Relief Society and Elder's Quorum Lessons - General Conference
Use these lesson ideas to supplement your lessons for Relief Society and Elder's Quorum. Click on the topic, person, or scripture reference in the section below to find fantastic mini lessons, object lessons, quotes, visual aids, and handouts for your General Conference or other lessons. This list is pre-filtered to show only ideas that are best for teaching adults.
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Answering questions about Race and Priesthood Ban
After seven years operating the Seminary Teachers of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Facebook group, I've seen it all. Too many of us are giving answers about race and priesthood intended to preserve faith that do not convey the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth sohelpmegod. We know lot […]
Category: Mini Lessons, Blog post
answering questions, asking questions, Priesthood, Priesthood ordinances, race, racism
Filling your day
What you need: FULL clear glass of water Lots and lots of paper clips GENTLY and SLOWLY place paper clip by paper clip in the very full glass of water. Have your students watch as the glass gets fuller and fuller but never topples over and spills everywhere. Relate how this can sometimes be like […]
Category: Object Lessons
effort, time management
Why are my prayers not answered immediately?
Luke 1:13. Prayers are not always answered immediately. Sometimes we must wait a long time to receive answers to our prayers. (10–15 minutes) After the opening prayer, ask students: Does God hear every prayer? Does He answer every prayer? What should we do if an answer doesn’t come right away? ReadLuke 1:13. What does this […]
Category: Mini Lessons
prayer, receiving answers to prayer
The purposes of the Lord cannot be frustrated
Matthew 2:13–21. The purposes and work of the Lord cannot be frustrated. (5–10 minutes) Show the students a glass of water and a teaspoon of sugar. Stir the sugar into the water. Then invite a student to separate the sugar from the water. Read Doctrine and Covenants 121:33 and ask students: How is the difficulty […]
Category: Object Lessons, Mini Lessons
destiny of the earth, no unhallowed hand, power of god, purpose of life
What Qualities make Good Parents?
Matthew 1:18–25. Certain qualities make good parents. (10–20 minutes) Ask two students to describe a characteristic they like about their parents. Invite a father or mother of a student to come to class and speak for three to five minutes and describe their feelings when their child was born, tell what the child was like […]
Category: Mini Lessons
parenting, roles
I have read my scriptures every day Scripture Reading Chart 2019
This popular reading chart has every day of the year marked out in simple black letters for you to color in for each day you read your scriptures. 2019 Scripture Reading Chart
Category: Handouts
reading chart, scripture study
The First Christmas Spirit
This Mormon Message is great for introducing the life of Jesus Christ through the experiences of Joseph. 6 minutes 41 seconds. Above is the YouTube version of this video. This video is also available at LDS.org, where you can show it using the Church's wifi.
Category: Visual Aids
Bethlehem, birth of Jesus Christ, Christmas, Jerusalem, Jesus Christ, Jesus Christ teaching in the temple, Joseph, movie, nativity, temple
What was the birth of Jesus Christ like
Ever wonder what the birth of Jesus was really like? Or what the manger looked like? Or why there is always an ox and donkey as part of the Nativity story? Well, learn why in this Christmas video talking about the likely setting of the birth of Jesus. This video is available on YouTube only. […]
Category: Visual Aids
Christmas, movie, nativity
How did you put the gospel into action?
To help class members share how learning during class is blessing their lives, you could write the following question on the board: What is something you did because of what you read in the scriptures this week?
Category: Teaching Solutions
Attention Getters, Helping Students Find Meaning in the Scriptures, Lesson Openers, Seeing a Gospel Principle in Action
Slips of Paper Sharing
To help class members share what they are learning, you might ask them to write questions, comments, or insights from their reading on strips of paper and put them into a container. Draw strips from the container to discuss as a class.
Category: Teaching Solutions
Asking Questions, Eliciting Thoughtful Responses, Encouraging Student Participation, Giving Every Person a Turn, Helping Shy Students Participate, Helping Students Find Meaning in the Scriptures, , Reviewing Material
