Scripture Mastery Day

[Anonymous UserParticipant]

We are a new stake created from 2 different stakes. One stake loves “Scripture Chase” and one stake doesn’t like Scripture mastery to be so competitive. What does your stake do for Scripture Mastery Day? The stake leaders are trying to find a “happy medium”. Any suggestions?

[Jenny SmithParticipant]

We don’t do stake-wide scripture chases here. I didn’t like chasing when I was in Seminary, but I think the class of seminary students I teach would like it, however.

Scripture chasing is one of those things that engages some students and not others. Plus, different teachers emphasize scripture memorization to different degrees. My seminary teacher didn’t teach the scripture masteries at all, so when we went to stake scripture chases, it seemed like a boring waste of time. My current class is excited to pass of the scripture masteries, and I think they would be more engaged. It depends on the students interest and the teacher’s emphasis.

Could you consider operating your scripture mastery day like a carnival? Different booths could have different activities, some competitive, some not. Teams could build the Tower of Babel out of blocks while someone reads the story from the scriptures. Tallest tower built in that time wins. One booth could make a recipe like “Jericho Bread” from CookingWithTheBible.com. Another booth could make scripture mastery posters. Groups could compete to organize wordstrips with the names of the books in the Old Testament first. Chases could run throughout by announcement: “Seniors come to the stage to enter our scripture chase at 11:15.”

I think with a little creativity you could come up with lots of ideas that would fit all types of interests and skills.

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