Elder Dale G. Renlund (Oct. '21): "The Peace of Christ Abolishes Enmity"

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 My heart aches at the angry, contentious, and hurtful ways so many people talk to each other-- especially but not solely on the internet.  This talk offers a solution to this problem.

The Activity:

  1. Make sure that everyone has access to the talk either digitally or physically.
  2. Draw a line down the middle of the board.  At the top of one side write "Disciple of Christ" and on the other side write "Other Identities."
  3. Explain that we each have many identities deriving from our family situations, racial and cultural heritages, economic conditions, political positions, hobbies, professions, schooling, etc.
  4. Explain that Elder Renlund spoke about the differences in these identities.
  5. Read par. 8-9 "After the Savior's . . . priorities and change."
  6. Ask the class members to consider and discuss the differences in putting discipleship at the forefront and putting another identity first in our interactions with others.
  7. As class members mention ideas, record them on the board in the appropriate column.
  8. Discuss these ideas as they are written down.

Using the Activity:

I will admit that for me this idea of how we approach ourselves and others was an overriding theme throughout conference.  So, this talk was especially meaningful to me.  The activity above is designed to help us all consider (imagine) the results and implications of each way of doing things.  It is beneficial because organizing the thinking of the class members visually in two columns allows us to see the contrast between these two ways of doing things.  

I hope this activity is useful and thank you for visiting my blog.

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