I am trying to come up with a good activity or craft for the Sunbeams. The Lesson is "I Love My Brothers and Sisters" but all the ideas they give might make the single children left out. So I am trying to find one that doesnt exclude them but goes with lesson.
2007-07-08 02:55:37 · 5 answers · asked by Emily R 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
maybe you can include that we are all God's children. All brother's and sister's in the eye's of the Lord and have them draw a picture af their favorite ward activity, or the bishop or the primary president. I remember teaching this lesson but all of my sunbeams came from large families. it was so much easier. Good luck and tell me how it goes.
2007-07-08 03:08:57 · answer #1 · answered by candylicious 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Everyone in the church has a Mommy and a Daddy and several Brothers and Sisters if they're keeping all the commandments and living a sinless and faithful life.
This lesson will show the single children how unloved and unfaithful their parent(s) is(are) and to prepare now for an eternity in hell. This is a lesson in 'love by separation'.
I love mormon teachings - they're based on the Ozzie and Harriet, June and Ward white middle class 1950's culture that never was.
I suppose you'll need to be more allegorical in your approach, but points to you for actually thinking about the narrow focus of the lesson plan and wanting to improve it.
Too bad the church leaders do not listen to women.
2007-07-08 04:10:45 · answer #2 · answered by Dances with Poultry 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
You are afraid of leaving the single children out? This might be a good time for you to ask yourself if Jesus even gives a crap.
Sure, he said "Suffer the little children to come unto me" but wasn't that just PR, and nowhere did he say anything about wanting them for sunbeams.
You'd be just as well off singing Kim Il Sung Wants Me For a Sunbeam.
2007-07-08 03:02:47 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
Tell them that everyone in the class is there brothers and sisters, and have them draw a picture of the class, or their best friend in the class. They can even include the other kids in a picture of their family.
2007-07-08 04:39:30 · answer #4 · answered by odd duck 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Could you do something that says that all of us are brothers and sisters? Some kids ave to share their home with kids their mom babysits for, too, and they are like brothers and sisters. I'm not sure what exactly you can do, but is this something you can run with?
2007-07-08 07:39:21 · answer #5 · answered by mormon_4_jesus 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