Preparation: Set out a lump of play-doh or clay a few days before you teach this lesson. Let it harden. Have a batch of cookie dough or a tube from the grocery store in the fridge.
Lesson: Read President Hinckley's next Be: Be Humble. It isn't very long and, again, is pasted below. Discuss what you read and make sure that your younger children understand what humility is. You may also want to point out that Christ was the perfect example of all things, but especially of humility. The Son of God hung on a cross for our sins. I can't imagine how much humility it would take to be willing to do something like that.
There is no place for arrogance in our lives. There is no place for conceit. There is no place for egotism. We have a great work to do. We have things to accomplish. We need direction in the pursuit of our education. We need help in choosing an eternal companion.
The Lord has said, “Be thou humble; and the Lord thy God shall lead thee by the hand, and give thee answer to thy prayers” (D&C 112:10).
What a tremendous promise is given in this statement. If we are without conceit and pride and arrogance, if we are humble and obedient, then the Lord will lead us by the hand and answer our prayers. What greater thing could we ask for? There is nothing to compare with this.
The Savior, in the great Sermon on the Mount, declared, “Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth” (Matt. 5:5).
I believe the meek and the humble are those who are teachable. They are willing to learn. They are willing to listen to the whisperings of the still, small voice for guidance in their lives. They place the wisdom of the Lord above their own wisdom.
Activity: For this activity you will need a lump of clay and a lump of hardened clay. Invite each member of the family come up and try to mold a cube out of the lumps. It should be fairly easy to mold the soft dough and near impossible to mold the hard on without it crumbling to pieces. Explain that when we are humble we can be molded into the people the Lord needs us and wants us to be. If we harden our hearts and become unteachable the Lord can't use us the way He needs to.
Treat: Have cookie dough prepared ahead of time (or just a tube of cookie dough from the grocery store). Have your kids help roll out the cookies. Point out how easy it is to mold the dough... (another opportunity to get the point across). Bake the cookies and enjoy warm cookies and milk. Yummy!
