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YOUTH LESSON ACTIVITY. EVERLASTING COVENANT OF MARRIAGE challenge tent-card. Youth can read D&C 13:1-4 to of God’s plan for us to have an eternal marriage to have children in the world to come. This card is designed for young women as they can write on the card how they will support the priesthood holder (whom they will someday marry). It can be customized for young men (upon request).

USE ACTIVITY FOR Youth Doctrinal Class lessons, youth camp, youth goals, Seminary, Sunday School, Family Home Evening (Family Night)

LESSON LIFESAVER Activity
Everlasting Covenant of Marriage challenge tent-card D&C 131:1-4

This tent card helps youth to support and encourage their future eternal companion.

Idea #1:  Encourage youth to think ahead to their eternal marriage relationship and how they might help their companion obtain the highest kingdom. They can support their spouse in four ways:  motivating, strengthening, sustaining, and guiding.

Idea #2:  Encourage youth to memorize the scripture on this tent card, D&C 131:1–4 (on the tent-card).

     Talk about ways they can support priesthood leaders. Give them time to write on the card ways they can support priesthood leaders.
DOWNLOAD Standards – questions to ask about dating puzzle (HERE or below/right)

TO MAKE: Print activity in color or black and white. Color and cut out tent card and fold to stand up.

MUTUAL NIGHT ACTIVITIES

BIKE–N–HIKE: Invite young men to go on a bike and hike. Bike to a park or other location, and surprise young men with a sack lunch. Have young women meet beforehand to prepare two sack lunches, then place lunches in their backpacks along with a tablecloth to spread on the ground. Leaders take the backpacks to the site and place backpacks in the center of a large circle. Young men choose a backpack, find the young woman it belongs to, and enjoy lunch together, sitting on the ground. (But keep this a secret until it’s time to eat.)

SACK LUNCH HONOR ROLL (NOTE): Use large rolls to make sandwiches. Young women can put a note inside the sandwich roll enclosed in a plastic bag for young men to read Create a card to give young men from the following: PRIESTHOOD HONOR “ROLL”: This is what I like about a young man who honors his priesthood: _________________________________________

VIDEO: Celestial Marriage Is Essential for Exaltation – President Hunter teaches celestial marriage is essential for exaltation (D&C 131:1-4). (1:22)