Sis. Bonnie H. Cordon (Oct. '21): "Come Unto Christ and Don't Come Alone"

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I love Sis. Cordon's acceptance of the implied counsel given to her when she received her call.  It feels like a perfect example of one of the things I took from this conference-- we are to listen to our prophet and then apply his counsel in our lives.  

The Activity:

  1. Post four signs around the room:
    1. What are we called to do?
    2. How are we to invite others?
    3. Who should we invite?
    4. What are the blessings of inviting others?
  2. Make sure everyone has access to the talk either digitally or physically.
  3. Point out the signs and ask class members to consider 1) what counsel Sis. Cordon gave that answers each question and 2) what would they add based on their own ideas and experiences?
  4. Give class members a couple of minutes to ponder and to search the talk for answers to these questions.
  5. After a few minutes, invite the class members to silently take a few minutes and write their answers on the sheets of paper attached to each question.
  6. When the class members have written their responses, use what was written to lead a discussion of that question.

Using the Activity:

This activity is based on one way to organize the information in Sister Cordon's talk.  You could easily change the questions you hung around the room based on the inspiration you receive when praying about your specific class.  Also, you could do this differently by simply making four groups out of the class members.  These and other logistical variations should be considered and used as directed by the Spirit or to meet the needs of your class/quorum.

I hope that this activity is helpful to you in planning your lesson.  Please let me know how it goes.  Thank you. 

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