Items needed dirty hands soap a bowl of water a hand brush Show your hands and offer to shake hands with anyone. Show the bar of soap and ask: Why is repentance called the soap of life? Let me demonstrate. First, wash your hands in the water only. Show your hands and ask: How does […]

Display the picture of the Savior and read John 8:12: "I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life." You may also wish to make a sign that says "I am the light of the world" top help students focus on […]

Items needed a doormat Display the doormat, and point out that it is put in front of the door to provide those who enter the opportunity to wipe the dirt and debris from their feet so that they will not soil the inside of the home. Explain that Heavenly Father has also place a doormat […]

Items needed a spool of thread Take a spool of thread and wrap the thread once or twice around the volunteer's fingers or wrists. Have them break the thread. This represents bad habits. When we first begin a bad habit like smoking, or even something as simple as watching an inappropriate t.v. show or using […]

Items needed two dirty bottles, one with a lid soapy water lid First take the bottle with the lid on it, show it to the class and say: See this bottle is really dirty. Put it in the soapy water and wash it and then rinse it, and wipe it dry. Show it to the […]

Items needed a bowl of mud Scoop out a handful of mud and ask "What would you do if a friend ran up with his arms full of mud? Do you move closer and hold out your arms and accept all that mud? Or do you say, 'No, thanks. I don't want that mud.' " […]

Items needed a piece of paper (or picture of a person) Start this object lesson by holding up the sheet of paper. Tell the group that it represents our lives. We do all have many problems and disappointments in our lives; (ex. having a flat tire in the middle of the desert, having to care […]