LESSON LIFESAVER Activity:
Choose the Right (CTR Tools Choose the Right Match Game)
Use For: Primary, Sunday School, Youth Doctrinal Classes, family scripture study, and children and youth goals
OBJECTIVE: Help youth recognize tools or special help that Heavenly Father has given them to keep their baptismal covenants and to keep the commandments.
TO MAKE: Using cardstock, print or copy images that follow. If printing the color version, simply cut out images and laminate them. For the black-and-white version, color cut out, and laminate. Cut a slit on the toolbox dashed lines. Tape the toolbox on the board or mount it to a poster, taping or gluing the sides only and leaving the slit pocket open. Place tools in the pocket of the toolbox. Place wordstrips in a container.
ACTIVITY:
1. Tell the youth that Heavenly Father has given us special help or tools to help us choose the right and keep our baptismal covenant. They will help us FIX PROBLEMS. They are PARENTS, TEACHERS, LEADERS, SCRIPTURES, PRAYER, and FASTING. Show tools in the CTR Tools box.
2. Have youth come up one at a time draw a problem wordstrip and read it.
3. Have the youth decide which tools they would use to help them keep their baptismal covenant and the commandments.
4. Ask the youth to tell why they chose the tool or tools and how they will help fix the problem.
5. Have each youth place the wordstrip in a separate container and place the tools back into the CTR Tools toolbox.
THOUGHT TREAT: CTR Wafer Cookies. Write the letters CTR on a wafer cookie for each youth, using a tube of frosting. Tell Youth:
• These CHOOSE THE RIGHT tools will help us keep our baptismal covenants.
• There is a gate that leads to the “strait” and narrow path that leads to heaven. See the definition of “strait” below*. Baptism is that gate. After baptism, we are on the “strait” and narrow path.
• If we continue using the CTR tools, e.g., reading the scriptures, listening to parents and teachers, and fasting and praying we can stay on the path and find happiness in our journey.
SCRIPTURE TO MEMORIZE: Memorize the Psalm 119:105. “Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.”
SCRIPTURES AND DISCUSSION:
Ask, “What help or tools has Heavenly Father given us to help us keep our baptismal covenant?” Answer the question using the following SCRIPTURES and LESSONS to teach.
#1: Our parents, teachers, and leaders help us
SCRIPTURES
• 1 Nephi 3:7
• Mosiah 4:14-15
• Doctrine and Covenants 68:25-28
PRIMARY LESSONS
• Primary 1, Lesson 43 “We Have a Living Prophet” ⇒
• Primary 3, Lesson 8 “The Church of Jesus Christ Has Prophets to Teach Us ⇒
• Primary 3, Lesson 28 “Our Parents Help Us Learn” ⇒
• Primary 4, Lesson 27 “Helaman and the Two Thousand Warriors” ⇒
• Primary 4, Lesson 29 “Nephi Prophesies” ⇒
#2: The scriptures help us
SCRIPTURES
• Matthew 4:4
• 2 Timothy 3:16
• 1 Nephi 19:23
• 2 Nephi 4:15-16
• Doctrine and Covenants 84:57
PRIMARY LESSONS
• Primary 1, Lesson 41″Heavenly Father and Jesus Gave Us the Scriptures” ⇒
• Primary 4, Lesson 23 “Alma Counsels His Sons Helaman and Shiblon” ⇒
• Primary 6, lesson 37 “Josiah and Ezra Read the Scriptures to the People” ⇒
#3: Prayer and fasting help us
SCRIPTURES
• 2 Nephi 32:9
• Doctrine and Covenants 10:5; 19:38; 88:119
PRIMARY LESSONS
• Primary 1, Lesson 4 “I Can Pray to Heavenly Father” ⇒
• Primary 6, Lesson 38 “Esther Saves Her People” ⇒
• Primary 6, Lesson 42 “Daniel and the Lions’ Den” ⇒
• Primary 7, Lesson 11 “Jesus Christ Teaches about Prayer” ⇒
*DEFINITION OF THE WORD “Strait”
• “And I also beheld a strait and narrow path, which came along by the rod of iron, even to the tree by which I stood.” 1 Nephi 8:20
• The word “strait” means the same as “narrow.” (straight)
See Article: Is the Path to Eternal Life “strait” or “Straight”?
