Author: Jenny Smith

Jenny Smith is a designer who started blogging in 2004 to share lesson and activity ideas with members of her home branch Mississippi. Her collection has grown, and she now single-handedly manages the world's largest collection of free lesson help for LDS teachers with faceted search. Her library includes teaching techniques, object lessons, mini lessons, handouts, visual aids, and doctrinal mastery games categorized by scripture reference and gospel topic. Jenny loves tomatoes, Star Trek, and her family -- not necessarily in that order.
April 24, 2007
Judging

Remove the label from a can of soup and put it on a completely different can of soup, such as put a label from a can of green pea soup onto a can of tomato soup. The labels are usually easy to remove and replace. Ask the class what is in the can, then open […]

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April 24, 2007
To remind us not to use bad language

Have each student put a rubber band around his/her wrist and through out the week when they use inappropriate language, pop the rubber band. the pop will sting their wrist. This will be the consequence of using bad language.

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April 21, 2007
Not wanted but still suffered

The purpose is to show that some people do not take the blessings of Christ's atonement, but he still suffered for their sins. Why not take those blessings happily, instead of denying them. You take the ding-dongs or whatever you have and ask one person if they want that object. They will say "yes" or […]

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April 21, 2007
Marriage and Donuts

I am comparing marriage to donuts and cinnamon rolls. A donut is like a temporal marriage, sweet and delicious but built around a big hole- till death do we part. The cinnamon roll is also sweet but has no hole. I also have a hand out of a donut for each girl with a note […]

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April 19, 2007
Spiritual Food

Items needed some food Lesson Lay out the food so everyone can see it, but do not let anyone eat any. Talk about as a group how yummy the food looks, how its good for you, etc. After the discussion ask the students if they are all full and if you should pack up the […]

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March 11, 2007
Gossip

Many years ago, I did this object lesson for our YW. I put a purse in the room that the girls knew belonged to one of the YW. This "designated" YW left the room. After she left, I opened it up and asked them who wanted what. If the girls didn't speak up for it, […]

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March 10, 2007
Armour of God

Items needed clear glass of water pepper sandwich bag of dish soap paper towel or dishrag Lesson Pretend like the glass of water is the world. Have the class give examples of sin in the world (smoking, swearing, not telling the truth, etc.) As they are giving examples, shake pepper into the glass of water. […]

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March 6, 2007
Apply- Look for ways we can apply this priciple mentioned to our lives

Before starting class I just asked if anyone needed lotion as I stood with the bottle at the front of the class. As they said I do I walked around and gave all who needed a squirt. Then as I put the lotion away I asked who could tell me as we find principles in […]

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March 3, 2007
Building defenses

Items needed Legos wooden blocks ball Lesson Before class starts build a fortress out of Legos and one out of wooden blocks. While talking about making choices now about what you will do when you're tempted you can use the fortress of wood blocks as someone who didn't decide before hand what to do when […]

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February 22, 2007
"Labeling" others

Tape the contrasting label directly over the canned food label. Make sure no part of the true contents are showing. I used a Green bean label and covered over a can of pears. I asked the children if they liked green beans. Most said they did not, I elaborated on this issue and afterward I […]

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