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As a follow up to your lesson, the following activity week (as a class activity
or as a mutual activity) go to the bishop's house (and counselors if possible)
and have the girls ask the bishop if there is any chores he would let them do.
Or you could secretly wash the bishopric's cars. After
you wash them, put a note under their wiper that says: "Because of your
faithfulness in serving in our ward, you will be blessed to "see" more clearly.
Thanks for serving so lovingly."
Ask the Bishop Activity
We had a great activity a couple of weeks ago. We had
the Bishop's favorite dessert, strawberry shortcake, and the girls sat around
and asked him
questions. We also made a small poster
with all (well most) of the girls' pictures on it and then they signed it
around the border. Our Bishop loves basketball so I bought a $5 basketball and
all the girls signed it. We blindfolded him and had him sit in a chair in the
gym and then the girls ran in dribbling the basketball and screaming. It was
kind of corny, but everyone seemed to love it. I cut the questions into strips
and this gave them something to get them started. Several had questions of
their own. (Joanne Perry)
You could buy several candy bars and have the girls write a thank you note to
the bishop.
Thank you bishop! (green)
Thank you bishop! (pink)
Thank you bishop! (purple)
Christy's Clipart
I am going to bring a back
pack and have a girl put it on. Then I will pass out rocks to each girl, maybe 2
to each girl, and as they are saying a responsibility of the bishop they are
going to put it into the back pack. Pretty soon the pack will be heavy. Then I
will ask them how and who can help the bishop to lighten his load. Then I will
have 2 girls come up on each side and help hold up the pack. These two girl
represent the two counselors. Then I might talk about the other people who help
lighten the load like teachers, ward clerk, etc. and take out the rocks but
still leave some in because the bishop has a lot to do that no one else can and
we just have to be understanding and try to help him the best we can. (Credit
Unknown)
Lesson Helps from Debanae's
Lesson Helps from JennySmith.net
Lesson Helps from Young Women Connection
What are the responsibilities of a bishop??
Something I did for a visual for supporting the priesthood
years ago was to bring in the game
Kerplunk and I made up strips of sayings that you would hear in a
ward. Like.....I hate when... I wish they would....Can you believe that he
would......I just love when they.... I really like when..... Sure I will do
that..... Yes I can drive....I can go and work at the DI.....I can go to the
ward assignment...... Then I had the girls pull out a stick if they had a
negative comment or try and put one in, and not pull one out if they had a
positive comment. I had more negative comments. So that the marbles all fell
out. I explained to the girls that when you are negative you are not supporting
the Bishop or Priesthood. It makes their loads heavy. If they will look for the
good in what they see in the priesthood it supports the Bishop like these sticks
support the marbles. But each little comment can weaken his net. We each matter
in supporting the priesthood. (Idea by Jolene /
ga03202007)
All about the Bishop and his calling
Bishop
Appreciation Ideas
Bishop Candy Gram
- After the lesson I
am going to provide small bright colored squares of paper and ask each girl to
write some messages of thanks to the Bishop & I will have them glue those around
the outside edge of the poster as a confetti looking border. (Idea by Jenna)
Bishop's Treat Bag
“How to Sustain Your Bishop,”
Ensign, Mar. 1994, 23
The Mantle of a Bishop by Robert D. Hales
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