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Word of Wisdom – Care Manual for our bodies

Jennifer Smith March 30, 2010

Explain that when a consumer purchases a new vehicle or appliance, the manufacturer provides instructions on the care and maintenance of the machine. (If you brought an owner’s manual, show it to class members with a short explanation of what it contains.) By following the recommended instructions, a person can expect better performance and longer use from the vehicle or appliance. What may happen if the owner ignores the manufacturer’s…
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Object Lesson

alcohol, Cub Scout, drug abuse, drugs, Family Home Evening, LDS Primary, LDS Seminary, LDS Singles, LDS Sunday School, LDS Young Men, LDS Young Women, Priesthood, Relief Society, Special Needs, word of wisdom

VIDEO: Look Inside an LDS Dry-Pack Cannery

Jennifer Smith February 24, 2010

Jenny Smith

LDS Activity Ideas

Activities Directors, Bishop/Branch Presidency, cannery, canning, Cub Scout, dry pack cannery, dry pack canning, Emergency Preparedness Specialist, food storage, LDS cannery, LDS Singles, LDS Young Men, LDS Young Women, Melchizedek Priesthood Leaders, Priesthood, Relief Society, Relief Society Presidency, Special Needs, tour, video

VIDEO OBJECT LESSON: Repentance / Taking the Sacrament

Jennifer Smith January 24, 2010

Shows a simple object lesson that visually demonstrates the principle of repentance, using an egg and a crayon.

Object Lesson

Family Home Evening, LDS Primary, LDS Seminary, LDS Singles, LDS Sunday School, LDS Young Men, LDS Young Women, Priesthood, Relief Society, repentance, sacrament, Special Needs

VIDEO OBJECT LESSON: Repentance through the Atonement

Jennifer Smith January 24, 2010

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:

Object Lesson

atonement, Easter, Family Home Evening, forgiveness, Jesus Christ, LDS Primary, LDS Seminary, LDS Singles, LDS Sunday School, LDS Young Men, LDS Young Women, Priesthood, Relief Society, repentance, Special Needs, video

VIDEO OBJECT LESSON: The Holy Ghost helps us make wise choices

Jennifer Smith January 24, 2010

Here’s a video demonstration of this object lesson that uses the principle of refraction to teach that being filled with the Holy Ghost helps us make wise choices. Sorry the changed arrow showed up double in the video — it was hard to do using the camera. :)

Object Lesson

Family Home Evening, holy ghost, LDS Primary, LDS Seminary, LDS Singles, LDS Sunday School, LDS Young Men, LDS Young Women, listening to the Holy Ghost, listening to the spirit, Priesthood, Promptings of the Holy Ghost, Relief Society, Special Needs, video

Cell Phone / Prayer

Jennifer Smith January 24, 2010

Hold up a cell phone and ask if anyone has ever used one. Ask them to name places where they’ve used a cell phone. Answers may include in a car, outside, in the house, even on a boat. Now ask the class why they have used a cell phone. Answers may include I needed information, when I needed help, when I may be lost and not know directions, or when…
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Object Lesson

cell phone, Daily prayer, draw near unto me, Family Home Evening, LDS Primary, LDS Seminary, LDS Singles, LDS Sunday School, LDS Young Men, LDS Young Women, prayer, Priesthood, Relief Society, Special Needs

Don’t judge a Kiwi by it’s cover

Jennifer Smith January 24, 2010

Pass around the kiwi fruit. Make the point that the kiwi has a rough, unpleasant, hairy, tasteless exterior. Ask the students the following questions: 1) What makes the kiwi fruit seem unappealing? (It’s exterior.) 2) What are some outward features by which we judge others? 3) Who might be “kiwi people” around us? When the fruit has been examined by everyone, peel off the skin, and slice up the inside…
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Object Lesson

Activity Day Leaders, Cub Scout, Family Home Evening, judgement, judging, judging others, kiwi, LDS Primary, LDS Seminary, LDS Singles, LDS Sunday School, LDS Young Men, LDS Young Women, Priesthood, Relief Society, self-image, self-worth, Special Needs

Christmas Service Project for injured members of US Armed Forces

Jennifer Smith December 3, 2009

Jenny Smith

LDS Activity Ideas

Activities Directors, Activity Day Leaders, Christmas, Christmas activity, Christmas card, Christmas in Seminary, Christmas lesson, Christmas service project, Cub Scout, Family Home Evening, LDS Primary, LDS Seminary, LDS Singles, LDS Sunday School, LDS Young Men, LDS Young Women, military, Priesthood, Relief Society, service project, Special Needs

Jenny’s Super Simple LDS Chistmas Script

Jennifer Smith October 29, 2009

Jenny Smith

LDS Activity Ideas

Activities Directors, Bishop/Branch Presidency, Christmas, Christmas activity, Christmas in Seminary, Christmas program, LDS Christmas programs, Melchizedek Priesthood Leaders, Music Director/Leader/Chairperson, Priesthood, script, skit, ward activities

Spudwood Derby Activity

Jennifer Smith October 3, 2009

Jenny Smith

LDS Activity Ideas

Activities Directors, Camp/Youth Conference Director, just for fun, LDS humor, LDS Seminary, LDS Singles, LDS Young Men, LDS Young Women, outdoor fun, Priesthood, Scout Leaders, video

A Century of Aaronic Priesthood

Jenny Smith May 28, 2009

Barbara Jean Jones, “A Century of Aaronic Priesthood,” New Era, Jan. 2000, 30 “It was quite a thrill to me when I was ordained a deacon and permitted to pass the sacrament,” wrote Rendell Mabey of his ordination to the Aaronic Priesthood in the early 1900s. Rendell was a typical Aaronic Priesthood holder of his day: he was born to an LDS family and lived in Utah all his life….
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aaronic priesthood, church history, LDS Young Men, Priesthood