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By the power of the Holy Ghost, we may know the truth of all things.
From: Little LDS Ideas
What do you know? Do you know your name and where you live? Do you know colors and shapes?
Do you know how to count, read, and spell? Do you know how to write,cook or drive?
Knowing things/knowledge is very important.
Today I am going to test your knowledge. I need 5 helpers. Choose 5 children to come up to the front
of the room and sit in a chair.
Child #1: Ask the child, How many children are in the class on the first row? (or another question
related to something he can see).
Child #2: Stand behind the second child and blow a whistle or ring a bell without letting him/her see.
Ask her what she heard and why she thinks thats what it is.
Child #3: Blindfold the third child and ask him/her to touch a piece of sandpaper or soap. Ask what he
felt.
Child #4: Have the fourth close his/her eyes tightly and smell a lemon or other recognizable smell.
Ask her to identify it.
Child #5: Have the fifth child close his eyes and taste a chocolate chip or salty popcorn. Ask what it
was.
Explain that our senses are important tools that help us learn/know things. There are other important
ways we can know things.
Ask if any of the children believe that their families love them. How do we know this? (by the things
they do, by the feelings we have).
Ask if any of the children have a good feeling about reading the Book of Mormon by themselves or
with their families. Ask how they feel when they help or are nice to others. Explain that those good
feelings are the Holy Ghost. Another way we can know something is through the power of the Holy
Ghost. (This idea came from a past issue of The Friend.)
Once youve gone over the scripture explain to the children that by the power of the Holy Ghost we
may know the truth of all things.
When the Holy Ghost testifies to us, we can know the truth even more surely than when we rely on
our senses. You can Sing The Holy Ghost (CS, p. 105).
What are some of the important things that the Holy Ghost will witness to us as we pray, keep the
commandments, and continue to grow in the gospel?
Have different wordstrips or pictures for the following: Heavenly Father lives. Jesus Christ is the
Savior. Joseph Smith is a prophet. The Book of Mormon is the word of God. The Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the only true church. There is a living prophet today [name
him]. Have the children pick one and post it onto a board. Talk a little bit about each one. (These
could be posted around the room or in a bag).
All knowledge is important, but to know that the gospel of Jesus Christ is true is the most important
truth that you can ever learn. Go over
Through the Holy Ghost, you can know that: (go over the picture/wordstrips).
1. Heavenly Father lives.
2. Jesus Christ is the Savior
3. Joseph Smith is a prophet.
4. The Book of Mormon is the word of God.
3. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the only true church.
4. We are led by a living prophet today, President Monson.
When you study the scriptures, obey the commandments, and pray in faith to know the truth, the Holy
Ghost gives you a calm, peaceful feeling in your mind and heart that tells you that the all of this is
true. (From www.lds.org)
Bear your own testimony briefly on the Holy Ghost and that we can know the truth of all things
through the Holy Ghost.