[Teachldsseminary] Object lesson sugar skittles and lollipops

[Joyce Anderson]

I remember reading here about a lesson 
With sugar, skittles and lollies about what we get out of seminary 
 
 
  I did an object lesson that went very well with my class. I have 24
Freshman-Seniors, of which most are great! There are a few that just "attend
 seminary without any other effort on their part. To help them to understand
how a little participation on their part can greatly increase their
understanding of the gospel and make seminary more than just a "place to be
instead of bed", I used this object lesson. First, I went to each student
and gave them one grain of sugar. I had them eat it and tell me what they
tasted. Many lost their grain before they could taste it, many did not even
taste it because it was so small. Then I gave them each 1 Skittle (any sweet
 quickly eaten candy will work). I had them compare the grain of sugar to
the Skittle. Then I made the analogy of just being at seminary to the sugar
grain and coming and maybe opening their scriptures and following along to
the Skittle. Then I handed out a Dumdum pop (any lollipop or long lasting,
hard candy will 
  Work). Then I asked them to tell me what they needed to do to make their
seminary morning like the lollipop, where it will last a long time. They
gave great answers, but the one I was most appreciative of was "we can apply
what we learn to our lives". They got it!
    I have now said they cannot make seminary a grain of sugar day. They
must make it a Skittle day or a Dumdum day. Another benefit, they all had a
lollipop in their mouth so they didn't visit with one another for a few
minutes.
 
Julie, EMS in California