Lesson Title: "Being Dependable"
OTHER RESOURCES:
OBJECTIVE:
Each young woman will understand the value of being dependable.
PREPARATION:
- Bring a watch or clock.
- Provide paper and pencils for the class members.
- Assign young women to present any stories, scriptures, or quotations you wish.
ATTENTION GETTER:
Display the watch or clock.
Explain to the class that a good watch or timepiece is very valuable when it tells time accurately. But a watch, no matter how beautifully adorned with gold or jewels, is of little use if you cannot depend on it to tell time accurately.
LESSON:
Lesson 41 at lds.org
CONCLUSION:
“We must not be nearly dependable, but always dependable. Let us be faithful in the little things, as well as the big ones. Can I be depended upon to fill every assignment, whether it be for a [talk in church], home teaching, a visit to the sick, or a call as a stake or full-time missionary?” (N. Eldon Tanner, “Dependability,” p. 5).
Teacher presentation:
Explain that when we keep commitments and accept responsibility fully, our lives will have greater value, just as the watch shows its value when it can be depended on for the accurate telling of time.
HANDOUT:
Print this handout onto a pretty color parchment paper, laminate and cut apart. Give one to each young woman.
Download Handout
This handout will open in Microsoft Word.
MID-WEEK ACTIVITY IDEA:
Have the class members make a list of their responsibilities for the coming week—such things as Church meetings and obligations, household chores, family responsibilities, school assignments, and so on. Encourage them to make a commitment to be dependable in doing these things.
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