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Immerse yourself in the Book of Mormon with these engaging and exciting activities! Whether you're organizing a church youth activity night or looking for some enriching fun at home, these activities are the solution. Gather your family, friends, or church group, and get ready to explore the Book of Mormon in a whole new way.

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Murder Mystery Dinner

Secretly bring Helaman chapters 8 and 9 to life with your own murder mystery game. Don’t reveal the tie in until the end! The Idea Door has all the files you need for free thanks to Nicole. There are even audio recordings you can use. This activity requires a bit of work as you typically would provide dinner with it but you can always do it without food. The key to throwing a good murder mystery party is knowing the story inside and out so study well.

The Ping Pong Games

Bring on the ping pong balls! Compete in a series of games using ping pong balls as you learn what it takes to get an advantage in this Gospel Fun Kit, The Ping Pong Games. With over 10 different ways to play, you can have several stations going at once or play the different version throughout the year. Tie all the fun together as you talk about the spiritual application of the war chapters in the Book of Mormon (Alma 43-62) and building strong spiritual fortresses.

We recommend getting a bunch of ping pong balls for these games. It's much more fun when you don't have to collect your balls every few throws. We used these orange ones and found they bounced well and were easy to find with that bright color.

Action!

Get ready for a little theater with this fun activity. Each youth group draws a slip of paper with a scene from the Book of Mormon on it. Be sure to include the scripture reference so they can look up the details. Ideally, it’s ones most people will know so think Ammon protecting his sheep, Samuel on the wall, etc. Then each group goes off into their own space to create and film it. At the end, watch each other’s videos and enjoy some laughs. We recommended having an adult leader film each group to keep an eye on things and make it easier to send the final video to one leader to broadcast. There are few ways you can make the evening even more challenging:

Give everyone a random bag of props. All props must be used during production and can’t just be background scenery.
Make additional slips of paper that say how people are supposed to act it out. For example, in the style of Shakespeare or a musical.
We love when they can film it in their small groups so stage fright is kept at bay but performing live can be tons of fun too.
Don’t reveal what the stories being acted out are, let everyone guess.

Enjoy some refreshments as you watch them all.

Cake Decorating

You’ll need blank cakes for this one. Ideally, have them frosted in a thin white layer to make it easier to jump right into the decorating. Each person or each group, draws a slip of paper with a Book of Mormon story or person on it and decorates their cake accordingly. When everyone is done, each group explains their designs then the voting begins. You can make awards for all or vote for the top three, etc. The best part is enjoying the final results at the end of the evening or go drop them off at houses for those who weren’t able to make it or could use a little extra love.

Want to make it more challenging (and messy)? Blindfold one person and let the other direct. Be sure you have some disposable tablecloths underneath for this one!

You can also do this one food free with canvases and paint instead. Be sure to cover those floors though just in case.

Golf the Mini Way

Put on your thinking caps and start building your own mini golf course. Invite different groups to create different holes for everyone to enjoy. Use cardboard, paper cups, pool noodles, and more to construct your holes. You could even design them with a specific Book of Mormon story in mind. Just imagine cute sheep obstacles (Ammon) or hitting it through a mini tent tunnel (Lehi’s family in the wilderness). Creating the holes could take one whole activity so be sure you can store them for next time.

Don’t have putters? Use something else! It’s part of the fun to see what other objects can be used as a putter. You can even have each person randomly draw something out of a bag. Try a shoe (as pictured), broom, hockey stick, or whatever you have around the house. You can get a little creative with the balls too, you just need to make sure they will fit in the hole easily.

Take it one step further when you add our Golf the Mini Way Gospel Fun Kit. Every hole brings a new twist and challenge as you discuss baptism, the Holy Ghost, and enduring to the end (see 2 Nephi 31).

Psssttt…. you can skip the creating a mini golf course by going outside and using natural obstacles or heading to a local mini golf place instead.

Pictionary or Charades

They are classics for a reason and are great back up games if you need to fill some time or add another activity fall through. Select the Book of Mormon cards from our Eyes to See Gospel Drawing Game for a quick and easy activity or invite everyone to write down one to three things from the Book of Mormon on slips of paper (be prepared for duplicates though).

Make it twice as fun by doing both Pictionary and Charades. After everyone has had a opportunity to draw, put all the cards back into the pile and this time everyone has to act it out. It makes it slightly easier to guess but also more confusing because you can see the correlation to so many more things now. LOL.

Go back through the papers a third time if you dare and this time only give one word clues for others to guess.

