[Teachldsseminary] TEACH: Section 19 Object lesson idea

[Esemmom@aol.com]

To get my class ready for this section today, I brought a piece of wrapped  
bubble gum for each. (You can use any wrapped bubble gum).  I used  Hubba Bubba 
Cherry Lemonade and Extra Classic Bubble flavors.  The Extra  was for any 
with braces that couldn't chew the larger kind.  I told them if  their 
orthodontist didn't want them to chew gum, then to respect that  request.  I had no one 
turn me down.
 
I asked them to open the gum, begin to chew away, and get all the  flavor out 
of it that they could.  I told them to try to blow  bubbles.  I even joined 
them.  We had a great time.  I learned  I'm not the only "bubble blowing 
challenged" one in the group.    :-)  
 
Then after about 5 minutes, I asked them to take their piece and put it  back 
into the wrapper and wrap it back up, exactly as they had been given  it.  
They really tried!  Some were very close.  Some said that  they had changed it 
with their saliva. They figured out that they couldn't,  especially those with 
the cherry lemonade flavor because the red was in the  middle surrounded by 
yellow.  By chewing it, it became orange colored and  they couldn't "restore" it 
back.
 
Which was what I was after.  We weren't able to "restore" it, and we  
discussed why we couldn't.   Then we looked at verse 1 and 41 and  talked about why 
the Lord gave us those names and what they mean to us.   They thought Redeemer 
and Savior meant the same thing.  Then we went on to  hear the Savior's own 
description of his suffering for us. 
 
They told me after that I was the first teacher to let them chew gum on  
purpose!  We had a great lesson and covered being careful about what you  ask for, 
you just might get it as Martin Harris found out.
 
Thanks again for your wonderful ideas.  This could be used with any  lesson 
on restoration.
 
Sister  Brown
EM in Boise, Idaho (next to the Boise ID temple!)
23 eager and  enthusiastic 9th graders at 6:00 AM
Year 14 and loving  it!!