[Teachldsseminary] QUESTION: Peter

[Daryl Gibson]

Debbie,
I was fascinated during the OT curriculum in seminary to see so many 
stories that centered around stones.  Each time we came upon one of 
those, I gave my students a small stone to carry around in their 
pocket that day as a reminder of the principle learned. (Moses 
striking the rock to get water, Joshua ordering the tribes of Israel 
to  carry stones out of the dry Jordan River bed, David/Goliath, the 
"stone cut out of the mountain," the urim and thummim as a device to 
receive revelation, etc.) You could use some of those references as a 
setting for Peter and revelation as a "rock."  I recommend an article 
in the Jan. 1981 Ensign by Lenet Hadley Read called "All things 
testify of Him."  There is a section there on the symbolism of stones 
in the scriptures.  Perhaps you could distribute stones to your youth 
as a reminder.  You can buy bags of them very cheaply at craft 
stores.  They sell polished river rocks and also those small, 
colorful, glass "stones" that people use in vases with artificial 
flower arrangements.
Good Luck
Daryl Gibson
Austin, TX


At 12:26 PM 6/12/2008, you wrote:
>I am looking for some ideas on how to present the topic "Peter, the 
>rock" to a group of youth at youth conference.  Does anyone have a 
>great readiness or object lesson that would work with this 
>topic?....... thanks ........ debbie
>
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