AGES 8-11 PUZZLED ABOUT PRAYER crossword puzzle. Youth can not be puzzled anymore about prayer with this crossword full of words about prayer: Heavenly Father, ask, morning, listen, thank, still small voice, help, Holy Ghost, prayer, Jesus Christ, yes, guidance, knees, night, blessings, no, peace. Wow! Now you know the answers not fix them into place across and down. Like, “spirit friend,” who would that be?
For CHURCH & HOME Primary, Sunday School, scripture study, and COME FOLLOW ME
Little LESSON LIFESAVER Activity:
Puzzled about Prayer? crossword puzzle
OBJECTIVE: To help youth understand that when we pray, we should seek Heavenly Father’s answers and follow His guidance.
ACTIVITY: Prayer Crossword Puzzle
Complete this prayer crossword puzzle with youth to show them that answers to prayers come in many ways.
ANSWER KEY:
ACROSS: 5 – Heavenly Father, 7 – ask, 8 – morning, 9 – listen, 10 – thank, 15 – still small voice, 17 – help.
DOWN: 1 – Holy ghost, 2 – prayer, 3 – Jesus Christ, 4 – yes, 6 – guidance, 11 – knees, 12 – night, 13 – blessings, 14 – no, 18 – peace.
TO MAKE Print or copy and color the crossword puzzle for each youth.
THOUGHT TREAT: Prayer Popcorn. As youth munch on popcorn, have them tell something they might ask Heavenly Father for or thank Him for. COMPARE PRAYER WITH POPCORN: Tell them that just as heat warms kernels of corn before they pop, prayer warms our heart so messages from the Holy Ghost can “pop” into our mind.
. . . Review the enrichment activity 1, for which the above activity illustrates.
SCRIPTURE CARDS: Help children Search and Ponder this scripture card by filling in the blanks. PRINT this 5 x 7 scripture card from the pdf included with the above activity. You can punch the two holes on the left and tie a ribbon to attach cards or use two metal rings to connect cards.
Doctrine and Covenants 3:2 “For God doth not walk in crooked paths, neither doth he turn to the right hand nor to the left, neither doth he vary from that which he hath said, therefore his paths are straight, and his course is one eternal round.”
YOUTH CAN TEACH
So, please let them teach as it helps them learn the gospel and grow their testimony as they share it.
Use this BRIGHT IDEAS LESSON Planner to plan lesson objectives, activities, and discussions (included with each activity).
