Items needed crayons hard-boiled egg Hold up the pure white egg and tell how we all come to the earth pure and unblemished. As we grow, we make mistakes which tarnish us. Take the crayons and make marks on the shell of the hard boiled egg as you mention possible sins-lied to my mom, hit […]

Items needed 20 small candies or nuts Give 1 person in the class 10 pieces of candy. Then ask them if they'll give one back to you, before they eat any of them. It should be easy to share 1 piece, since you've just given them ten. In contrast, give someone else ten pieces of […]

Items needed a piece of brightly colored string or other distracting object Person leading the discussion places a piece of string on the front of their clothing. It should be obviously noticeable.( a color that stands out) Then they begin to talk about what reverence is. After a couple of minutes they ask if anyone […]

Items needed stick figures simple pictures of the following pieces of armor: breast plate belt and girdle shield shoes helmet Each piece of armour protects a specific part of the body for a reason. Breast plate the heart and lungs - which represent the love and breath we have in wanted to live the gospel […]

Items needed a small bag of sugar (or other sweet treat) for each member of the class another, better treat Begin the lesson by giving each student a bag of sugar as a present just for coming to church. I told them just like they received a present from me for coming to church, everyone […]

Items needed two oranges an orange peeler (or long fingernails) two containers of water Start out with both containers about 3/4 full of water. Show the group the orange and explain to them that this represents a youth like them and you can name it "Joe" or "Susie" etc. - - tell them that it […]

Items needed see through container (zip loc bags or plastic sacrament cups will work) bag of multi-colored jelly beans, separated by color Separate a bag of jelly beans into a separate glass or other see thru container. Begin handing out the jelly beans to the class while saying things like "these green jelly beans represent […]

Items needed a Rubik's cube and the skill to solve it! Begin with the Rubik's cube puzzle solved. As you talk about the apostasy turn the rubik's cube until all of the colors are mixed, illustrating the point that parts of the gospel that were lost or confused. While you talk about the importance of […]

Demonstrate how two separate colors of yarn can be knit together to become stronger and more beautiful and useful than one. Have someone than can knit (or crochet) knit the yarn together while you read Mosiah 18: 21: "And he commanded them that there should be no contention one with another, but that they should […]

Items needed enough oranges for every person in the class Pass out a bowl filled with oranges. Ask each class member to take and orange and examine it for a minute. "Get to know" your orange.... Then put all the oranges back in a bowl. Mix them up and pass it back around and have […]