Perfecting the Saints — One Lesson at a Time
Amy Roskelley Huish:
Teaching DandC84:1-42 next week and using excerpts from President Hinkley’s 1989 talk titled “Magnify your calling”. I am introducing the lesson using my binoculars. The students will have to use them to decipher clues in a tin…
By Shauna Hostetler Shauna Hostetler: #DandC47 We popped popcorn in class today and compared the parable of the popcorn to each of us as we make the choice to “pop” aka magnify our callings. In the introduction to this section, it is stated that John Whitmer would have rather not been called as the historian. We discussed the people they know who magnify their callings and how lives are blessed…
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This black and white image, Magnifying Glass, was donated by the artist, Chris Gunn. Click to read more about Chris.
This object lesson requires a magnifying glass, a sunny day , a piece of paper, and just a regular piece of glass. Take your class or family outside and give one person the magnifying glass and another person the normal glass. See who can burn a hole in the paper. The lesson could take many direction after this: In order to get quickly to the heart of a problem with…
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Place a dollar inside someones Book of Mormon at 1 Nephi 3:7 when they are not looking. Later ask that person to come up to help you and to bring their scriptures. Ask them if they would do something for you right there. Once you have their OK ask them to give you a dollar. Of course they will try leave to find one for you but say “no right…
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Mix ingredients together by squeezing the bag and passing it around the group. Discuss friendship, teamwork, commitment, service, being part of a group, magnifying callings, etc — the possibilities are endless. When is is mixed together, roll it into a log and slice and serve. (You may need extra powdered sugar or you can eat it with spoons right out of the bag. ) (This object lesson would be especially…
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One day this expert was speaking to a group of business students and, to drive home a point, used an illustration those students will never forget. As this man stood in front of the group of high-powered overachievers he said, “Okay, time for a quiz.” Then he pulled out a one-gallon, wide-mouthed mason jar and set it on a table in front of him. Then he produced about a dozen…
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I’m sure everyone knows what this is. Yes, it is a ballpoint pen. What do you think the most important part of this pen is? Many of you said the “ink”, that is a common answer. Let’s see how useful this ballpoint pen is. I need someone to volunteer to write with this pen, and see if it works properly. Let several kids try to use the pen. They will…
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Take your class or family outside and give one person the magnifying glass and another person the normal glass. See who can burn a hole in the paper. The lesson could take many direction after this: In order to get quickly to the heart of a problem with a solution, you have to have concentrated effort. Magnifying your calling means giving real concentration and the result is magified power, or,…
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Have a volunteer come up and put his/her arm in a sling then stand there while you give the rest of the object lesson. Ask the group or volunteer: What would happen to your arm if you left it in this sling and didn’t use it for a year? Listen to all comments and weave them into the rest of your presentation. Here is the direct quote from President Gordon…
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The first batch of muffins were light and fluffy and everyone fights for the last one. The second batch seems to be taking a long time to bake and doesn’t look the same as the first. When they cool off they are hard and heavy. It is discovered that the missing ingredient, baking powder, Baking powder is the ingredient that is used in the smallest proportion when making muffins. Yet,…
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Show the class or family a new plot of ground that has just been dug up and prepared to be planted and ask: If this ground were left alone for a year just like it is right now, what would it look like? Would it have flowers and vegetables or would it have weeds and grass? The new ground represents each one of us. We must actively sow seeds of…
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