Attention-Getting Activities for Missionary Work Lessons

1. Dress in a costume from another country.

2. Using a large map of the world, circle the areas of the church presence, explaining that Heavenly Father loves all His children, worldwide, and that he desires all to receive the gospel.

3. Using drawings/pictures of children from all over the world, match them to the areas on the map.

4. Play a game where you blow up balloons with names of countries or areas inside. And the children match them to a map. (Or draw the names out of a can.)

5. As they are matched, talk about the customs of each area (display items if possible).

6. Teach a word from a different language.

7. Match pictures of different temples to areas on a map. Talk about how far some people travel to receive the blessings of the temple.

8. Arrange to have pen pals from another country.

9. Explain that missionaries serve all over the world. Have a returned missionary relate his or her experiences.