Elder D. Todd Christofferson (Apr. '21): "Why the Covenant Path"

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 This talk stuck out to me for a simple reason.  In October's general conference, Pres. Nelson challenged us to study the blessings of Covenant Israel.  This talk felt like a direct result of accepting that challenge and Elder Christofferson is just sharing his learning with us.

The Activity:

  1. On the board draw the following:
    1. A circle in the center with "covenant path" written inside the circle.
    2. 5 short lines coming out of that circle
    3. Another circle at the other end of each of those lines.
    4. Label these circles:  "our obedience," "God's commitment," "divine help," "blessings of gathering," and "our eternal inheritance.
  2. Read par. 9 "Some might say . . . the covenant path"
  3. Explain that Elder Christofferson identifies 5 ways in which to answer his concluding question from that quote.  These areas are represented in the second layer of circles.
  4. Ask the class members to skim the talk and make note of the differences our covenants make in each of these areas.
  5. Have the class members share what they find.  As they share write their insights on the board in small circles linked to the area they are drawn from.
  6. Discuss these answers as they are given.

Using the Activity:

Some of you may recognize the graphic drawn on the board for this activity.  It is a fairly common one used in education and other venues.  The idea to use a graphic organizer is based on the fact that we all process information differently.  For some people, graphic representations make material more understandable and more memorable.  So, by using it in this activity, it is hoped that for many learners the connections will be made clearer.  

I hope that this activity is useful to you either as is or as a catalyst to create your own activity.  Please share with me how things go.  Thank you.

Comments

  1. Herb and VickiJune 8, 2021 at 10:48 PM

    Thanks for sharing! This will really help with my lesson.

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