POST-AND-PRESENT ACTIVITY. LET’S CREATE THE CREATION Days 1-7 scripture scramble. Children can scramble to search these scriptures to learn of the creation days and rest (day 7). God needed a place for us to dwell so Jesus created: light and darkness (day 1); the heavens (2); divided the water and created flowers, trees, fruit, and vegetables (3); the sun, moon, and stars (4); fish, water animals, and birds (5); animals and man (6).
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POST-AND-PRESENT:
Let’s Create the Creation – Days 1-7 Scripture Scramble
OBJECTIVE: Help youth learn that Jesus Christ created the earth, where they could go to gain a body, grow, and learn. They can scramble, search for, and read these scriptures to learn about the creation days 1–7.
TO MAKE: Mount images on the board or around the room or one under a chair for each youth. Ask them, “What needed to be created in order for us to gain a body so we could grow and learn?” The earth. “Who did Heavenly Father choose to create this earth?” Jesus. (Show His picture.)
ACTIVITY:
Have children take turns randomly choosing a number posted on the board or around the room. Then have them scramble to find their scriptures.
Post their numbers in order and read them, telling about their day of creation as follows: Days 1–7 Creation:
• Day 1, God divided light and darkness (Gen. 1:3–5);
• Day 2, He created the heavens (Gen. 1:6–8);
• Day 3, He divided land and water and created flowers, trees, fruit, and vegetables (Gen. 1:9–13);
• Day 4, He created the sun, moon, and stars (Gen. 1:14–19);
• Day 5, He created fish, water animals, and birds (Gen. 1:20–23);
• Day 6, He created animals and man (Gen. 1:24–27); and
• Day 7, He rested (Gen. 2:1–3)
THOUGHT TREAT: 7 Day Pretzel Sticks. Detailed in the pdf – how creatively frost pretzels and talk about the creation for each. RECIPE is shown – More Recipes (dipping pretzels) . . .
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TESTIMONY SHARING: Ask children/youth to share their testimony on the following. Ideas:
SUBJECT #1 What is the plan of salvation? Heavenly Father prepared a plan to enable us to become like Him. The plan includes the Creation, the Fall, the Atonement of Jesus Christ, and all the laws, ordinances, and doctrines of the gospel. This plan makes it possible for us to be perfected through the Atonement, receive a fulness of joy, and live forever in the presence of God.
SUBJECT #2 What happened in my premortal life? Before we were born, we lived with Heavenly Father as His spirit children. In the Council in Heaven, the Father presented to us His plan of salvation, and Jesus Christ was chosen to be our Savior. Satan sought to amend the plan, taking away our agency, and he and his followers were cast out. We accepted our Father’s plan and chose to follow Jesus Christ.
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