Sister Sharon Eubank (Oct. 17): "Turn On Your Light"

This activity is written as if it is being taught to a Relief Society only because it makes the use of pronouns easier and consequently, makes it easier to read.  The principles in this talk and the substance of this activity are applicable to all.  Ideas for adapting this activity/talk to an audience of men are detailed below.

The Activity:

1.     Read the quote Sis. Eubanks shares from Pres. Kimball (Paragraphs 5-7:  “Finally, my dear sisters . . .  in the last days.”) and ask the class members to consider their specific part in this work.

2.     Explain that you are going to consider how faithful women the world over are already doing this work and how we can be better prepared to take part in this work/improve our contribution.

3.     Divide the class into five groups.

4.     Give each group one of the sections of the talk.  They are:

a.      The first is to be righteous

b.     The second is to be articulate

c.      The third is to be different

d.     The fourth is to be distinct

e.     And finally, the fifth is to do one through four in happy ways.

5.     Ask the class members to use Sis. Eubanks message and their own insights to 1) define what the directive means and 2) identify things that they can do to better comply with each directive.

6.     Come back together and discuss what the groups found.

Using the Activity:

As I wrote earlier, this activity is written so as to be directed to women, but it is equally applicable to men.  A couple of ways to do this are 1) to discuss how men can support the women in doing the things outlined in this talk (this could be an especially great opportunity to make sure that we, as a people, are working together and supporting one another mutually in our responsibilities in the kingdom) and 2) to discuss how men (or people in general) can work to prepare themselves for the opportunities they will have to move the work forward.

This activity itself is valuable because we are aiming to get the class members talking about the message and applying it to their own lives.  This may mean that some people receive some specific guidance that would not necessarily be something to share with the rest of the class.  You may need to make a point of saying that.  If so, you may also want to stress the idea of recording those impressions so as to demonstrate how much we value the promptings we receive and how grateful we are to have received them.

I hope that this activity is a useful one for you.  I think this is such an important talk for many reasons and for all members of the church.  Please let me know how it goes.