TESTIMONY BUILDER

i always think of sunday

as a peaceful day...

away from phone calls

and running errands.

it was nice to have the morning free

or any kind of preparations

as my partner was scheduled

to give the lesson.

on the way to the classroom,

my partner's husband stopped me in the hall

and said that his wife was ill.

i did not even have my manual.

i explained the situation.

we began with prayer

and had a review of previous lessons

and then

allowed inspiration to take over.

i had some photo cards

and the letter from my niece

that is serving in honduras.

week before last,

we had a lesson on how we can be missionaries now.

i shared hermana bodine's letter.

the children selected a photo card

and wrote to missionaries.

we discussed the importance of having a testimony

so that when a missionary opportunity presents itself,

we are prepared.

a TESTIMONY

that jesus christ lives and is our savior.

he died for us and atoned for our sins.

a TESTIMONY

that jesus christ's church and gospel has been restored to

the earth and that we belong to that very church...

the church of jesus christ of latter day saints.

a TESTIMONY

that joseph smith is the prophet of the restoration. he read the bible.

he followed the bible's words to ask of god.

the heavens were opened and he saw and spoke

with god the father

and his son jesus christ

 a TESTIMONY

that a prophet leads christ's church and is the mouthpiece 

for jesus through revelation.

a TESTIMONY

that the book of mormon is another testament of jesus christ

and is true.

reading the book of mormon and other scriptures will bring us

closer to god

and give us answers and direction.

there was a music stand in the corner.

the words entered my mind,

"have them practice their TESTIMONY"

i brought the music stand to the front of the classroom.

children continued on the cards 

while one by one,

each shared their TESTIMONY.

for not having anything prepared,

there was an ever present lesson available

for all of us to learn and be reminded of...

TESTIMONY