Tag: blessings of living the gospel

September 22, 2004
Obeying the Commandments

Items needed an old, well worn shoe I take an old, well worn shoe and talk about how useful and comfortable the shoe is. It's a good shoe. I have worked and walked and jogged many miles in this shoe. They protect my feet from thorns and rocks and glass. At first, they pinched when […]

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September 22, 2004
Obeying God's Laws Will Let You Fly Higher

Build a kite with structure (gospel), tail (balance), wind (a cloud) for trials, and of coarse the most important part...string commandments of Heavenly Father. As long as a kite is attached to a string, it will fly high up in the sky. You may think that since it is pulling and tugging on the string, […]

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September 22, 2004
How do we feel when we make a wrong choice?

Items needed a lemon an apple Ask for two volunteers. Have one eat a slice of lemon (usually a boy is more likely to taste the lemon than a girl) and another eat a slice of apple. I compared the way they reacted and felt to the way we feel when we make wrong or […]

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September 22, 2004
Airplane lesson - finding your life's destination

Items needed two paper airplanes This is a talk given by 11 year old Alex. The idea was based on Our Destiny November 1999 Ensign First you make two paper airplanes. One needs to fly very straight and true. The other needs to look a little battered and fly more in loops. There are patterns […]

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