Ideas for Mutual with the Missionaries
Ideas for Mutual with the Missionaries: Q&A style “We did a panel. We had questions in a basket. We sat in a circle (around a table would work … we did dessert afterwards) and they could either ask a question, or pull one from the basket. We just randomly chose who would answer the question and sometimes another person would…
35 Nonthreatening Questions To Start a Gospel Conversation.
Here is a list of 35 questions that all but the most suspicious will find inoffensive and nonthreatening. They are compiled with the intent of providing you with the ability to start a spiritual or gospel conversation with a close or casual friend. What traditions did your family have? When was the most peaceful day you have had? What goals…
Missionary-themed Ward Christmas Party
For Christmas this year, our ward held an awesome missionary-themed activity! The Bishop’s goal was to help each family prepare an attractive gift for a friend or neighbor that contained treats and missionary tracts, etc. We also had a station to write letters to missionaries serving from our own ward. Each family was given at least one gift bag to…
missionary activity from premission to the mission field
Pre-mission – focus on exercise, healthy eating, saving money, studying the scriptures etc. Show a piggy bank – saving money. Scriptures – learning the gospel. Shoe =missionaries walk a lot. Serve refreshments here we served apples, carrots and grapes with water to drink. Took about 15 min. We had the children write letters or draw pictures for the missionaries in…
New Era Basketball
We used the March New Era which focused on Missionary Service. Each member of the presidency came up with 5 questions based on the articles within the Era.(About 20 questions) We divided the youth up equally into two teams based on athletic ability, gender, age and church knowledge. The two teams then took turns either shooting baskets or looking for…
Missionary
Beforehand, we invited the children to bring one or more items that would be useful or fun to a missionary. Suggestions: stamps, envelopes, cereal, socks, snacks, non perishable food, stationary, etc. or pictures they had drawn for them. We told them we would give these to the missionaries as a surprise. The activity was done in 3 groups because our…
Testimony Gloves
My mother is currently working with Sister Oaks (Elder Dallin Oaks’ wife) on a project called “Testimony Gloves.” These are a simple tool that Sister Oaks is using to help leaders teach the concept of a testimony to children across the world. Each finger of the glove has a picture of the five basic elements of a testimony: 1. I…
Awesome Activities for LDS Church members
