Today I taught Lesson 2: Heavenly Father Has A Body
While I was preparing for this lesson I thought about how this knowledge is so central and unique to LDS theology. It seems like so much of our knowledge of Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ's physical state comes from Joseph Smith's first vision. The lesson manual uses the story of that vision to explain the idea to the kids.
As a side, does anyone know anywhere else that talks about the physical nature of God?
Anyway, I used a picture of the first vision and asked the kids to show me their body parts, then point out Heavenly Father and Jesus's body part. It went something like:
Me: Do you have hands? Where are your hands, can you show them to me?
The kids show me their hands.
I feel ambitious and ask them what they do with their hands.
Kids: Garbled responses. It's the beginning of the year so talking is beyond many of them
Me: Can you shake your hands?
Some do, the others catch on because shaking our hands is fun to do.
Me: Does Heavenly Father have hands?
Do you see them?
I ask one kid to come point them out.
Three kids jump up and show me Heavenly Father and Jesus's hands.
Class is going well. We move through other body parts. Nose, eyes, ears. Then I try hair. I point out that Heavenly Father has hair. I pick up my own hair and ask do we have hair while nodding my head. I begin to ask a few kids specifically.
Me: Sarah, do you have hair?
Sarah: Yes
Me: Molly, do you have hair?
Molly: Yes
Me: Sam, do you have hair?
Sam: No.
He rubs his smooth bald head. It supports only a little light blonde fuzz.
I realize he's right.
Me: Don't worry, Sam. You'll get hair too, one day.
