By Kristen Danielson
I saw this object lesson I am going to use tomorrow for teaching #dandc59
Have someone help you stretch a line of string/tape (approx. 10 feet long) across the floor.
2. Invite someone to do the following:
a. Stand at one end of the string.
b. Close their eyes.
c. Try to walk the entire length without stepping off the string.
3. The person will probably be off the string at least six inches by the time he/she reaches the other end of the string. Ask:
a. “Imagine the string is the length of a football/soccer field. How far off would you be at the end of the string?”
b. Imagine the string is a mile/kilometer long. How far off would you be at the end of the string?”
4. Ask the same person to do the following:
a. Return to the starting end of the string.
b. Close his/her eyes.
c. Take six steps and on the seventh step open his/her eyes and adjust back on the string.
5. The person will probably be no more than an inch or so off the string when he/she reaches the end. Ask:
a. “Imagine the string is the length of a football/soccer field. How far off would you be at the end of the string?”
b. Imagine the string is a mile/kilometer long. How far off would you be at the end of the string?”
6. Ask, “What does this have to do with the Sabbath Day?” Help them see the comparison between the opening of your person’s eyes on the seventh step and the Sabbath that Heavenly Father has given us every seven days.
