PRAYER: Activity Days – Learning and Living the Gospel – Goal 5, share feelings about prayer, staying close to Heavenly Father

Theme: I Will Stay Close to Heavenly Father

INVITATION

Invite Activity Days youth to this activity using invitation.

Other Uses For This Same Invitation: Use for a “Conference “Buzz” Session where you share the latest or favorite General Conference talks. Also, DOWNLOAD the ACTIVITY: Prophets Speak  – Conference (Sweet Words Buzz Session) – especially share talks on PRAYER and staying close to Heavenly Father for this particular lesson.

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 more active youth 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 a youth help you plan treats for the next activity – hopefully, treats that go along with the goal or lesson theme. 

. . . ACTIVITY DAYS PLANNER . . .

Learn & Living the Gospel Goal 5 (Part 1 of 2):
Give an opening and a closing prayer in family home evening or Primary. 
Prayer Blossoms (Board Game)

TO MAKE:
1. Print, color, and cut out the Prayer Blossoms Board Game block, game board, and bee markers.
2. Talk about how prayer with Heavenly Father helps your relationship blossom and grow—especially when the thorns of life come. If we pray daily and get close to Heavenly Father we will learn to depend on Him to protect and help us when we are in need.
3. Follow the rules on the game board to play the Prayer Blossoms Board Game.

THOUGHT TREAT Search and Ponder Pretzels or Bread Sticks. Give each youth some straight pretzels or bread sticks, or have them bake their straight bread sticks.
Thought: As they eat, read Matthew 22:29, Alma 7:9; 37:44, 1 Nephi 8; 12:17; 15:12-25, and D&C 88:63. Tell the youth that the pretzels or bread sticks remind us of the straight and narrow path that leads us back to our Heavenly Father. We can stay on the path if we hold onto the iron rod, the word of God found in the scriptures, and through prayer. As we search, ponder, and pray about the scriptures each day, we can keep the heavenly communication lines open and be guided throughout our lives. Happiness can come each day if we strive to stay on the straight and narrow path.

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• TABLE OF CONTENTS: LEARNING AND LIVING THE GOSPEL – Goals 1-10 . . . READ MORE

THIS ACTIVITY CAN BE USED FOR Come Follow Me

• MAY Lesson 3 “How can I make my prayers more meaningful?”