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Hi – I know we don’t gossip much over here. I like that about us. Today though in other parts of the bloggernacle there has been a discussion about an address Elizabeth Smart gave over the weekend. I will not re hash the details, though I find the topic important. The important part is what message we send our youth about their worth. Today in Times and Seasons a poster presented her lesson – The Gold Coin Analogy. I really liked it. I hope you do, too. Love this! Sure beats the heck out of the “if you hammer a nail in a board and pull it out it still leaves a hole” analogy. I never got that one…
Considering how many young people have some sort of sexual experience prior to marriage, a “once you blow it – game over” approach is very limiting. Unfortunately, I believe that the concept of “worthiness” to be very ingrained in our culture. I don’t mind the general concept of worthiness. I mind the lack of focus on atonement and redemption in the way many members view worthiness. I have decided that I want to do a modified version of this for FHE. I have talked with DW and she is supportive. I collect coins so I plan to get out 5 coins that have personal meaning to me. I will show the coins and explain where the coin comes from and how it came to be in my possession (some my dad brought back from his voyages as a merchant marine, some I collected on my mission, some were inherited from my uncle’s collection etc.)
I will ask the kids (7 and 5) to pick out their favorite coin. Then we will go outside and get the coins dirty. Then I am going to ask if we should throw the coins away now that they are dirty (“of course not!”) The coins are just as valuable both in material worth and in sentimental value. Then I’ll reveal that each coin represents a member of our family and that Our Heavenly Father knows and loves each of our unique attributes. His love will not wane because of a little dirt. Then, I’ll explain that because HF loves us so much and wants us to shine like only we can shine – He sent Jesus to die for us so that we could become clean again and return to our Father in untarnished glory.
💡 We’ll go back inside, wash the coins and place them back in their protective cases and then we’ll eat a treat.
If anyone has any comments or suggestions I will appreciate them. I give the FHE on Monday night.
LOVE IT!! – both the analogy and the FHE lesson. Roy, please post that at Times and Seasons in the comment thread.
Roy wrote:I have decided that I want to do a modified version of this for FHE. I have talked with DW and she is supportive.
I collect coins so I plan to get out 5 coins that have personal meaning to me. I will show the coins and explain where the coin comes from and how it came to be in my possession (some my dad brought back from his voyages as a merchant marine, some I collected on my mission, some were inherited from my uncle’s collection etc.)
I will ask the kids (7 and 5) to pick out their favorite coin. Then we will go outside and get the coins dirty. Then I am going to ask if we should throw the coins away now that they are dirty (“of course not!”) The coins are just as valuable both in material worth and in sentimental value. Then I’ll reveal that each coin represents a member of our family and that Our Heavenly Father knows and loves each of our unique attributes. His love will not wane because of a little dirt. Then, I’ll explain that because HF loves us so much and wants us to shine like only we can shine – He sent Jesus to die for us so that we could become clean again and return to our Father in untarnished glory.
💡 We’ll go back inside, wash the coins and place them back in their protective cases and then we’ll eat a treat.
If anyone has any comments or suggestions I will appreciate them. I give the FHE on Monday night.
While I like the analogy, as a fellow numismatist I must say the thought of cleaning coins makes me cringe. Cleaning is a no-no.
wuwei wrote:While I like the analogy, as a fellow numismatist I must say the thought of cleaning coins makes me cringe. Cleaning is a no-no.
Ok, maybe wiping the dirt off would be a better description. At any rate, I am hopeful that the lesson enhances the sentimantal value of the coins. My children when they are grown and I am gone might one day remember that I used these very coins for this object lesson.
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