Articles
of Faith - hand signs
(by Karen Tanner) |
These are not my original creations, but come
from a good friend of mine, past primary pres, etc. who is
wonderfully talented and creative!
- Index finger pointing up to God--The
Godhead
- Two fingers, seperated - Adan and Eve,
first people on earth, Adam transgressions
- Three fingers, separated - 3 days after
Christ died, raised from the dead, the atonement
- Four fingers separated - First principles
and ordinances
- Five fingers, separated and hortizontal,
palm down - Laying on of hands
- LH 5 fingers, RH index finger -- make
church steeple wrapping 5 fingers around index finger - Same
organization - there are actually 6 parts mentioned here
- LH 5 fingers, RH 2 fingers - 2 fingers (Like
a tongue) between LH four fingers and thumb - Gifts - there are 7 mentioned
here
- LH closed 5 fingers, palm up (Like a
book), RH 3 fingers reading LH book - Bible and Book of Mormon
- 9 fingers up, so thumb is hidden(Thumb is
not releaved) - Revelation
- 10 fingers - 10 tribes of Isreal
- 10 fingers + index pointing to God, then
hands together for sign for prayer, sign "C" for We claim -
We claim the right to worship
- 10 fingers + 2 fingers together, over
heart, the bow heads (Kings), Salute (Presidents), arm to the square (Rulers,
magistrates) - Honor and Sustain the Law
- 10 fingers + 3 fingers together like Boy
Scout salute - Honest, true, chaste
These have been great tools for our little
primary.