Extreme Book of Mormon Bingo

Up for a game of Book of Mormon Bingo combined with Ultimate Spoons? In this game, toss out the Bingo calling cards in the middle and hide enough spoons in another room for everyone minus one. Everyone should have a Bingo board. One person draws from the main pile of calling cards while everyone else draws from a pile on their left. To begin things with a bang, however, we recommend everyone drawing one card from the main deck so no one is waiting for cards. Once they look at their card, they mark it off their board then put their card in a pile to the right of them which now becomes the draw pile for the person on their right. The faster you go, the better. If someone is waiting for a while to be given a card, they can draw another card from the main deck to keep things moving.

Once someone gets a Bingo, they yell “Bingo!” and everyone runs to find a spoon. Spoons need to placed in running distance from the main game before you start and accessible for everyone to reach. All spoons should be in the same place unless you want to make it extra difficult then hide them all over in one specific room. It can get a little crazy when racing to find spoons so be sure to keep things safe and add rules as needed. For example, no pushing other players out of the way. We eventually had to say, no running, only speed walking. The person who doesn’t get a spoon is out but gets to hide the spoons next time. Keep playing until only one person has a spoon.

We like to require the person who got a Bingo to then share something about one thing in their Bingo line. For example, “I like how Captain Moroni rallied everyone around and stood up for truth and freedom.” This is also a good time for people to ask questions about the cards like “Who is Abish?”.

Need something calmer? Skip the Ultimate part of Spoons and place the spoons in the middle of the group instead. Once someone gets a Bingo, they don’t say anything but slip one spoon away from the pile. Everyone else is welcome to take a spoon at this point too once they notice.

With elimination games, it’s important to add another activity for others to enjoy once out. For the first couple of people, hiding the spoons is fun. Once you have two or three people though, start another game like Uno or Pictionary.

Can You Build It? Lehi’s Dream Activity

Does your church group love building? Combine that love with a building brick challenge (i.e. Legos). Our Can You Build It? Lehi’s Dream Gospel Fun Kit will stretch your minds as you try to build specific parts of Lehi’s Dream from 1 Nephi 8 while having a time constraint and building condition. Once everyone completes their creations, take turns showing them off and voting for your favorites. Then dive into the symbolism of Lehi’s Dream with the additional printables. Add additional stories from the Book of Mormon to the challenge cards to continue the fun!

Read-a-thon

Sometimes you need a little kickstart when it comes to scripture study. A lot of youth groups like to do a read-a-ton with the Book of Mormon. Typically people make the goal to read the entire Book of Mormon in 24 hours. However, this is usually broken up across several days to make it happen but in the end you meet together for 24 hours. The key to this is being together reading the scriptures. Bring out all the comfy blankets and pillows while not making it so comfortable people fall asleep. It’s a delicate balance. Some thoughts from people who have done it before:

Keep the refreshments flowing- beverages and snacks. Take breaks for lunch, etc. too. It’s good to get up, move around, and talk.
Include a variety of ways to enjoy the Book of Mormon. For some of the time it can be for people just reading silently, another time it can be a service project like tying quilts while listening to the Book of Mormon (at 1.7 speed) . You can have videos of the Book of the Mormon playing another time then everyone come together and all take turns reading aloud together.
Have a wake up room. Do some exercises to get the blood pumping while still maintaining a reverent atmosphere. Try playing some peppy Book of Mormon themed music (check out the Nashville Tribute Band). Or take breaks every hour or so and enjoy some fun games.

Hang up some gospel pictures of stories in the Book of Mormon for people to look at when they need a break or use them for reward treats (your church library should have some pictures or use your Come Follow Me manual). For example, once you get to the story of Samuel the Lamanite, they can get pretzels and jelly beans (arrows and stones) or it’s time to go outside and read on a low wall for a bit.
Post signs up in the building letting people know what you are doing and to please be quiet so as not to disturb your reading atmosphere.
Keep a reading tracker on the wall. Once everyone gets to a certain point, color it in to keep people motivated. Invite people to write thoughts or favorite scriptures on it too.
Invite some other members of the ward to come in at certain times to act out certain parts of the Book of Mormon for you or dress up as a character to read their words and cheer you on.
Check digital devices at the door or turn them off. No distractions needed.
You’ll need a basic schedule but remember, people read at different speeds so be flexible and realistic. Here’s an example schedule from Angelee.

Experiment Upon…

Get ready for some intriguing experiments with our Science Night Gospel Fun Kit. We talk about experimenting upon the word all the time with that beautiful scripture verse in Alma 32:27. Help your church group see that in action. Engage in some fun and doable experiments together. Then go through Alma 32:27 like you are writing up a lab experiment and see what additional connections and applications you can make.

Keep the Book of Mormon fun going! Check out activities that specifically have to do with the land of Helam.

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