The Sealed Box
Suspense grabs their attention before anyone can start wrestling.
- Set the taped box on the table. Say nothing about it until everyone is sitting.
- SAY“There is a real treasure in this box. Who can tell me what it is… without opening it?”
- Let two or three kids who are sitting ready shake it and guess.
- SAY“Why can’t you just read what’s inside?” (It’s sealed!) “A prophet named Isaiah wrote about a sealed book 2,700 years ago, and it really happened. Let’s find out how.”
Class screen: 📦 Can you read a SEALED book? · No peeking! · No opening!
No supplies? Do this instead
Instead of: A shoebox or small box, lots of tape, and a marker, A copy of the Book of Mormon (or a small stack of cardboard wrapped in foil to look like gold plates)
The Sealed Kid
- Pick a volunteer who is sitting ready. Say: “You are a very special book. Curl up tight and hug your knees. Don’t open for ANYBODY.”
- Everyone helps seal the book with invisible tape: pull it off the roll with a loud “RRRRIP!” and wrap it around the book. Tap the knock sound on the Sound Board and write SEALED on the book with an invisible marker.
- Whisper a secret treasure into the book’s ear (“gold plates”). Say: “There is a real treasure inside this book. Who can read it… without opening it?”
- Let two or three kids who are sitting ready knock gently on the book’s shoulder and guess. The book stays sealed: head down, no talking, just a tiny shake of the head.
- Have the book pop open and whisper the answer. Say: “Why couldn’t you just read it?” (It was sealed!) “A prophet named Isaiah wrote about a sealed book 2,700 years ago, and it really happened. Let’s find out how.”
Class screen: 🙊 Can you read a SEALED book? · No peeking! · Knock, knock…