Activities around Faith



Faith Candy Bar Wrapper



Faith - from Jenny Smith -  (color), (black and white)
Faith is like a seed clipart from LDSFiles
Faith Clipart 



Do you have faith?
Faith by LDS Living
Faith and Trust
Family Home Evening Lesson on Faith by Deseret Book
FROG: Fully Rely On God from Latter-Day Village (could be adapted to be FHE)
How Firm a Foundation submitted by Kari Mitchell



A game of values
Faith Factor Game



Bread or Sweet Rolls - Explain that when a person makes bread they must have "faith" that the yeast will make the bread rise.
Clothespin - "Faith decreases our hang-ups. Hang in there."
Faith of a mustard seed handout
Faith Seed Pouch from lds.about.com

Fortress of Faith and the talk that goes with it from M. Russell Ballard
I did a handout that was very easy but is very effective. They still have it with them every Sunday. What I did was type out the word Faith on a business card without dotting the i.  I dotted the i with a grain of mustard seed. (Idea by Angela Cannon)
Phone Card (use clipart of a phone card) and attach the saying, "Your faith will increase as you phone home regularly."
Planting Kit - Each kit will include 2 dixie cups, a snack-sized bag of soil ( not for eating! ), three mystery seeds, and this rhyme: "You have a project to do. A cup, some soil,... and mystery seeds.  You can plant like faithful deeds and watch to see what soon will grow.  The blessings of faith we don't always know, but the seeds are likely to grow and sprout, just as blessings from FAITH come out!" (Idea from Christy's Clipart)
Popcorn: "Faith is like popcorn, it get bigger, and bigger, and bigger."
Value Keys from Jenny Smith - (Faith, Divine Nature, Individual Worth, Knowledge, Choice & Accountability, Good Works, Integrity)
Young Women Values Pencil Cards



Faith in Jesus Christ (Primary Manual 3)



Faith Cookies - This Sharing Time idea by Alissa Bright, is a hands on lesson that teaches how faith works
Faith Lesson Helps
Faith Lesson Helps - ideas for music, audio/visuals, posters and more!
Follow only my voice
FROG: Fully Rely On God from Latter-Day Village
Great faith has a short shelf life by Kim Nelson
I started out by asking the girls questions like:  What do you do if you are hungry?  What do you do in the morning before going to school?  etc. and then asked them if it was enough just to know about these things, they needed to do something in order for each task to be met.  What if you saw someone drowning and there was a lifesaving ring next to you?  You would have to throw it in, in order to save the person.  Just like our faith we need to be doing something in order for our faith to grow.  I read a quote by John Taylor that talked about faith being dead without works... And then in the end I asked them all to be their own lifesaver by doing things to make their faith grow.  As a handout I made a bookmark for each of them with the quote on it and then handed them each a white lifesaver candy.  Quote:  "Faith without works being dead, it is evident that living faith.....is that which not only believes in God, but acts upon that belief.  It is not only the cause of action, but includes both cause and action.  Or in other words, it is belief or faith made perfect by works." -John Taylor   Next week I am going to cut some 2 by 2 blocks of wood and gift wrap them up in white paper and beautiful bows and ribbon.  And talk about faith being a gift from God and attach a card to it with a quote about faith being a gift from God.  (Laura in MN)

Mini Lesson on Faith

Unfolding a Rose
Value Hostages
Wax Strong
What is the significance of the mustard seed?
 


Music Resources for Faith



Blow on a feather or a pinwheel. Ask the children if they can see the wind that is moving the feather. Ask them if they know that the wind is really moving the feather. Explain that we do not have to see something to have faith. (January 2007 Friend / Sharing Time Suggestion)
I had a bag of Hershey Kisses on the table. I asked one student to come up and look in the bag. He did. I told him he could smell it as well. He did. Then I told him to go back and sit down and tell everyone else what was in the bag. He said, "Kisses!" excitedly. I asked the rest of the class if they believed that there were kisses in the bag. They said they did. I asked them why they believed it? They didn't see it for themselves. They didn't smell it. All they had to go on, was the boys' word. How did they know that there were really kisses in the bag? One boy raised his hand and said, "Because we have faith that he's telling the truth."  Then I had them turn to the verse in Alma 32 where it says "faith is not a perfect knowledge of things." (Idea by Charlene in New Mexico)
Is your faith sufficient?
Knowledge requires faith  
Train Tickets
Unseen Faith (Object Lesson for Children)
Working by Faith

A Faith & Seed Centered Activity

CTR rings
I'll follow him in faith - Cross stitch pattern or coloring sheet
Refreshment Idea - We're baking individual miniature cheesecakes (in those cupcake size metal cups) and putting a white (faith) birthday candle on top.  These are delicious, elegant, the recipe is super easy, as the "crust" is a Nilla Vanilla wafer that you just put in the bottom!, and it's simple to serve and clean up. (Jeanni Gould)
Value Cover Sheets (Faith)



Goals on Faith in Personal Progress Program
Value Experiences and Value Projects on Faith (Really good resource)



A wondrous dream 
Faith is a Friend
Faith of a Mustard Seed
Froggy - Leap of Faith (scroll down for poem)
Unfolding the Rosebud
What is White?



Faith

One Liners
Quick Quotes



Centurion pleads for his servant's health (Matthew 8:5-13)
King Hezekiah trusts the Lord to save Jerusalem (2 Kings 19:10-35)
Lehi's family leaves Jerusalem (1 Nephi 2:1-6)



Faith Cookies
Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ is the first principle of the gospel.
I have faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. Faith means trust. I trust Him, and I will follow Him.
I have faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. He will help me keep the commandments.
I promise to follow Jesus Christ in Faith
My faith in Jesus Christ is strengthened when I pray.
Sharing Time on Faith
The scriptures teach me that the Nephites were guided when they had faith. When I have faith, I can be guided and receive courage to choose right.  
 

Dad Held the Rope  (story of a small boy's trust in his father) David O. McKay

God's Embroidery
Grandma's Cake
Faith in Every Footstep (Story of Mary Fielding Smith)
He will sit as a refiner and purifier - Malachi 3:3  Have faith that Heavenly Father is molding and shaping us so that eventually He will see His image in us.

The edge of the light by Boyd K. Packer
"The Gardener and the Currant Bush"


 

"According to Thy Faith..."   David Bednar,  Ricks College  Devotional, Aug. 29, 2000

"Building Bridges to Faith",  Loren C. Dunn -  Ensign, May 1981, page 25-26

“Faith: The Essence of True Religion,”  - President Gordon B. Hinckley - Ensign, Oct. 1995, 2

"Help Thou Mine Unbelief"  -   Elder L. Whitney Clayton  -  October 2001 General Conference
"The Spark of Faith",  Henry B. Eyring,  Gen. Conf. Oct. 1986

"Trust In The Lord",  Elder Richard G. Scott, (Gen. Conf. Address, Oct. 1995)

  Check your church library to see if they have any of these videos...

Finding Faith in Christ - This video recording portrays the power, majesty, and love of Jesus Christ through the eyes of Thomas, who once doubted. It explains how faith in Christ will help individuals resolve personal challenges. 28 minutes.
Firm in the Faith of Christ - A grandfather uses Captain Moroni as an example of a true hero for his grandson. (14 minute video clip)
Hannah's Faith - (Video Clip 9) Hannah shows her faithfulness by lending her son to the Lord.  3:19 min.
Trusting in the Lord - (Video Clip 12)  The story of a young skier who decides to follow the Lord's guide illustrates the principle taught in Proverbs 3:5–6.  4:37 min.