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LDS Day of Service Activity Ideas
I’m so excited that our church leaders have invited church members worldwide to participate in an annual day of service! We’ll be commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Church’s welfare program. Here is the advice President Eyring gave during the April 2011 Conference: I will make three suggestions as you plan your service project[:] First, prepare yourself and those you lead spiritually. Only if hearts are softened by the Savior’s…
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Rationalization and Excuses Leave You Empty
I’ve posted both the full lesson and the object lesson part here in case Seminary Mom’s (rather long) lesson doesn’t fit with the message you’re trying to get across in your lesson: The Object Lesson I brought out a muffin tray with muffin liners, but no actual muffins inside the liners. I explained I’d planned on baking muffins for them during class, but had forgotten the necessary eggs for the…
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Stretch a little Higher, Be a little better, Enlarge thy tent
As a prelude to the lesson, I began by calling a student volunteer to the front of the room. As it happened, it turned out to be the tallest student in the class. I asked him to show how high he could reach. He went over to the wall and rested his verrry long arm at a very tall spot on the wall. Then when it appeared he had reached…
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Using Art to teach the Gospel
Seminary Mom is big on hands-on activities, something I think is very important. Here are a couple of her ideas for using art to teach different messages in the scriptures: Principles to Live by (Helaman 15-16) Malachi 3 Principles to Live By Today our scripture block was Helaman 15-16. Using the manual I introduced several of the important discussion points for the lesson today. To start off, we read the…
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Through the Atonement of Christ all mankind may be saved
A lovely young lady told the following story at a stake conference. She said, “I am a convert from upstate New York. My parents wanted their children to have eternal marriages. There were no Latter-day Saint members to marry in our little branch, so our family moved to Utah. “Eventually I found myself a husband. He was the president of the local motorcycle club and wore a black leather jacket…
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Personal Progress Experiences That Are Good for Mutual Activities
Jenny Smith
Personal Progress Value Experiences for Camp
Jenny Smith
Prophets speak for Heavenly Father
I skipped up the dusty drive, past the gray stone houses nestled in bright purple blossoms, and into the open doorway. Mother pushed back her damp hair and set a bucket of muddy water down. It was Monday, the day she washed the walls and rinsed away the dirt that blew in with the winds. Monday was also important because of family home evening. My brothers, Chris and Trenton, and…
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Prophets speak for Heavenly Father
I will go and do the things which the Lord hath commanded (1 Ne. 3:7). My name is William Paul McCallister, but everyone calls me Willy. I’m ten years old, and last year my parents decided that our family would go to general conference in Salt Lake City. We live in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, so it was a long drive for us. Then we had to stand in line a…
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I will follow God’s Plan
(Adapted from an October 1990 general conference address. See Ensign, November 1990, pages 91–92.) With everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith the Lord thy Redeemer (3 Ne. 22:8). … Marcia had moved several times in her young years as her father’s work required it. She was now ten years old and facing another new school. Marcia’s mother could see the concern on her daughter’s face and sat…
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Make “My Articles of Faith Book”
Lesson Have you ever wondered what you would say if someone asked you what you believed as a member of the Church? The scriptures tell us about the beliefs of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The Articles of Faith are part of the scriptures. They are found in the Pearl of Great Price. Our prophets have told us how important it is that we read the scriptures…
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