General Authority Guess Who & Apostasy Cups
2020 Update: Don't forget to check out Special Witnesses (5-Day Lesson Plan to prepare for General Conference).
It's the week of General Conference, and I wanted to create a fun way for my boys to learn about the General Authorities and who will be speaking to us this weekend. I want to start by showing my boys pictures (the draw cards of Guess Who) of the prophet and apostles and relate how the organization of the church is the same today as when Christ was on the earth. Why it's the same? Because, the church today is led by the Savior. Here is a link to teach facts about the prophet and apostles that we'll briefly talk about. Afterward we'll play a game of Guess Who. My boys can't read all the names yet, so I'll be on one of my boy's teams, while my husband will be on the other boy's team.
You can print these pictures by clicking this link: General Authority Guess Who
Also included in the PDF are images to use with the "Apostasy Cup Object Lesson". This lesson teaches children about the formation of Christ's church when He was on the earth, the great apostasy and the restoration of the church today. I was reminded of this idea from Ckn Scratch. She uses words on her cups as shown below, but I made a version with pictures for younger children.
"First, you could keep it simple and focus on how the original Church of Jesus Christ was established by Jesus and His apostles.
It's the week of General Conference, and I wanted to create a fun way for my boys to learn about the General Authorities and who will be speaking to us this weekend. I want to start by showing my boys pictures (the draw cards of Guess Who) of the prophet and apostles and relate how the organization of the church is the same today as when Christ was on the earth. Why it's the same? Because, the church today is led by the Savior. Here is a link to teach facts about the prophet and apostles that we'll briefly talk about. Afterward we'll play a game of Guess Who. My boys can't read all the names yet, so I'll be on one of my boy's teams, while my husband will be on the other boy's team.
You can print these pictures by clicking this link: General Authority Guess Who
Also included in the PDF are images to use with the "Apostasy Cup Object Lesson". This lesson teaches children about the formation of Christ's church when He was on the earth, the great apostasy and the restoration of the church today. I was reminded of this idea from Ckn Scratch. She uses words on her cups as shown below, but I made a version with pictures for younger children.
"First, you could keep it simple and focus on how the original Church of Jesus Christ was established by Jesus and His apostles.
1- Stack a tower and talk about the components of the true church as you work through the cups. On the bottom, you should have Prophets (because the Lord always calls a prophet to lead His people), and Apostles, and Revelation. Fill in the other cups as you would like. The cup labeled "Jesus Christ" always goes on top, because it is His church.
2- To teach the Apostasy, take away the apostles and prophets cups (because they were killed) and then revelation and so on until the tower has fallen. Explain that the Church Jesus Christ established was not on the earth for a long time. This was a period of darkness called the Great Apostasy.
3- Then teach about the First Vision and the Restoration of the Church of Jesus Christ through the prophet Joseph Smith as you reassemble the tower. This new church represents The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. We have His Church back on the earth today, lead by Jesus Christ through modern-day apostles and prophets!"
And of course my printer isn't working today, so you get a printable picture version. Print, cut out and tape to cups.
