Christmas – Teachings of Jesus: Gifts from Jesus Think-and-Tell, Faith in Jesus, Post-and-Present Activity for Sharing Time or Family Home Evening

POST-AND-PRESENT ACTIVITY. GIFTS FROM JESUS think-and-tell. Youth can learn about the gifts from Jesus and say how they are blessings. For example, as they draw a GIFT and read the scripture, e.g. “Whoso believeth in me, and is baptized … shall be saved” (3 Nephi 11:33). Then they might respond by saying the BLESSING, “By keeping my baptismal promises I can live with Jesus and Heavenly Father again someday.” Great discussion activity.

USE FOR: COME FOLLOW ME, Primary and Home lessons, Family Home Evening, Activity Days, Sunday School, Bible Study

POST-AND-PRESENT Activity
Jesus Blesses Me with His Teachings
Gifts from Jesus (Think-and-Tell)

OBJECTIVE: Help youth learn what wonderful teachings that Christ has given us, each a special gift from Him. As we live His teachings they can bless our lives.

OUR GIFTS TO JESUS: By following His teachings and living God’s commandments we give these gifts to Jesus.

TO MAKE:
1. Print gifts, banner, and scripture word-strips; color.
2. Cut out and glue word-strips on the backs of gifts.
3. Mount the banner on the board or poster. 

ACTIVITY: Gifts from Jesus (Think-and-Tell)
Tell the youth, “While Jesus was here on the earth, he taught us many wonderful things. Let’s learn about these special teachings or GIFTS Jesus gave us, and how these GIFTS bless our lives.”
1. Have youth come up one at a time and choose a GIFT.
2. Read or have the leader read what Jesus said, or read scriptures about Jesus and what He did for us.
3. Ask this youth or another youth to tell how this GIFT blesses our lives. Example: Jesus said, “Whoso believeth in me, and is baptized . . . shall be saved” (3 Nephi 11:33).
4. Mount the gift on a poster/board under the sign. Talk about each gift or blessing.

 THOUGHT TREAT “Eye Single to the Glory of God” Soda Crackers. Help youth peer into a soda cracker with one eye (the other eye closed) to help them focus on the GIFTS found on the poster/board. Have them name one of the teachings of Jesus that they want to think about during the week, keeping their “eye” or “thoughts” on Jesus’s teachings and keeping God’s commandments. See D&C 82:19. “Every man seeking the interest of his neighbor, and doing all things with an eye single to the glory of God.”

• MEMORIZE SCRIPTURE: James 1:5 (Pray – Prayer – Heavenly Father Answers Prayers). Talk about how all of these blessings (found on the GIFTS) come as we have faith in Jesus Christ.

More CHRISTMAS Activities

THIS ACTIVITY CAN BE USED FOR Come, Follow Me

• June Lesson 2 “What are my responsibilities in the work of the priesthood?” 

• September Lesson 1 “How can I be in the world by not of the world?”