YOUTH LESSON ACTIVITY. PLANT & GROW SEEDS OF FAITH flip book. Youth will flip over this flip-book where a tree that starts small as a seed grows into a large tree as you flip the pages. We too can start with small acts of faith with works they grow, e.g. a testimony or action creating positive results. Great tool for discussion about goals and promises to self, parents, and God.
For CHURCH & HOME Primary, Sunday School, scripture study, and COME FOLLOW ME
LESSON LIFESAVER Activity
FAITH: I can plant and grow seeds of faith! Growing Tree Flipbook
OBJECTIVE: Create a faith flipbook (a tree that starts small, as a seed, and grows into a large tree as you flip the pages).
TO MAKE Print on lightweight paper and cut out a flipbook for each youth. Place page 1 in the front and 31 in the back so that plant grows larger as you flip the book. Place the cover on top and staple the book together. Flip the pages to show the plant growing.
LESSON IDEAS: Talk about Alma’s teachings on faith (Alma 32-33). Compare the growing tree to the word of God that grows when we nourish it with faith. It will grow in our hearts, creating a testimony of Jesus Christ, but we must first plant the seeds and have faith that they will grow. See More Lesson Ideas (below).
THOUGHT TREAT: Apple Seeds of Faith. Divide an apple in half to show youth the seeds that are planted in the ground to create a tree to grow apples. Our own seeds of faith need to be planted in our hearts and nourished every day if we are to keep our testimony-tree growing.
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 32:21, 27-28 “Faith is not to have a perfect knowledge of things; therefore if ye have faith ye hope for things which are not seen, which are true. . . . if ye will awake and arouse your faculties, even to an experiment upon my words, and exercise a particle of faith, yea, even if ye can no more than desire to believe, let this desire work in you, even until ye believe in a manner that ye can give place for a portion of my words. Now, we will compare the word unto a seed. Now, if ye give place, that a seed may be planted in your heart, behold, if it be a true seed, or a good seed, if ye do not cast it out by your unbelief, that ye will resist the Spirit of the Lord, behold, it will begin to swell within your breasts; and when you feel these swelling motions, ye will begin to say within yourselves—It must needs be that this is a good seed, or that the word is good, for it beginneth to enlarge my soul; yea, it beginneth to enlighten my understanding, yea, it beginneth to be delicious to me.
Alma and Amulek Teach about Faith in Jesus Christ | Alma 31–34 | Book of Mormon
The Zoramites won’t let the poor worship with them in their synagogues. The Zoramites are prideful and believe that they are better than other people. They only pray once a week with set prayers and forget God during the week. Alma and the other missionaries try to preach the word of God to the Zoramites, but they won’t listen to them. The poor Zoramites ask Alma and Amulek how they should worship God if they are cast out of their synagogue. Alma says it is good for them to be cast out; because they are poor, they have humble hearts and want to learn more about God. Alma teaches the poor about humility and faith in Jesus Christ. The people learn that they can pray to God anywhere. Alma compares the word of God to a seed. A good seed sprouts and begins to grow. He asks the people to experiment with the word of God, to have faith to plant the seed in their hearts. And if the word of God is good, it will grow and make them happy. Amulek testifies that salvation is in Jesus Christ. He tells the people that Jesus Christ will come into the world and take upon Himself the sins of His people. Everyone has the chance to repent, come unto Christ, and be saved. Based on Alma 31–34. Book of Mormon Videos The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/s…
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).
