Items needed a yardstick The following is from Teaching, No Greater Call, B: Basic Principles of Gospel Teaching--Use Effective Methods, 27: Choosing Effective Methods, page 92: For example, a young missionary was teaching an investigator about the need for the gospel to be restored to the earth. The investigator responded that his church had taught […]

Items needed a small refrigerator, plugged in OR a picture of a refrigerator.  You could even make a little display fridge that opens and closes. Set Up Display your refrigerator with the door closed. What you could say: Please listen with your spiritual ears as I describe some of the characteristics of my refrigerator. Inside […]

Items needed a map To illustrate the importance of the gospel, display a map. Ask why we use maps. Then compare the map to the gospel. Explain that like a map, the gospel of Jesus Christ guides us. It helps us stay on the path that leads to eternal life with our Heavenly Father. (Source: […]

To teach about nourishing the word of God after it has been planted in our hearts (see Alma 32:28–43), draw pictures of two plants—one that is healthy and has moist, rich soil and one that is unhealthy and has dry, poor soil. (Source: Teaching, No Greater Call, F: Methods of Teaching, Comparisons and Object Lessons) […]

Items needed: a coin To show that ordinances and covenants are inseparable, display a coin. Then ask which side of the coin is more important. (Neither side is more important.) Ask learners if they can separate the sides of the coin. Then explain that ordinances and covenants are inseparable, just as the two sides of […]

Items needed Several dozen paper cups a board The best way to describe is just to describe how I used it in Relief Society. I put a cup to represent the RS president under the board and then stood on it (I represented the demands of serving in Relief Society). Of course I crushed it! […]

Items needed a simple, inexpensive puzzle for every pair of people in the class We bought inexpensive 24 piece puzzles. We had enough for two people per puzzle. Before we started I took out one piece from each puzzle. The kids had to put the puzzle together as a team. None of them could complete […]

Items needed a blindfold picture of the temple or a family extra chairs Instruct the class you are going to invite a member of the class to reach the "Goal" through a maze of chairs in the classroom. The student will be blindfolded, but will able to choose a guide to help him/her get to […]

Items needed Legos inside the box Here are some legos and right on front is a picture of what you can build with these. Do I have to build exactly what is here? Can't I choose to make any design that I can imagine? In fact, there are lots of different choices of really fun […]

Items needed a room that can be completely darkened a map reward First tell the students that there is a great reward hidden in the building somewhere and that you will give them a map to help them find it. Next turn out the lights and then hand each student the map. Give them a […]