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Creating Terrific Talks
In Creating Terrific Talks, author Virginia H. Pearce shares an easy four-step process to help children create their very own Primary talks. 'This book is an effort to help teachers, parents, and children see Primary talks as more than an assignment to fill, ' the author explains. 'Rather, we can see a talk assignment as an opportunity to develop important skills and attributes.' Imagine the wonderful possibilities as parents help their children develop their personal identity with the gospel while building confidence and self-esteem.
58 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 1, 2002
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August 30, 2010
This book was a Seagull Book and Tape clearance purchase I made a long time ago. When I saw it for $2.99 I thought - this might come in handy one day. Well 'one day' happened this week. Allison was asked to give her first talk in primary. This was a super-quick read, and gave some great tips on helping her create a talk . . . but even better than that - it gave me insight into how to talk to my kids about gospel topics. It taught me how to better take advantage of situations, like preparing a primary talk, to strengthen my own and her testimony.
I thought this was interesting . . . "Research tells us that members, young and old, who become less active usually have not developed a personal identity with the gospel. Somehow it has always been outside of them - something that happens at church, in talks, or in lessons, but not something that informs their own thoughts, feelings, and behavior. Real conversion is the process of writing His law into the fleshy tablets of our hearts. Religious identity, or personal conversion, is one of the grand goals you will have an opportunity to move toward thought helping a child prepare a Primary talk."
We used some of the tips this book offered this week as we prepared for her talk. The topic was 'Miracles' . . . and one suggestion was to put a bunch of pictures out and then ask the child to quietly look at them and then choose one that was particularly interesting - and we'd talk about it. Well one morning this week we did just that. I chose 5 or 6 pictures from the gospel art kit and set them out in her room. I told her to quietly look at the pictures and to choose one that looked particularly interesting - and when I got back in 3 minutes - we would talk about it. Well when I got back she chose the one of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the fire - and we talked about it for awhile. But then she told me the Liahona picture was interesting also - and we talked about that one. She then wanted to choose ALL the pictures - they were all interesting! So we talked about them all. (and subsequently included them all briefly in her talk) :)
Then in the car later I asked her what a miracle was (the book suggested that we stay in this 'exploring' phase of the topic for as long as we could). She replied, "A miracle is something that happens automatically - like the toilet that flushes by itself". That made me laugh! (although we didn't include that in her talk)
Anyway - Allison did great on her talk and it was fun preparing it together this week. I'm grateful that we had the opportunity to talk about miracles this week - and that even a 4-year-old can have the opportunity to share her testimony at church.
I thought this was interesting . . . "Research tells us that members, young and old, who become less active usually have not developed a personal identity with the gospel. Somehow it has always been outside of them - something that happens at church, in talks, or in lessons, but not something that informs their own thoughts, feelings, and behavior. Real conversion is the process of writing His law into the fleshy tablets of our hearts. Religious identity, or personal conversion, is one of the grand goals you will have an opportunity to move toward thought helping a child prepare a Primary talk."
We used some of the tips this book offered this week as we prepared for her talk. The topic was 'Miracles' . . . and one suggestion was to put a bunch of pictures out and then ask the child to quietly look at them and then choose one that was particularly interesting - and we'd talk about it. Well one morning this week we did just that. I chose 5 or 6 pictures from the gospel art kit and set them out in her room. I told her to quietly look at the pictures and to choose one that looked particularly interesting - and when I got back in 3 minutes - we would talk about it. Well when I got back she chose the one of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the fire - and we talked about it for awhile. But then she told me the Liahona picture was interesting also - and we talked about that one. She then wanted to choose ALL the pictures - they were all interesting! So we talked about them all. (and subsequently included them all briefly in her talk) :)
Then in the car later I asked her what a miracle was (the book suggested that we stay in this 'exploring' phase of the topic for as long as we could). She replied, "A miracle is something that happens automatically - like the toilet that flushes by itself". That made me laugh! (although we didn't include that in her talk)
Anyway - Allison did great on her talk and it was fun preparing it together this week. I'm grateful that we had the opportunity to talk about miracles this week - and that even a 4-year-old can have the opportunity to share her testimony at church.
May 2, 2010
K was asked to give a talk in Primary and I turned to this book for help. It had such great insight and ideas to get your kids to write their own talk, no matter what their age. It explains how when you have your child write their talk, it helps them become stronger in the gospel and builds their own testimony rather than going off of what Mom and Dad say. I wasn't sure that a 5 year old could really right her own talk, but K was able to and it sounded great! I definitely recommend this book to anyone who has kids.
March 2, 2009
I believe this book was actually written by Virginia H. Pearce. She just outlines how to help your kids write a talk by themselves.
February 3, 2010
This book is a very short and easy read. It gives great advice on teaching your children to have a spiritual experience when preparing talks for church!
January 15, 2011
This is by Virginia H. Pearce
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