LESSON LIFESAVER Activity

Alma counsels son Corianton value pack of good choices

YOUTH LESSON ACTIVITY. VALUE-PACK (book) of GOOD CHOICES. Youth can be inspired as they pray, asking the Holy Ghost to guide them in making right choices with this book to prompt them.

TOPICS that may be found here: The language they use; keeping the Sabbath day holy; the clothes they wear; obeying their parents; their music choices; stealing; the movies, video, and television shows they watch; and telling the truth.

See the Enrichment Activity in the Church manual for which this activity was illustrated (“Lesson 24: Alma Counsels His Son Corianton,” Primary 4: Book of Mormon (1997), 83–86)

See Enrichment activity details below.*

TO MAKE Print, color, and cut out the Good Choices book for each youth. Paper punch holes top left. Tie a 6-inch piece of string, yarn, or ribbon at the top to hold book pages together.

THOUGHT TREAT: Choose the Right Crackers. With cheese or frosting from a tube, frost three crackers or three graham cracker pieces with the letters C, T, and R.

TESTIMONY: Testify that deciding to follow Jesus Christ will lead to making righteous choices and that this is the only way to find true happiness.

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.

Alma 39:14 “Seek not after riches nor the vain things of this world; for behold, ye cannot carry them with you.”

*ENRICHMENT ACTIVITY #2: Discuss with the children choices they can make in the following or similar areas. Use ideas that are potential problems for the children in your class. Ask them what kinds of choices Jesus would want them to make. Help them consider the consequences of the various choices they could make.

The language they use
Keeping the Sabbath day holy
The clothes they wear
Obeying their parents
The music they listen to
Stealing
The movies, videos, and television shows they watch
Telling the truth