Perfecting the Saints — One Lesson at a Time
Our seniors chose the theme “Hawaiian Paradise” for the dance held during our Stake Youth Conference this year. They did an awesome job transforming the large gymnasium beforehand.**I wish I would have taken more photos of the decorations. Th…
Downloaded from: http://aprimarysingingtime.blogspot.com/2013/05/repentance-spots-623.html ** The kids LOVED hearing my real-life mistakes! Sr. Primary complained when it was time for sharing time that they hadn’t gotten to hear all of them. I definitely recommend using true stories!!! I really want to talk about repentance in a way that the kids will remember. Along those lines, I am copying an idea I found on SugarDoodle HERE, called “What are those Spots?!?”. Now,…
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Downloaded from: http://aprimarysingingtime.blogspot.com/2013/05/just-wing-it-at-singing-magic.html I’ll let you in on a little secret that those who have been following this blog for a while already know – I plan like crazy because this calling is HARD for me! I do not like being up in front of people. I do not like singing in front of people – not even in my own house. Every Sunday morning I am sick to my…
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Downloaded from: http://seminaryatsixam.blogspot.com/2013/05/james-power-of-words.html As an introduction and reinforcement to James’ teaching on the power of words, I gave a small tube of toothpaste and a plate to a few of my students.I instructed them to squeeze the toothpaste onto the plate.Some made designs and some were skeptical of what was to come next. I assured them they would not have to eat the toothpaste or smear it on anyone, etc.Once the…
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Downloaded from: http://somesweettalkinggirl.blogspot.com/2013/05/personal-revelation.html What is Personal Revelation? Why do I need personal revelation? There are a few activities that would be wonderful for mutual night- “The egg walk”- this activity is perfect for mutual/FHE/Activity days etc. Find a grassy area where you can walk bare footed. Place Blindfolds on your participants, and have them walk through your designated area with out stepping on an egg. Someone must guide and direct through voice…
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Why do I need personal revelation?
There are a few activities that would be wonderful for mutual night-
“The egg walk”- this activity is perfect for mutual/FHE/Activity days etc.
Find a grassy area where you can walk bare footed. Place Blindfolds on your participants, and have them walk through your designated area with out stepping on an egg. Someone must guide and direct through voice only.
The person guiding represents our Heavenly Father- and person blindfolded represents us- Only Heavenly Father sees the big picture so can guide us through our journey safely.
Another activity you can do at mutual or during class-
Give everyone a piece of paper- have them write a simple sentence
Pass the paper and have the next person draw a picture of the sentence-
next- fold the paper right under the sentence- then pass the paper (so they can not see the original sentence,only the picture) keep folding and passing-
This shows how communication can be mis-interpreted – Making personal revelation so very important.
Many voices in the world compete for your attention, and they can easily drown out spiritual impressions if you are not careful. (Preach my Gospel pg 96)
Richard G. Scott said in How to receive revelation “Heavenly Father did not put us on earth to fail but to succeed gloriously”
“God loves you and all His children. He is anxious to support you in your practical and specific challenges. You have been promised inspiration to know what to do and have been given the power to do it” see D&C 43:15-16 (Preach my Gospel pg 89)
“Communication with our Heavenly Father is not a trivial matter. It is a sacred privilege.” Richard G Scott
I really love what the bible dictionary says about revelation
The bible dictionary says “Divine revelation is one of the grandest concepts and principles of the gospel of Jesus Christ, for without it, man could not know of the things of God and could not be saved with any degree of salvation in the eternities. Continuous revelation from God to his saints, through the Holy ghost or by other means, such as visions, dreams, or visitations, makes possible daily guidance along true paths and lead the faithful soul to complete and eternal salvation in the celestial kingdom.” “It is the making known of divine truth by communication with the heavens, and consists not only of revelation of the plan of salvation to the Lord’s prophets but also a confirmation in the hearts of the believers that the revelation to the prophets is true. It also consists of individual guidance for every person who seeks for it and follows the prescribed course of faith, repentance, and obedience to the gospel of Jesus Christ. “The Holy Ghost is a revelator,” said Joseph Smith” “without revelation, all would be guesswork, darkness, and confusion.“
Studying the following will help with learning how the Spirit talks to us (Preach my Gospel)
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Gives feelings of love, joy, peace, patience, meekness, gentleness, faith, and hope.
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Gives ideas in the mind, feelings in the heart.
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Occupies the mind and presses on the feelings.
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Helps scriptures have strong effect.
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Gives good feelings to teach if something is true.
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Enlightens the mind.
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Replaces darkness with light.
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Strengthens the desire to avoid evil and obey the commandments.
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Teaches truth and brings it to remembrance.
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Gives feelings of peace and comfort.
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Guides to truth and shows things to come.
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Reveals truth.
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Guides and protects from deception.
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Glorifies and bears record of God the Father and Jesus Christ.
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Guides the words of humble teachers.
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Recognizes and corrects sin.
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Gives gifts of the Spirit.
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Helps to perceive or discern the thoughts of others.
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Tells what to pray for.
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Tells what to do.
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Helps the righteous speak with power and authority.
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Testifies of the truth.
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Sanctifies and brings remission of sins.
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Carries truth to the heart of the listener.
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Enhances skills and abilities.
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Constrains (impels forward) or restrains (holds back).
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Edifies both teacher and students.
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Gives comfort.
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The most powerful experience will be when the youth share their own personal experience of when they received guidance and or revelation.
I am so grateful that our Heavenly Father loves us enough to continue to talk to us and help us navigate through this journey we call life.
Downloaded from: http://aprimarysingingtime.blogspot.com/2013/05/hide-magnet.html Today, with a rowdy, holiday-weekend Jr. Primary, I decided at the last minute to do the good ol’ hide-the-magnet game instead of my planned activity. They LOVED it – Jr. and Sr. both – they sang great and participate the whole time! It’s a game they played often with the previous chorister. Basic idea – you pick two children. One goes out into the hall while the…
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Downloaded from: http://seminarymoments.blogspot.com/2013/05/feedback.html At the beginning of the year, I had my class answer these questions: Name:___________________________How do you like to learn scripture mastery?Why do you come to seminary?What do you hope to learn this year?Explain one or two things you have not enjoyed about seminary and HOW you would change it if you could.Finish the sentence: The best thing about seminary is…What are your goals for the year? (Scripture…
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Downloaded from: http://seminarymoments.blogspot.com/2013/05/nt-last-day-of-seminary.html It has truly been a blessing teaching this group of youth! I have grown to understand them a bit better. They try hard to come on time with cheerful hearts. If they don’t….they ALWAYS leave with one. They boost each other up and teach one another. See you in the FALL! I ran across this FABULOUS article: http://sethadamsmith.com/2013/05/20/al-fox-a-modern-mormon-pioneer/I felt it summed up what I was striving for this…
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Downloaded from: http://primarynotes29.blogspot.com/2013/05/rainbow-lyrics-for-when-i-am-baptized.html I am going to make a visual aide where each “bow” of the rainbow has lyrics on it. I will hide “bows” around the room. The children will find them and then we’ll assemble the whole rainbow on the board. Then we’ll do a lyric take-away to sing the song over and over again. I’ll post a picture when I’m done making my rainbow. I rainbow-color-coded the lyrics…
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