Perfecting the Saints — One Lesson at a Time
Build a small table out of a piece of wood approximately 8 inches by 4 inches. Drill four holes in each corner, and insert wooden dowels cut about 3 inches long as legs for the table. Be sure that the holes are drilled straight so that the legs are straight and the object lesson will work properly. Glue three of the legs into the table. Leave the fourth leg unglued,…
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Build a small table out of a piece of wood approximately 8 inches by 4 inches. Drill four holes in each corner, and insert wooden dowels cut about 3 inches long as legs for the table. Be sure that the holes are drilled straight so that the legs are straight and the object lesson will work properly. Glue three of the legs into the table. Leave the fourth leg unglued,…
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Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf has taught us we can come to Jesus Christ by repenting when we make a mistake: “Because of the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, we need not fear, for we will live forever, never to taste of death again.23 Because of His infinite Atonement, we can be cleansed of sin and stand pure and holy before the judgment bar. The Savior is the Author of our Salvation….
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“My oldest son, Jake, taught Family Home Evening a couple of weeks ago. It all started with a simple experiment. I told Jake that if “I poured oil on water it would float on top of the water. Then we went for the food coloring. Then it turned into a discussion, mostly his idea, that ended up being our lesson for FHE. He presented it all by himself. Here is…
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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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Shows a simple object lesson that visually demonstrates the principle of repentance, using an egg and a crayon.
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:
Whoso confesseth and forsaketh (his sins) shall have mercy (Prov. 28:13). Peter Brooks and Donald Willis were both five years old. They had always been next-door neighbors and number-one buddies. With Donald’s Dalmation, Pokey, at their side, the tireless twosome kept law and order on the “prairies” of the corner vacant lot. “What those two don’t think up!” Donald’s mom laughed one day as she and Peter’s mom watched the…
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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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Start with a jar or vase filled with clear water. I labeled the vase, “US”. Next, take the food colorings, which I labeled, “SINS” and talk to the youth, etc about what are some sins we commit? With each sin stated, add a drop of food coloring to the clear water. After quite a few sins have been added, the water will look dirty ( like we do to our…
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I was going to have one or more girls stand up and hold these tote bags on each shoulder for a few minutes at the beginning of my lesson,w hile we read a few scriptures or while I introduce the lesson, then after we take off the bags I will ask the yw how her shoulders feel. I will then relate that to repentance and how it feels like a…
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