Hold up a cell phone and ask if anyone has ever used one. Ask them to name places where they've used a cell phone. Answers may include in a car, outside, in the house, even on a boat. Now ask the class why they have used a cell phone. Answers may include I needed information, […]

Pass around the kiwi fruit. Make the point that the kiwi has a rough, unpleasant, hairy, tasteless exterior. Ask the students the following questions:  What makes the kiwi fruit seem unappealing? (It's exterior.)  What are some outward features by which we judge others?  Who might be "kiwi people" around us? When the fruit has been […]

Take a picture of someone in the group with a digital camera, or bring a photo of someone most everyone will recognize like the prophet, a national leader, or your Bishop/Branch President. Describe the person in the photo to your class and ask the students to guess who it is from your description. Be vague […]

You could use a clock, pocketwatch, or even just a watch as a visual aid to teach the scripture "This life is the time to prepare to meet god" (Alma 34:32 or "Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh" Matthew 25:13. The first part of […]

The following object lesson is from YouTube. This evangelist preacher does a fantastic job demonstrating how temptation is all around us, and how Satan will change his attacks to wear us down. You could use it to teach a variety of gospel topics:

After having a discussion with the students on what makes us angry, we searched Alma 20:8-15 for reasons why King Lamoni's father became so very angry with his son. We discussed reasons he may have been angry and then we discussed ways to avoid being angry. We read a few scripture references that give guidance […]

Items needed: A brick heavy enough to break an egg Legos Two eggs A plate Lesson First have students write what pressures they deal with in life on the brick. Then they write things they have to help them cope on the legos (prayer, scriptures, temple etc...) Use the legos to build a foundation (a […]

Items needed: a camera a flashlight Lesson Show the camera to the audience. Explain that when you feel the Holy Ghost before you are confirmed, it's influence can be felt in flashes, like this camera flash. When you are confirmed, you receive the Gift of the Holy Ghost. That gift is like a light that […]

Items needed two buckets rocks Lesson Kendra H. took this object lesson idea from lesson 10 in Manual 1 of the Young Women manual: "I took 2 buckets and filled one with Rocks and the other was empty. I had the YW call out things that frustrated them or made them upset during the day […]

This object lesson requires a magnifying glass, a sunny day , a piece of paper, and just a regular piece of glass. Take your class or family outside and give one person the magnifying glass and another person the normal glass. See who can burn a hole in the paper. The lesson could take many […]