This Sunday, I am giving a lesson from President Eyrings April 2016 General Conference talk titled, "Where Two or Three are Gathered. The talk is mostly about what we learn at General Conference, but in the talk, is the story of The Parable of the Sower. I prepared a cute handout to go with it, of a seed packet. I plan to print and cut out these packets and put some different seeds into each to use as my lesson handout. On the back side of the packet are directions we are given from this Parable on how to grow the seed, and also a scripture from Matthew that explains the application in our own lives.
This would be a good handout in doing a Visiting Teaching Conference too, because we can adapt this Parable to mean being vigilant in our preparations and in doing our Visiting Teaching, and what we put into our efforts, will depend on how fruitful or successful we are as Visiting Teachers. We can bring forth good fruit, even a hundredfold, or our seeds of effort could fall by the way side or into stony places that didn't take root. I think you can see what I mean and how to apply the story.
Here are two of the same seed packet templates, with the exception that one has the scoring and folding lines on it and one does not. I prefer to not have the folding lines, but others may want or need them to prepare the packets. Just score with a scorer, or toothpic or pen that is out of ink, and that makes it easier to fold. Then fold and use a glue stick or glue runner to seal the bottom and side edge of the packet. NEXT: Add your seeds to the packet. NEXT: Seal the packet with glue stick or glue tape runner, with it being inside of the back side, so that the directions will show and be readable on the back. If you really want to get fancy, you can tie a piece of twine, or narrow ribbon around the packet with a bow, and there you have a cute handout.
As always, to print, just click on the image below to enlarge it, and save to your computer and print from that file on your computer.
Enjoy!
Katie G
This would be a good handout in doing a Visiting Teaching Conference too, because we can adapt this Parable to mean being vigilant in our preparations and in doing our Visiting Teaching, and what we put into our efforts, will depend on how fruitful or successful we are as Visiting Teachers. We can bring forth good fruit, even a hundredfold, or our seeds of effort could fall by the way side or into stony places that didn't take root. I think you can see what I mean and how to apply the story.
Here are two of the same seed packet templates, with the exception that one has the scoring and folding lines on it and one does not. I prefer to not have the folding lines, but others may want or need them to prepare the packets. Just score with a scorer, or toothpic or pen that is out of ink, and that makes it easier to fold. Then fold and use a glue stick or glue runner to seal the bottom and side edge of the packet. NEXT: Add your seeds to the packet. NEXT: Seal the packet with glue stick or glue tape runner, with it being inside of the back side, so that the directions will show and be readable on the back. If you really want to get fancy, you can tie a piece of twine, or narrow ribbon around the packet with a bow, and there you have a cute handout.
As always, to print, just click on the image below to enlarge it, and save to your computer and print from that file on your computer.
Enjoy!
Katie G
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