And We Dwelt in a Tent...

9/23/09

We had a new convert in our Beehive class & a few other girls that were having a little trouble understanding how to find their way through the scriptures. So we thought we would do an activity that would help them understand scripture study in a fun & helpful way.

We thought it would be fun for the girls to wear their PJs to the activity. We gathered in Sis. Bowman's living room for a spiritual thought before we began. I told the girls the story of Lehi & his family's journey in the wilderness & how his sons had to return to Jerusalem to get the plates of brass from Laban. I explained that the plates of brass was THEIR scriptures. We talked about how & why it was so important for them to get the plates & how important our own scriptures are for us today. This whole discussion/devotional took about 5-8 min. It wasn't very long. Then, we told the girls we were on our own journey & we needed the scriptures to guide us through the 'wilderness' of life.

We went up stairs where we had a tent set up in Sis. Bowman's play room. Inside the tent we had flashlights, so we could see our scriptures. We taught the girls how to use their scriptures as a tool. We showed them the bible dictionary, topical guide, the Old Testament (and what that covered), the New Testament, Book of Mormon, & Pearl of Great Price. We talked about different ways to read the scriptures...by topic, by chapters, by verse, etc. We talked about marking your scriptures. We showed them the Gospel Art Kit pictures & how on the back it had where to find the stories in the scriptures...this was another way to study the scriptures. It was lots of fun!Afterwards, we went back down stairs to have some refreshments...