Teaching Relief Society & Priesthood

Elder Wada does a great job of delineating a difference between reading the scriptures and "feasting upon the words of Christ."  There are many great parts of this talk.  I hope that the activity that follows will work for you: The Activity: Review the four promises we receive as we feast on the words of Christ that Elder Wada covers in his talk: Par. 8  "First, the words . . . through out life." Par. 9  "Second, when we . . . beyond our own." Par. 11  "Third, we can . . .  words of Christ." Par. 13  "The words of . . . yet see Him." Ask the class members to silently ponder those promises for a moment.  Note:  the silent time will probably seem longer than it actually is.  So, you may want to use a timer of some sort to make sure that you give enough time. Have the class members identify silently the promise that they feel is particularly relevant to them and then to form groups according to the promises (four groups-- one

I enjoyed this talk quite a bit.  I make use of Elder Held's analogy for the object lesson I have created below: The Activity: Bring a soft ball with you to class-- it should be fairly soft and needs to be able to be caught and thrown with a single hand. Ask for a volunteer. Have the volunteer stand about 20-25 feet away (7-8 meters) and have them catch the ball with one hand as you toss the ball back and forth. Now, ask the volunteer to cover one eye (you can do the same, if you wish) with a hand. Resume tossing and catching the ball.  The volunteer will have a more difficult time catching the ball and throwing it accurately.  You will, too, if you choose to cover one of your eyes. After a few tosses, ask them about the experience. Ask the class why it is harder to catch and throw a ball with one eye covered.  It has nothing to do with only using one hand.  You can do it with eye patches, if you want.  With one eye blocked, your eyes cannot provide you the right depth p