Perfecting the Saints — One Lesson at a Time
We have been working on teaching our Primary children the importance of reverence. It has been difficult to come up with things that both Junior and Senior Primary can understand. We came up with “Millie the Church Mouse”. She is a small mouse that is hidden in the Primary room before church. Attached to her is always a new message for the children. So each Sunday as we gather for…
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[Before your lesson], ask the help of the teachers and music leaders for a Sharing Time on reverence. Remind them to avoid talking to each other or passing out items in the Primary room. [On the day of your lesson, have] chairs set up, teachers sitting in their places, and prelude music playing before the children come in (it also helps if the pianist and chorister can be close enough…
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You can either read the following quote in class and/or tie it to each pretzel as a hand out: In about 610 A.D. a very creative Alpine Monk decided to make use of the pieces of dough left over from baking bread. The Monk formed them into thin strips folded into a looped twist to represent the folded arms of children in prayer. This scrumptious treat was given to the…
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To demonstrate the proper order to say prayers, you would hold up the first piece of bread and say, “This represents-Dear Heavenly Father”, then while you spread on the peanut butter, you would say,”This represents-We thank Thee…”. Next, spread the jelly and say,” This represents-We ask Thee…”, and last hold up the last piece of bread and say,”This represents-In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.” Whenever I read this I…
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Person leading the discussion places a piece of string on the front of their clothing. It should be obviously noticeable.( a color that stands out) Then they begin to talk about what reverence is. After a couple of minutes they ask if anyone noticed the string and if it was distracting. Begin by having a brief discussion on reverence. Help your students understand that if something as little as a…
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