Elder Jack N. Gerard (Oct. 18): "Now is the Time"
I envision this activity as coming at the end fo the lesson after discussing the points Elder Gerard makes in his talk. However, it could also easily be split up and done in different parts of the lesson. The Activity: Prove everyone in class with something to write on and to write with. Ask class members to make a list on one side of the paper of their top 5 priorities. This list should be what they want their lives to focus on most. Ask them to be as specific as possible. Also, everyone is different in many ways. So, everyone's list will probably be slightly different. No judgments on what is or is not there. Now, ask the class members to answer questions such as the following on the other side of the paper (you should create a list of questions that best fit the circumstances of your class members). How much time did you spend last week . . . watching TV? working on your calling? reading the scriptures? playing with your kids? driving your kids to their app