Sept 22-28, Come Follow Me, Youth lesson helps, Young Men and Young Women
- redwallace
- Sep 17
- 4 min read
An object lesson for this week's lesson:
The Lord supports me when He calls me to serve.
With Jenga Blocks
Build the Tower
Tell the youth the tower represents our service in the church.
Start with a smaller tower:
Each block represents an act of service, faith that our callings come from God, and obedience to the commandments and our covenants.
Remove Blocks (When We Don’t Rely on the Lord)
Start pulling out blocks. Explain that when we stop praying, neglect our covenants, or serve only half-heartedly, our foundation weakens.
The tower gets shaky—just like our faith does when we try to stand alone. Have a youth shake the table if it hasn't fallen yet.
Reinforce the Tower (When the Lord Supports Us)
Now, rebuild part of the tower. This time, invite the class to name ways the Lord strengthens us in our callings when we are faithful (e.g., the Spirit, priesthood blessings, answers to prayer, scriptures, covenants).
As they name blessings, place the blocks back firmly.
Show how the tower stands strong again, because the Lord’s blessings support us, as we serve others.
Have a youth shake the table now with the solid tower; it won't fall.
Tie It to Doctrine
Read D&C 108:7 (to Lyman Sherman): “Strengthen your brethren in all your doings.”
Explain that when we serve faithfully, the Lord strengthens us like the rebuilt tower—so we can also strengthen others.
The Lord supports me when He calls me to serve.
In Doctrine and Covenants 106 and 108, the Lord gave counsel and promises to two members who were called to serve in His Church.
As you study His counsel, you may consider your own opportunities to serve the Lord—perhaps a ministering assignment, a Church calling, family responsibilities, or spiritual promptings to do good.
What do you feel the Lord’s message to you is in these revelations? Which phrases seem particularly meaningful to you? Here are a few to consider:
When has the Lord given you “grace [or divine help] and assurance” to be able to serve Him? (Doctrine and Covenants 106:8).
What do you think it means to strengthen others “in all your doings”? (Doctrine and Covenants 108:7).
When Elder Carl B. Cook received a difficult Church assignment, he drew strength from the experience of an ancestor. Read about it in his message “Serve” (Ensign or Liahona, Nov. 2016, 110–12). Consider writing a letter to encourage your descendants—or your future self—to accept opportunities to serve the Lord. Include in your letter the truths you learn from Elder Cook’s message, Doctrine and Covenants 106 and 108, and your own experiences.
See also Henry B. Eyring, “Walk with Me,” Ensign or Liahona, May 2017, 82–85; Topics and Questions, “Serving in Church Callings,” Gospel Library; “Warren Cowdery” and “‘Wrought Upon’ to Seek a Revelation,” in Revelations in Context, 219–23, 224–28.
There is a free print that serves as stationery for them to write letters to their future ancestors or future selves.
The rest of the lesson is in my store ( At the bottom of the page):
I have a narration of the two men to whom these revelations were given:
I think it helps students relate to the scriptures better when they have some knowledge about the people. But at the end, explain that these blessings are for all of us if we are faithful in our callings.
After this narrative play, the Jenga question game.
How to Play:
The youth take turns pulling out a block from the tower.
Before placing it on top, they must read the question out loud and try to answer it.
If they answer correctly → they stack the block on top and their turn is finished.
If they need additional help to answer the question, be prepared to help them. If a youth picks the block again with the same question, tell them to give you a different perspective. They often ask for personal experiences.
Keep playing until the tower falls (like normal Jenga).
Tip: If you want to keep the focus spiritual, set the “rule” that after the tower falls, you pause and ask one last question:
“What’s one thing you’ll take away from this lesson about serving the Lord and His support?”
Here are all the blocks with questions and quotes on them. Notice the words are pretty small. If you have a magnifying glass, I think it would be great to use that, especially because it adds an escape room, mystery vibe(:
You can do two things with these blocks. One, build a small tower with only the blocks with questions on them. It will look like this:
If you do it this way, it will fall more often. When it falls, start again, and if they get the same questions, tell them to give you a different perspective. They are pretty open-ended questions. Or, you can instruct them to try again until they encounter a question that hasn't been chosen. They won't get to every question, but this is okay, too.
OR
You could build the tower using most of the blocks. If a youth picks a block without a question on it, tell them they get another turn, and another turn until they get a block with a question and a quote to share with everyone.
Even doing it this way, they still won't get to all the questions and quotes, but I think that is ok. It should keep everyone engaged, and if you are prepared, you can have some really great discussions.
I also think it is wonderful to remind the students that we have a noble birthright. That doesn't mean we have a crown and sit on a cushion. We are asked to serve and strengthen His children. I would show Brad Wilcox a clip of what is asked of children of the Noble Birthright.
"Is leading and caring for others too much to ask when you think of the added inheritance?"- Brad Wilcox
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