Items needed a student or another person who can not read without glasses, and a pair of his or her prescription glasses a label that reads "holy ghost" tape Before glass begins, tape the label "holy ghost" to the eyeglasses. Ask the person to try and read a section of scripture without his or her […]
Items Needed: One small sewing needle or pin. Lesson Idea: Hold the pin up in the air and tell the participants that you are going to conduct an experiment. You are going to drop the pin on the desk and would like everyone to be quiet so they can all hear it. Drop the pin […]
Items needed: a picture of a bird and a quarter Lesson: Display a picture of a bird and a quarter. Then tell the following story: Two men were walking down a busy city street. The one asked the other, "Listen to that bird." "I don't hear a bird," the other replied. "No, you must listen […]
I was asked to speak at a Baptism on the Holy Ghost. The twin girls were 14 and new to the church. I purchased 2 small $1 flashlights and put them in simple gift bags. I spoke on the Gift of the Holy Ghost and used Scriptures that talked about how finding truth through the […]
Items needed a way to play music a scary song a loud song a soft, reverent song Lesson Ask everyone to close their eyes and listen to the music that you are about to play. Tell them to think about how the music makes them feel. Play the scary music (you can find web sites […]
Items needed muddy socks bathrobe bowl/pitcher of ice water bowl/pitcher of warm water Start off your lesson with a volunteer to put on a pair of socks. When you show the volunteer the muddy socks, he/she won't want to put them on. Walk around the room asking for another volunteer to put them on. After […]
Items needed a tuning fork (or a tuning fork app) piano Ring the tuning fork, play the same note on the piano. Ask if the piano is in tune with the tuning fork. Ask why or why not? (piano hasn't been tuned, humidity, time between tunings, etc.) Make the connection that we need to do […]
Items needed a stethoscope I asked each member of the class to listen to the heart of the girl next to her. They laughed and giggled! Then I gave them each a stethoscope and had them listen again. Our lesson was on the Holy Ghost as an instrument used in hearing Heavenly Father. It worked […]
Items needed a cell phone I brought my cell phone and would play the different tones and asked them to listen to them and think what kind of promptings they would represent. The happy tones represented the Holy Ghost letting you know that something was good. The tones that sounded scary were warnings. The tones […]
Items needed mason jar quarter potting soil spoon or other scoop Start with a mason canning jar or a clear vase. Explain that this represents the person being baptized (Johnny). Hold up a shiny new quarter and explain that this is the Holy Ghost. Drop it into the jar and shake it around. Ask the […]
