I Know the Scriptures Are True

*I did this lesson for sharing time and it was a hit! The original lesson can be found here (January, week 4). There is also a similar idea here using jellybeans (scroll down to week 4).

Song: Search, Ponder, and Pray (CS #109)

Scripture: Moroni 10:4-5

Lesson:

Can you tell me your 5 senses? (sight, hear, smell, taste, touch)

Because of our 5 senses, we can learn about things.

Give each family member an orange and ask them to describe it using each of their 5 senses.

You may need to ask questions:

What does it look like? (orange, round)

What does it smell like? (citrus, orange!)

What does it feel like? (bumpy, cold, squishy)

What does it sound like? (when you peel it)

What does it taste like? (sweet, juicy)

A testimony is when we know something is true. Tell them now they know what an orange is because they have used all of their senses to experience it. They now have a testimony of what an orange is.

Next, have each family member hold their scriptures. Ask them to describe their scriptures using their 5 senses.

What do they look like? What color are they?

Are the hard or soft?

Do they make any noise? (ruffle the pages, or tap on them gently)

Now that you have used your senses to learn about the scriptures, do you have a testimony of them? No. What do you need to do to gain a testimony of the scriptures?

Read Moroni 10:4-5

Explain that in order to gain a testimony of the scriptures, there is one other "sense" we need. We need the Holy Ghost to tell us in our hearts that it is true. This can happen if we read the scriptures and study them and then pray and ask Heavenly Father if the scriptures are true.

Set a goal as a family to read the scriptures regularly. Or bear testimony of the scriptures and tell if you have taken Moroni's challenge.