The "Rolls" of the Holy Ghost Handout

UPDATE (3/5/2017) You can now view and download the file for the Tootsie Roll handout. Scroll to the bottom of the post for the link!

A couple of years ago I posted about the lesson I taught on The Roles of the Holy Ghost. You can find the details of my Tootsie Roll idea here. The post has been really popular and many, many people have asked for the PDF of the Tootsie Rolls to use for their lessons. Because I have received such a positive response to the idea, I decided to create a handout to go along with the lesson and here it is! You can use this handout if you want your students to remember the lesson even after the treat is gone!

The handout lists the "Rolls" of the Holy Ghost and is the perfect size to attach a Tootsie Roll snack bar!

I am currently working on adding my files to the blog so that they can be downloaded by my followers. In the meantime, if you would like a PDF of the handout, you can email me at addapinchofsparkle{at}gmail{dot}com

Enjoy!

UPDATE (3/5/2017) You can now view and download the file for the Tootsie Roll handout here!

The Gift of the Holy Ghost

I have been writing about our recent lesson in Young Women about the Holy Ghost (you can find some ideas here and here).  This is one more idea I used. To present the topic for the lesson, I gave the girls each a gift (to represent the Gift of the Holy Ghost) and asked them what we might be talking about. To give them an extra hint, the gifts were filled with Dove chocolates (to represent the Holy Ghost descending like a dove when Christ was baptized). It didn't take the girls long to figure out that we would be talking about the Gift of the Holy Ghost. I thought this was a fun way to get the girls interested and involved at the very beginning of the lesson.

I found the cute little gift boxes at DollarTree.

How do you get the Youth interested in the lesson topic? Do you ever use treats to catch their attention?

The "Rolls" of the Holy Ghost

*Update (3/5/2017)* You can now view and download the file for the Tootsie Roll handout. Scroll to the bottom of the post for the link!

Last month in Young Women we talked about the Godhead as part of the new "Come Follow Me" Youth curriculum. The new curriculum focuses a lot on having the Youth participate more in lessons so that through this participation and application of the lessons in their daily lives, they may become converted to the Gospel. With each lesson I prepare, I really try to think of ways to engage the girls and get them to participate. 

For our lesson on the Holy Ghost we discussed the roles of the Holy Ghost. I used a little play on words- The Holy Ghost's "Rolls" and used Tootsie Rolls as a visual aid and little treat for participation.

These are the "rolls" I found in the book "True to the Faith"

The Holy Ghost Guides

Testifies

through Him you can receive Gifts of the Spirit

Sanctifies

He is the Holy Spirit of Promise

and Comforts

I presented each "roll" of the Holy Ghost and put a Tootsie Roll labeled with the role on the board. I then told the girls what the role meant and gave them an example. Next, I passed the Tootsie Rolls around the room and each girl had an opportunity to share an example of that role in her own life or in the life of another and then take a Tootsie Roll after she shared. The girls gave examples of how the Holy Ghost guides, testifies, and comforts and well as examples of gifts of the Spirit. I didn't have the girls give examples of how the Holy Ghost sanctifies or how He is the Holy Spirit of Promise. We discussed those points and then after each girl got a Tootsie Roll.

I wrapped a piece of paper labeled with each "roll" around the Tootsie Rolls to remind the girls one more time of the Holy Ghost's roles before they opened it up and ate their treat.

I think this exercise helped the girls really think about the roles of the Holy Ghost and where they can see them in their own lives.

While this lesson was great for the Youth, I think it can be adapted for Primary or even Relief Society!

How do you get the Youth to participate in class? Do you ever bring a treat as a little extra incentive?

*Update (1/19/2016)*
Because I have received such a positive response to this idea, I decided to create a handout to go along with it. The handout can be found here and you can use it if you want your students to remember the lesson even after the treat is gone!

*Update (3/5/2017)* You can now view and download the file for the Tootsie Roll handout here. Enjoy!

Holy Ghost Purse Kits

A couple of weeks ago we talked about the Holy Ghost in our Young Women class. We talked a lot about how once you have the gift of the Holy Ghost you can always have his companionship if you live worthy of it. I decided to put together these "purse kits" with little reminders of ways to be worthy of the Holy Ghost.

I found these little gift bags (aka- purses) at DollarTree. I think they were 12 for $1, so really inexpensive. I added a little tag that said, 

"The Holy Ghost Purse Kit- Never leave home without it! Just like a favorite purse, the Holy Ghost can be your constant companion. The contents of this purse kit will remind you to stay worthy so you can always have the companionship of the Holy Ghost" 

Here is what I included in the kit:

"Lip Balm- keep your thoughts, words, and actions soft and kind.

Bandage- let your wounds heal. Don't hold grudges!

Sanitizing Wipe- repent often and keep your life free from sin."

I added some pink tissue paper and done! I think they turned out cute and I hope they will remind the Young Women of our lesson.

I used these handouts for our Young Women, but I'm sure they could be used for any lesson on the Holy Ghost (well, for any lesson for girls anyway). Maybe you could give one to a little girl turning 8? I know the Relief Society always loves a good handout too!

Our lessons in Young Women are part of the new Come Follow Me teaching curriculum. Is anyone else using this for their youth classes? How are you liking it?