The Savior knows the ADVERSITY that comes to our children and youth. As we teach them to have faith, pray, and make good choices they can overcome TRIALS with courage and obtain HAPPINESS.
You’ll find many activities (below) to make learning fun. For example, this blind puzzle helps them Overcome Trials with the Help of Jesus (DOWNLOAD HERE or below).
Reach into our Gospel Grab Bag to find instant printables for CHURCH and HOME scripture study and goal achieving.
Even YOUTH CAN TEACH using these interactive activities.
Teaching Tools for Children and Youth
• COME FOLLOW ME weekly lessons with matching activities and song visuals and Scripture Scholars for each week
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THESE ACTIVITIES FOLLOW ⇓
• POST-AND-PRESENT Poster Games and Activities
• LESSON LIFESAVER Activities and Handouts
• SCRIPTURE poster/card sets to memorize
• SONG VISUALS to teach about the subject
Lesson Lifesavers-CFM: JULY Lesson 2: Why are covenants important in my life?
LDS PRINTABLE ACTIVITIES 1-4:
#1 ColorQuote: poster, journal page, and notecard (“Covenants with God help us know who we really are. They connect us to Him in a personal way through which we come to feel our value in His sight and our place in His kingdom.” – Jean A. Stevens, “Covenant Daughters of God,” October 2014 General Conference)
. PDF Includes 3 sizes: 8 x 10 poster, 5 x 7 journal page, and 4 x 5 note card
6 pages to print - (3 to in color, or 3 in black and white)
#2 True to the Faith crossmatch
Description of Lesson Activity: Tell youth that they can be true to the faith and keep their covenants in spite of worldly pressures. To do crossmatch, they can:
1. List five worldly pressures in the left column. Then draw a line to the tool or tools that would help them overcome each worldly pressure, (e.g., parents, good friends, scriptures, the Holy Ghost, church leaders, and family members).
2. Write about blessings you would receive from overcoming each pressure.
. PDF Includes:
1-page introduction WITH LESSON IDEAS (plus 2 MUTUAL NIGHT Activities)
2 pages to print (1 to print in color, or 1 in black-and-white)
#3 The New Me! Changing Caterpillar poem poster
Description of Lesson Activity: Help youth realize that the covenants we make help guide our choices. Think of the caterpillar becoming a butterfly and compare it to yourself who too must struggle to progress and grow. We must constantly change, to improve our life. Our covenants help us to change as we live God’s laws or plan of happiness.
. PDF Includes:
1-page introduction WITH LESSON IDEAS (plus 8 MUTUAL NIGHT Activity)
2 pages to print (1 to print in color, or 1 in black-and-white)
#4 Keep Spiritual Boat Afloat game
Description of Lesson Activity: With this game youth search the scriptures to find ways they can overcome trials, gain strength and self-esteem through keeping their covenants through righteous living. This game will help players learn they can sail through troubled waters by living the gospel of Jesus Christ.
. PDF Includes:
2 pages introduction WITH LESSON IDEAS (plus 4 MUTUAL NIGHT Activity)
4 pages to print (2 to print in color, or 2 in black-and-white)
USE ACTIVITY FOR:
Primary Sharing Time, Family Home Evening, Activity Days, Young Women and Young Men “Come, Follow Me,” Seminary, Sunday School, Family Night
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