GOAL LESSON ACTIVITY. TRY FASTING WITH PIZZA! door hanger fasting reminder. Youth can make fasting easier with these PIZZA hints: • PAY FAST OFFERING • INVITE THE SPIRIT WITH PRAYER • ZIP ON PAST THE KITCHEN • ZAP HUNGER BY READING SCRIPTURES • ASK HEAVENLY FATHER FOR STRENGTH
Use for COME FOLLOW ME, Children Ages 8-11 and Teens, Young Women, Young Men, Family Home Evening, Children & Youth Goals
LESSON LIFESAVER Activity
Try Fasting with Pizza! door hanger fasting reminder
OBJECTIVE: Read Doctrine and Covenants 88:76 and challenge youth to fast and pray each fast Sunday with a purpose. Encourage them to attach this doorknob reminder to their bedroom door or post it on the refrigerator to remind them to fast.
PIZZA Doorknob hanger reads:
• PAY FAST OFFERING
• INVITE THE SPIRIT WITH PRAYER
• ZIP ON PAST THE KITCHEN
• ZAP HUNGER BY READING SCRIPTURES
• ASK HEAVENLY FATHER FOR STRENGTH
TO MAKE print activity in color or black and white on cardstock paper.
THOUGHT TREAT: Pizza or Pizza Cookie. If it is not fast Sunday, make and share a pizza or a pizza cookie. PIZZA COOKIE: Create your favorite chocolate chip cookie dough recipe, adding 1/4 cup coconut in place of 1/4 cup flour. Don’t stir in chocolate chips. Grease a round pizza baking pan. Spread cookie dough onto the pan evenly with a little up to the outer edge. Sprinkle cookie with 1/4 cup colored coconut (few drops of yellow food coloring into a plastic bag with coconut; close bag and mix). Sprinkle on top (to look like cheese). Top with chocolate chips and M&M candies. Bake 350 degrees 13-15 minutes. Cut into 12 pizza wedges with a pizza cutter and serve. Serves 12. More Pizza Cookie Ideas
DOWNLOAD THE MATCHING ACTIVITY: Fasting with Pizza Game and Door Hanger (shown here)
More Learning Activities:
FASTING FACTS:
Gather information and quotes from Church leaders on the proper way to fast, why we fast, and what happens to the body and spirit when we fast. The Ensign and Era magazines are great sources.
FAST TOGETHER WITH A PURPOSE:
1. Select a purpose to fast, either individually or as a group. Youth might choose to fast for a less-active youth they wish to activate, a nonmember they wish to fellowship; a need in the ward or community, or someone’s illness or physical challenge.
2. Make a list of reasons to fast.
3.Discuss Queen Esther, who fasted to save her people (Esther 4-5)
MUTUAL NIGHT ACTIVITIES
SCRIPTURES TO SHARE (Do a scripture chase by writing the description on one card and the scripture reference(s) an another. Have youth match up the action with the scripture. The team with the most matches wins.
- GATHER TO FAST AND PRAY (Alma 6:6)
- EVERYONE WHO CAN FAST SHOULD FAST, AFTER 8-YEARS OLD (D&C 59:13-15)
- FASTING HELPS US FEEL CLOSE TO GOD (Alma 17:3, 9)
- FASTING SHOWS FAITH (D&C 88:119, Matthew 6:30-34)
- FASTING HELPS US PRAY FOR SPECIAL BLESSINGS (D&C 88:76)
- FASTING AND PRAYER HELPS US KNOW THAT THINGS ARE TRUE, BY THE SPIRIT OF REVELATION (Alma 5:46)
- FOLLOW FASTING BY PAYING FAST OFFERINGS (D&C 88:119-120, Mosiah 4:19-21, Matthew 25:35-40, James 1:27, Jacob 2:17-19)
- FASTING OFTEN DONE WITH OTHERS FOR A CAUSE (3 Nephi 27:1-2, Mosiah 27:22-23)
- FASTING SHOULD BE DONE CHEERFULLY (2 Corinthians 9:7 D&C 59:15)
- FASTING BRINGS JOY (D&C 59:13)
- FAST IN SECRET (Matthew 6:1-4; 16-18)
VIDEO TO SHARE: Wherefore Have We Fasted (Isaiah 58) A young man recounts a lesson learned from his youth. (7:22) You’ll love the part where the clock turns into a pizza (illustrating the activity above).
Source YW 2.23
MORE LESSON IDEAS ON FASTING:
THIS ACTIVITY CAN BE USED FOR Come Follow Me
• MAY Lesson 2 “How do I receive personal revelation?”
• SEPTEMBER Lesson 4 “Why do we fast?”
