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Angela's Lesson Helps
by
Angela Williams / ga09232007
Object Lesson - I created a handout
with quotes and two shapes --one is an hour glass, and it shows how restrictive
the commandments can make you feel: Not lying, not stealing, staying pure etc
(The hour glass gets narrower and narrower)--then the hour glass widens and it
represents the benefits from doing all those things: Having a good job, friends
who trust you, a solid relationship with a spouse etc., leading to Eternal
Happiness.
The other shape is a diamond. This shows how doing whatever you want
might make you feel free: Lying, smoking, Being lazy etc (The shape widens).
Then the shape begins to narrow as you realize the fruits of your choices:
Broken relationships, bad health, no one trust you etc., leading to Everlasting
Misery.
Talked about how "For the Strength for the Youth" are modern day commandments
given to the youth by the Lord. The youth are blessed to have these commandments
spelled out for them so straight forward and clear as they live in this day and
age. There is no questioning what the Lord expects from the youth.
Then we played
FTSOY Jeopardy by Stacie Apache Junction, AZ Stake, to
review those commandments and make sure they know what is expected of them.
I choose the questions and sections I wanted to focus on and
elaborated/discussed after each question was answered.
For instance: I combined Piercing, dress and language into one category called
"Body Language". And Media called "Movie, Music and More". Dating and Sexual
Purity was combined under "Dating Rituals" and gospels basics under "Primary
Answers".
How to keep ourselves safe and sound today (Camping with Bears Metaphor)
Keeping the Lord's Standards is like Camping with Bears
Elder Robert K Dalenbach spoke to the youth. He told them about how he likes to
go fishing up in Alaska. They would camp out and fish for a week. Then he gave
the youth some rules on survival while camping and fishing. He told them about
the Kodiak bear. It's the largest grizzly bear...when it stands, it is about 9
feet tall. It has massive paws with about 6-8 inch claws. It can pick little
berries with them and not even bother the leaves. It's jaws are so big when it
opens it's mouth, that it could fit your head in it easily. It can smell a
package of bacon 10 miles away.
(I changed this a bit and shared a story from my Girls camp days when we camped
with bears and our run in with a momma bear and her cubs.)
The way to survive while camping and avoid the bear are:
Don't bring anything into camp that the bear wants (such as bacon)
Keep your camp clean
Know how to defend yourself
Know where to get help when in trouble
If you are able to keep these rules in mind, usually you won't have any problems
while you are camping. Then he told them it is like that in life.
The way to keep yourself safe and strong in the gospel are like the other rules:
Don't bring anything into your life or mind that would invite Satan there
Keep your mind clean (such as no profanity, R-rated shows, porn, etc)
Know how to defend yourself against Satan and the world...(reading scriptures,
attending church/temple, attend seminary, etc.)
Know where to go for help (bishop, parents, seminary teacher, stake Pres.,)
Then I gave the girls each a little bear (Michaels $1.59) with a quote attached
to it that read: "We promise that as you keep these standards and live by the
truths in the scriptures, you will be able to do your lifes work with greater
wisdom and skill and bear trials with greater courage." The First
Presidency
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