Object: A diamond ring in a ring box.

Good morning, boys and girls. How many of you can think of something that is really valuable? What is one of the most valuable things that you have ever seen? [Let them answer.] Those are all good and valuable things. I like the one that someone said when they mentioned a diamond ring. I thought of a diamond ring when I thought of something valuable and I brought it with me this morning. I want to compare that diamond ring to something that I think is even more valuable. I want you to pretend that this beautiful ring I am holding in my hand is like the Gospel, or the Good News of Jesus Christ. The diamond is really valuable, but even more valuable is the knowledge that Jesus was…