the silver looked when it was tarnished. Then as I was talking about how the church was restored, I was also cleaning the spoon with the silver cleaner. It probably took about 3 minutes. Then I washed off the cleaner in the bowl of water. After that I dried it off and let the class look at how it was restored to…
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Could anybody name some bad habits? biting fingernails, swearing, smoking, eating too much, driving too fast, drinking too much alcohol, gossiping etc Do you kow anyone who has tried to break a bad habit and failed? I need someone quite strong to help with with this illustration “Please see if you can break this thread” give them a length of thread to break. “That’s good, you’re big and strong, you…
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