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 small scale Start out by asking who has the longest hair, longest fingernails, highest heel, heaviest church bag, etc. Measure or weigh the items. After a few of these questions, ask who has the most Christlike love (or the most charity, the most faith, strongest testimony, etc.). How can we measure these […]

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 […]

Start out by asking the following 2 questions: What positive contributions can I make to society? What are some contributions that others have made? Today we will talk about having Respect for Others.  Have you ever heard of the word Altruism? Do you know what it means? Altruism: Concern for and motivation to act for […]

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 […]

Talk about how when we only focus on the negative aspects of a person that is all we see, we can't see the good things about them. This is why it is dangerous to talk negatively about a person to others. This might form a wrongful negative opinion of that person in the minds of […]