Gordon
B. Hinckley’s 6 Be’s
(by
Heather Krenk)
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Make 6 letter size signs with the following
written on them:
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sign 1 front: "The" sign 1 back: "True"
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sign 2 front: "Prophet" sign 2 back: "Prayerful"
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sign 3 front: "Says" sign 3 back: "Smart"
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sign 4 front: "Get" sign 4 back: "Grateful"
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sign 5 front: "Home" sign 5 back:"Humble"
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sign 6 front: "Children" sign 6 back: "Clean"
Collect the following items:
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A bible
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A picture of a child praying
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A graduation cap (the square funny-looking
things)
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A thank you card
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A pretend ear (make one out of cardboard,
or I used a Mr. Potato man ear)
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A bar of soap
In sharing time, tell the children that you're
going to learn about a very special talk that President Hinckley gave.
Tell them that you are going to teach
them a trick to remember the things the prophet told us to do.
Choose 6 children to help, line them up
in front of the primary.
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Give the 1st child the sign with "The" on
the front and "True" on the back. Have the "The" side showing so the children
can read it.
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Give the 2nd child the sign with "Prophet"
on the front and "Prayerful" on the back. Have the "Prophet" side showing.
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Give the 3rd child the sign with "Says" on
the front and "Smart" on the back. Have the "Says" side showing.
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Give the 4th child the sign with "Get" on
the front and "Grateful" on the back. Have the "Get" side showing.
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Give the 5th child the sign with "Home" on
the front and "Humble" on the back. Have the "Home" side showing.
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Give the 6th child the sign with "Children"
on the front and "Clean" on the back. Have the "Children" side showing.
Read the sentence aloud to the children: The
Prophet Says Get Home Children. Have them repeat it.
Ask them what they think it could mean...
lead them to the answer that it may mean getting home to Heavenly Father.
Tell the children that this sentence can
help them remember what President Hinckley told us in his very important
talk.
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Hold the bible over the 1st child's
head - ask what it is. Ask if any of the children have ever seen
a movie where someone is in court. They are asked to put their hand on
the Bible and swear they will tell the.... truth. Tell the children one
of the things President Hinckley told us to be was "True".Talk about "true"
with the children, what is means, etc... Have the first child flip their
sign so the "True" side is showing.
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Hold the picture of the child praying
over the 2nd child. Ask what
the picture portrays. Tell the children one of the things President Hinckley
told us to be was "prayerful". Talk about the importance of prayer. Have
the child flip their sign over so the "Prayerful" side is showing.
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Hold the graduation cap over the 3rd
child. Ask what it is. Tell
the children one of the things President Hinckley told us to be was "smart".
Talk about the importance of knowledge & education. Have the child
flip their sign over so the "Smart" side is showing.
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Hold the thank you card over the 4th
child. Ask it is, when do we send thank you cards? Tell the children
one of the things President Hinckley told us to be was "Grateful". Talk
about the importance of being grateful. Have the child flip their sign
over so the "Grateful" side is showing.
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Hold the ear over the 5th child. Ask
what it is, what is it used for, why is it important to listen to people,
who are people we should REALLY listen to? Tell the children one of the
things President Hinckley told us to be was "humble". Talk about the importance
of being humble, that is means to listen to Heavenly Father, the Holy Ghost,
teachers, parents, etc.... Have the child flip their sign over so the "Humble"
side is showing.
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Hold the soap over the 6th child. Ask
what it is. Tell the children one of the things President Hinckley told
us to be was "clean". Talk about the importance of being clean, physically
and spiritually. Have the child flip their sign over so the "Clean" side
is showing.
Repeat the first sentence as you say each
of the words that are now showing. Have the children repeat the sentence,
then have them tell you what each of the 6 "be's" are as you hold up the
visual props.
The Prophet Says Get Home Children - helps
the children remember the first letter in each of the things that President
Hinckley told us to "be".
I handed out a sheet to each of the children.
On one side I copied a picture of the prophet. On the other I typed each
of the 6 "be's" with notes under each:
Grateful
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for blessings
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for opportunities
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thankful to parents
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thankful to friends
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thankful to teachers
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thankful to Heavenly Father
Smart
Clean
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no evil talk
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choose good friends
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good entertainment
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well groomed
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keep word of wisdom
True
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loyal to church
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do what is right
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stand up for what is right
Humble
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listen to others
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listen to teachers
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listen to Holy Ghost
Prayerful
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do what is right so you can talk to Heavenly
Father
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thank Heavenly Father.
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tell Heavenly Father what you think, things
you need help with.