(Also see: Talents)
 

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Talents Game
 

 

A Penny and a thought
Blueberry Muffin - Attach the following saying, "Sometimes we can't see the blueberries on the surface but if you take a bite there they are. Our talents are much the same way. We must make the effort to find our Godlike qualities."
Bottle of water - "Don't bottle up your potential!  'Water' you waiting for?  Water your talents and watch them grow."
Handout from Christy's Clipart
Parable of the Talents handout and the talk that goes with it.



Developing Talents
I am going to follow the general outline of the lesson but leave at least 15 minutes for the following activity. I am going to correlate the talents the Lord gives us to his gifts to us. Then I am going to talk about what a true gift is. Then I want to turn it into the Christmas season and the reason behind Gifts during Christmas. Then I will talk to them about what gifts they in return could give to the Savior. And again what a true gift is. Then I have prepared a handout with stationary showing an drawing of Joseph, Mary and the baby Jesus in a manger, with the Words "My Gift to Jesus" at the top. I have also made a matching envelope. I am going to give the girls 10 minutes to decide what their gift to Jesus can be. Then we will seal them up and during a lesson close to Easter I will give them back to the girls, so they can see how they have done. (Idea by Annie Poulsen / ga12172006)
Lesson Helps from Debanae
Lesson Helps from Jenny Smith
Lesson Helps from Young Women Connection
Overlooked Spiritual Gifts



Invest in yourself
Make use of yourself



Don't just hang around
Give me five dollars - I did this object lesson today but I changed it up a bit….I spoke with one of the girl’s Mom before church and had her put a $10 bill in her scriptures.  It absolutely dropped her jaw and all the girls got a totally new perspective on how and why we have been given talents. (Idea shared Marci Shill / ga02172008)


 

Neal A. Maxwell, “Start Making Chips,” New Era, Sept. 1998, 4. Begin the lesson by stating the article title and asking for guesses on what it is about. Share Elder Maxwell’s insights about getting started.
Carol B. Thomas, “Developing Our Talent for Spirituality,” Liahona, July 2001, 106; Ensign, May 2001, 88. Use the article to conclude the lesson and testify that spirituality is one of the most important talents to develop.