YOUTH LESSON ACTIVITY. PRIESTHOOD POWER word search. Youth can learn the duties of callings in the priesthood crossing through words as they find them to solve what duties match with positions below. For example, the Deacon passes the sacrament, or a Bishop leads the ward.
For CHURCH & HOME Primary, Sunday School, scripture study, and COME FOLLOW ME
Little LESSON LIFESAVER Activity:
Priesthood Power Word Search
OBJECTIVE: To help youth understand the importance of priesthood authority and have a desire to be worthy of priesthood ordinances and blessings.
ACTIVITY: Priesthood Power Word Search
Search for words describing duties and various offices in the Aaronic and Melchizedek Priesthood. Cross through the words as you find them in any direction.
The above activity “PRIESTHOOD POWER SEARCH!” matches with the enrichment activities #4 and 5 (in the Doctrine and Covenants Lesson 8 below).
TO MAKE Print or copy and color the Word Search for each youth.
THOUGHT TREAT: Priesthood Pretzels. Give each youth eight pretzels to eat as you talk about each of the eight priesthood offices and duties found on the crossword puzzle.
TESTIMONY (as suggested in the lesson below):
Express your gratitude that we can receive all the blessings necessary for us to return to Heavenly Father because of the restoration of the priesthood. Challenge the boys to prepare to receive the great power of the priesthood and to always live worthy to exercise that power. Challenge the girls to honor the priesthood and prepare themselves to be worthy to receive the blessings of the priesthood.
. . . Review the enrichment activities 4 and 5, for which the above activity illustrates.
SCRIPTURE CHALLENGE CARD: 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.
D&C 13 “Upon you my fellow servants, in the name of Messiah I confer the Priesthood of Aaron, which holds the keys of the ministering of angels, and of the gospel of repentance, and of baptism by immersion for the remission of sins; and this shall never be taken again from the earth, until the sons of Levi do offer again an offering unto the Lord in righteousness.”
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).
