Lesson 31

Lesson Title: "The Law of the Land"

OTHER RESOURCES:

• Resource Guide for Young Women Manual 2 at lds.org.

OBJECTIVE:

Each young woman will realize the importance of supporting the laws of her country

PREPARATION:

1. Picture 15, International Traffic Control Signs, located at the back of the manual.
2. Optional: Obtain the chart of the twelfth article of faith (65012) from your meetinghouse library.
3. Make a copy for each young woman of the handout “Suggested Activities,” located at the end of the lesson.
4. Bring a copy of the standard works to display. Also bring pencils for the class members.
5. Bring your country’s flag or a picture of the flag to be displayed during the lesson.
6. Before teaching the lesson, learn the meaning of the various colors and symbols used in your country’s flag.
7. Assign young women to present any scriptures, stories, or quotations you wish.

ATTENTION GETTER:

Read through the article "Standing for Truth and Right". He shares a wonderful story that would be a great introduction to this lesson.

LESSON:

CONCLUSION:

Hand out the lists of suggested activities that you have prepared. Read through the list with the young women, and have them add their own ideas. Suggest that they use this list as a guide to their future civic involvement. Have the young women select one of the suggested activities to do as a class. Be prepared to help them organize the activity so they will have a successful experience.

HANDOUT:

Buy some fun paper at a craft or copy store that has a flag in the background, copy the handout onto it and give one to each young women.

MID-WEEK ACTIVITY IDEA: