I was recently released from being the Primary President in my ward. This calling taught me to listen to the Word of the Lord and helped prepare me for our daily battle against the Dark Side. I needed a lot of Substitutes and unfortunately most of them were last minute.
How to Substitute in Primary with 2 Minutes Notice
My Cousin Debbie always joked
that if you pulled together a primary lesson in two minutes and it turned out
decent you’ve served in the primary too long.
But she has a spiritual gift. For
all of us that don’t have Debbie’s talents here are a few tips on last
minute teaching.
1.
Thank
you for saying yes. This is not the
ideal situation for substituting, but last minute sicknesses do come up. By saying yes you relieve stress for many
people. You are also in a position to
strongly listen to the Holy Ghost.
2.
Remember to pray.
3.
Look up the key scripture and topic of the
lesson. Can the scripture be acted
out? Can the kids play a game around
this topic? Good games are follow the
Leader, hang man, or guess who are a few.
4.
Share your testimony.
Finally, don’t compare how
this lesson went with a lesson you taught previously. You did the best you could with the time you
had.
