Signpost 2
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Tag Archive: keeping the commandments
Greatest of All the Gifts of God
Clipart of gift from Friend along with text of Doc. & Cov. 14:7.
I show love for Jesus Christ when I keep the commandments
Spencer W. Kimball was a prophet. He wrote a special letter to children in 1979 about how we can show we love Jesus Christ by keeping the commandments. This is what he wrote: Dear Boys and Girls, Each one of you is special in our sight, and we know you are precious to our Heavenly Father and to His Beloved Son, Jesus Christ. How fortunate you are to belong to…
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Keep the Commandments Scavenger Hunt
Sing “Keep the Commandments” (CS, pp. 146–147). Talk about the importance of knowing what the commandments are so that we can keep them. Have a scripture “scavenger hunt” to “collect” some commandments. Post the following scripture references (but not the words in parentheses) against the chalkboard: Alma 13:28–29 (pray); D&C 1:37 (study scriptures); Ex. 20:8–11 (keep the Sabbath holy); D&C 59:9–12 (attend church and take the sacrament); D&C 119:4 (pay…
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Communication
Have girls sit back to back, each having her own set of shapes. One girl will set her pieces in a design and describe to the other how to set her pieces up to match the exact way that she has set out her pieces. The girl that is trying to match CAN NOT speak. Once the girls think that they have the pieces matching each other have them look…
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Faith (This is more for primary aged children than youth.)
I set my objects on a table and tell the youth that I need a volunteer, one that will have faith in my instructions. I ask that the volunteer must be sure to follow my instructions explicitly and is not allowed to talk or to show emotion during the entire duration of the task at hand. I then remind the volunteer of their commitment & faith and ask them to…
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Comitment of Aplying Gosple principles
Hand somone in the class a pencil, and ask them to “try to drop it” once the person drops the pencil, pick it up and say , “no maybe my instructions weren’t clear, I said TRY to drop the pencil” they might act confused, and maybe drop it again if so just repeat the process, but if they hold onto it and do not drop it, then say, ” no…
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Sink or Swim
Write things on the penny squares that are not good or cause us to sink…such as drinking alcohol, swearing, gossiping, ect. On the squares without pennies write things that will help us…such as prayer scripture study, ect. Have the children read the square and then put it in the water. The Squares containing pennies will sink, the others will float.
Recipe for Success
As you start out the lesson let the girls know that you prepared cookies for them and pass them out. Pass out the second batch of cookies, the ones in which you did not measure the ingredients. See if you get any reactions. If they are too polite to say anything you can let them know that there is something unusual about these cookies. After they point it out say…
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Honoring Parents
Show the hourglass or timer and discuss how we are all like the individual pieces of sand. We are all together in the top of the hourglass, and we go down the hourglass we may feel like we are being restricted and squeezed. People are telling us what to do, how to act, how to dress, what time to be home, etc. But if we decide not to follow the…
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One bad peice
Ask the class if the would like some popcorn. After someone volunteers take out a peice of popcorn chew it up and spit it back into the bag. Shake it up then offer it to the person who wanted it. (they should no longer want it.) Then simply say, “What, it is only one little piece.” Small things can contaminate something that is otherwise good, like a movie, book, song…
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What Goes In, Doesn’t Come Out
Teach that everything you see, hear, and eat affects how we act. Talk about how each item will affect the doll as you place the items in her head. Bad pictures teach us that bad things are acceptable. Bad music might make us angry. Cigarettes can hurt the bodies Heavenly Father gave us and enslave us, etc. Dump out the bad stuff from Raggedy Ann’s head. Allow the class to…
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