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ACTIVITY DAYS Activity
Learning and Living the Gospel – Goal 2
Prayer and First Vision
Storyboard, FHE presentation, and prayer match game
(Part 1 of 2):
Give a family home evening on Joseph Smith’s First Vision (see Joseph Smith—1:1-20).
(Part 2 of 2):
Discuss how Heavenly Father answers our sincere prayer
Theme: I Will Pray Sincerely
INVITATION
Invite Activity Days youth to this activity using invitation.
Other Uses For This Same Invitation: Use for an activity on the same subject: Prayer, Scripture Reading, Reading the First Vision.
PREPARATION FOR ACTIVITY:
• Print invitations, color them, and give them out a week ahead or have them ready to give to youth at a current activity, inviting them to the next.
• Have youth who are more active take the invitation to those less active.
ASSIGN TREATS:
• See matching THOUGHT TREATS below each activity.
•Have youth share their favorite recipes with you and you could make them during Activity Days or have them make them ahead to share.
•With the Activity Days budget have youth help you plan treats for the next activity – hopefully treats that go along with the goal or lesson theme.
. . . ACTIVITY DAYS PLANNER . . .
Learning & Living the Gospel Goal 2 (Part 1 of 2):
Give a family home evening on Joseph Smith’s First Vision (see Joseph Smith—1:1-20).
First Vision post-and-present
TO MAKE: Print and color the First Vision Stand-Up Figures to make this presentation
ACTIVITY: Tell the First Vision story from the scriptures. See Joseph Smith—History 1:1-20.
THOUGHT TREAT Grove of Trees Veggie Dip. Have the youth dip broccoli spears into a Ranch dressing. Thought: Talk about how secluded and private the grove of trees was, providing a place where the boy Joseph could be alone, to pray.
Learning & Living the Gospel Goal 2 (Part 2 of 2):
Discuss how Heavenly Father answers our sincere prayers.
Puzzled about prayer (match game)
Activity: Puzzled about Prayer (Match Game)
TO MAKE: Print, color, and cut out the Puzzled About Prayer cards.
Play: Mix up the cards and place them face down. Divide into teams and take turns turning two pieces over to make a match. Read the card and talk about how Heavenly Father answered the prayer.
Ideas About Prayer: Heavenly Father answers prayers in the impressions we feel or He inspires others to help us. Our feelings might be one of these:
1. TO WAIT (a hesitant feeling)
2. GO AHEAD (a warm feeling)
3. DON’T GO AHEAD (a doubtful feeling).
Answers to prayers come if we listen if we are worthy to receive the inspiration, and if our prayers are sincere.
THOUGHT TREAT: (Prayer Memory Mints). Give each youth a bag of mints with this reminder note: Heavenly Father “mint” for us to pray to Him each day so that He can guide and comfort us. He will answer our prayers if we pray sincerely.
More Lesson Ideas:
• Lesson 1, Primary 5 manual: Joseph Smith and the First Vision
• Lesson 5, Primary 3 manual: The First Vision
• Lesson 2, Primary 1 manual: Heavenly Father Has a Body
• See VIDEO: The Restoration: Joseph Smith’s search for truth led to the First Vision and the Restoration of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
• See VIDEO: The Message of the Restoration: “We declare to the world that the fullness of the gospel of Jesus Christ has been restored to the earth.” —Elder L. Tom Perry: The Message of the Restoration (2:22)
• See VIDEO: Chapter 2: Joseph Smith’s First Vision (1820) Joseph prays to know which church to join. Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ appear to him and tell him that none of the churches are true.
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