Object Lesson Games
You need a spice container (I used a jar of poppy seeds.)
and a smooth table for this game. Give each person as many
turns as you desire. The object is to slide the jar accross
the table and get it as close to the edge as possible
without it falling off.

Next,
you need a magnet (I used some from our magnetix toy.) and a
small metal object, such as a metal ball, or another
magnetix piece. Place the magnet on the table. Give the
person the metal object. The goal is to roll or slide the
metal object as close as possible to the magnet without
getting caught in the magnetic pull and sucked in to the
magnet.
The
Lesson Learned
In the first game, teach that it is easiest to keep from
falling off the table by staying towards the center of the
table, just like it is easiest to keep from sin if we keep
the Savior as the center of our lives.
The second game demonstrates the way in which Satan works.
He will entice you to come a little closer, come a little
closer, until you are caught in his magnetic pull and he
ensares you. Again the best choice is to draw near to Jesus
and stay there. The closer you get to the sin that Satan
wants you to do, the easier it is for him to entice you
further away from the Lord.
Story
Here's an outline of a little story that demonstrates this
principle well. You can add a few embellishments using your
own words to make the story a little more realistic and fun.
This summary was taken from
here.
"A stagecoach company owner who was looking for a new
driver. He asked how they would approach a dangerous curve.
The first two applicants said they would get as close to the
edge as possible without toppling over. The final driver
said, "I'm going to stay as far from the edge as I can."
This man was hired, because the owner trusted him to carry
the precious cargo of his wife and children around the curve
safely."
Draw near unto Christ
How do we do this? One way is through making the scriptures
a strong part of our lives. Here's a scripture trivia game
to play. Use masking tape to mark off 3 sections on the
floor or table. The first section is worth 2 points, the
second 4 points, and the third 6 points. Divide the family
into two teams. Team members can choose easy questions or
hard questions. Young family members earn 3 points for easy
questions. Other family members earn 1 point for easy, 5
points for hard. Once the team member has answered the
question, they can earn additional points for their team by
tossing a pom pom into one of the marked off sections. (You
get to do this even if you miss the question answer.) Play
to a certain point amount, certain number of questions, or
until you are tired of the game.
Here is
a site to get some harder questions. Type Book of Mormon
trivia questions in to a google or yahoo search and you will
get a lot of sites to find more questions. Here are a few
easier questions.
The Gadianton ________?
Nephi’s Mother?
The tree of _________?
What were Nephi & Bros supposed to do the first time
they went back to Jerusalem?
The B.o.M. contains writings of prophets T/F
What’s the Liahona
Who translated B.o.M.
Jesus visited the Americas T/F
Who cut off arms of Lamanites while tending sheep?
Name one person who got his head cut off?
What is the title of liberty?
What is something that happened in America when
Jesus was born?
Name a wicked king
Name a righteous king
Who really took the Lamanites daughters that were
dancing?
Tell the story of the brother of Jared
Name the second book in the book of mormon
Name the last book in the book of mormon
Lehi’s youngest son?
4 sons of Mosiah?
Scriptures
Alma 28:13
2 Nephi 28:19-22
Songs
John 14:6 Scripture Song
Teach Me to Walk in the Light