Scripture Mastery “Contact!” Game
SUPPLIES NEEDED:a timernumbered pingpong balls (one per student)list of scripture mastery key wordsstudents’ individual scripturesindex card for each studentpaper hole punch HOW TO PLAY “CONTACT!”Today, to review scripture mastery, we played a game my husband made up called “Contact!” I placed a pingpong ball in a basket – one for each student. Each pingpong ball was numbered. I passed around…
4 Nephi – Descent to Depravity
[sample of student work – to see up close, simply click on the picture] Today our block of scripture was 4 Nephi. I distributed a descending stairway that my husband and I had created. As a class, we were going to analyze step-by-step Mormon’s brief record of the Nephites/Lamanites 300-year descent into depravity. He takes only one chapter to do…
3 Nephi 27-30: Building Towers of Faith
We finished our study of the book of 3 Nephi by studying 3 Nephi 27-30 today. Before getting to our Tower of Faith exercise as a class, we first finished off our Spiritual Snack Sack we have worked on over the last month. First off, each student drew several final pieces of meat for their lunch sack. Then they received…
Joseph Smith – Links of Faith, Links of Strength
This was the first day back for seminary since our week of spring break vacation. Coming on the tail of General Conference and hearing the prophet and others speak, I chose to finish my presentation (that we as seminary teachers have been asked to do off and on throughout the year) regarding the prophet Joseph Smith. I wrote two quotes…
Let your Light be a standard for the nations: 2006 YW Theme
“Let Your Light Be a Standard For the Nations” Flashlight ActivityBy Amy Gorgueiro, Frisco 4th Ward, Carrollton, TX Stake Setting: One by one all girls enter dark room guided by a leader. Perhaps put brown paper bags over windows to make it darker. Leaders seat them in a V formation, next to people they don’t normally hang out with. Make…
You Can Do It, He Can Help
For Youth Conference, our youth came up with the theme, “You Can Do It, He Can Help,” deriving from the Home Depot motto. Many activities can be planned around this theme. One activity that was effective was each youth were individually given the same directions(go North 20 steps, then South 15 steps, etc.) to follow without a compass and without…
Survivor Challenge
Invite the youth to sit on the chairs and in front of the chairs (campfire style). Explain that they are now a part of a reality show called the Survivor Challenge. Explain that they will be taken to remote parts of the church to participate in both physical and spiritual challenges. Explain that it will be difficult but that you…
Mormon Jeopardy
Our Mia Maids put on this combined activity. Boys against Girls. First girls then boys pick catagory and decide on how much they will wager. The answers are all out of The Strength For Youth maunal,and the leader told everyone in advance to read it that the questions would be from the manual.They were not told in advance what the…
Awesome Activities for LDS Church members
