USE FOR COME FOLLOW ME, Sunday School, family scripture study, youth mutual activities
LESSON LIFESAVER Activity
Temple Marriage or Civil Marriage Quiz puzzles
MARRIAGE PUZZLES
Description of Lesson Activity: This Puzzle Set Shows: (1) temple marriage choices and (2) civil marriage choices.
DEFINITION:
. TEMPLE MARRIAGE seals couples for eternity by Melchizedek Priesthood authority in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint temple.
. CIVIL MARRIAGE binds couples until death performed by a licensed or ordained clergy person, judge, justice of the peace, or others authorized by law.
Have youth put both puzzles together at the same time, reading the clues that indicate which puzzle it belongs to?
The puzzles represent
(a) Reasons young people give for wanting to marry in the temple and
(b) Reasons some do not marry in the temple.
TO MAKE. Print puzzles in color or have the youth color the brides and grooms and then cut out the puzzles to store in two separate envelopes or mix all of the pieces in one envelope.
SEMINARY, MUTUAL NIGHT, OR FAMILY ACTIVITIES
“SET-YOUR-SIGHTS HIGH” TEMPLE-TALK:
1. Gather youth in a pleasant setting with temple pictures around the room or displayed on tables.
2. Set out the scriptures as well as articles from Church magazines on the temple and eternal marriage. Divide into groups to find scriptures and read articles, etc., and report the various points they discover. Give each youth a blank sheet of paper and a pen to write the important points they find.
3. Assign youth leaders to share what they have learned.
4. Talk about inner strength and how we can resolve to always set our sights on the temple.
5. Discuss appropriate dress and talk about the questions asked in a temple recommend interview. See Article Temple Recommend Questions HERE.
“SWEET BLESSINGS” TEMPLE CAKE: Bake a sheet cake and frost it. Cut it into squares and place a temple or heart shaped mints or candy on top of each square. As youth enjoy the cake, ask them to think of the sweetness that comes to mind as they imagine themselves married for time and all eternity to the person they will someday come to love and cherish.
THIS ACTIVITY CAN BE USED FOR “Come Follow Me”
• April Lesson ___”The Apostasy and the Restoration”
• July Lesson ___“Ordinances and Covenants
• August Lesson __“Marriage and Family”
