June 13-19
1 Samuel 8-10; 13; 15-18
"The Battle is the Lord's"
Materials: David and Goliath video (link below), pencils, rubber bands, erasers, an exact-knife, plastic bottle caps, tape, a pen, mini marshmallows.
Opening Song: "I will be valiant" (Children's Songbook, 162)
Opening Prayer:
Attention Activity: Have your family make diy slingshots using everyday supplies like. Follow the link below for a good tutorial. (Supplies: 2 pencils, 4 rubber bands, an easer, an exact-knife, a plastic bottle cap)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYlJirFtYaA
Lesson:
Have family member tell the story of David and Goliath or you can watch the video clip linked below from the church website.
"David and Goliath" video (2:36)
Goliath was a big big--a giant, at least 7 feet tall, and he was a good fighter. He tried to intimidate David by taunting him. How did David show bravery and courage? How did David show his faith? Read 1 Samuel 17: 45-47. What can we learn from the story of David and Goliath?
When speaking in General Conference, President Gordon B. Hinckley said the following about David and Goliath: "I would like to bring it down into your own lives. There are Goliaths all around you, hulking giants with evil intent to destroy you. These are not nine-foot-tall men, but they are men and institutions that control attractive but evil things that may challenge and weaken and destroy you" ("Overpowering the Goliaths in Our Lives", General Conference April 1983).
Activity: Modern Day Goliaths slingshot shoot.
Directions: Print the picture a Goliath below. Ask family members, "What are some modern day Goliaths or challenges we face today like President Hinckley alluded to?" Write their answers on ugly Goliath' face. Then, tape the paper up on a wall. Have family use slingshots and mini marshmallows to "destroy" modern-day Goliaths.
So we know what some of our Goliath's can be. What can act as our slingshots? What are our weapons we can use to fight our challenges today?
Have a family member read the following quote from President Hinckley: "But you need not fear if you have the slingshot of truth in your hands. You have been counseled and taught and advised. You have the stones of virtue and honor and integrity to use against these enemies who would like to conquer you. Insofar as you are concerned, you can hit them “between the eyes,” to use a figurative expression. You can triumph over them by disciplining yourselves to avoid them. You can say to the whole lot of them as David said to Goliath, “Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied.”
We live in a fallen world and constantly we are taunted just like David was to be afraid, to give into temptation, to waver in our testimonies. Daily we face the evil giants of todays world who call evil good and good evil. But, with the help of the Lord, we can overcome any challenge, we can face any foe. We can come out of the battles for our morals and standards victorious.
Bear your testimony.
Closing Song: "We are All Enlisted" (Hymns, 250)
Closing Prayer:
Refreshment: Chocolate Marshmallow Chubbies recipe here
