By Shauna Doctrine and Covenants Section 27 This idea came from a member of the LDS Seminary Teacher Facebook group (seriously, if you are a Seminary Teacher-join that Facebook group). When I figure out who it was, I will edit and post his name so he receives credit for this brilliant visual for teaching "Dispensations" […]
In learning about the Great Apostasy, this student started telling us about a Family Home Evening lesson his sister did. Using cups we have in our room, he gave us a visual of just what the apostasy was.you can do a google search and fin...
Items Needed: Breakable object that can be fixed with glue Glue A raw Egg A bowl Lesson Idea: Break the breakable item (or show two broken pieces) and have a participant come up and glue them together. Discuss making mistakes and making restitution. Break the egg in the bowl and have another student come up […]
Items needed A flashlight Lesson Take the pieces of a flashlight apart. Give one piece each to a class member. Have him or her stand at the front of the class holding their piece, have one extra class member stand up there with nothing. Ask each person with a part of the flashlight what they […]
Items needed: A lego Set with instructions Lesson Get the group into two groups and then choose one person to be the third solo group Dump the Legos on the table, and instruct the group to work as teams to complete the Lego project. One group gets no instructions for the Legos-- Life without the […]
Items needed a tarnished item silver cleaner a bowl of water Lesson I used this by showing the class how the silver looked when it was tarnished. Then as I was talking about how the church was restored, I was also cleaning the spoon with the silver cleaner. It probably took about 3 minutes. Then […]
Items needed breakable plate permanent marker another plate with items required for the true church already on it Give one student the marker and the plate. Ask the students to list the things necessary in the true church / Christ's gospel (i.e. apostles, revelation, baptism by immersion, etc.). As items are listed, the student with […]
Items needed a Master brand lock and key several other keys a label that says eternal life Take a "Master" lock and attach a sign to it that says "Eternal Life". The only way to get the "Eternal Life" is if you unlock the lock. I have several keys that I can give to a […]
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 […]
Items needed some wooden blocks in the shape of a tower or building, including one block labelled "Authority/Priesthood" The period of time when the true Church no longer existed on earth is called the Great Apostasy. (Gospel Principles, Lesson 16: The Church of Jesus Christ in Former Times) Priesthood authority was restored to the earth […]
