Follow the Signs

Purpose
Show that just like we have road signs to keep us safe on the roads, we have “road of life” signs that will safely return us to our Heavenly Father

Preparation
-prepare road signs: STOP, YEILD, DEAD END, ONE WAY, MERGE (any others you think of)
-prepare word strips: CHOOSE GOOD FRIENDS, SEEK PARENTAL GUIDANCE, STUDY THE GOSPEL, OBEY THE COMMANDMENTS, SERVE WITH LOVE, PRAY WITH PURPOSE.

Lesson
Use President Monson’s talk Come Listen to a Prophet’s Voice: Follow the Signs here

Display Road signs. Focusing on one sign at a time, (1) identify the sign. (2) Why is it used? (3) What should you do when you see it? (4) What would result if you disobeyed it?

Point out that all these signs are used to offer us protection. They warn us of dangers ahead and allow our journey to be safer.

Next display word strips. Focusing on one word strip at a time, (1) ask why we need to do this. (2) What would happen if we ignored this sign? (3) Ask for experiences or give your own

From Pres. Monson’s talk:
1. Choose good friends. Friends help to determine your future. You will tend to be like them and to be found where they choose to go. Remember, the path we follow in this life leads to the path we follow in the next. The friends you choose will either help or hinder your success.
2. Seek parental guidance. Your mother, your father, your family all love you and pray for your eternal happiness.
3. Study the gospel. Develop a yearning to know the Lord, to understand His commandments, and to follow Him. Then shadows of despair are dispelled by rays of hope, sorrow yields to joy, and the feeling of being lost in the crowd of life vanishes with the certain knowledge that our Heavenly Father is mindful of each of us.
4. Obey the commandments. Make up your mind to serve God. Learn His word and follow it.
5. Serve with love. Jesus was the epitome of service. It was said of Him that He “went about doing good.” (See Acts 10:38.) Do we do likewise?
6. Pray with purpose. With God, all things are possible. Remember the prayer of the Prophet Joseph, offered in that grove called sacred. Look around you and see the result of that answered prayer. Prayer is the provider of spiritual strength. Prayer is the passport to peace.

Conclusion
Our Heavily Father loves us so much He has given us a road map and “signs” to be happy, keep safe, and return to live with Him again
bear your testimony of the lesson

Song Suggestions
“Choose the Right Way” CSB pg.160
“Keep the Commandments” CSB pg. 146

Follow the Signs