Object lesson: Our individual purposes were prepared before this world

This object lesson goes along with Alma 13:3 (which cross references D&C 138:56) both which discuss being called and prepared in the spirit world. We are making bread (but you can bake anything else) to illustrate how we each have our own individual contributions. We came prepared to preform our individual purposes. We go through each ingredient, and it's fascinating to see how ingredients act with each other, but have their own function, to create one great whole.

I found a list of "Functions of Baking Ingredients" which is absolutely fascinating.  I'm providing the link so you could grab any ingredient you wanted to use for your baking project if you did not want to make bread. Bread is just fun because you can use it for the sacrament and lead into further discussion about Priesthood Ordinances, which is another topic discussed this week.

Here is the link to the video

Here is the link to the "Functions of Baking Ingredients"

Enjoy!

If we will not harden our hearts, we can receive more of the word of God.

Alma taught in Alma 12: 10-11
10: And therefore, he that will harden his heart, the same receiveth the lesser portion of the word; and he that will not harden his heart, to him is given the greater portion of the word, until it is given unto him to know the mysteries of God until he know them in full.

(According to Neil A. Maxwell, "There is nothing more than that!")

11: And they that will harden their hearts, to them is given the lesser portion of the word until they know nothing concerning his mysteries; and then they are taken captive by the devil....

This is an object lesson with a balloon, and how if our hearts are soft (or not hardened) we can receive more of the word of God.

https://youtu.be/3wedJc53eXo

Soft hearts = more of Gods word! Object lesson with a balloon

Object lesson about how "if we will not harden our hearts, we can receive more of the word of God." Alma 12: 10-11, using a simple balloon.

View the video here