Elder L. Todd Budge (Oct. '19): "Consistent and Resilient Trust"

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The Activity:

  1. Prior to class, identify quotes from this talk that you feel would be especially meaningful to your class members.  
  2. Write these quotes on different slips of paper.  Some examples of quotes might include the following:
    1. Par. 6 "In a paradoxical . . . plan for us."
    2. Par. 8 "The good news . . . purpose and meaning."
    3. Par. 20 "The Jaredites did . . . to the Lord."
    4. Par. 22 "We can take . . . us toward home."
  3. During the class, ask the class members to form small groups (3-4 people per group).
  4. Give each group a slip of paper with one of the quotes on it.  Have the groups discuss the quote.
  5. After a couple of minutes, have the groups rotate quotes.
  6. After a few rotations, come back together as a class and ask the class members to share any insights they had as they talked.
Using the Activity:

Again, this activity is designed to increase the number of people who can and will participate.  Also, though, it pushes the class members to consider the specific words shared during conference.  There is power in those exact words, spoken under inspiration.  

Another benefit to this activity is that it puts the students' thoughts front and center in determining what the agenda for the class is.  If one or two quotes seem to generate a great deal of discussion, those are good places to spend time.

I hope that this activity proves useful to you.  Thank you.

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