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Jennifer Smith
October 20, 2013
Downloaded from: http://seminarymoments.blogspot.com/2013/10/1-nephi-20-22-israel-scattered.html Who is Isaiah?He is a prophet that lived in Jerusalem and prosphesied to the people between 740 BC and 701 BC, not long before Lehi and his family departed for their promised land.Because his words are filled with symbolism and poetic words, people sometimes find his teachings difficult to understand. Nephi, however, delights in the words of Isaiah! He included the writings of Isaiah so that he…
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Jennifer Smith
October 11, 2013
Downloaded from: http://seminarymoments.blogspot.com/2013/10/1-nephi-19-trample-lord.html 1 Nephi 19:7 tells us that some people trample under their feet the Lord and his commandments. How do they do this?By refusing to to hearken to the Lord’s counsel and believing the things He says are not important. I passed out FTSOY (For The Strength Of Youth) books and had them each: *Pick a topic*Tell us how people trample it under their feet*How they can keep…
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Jennifer Smith
October 11, 2013
Downloaded from: http://seminarymoments.blogspot.com/2013/10/burdens.html What do you think are some reasons we experience hardships?Nephi was obedient, he did all that the Lord asked of him. Then why does he tell us he in 1 Nephi 17:1“We did…wade through much affliction”Elder L. Whitney Clayton of the Seventy explained:“In a general sense, our burdens come from three sources. [1] Some burdens are the natural product of the conditions of the world in which we live….
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Jennifer Smith
October 11, 2013
Downloaded from: http://seminarymoments.blogspot.com/2013/10/1-nephi-17-18-ship-building.html I handed out pieces of paper and asked the class to make a boat, one that will float (could not draw one).I was hoping they would ask directions, but they all just forged ahead and came up with some very interesting designs! I saw one of them that knew what he was doing. I asked him to come up and show everyone how to do it.At this…
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Jennifer Smith
October 7, 2013
Downloaded from: http://seminaryatsixam.blogspot.com/2013/10/liahona.html You know you are a Seminary teacher when you are walking through Michael’s Arts & Craft store for a completely different purpose and you spot an intricately carved metal pumpkin that would make a great liahona…Immediately, your mind goes in to high gear trying to turn that pumpkin in to a liahona.And that is what I did.That very afternoon.I bought the pumpkin and used supplies I already…
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Jennifer Smith
October 5, 2013
Downloaded from: http://seminarymoments.blogspot.com/2013/10/liahona-1-nephi-16.html What is this strange thing Lehi is holding?How can something so small lead his family?How does it work?When doesn’t it work?How did it benefit Lehi’s family?We played this game found here: President Thomas S. Monson:“The same Lord who provided a Liahona for Lehi provides for you and for me today a rare and valuable gift to give direction to our lives, to mark the hazards to our safety, and…
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Jennifer Smith
October 5, 2013
Downloaded from: http://seminarymoments.blogspot.com/2013/10/iron-rod-1-nephi-15.html Often I see pictures of holding to the iron rod (Word Of God) depicted like this:To me this always looks easy. Just grab on and don’t let go. Walking easily forward. BUTit is not always easy. More often than not, this is how I feel: I feel it is difficult. Things of this world pull at me from every direction. The rod seems so far above my reach.I just don’t…
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Jennifer Smith
October 5, 2013
Downloaded from: http://seminarymoments.blogspot.com/2013/10/stumbling-blocks-1-nephi-14.html 1 Nephi 14:1 the phrase stumbling blocks means obstacles that keep people from following the Lord. The scriptures are filled with many “IF-THEN” statements. (if suggests choice) Depending on what we choose, we experience different outcomes. Nephi saw future generations and noted that if they would be righteous, they would be blessed; or if they chose wickedness, they would be cursed. We learned today that obeying the…
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Jennifer Smith
October 5, 2013
Downloaded from: http://seminarymoments.blogspot.com/2013/10/1-nephi-10-11-puzzles.html What does this mean?The class came up with some interesting meanings! They even tried to make up a sentence. Did they give up on trying to understand it?NO!They persevered. With a few questions to me, they slowly started to have their eyes opened!Soon they were quickly solving the puzzle.Nephi did not understand the meaning of his father Lehi’s dream. He needed to find out for himself what…
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Jennifer Smith
October 5, 2013
Downloaded from: http://seminarymoments.blogspot.com/2013/10/i-have-dreamed-dream-1-nephi-8.html Who said, “I Have Dreamed a Dream” ?Did you say Martin Luther King?if you did, you are not entirely correct!LEHI did! In 1 Nephi 8:2 we hear the famous phrase: I have dreamed a dream.1 Nephi 8 Lehi recounts his vision of the tree of life.I love this drawing. I wish I knew where it came from. I found it in the seminary closet. It is years…
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Jennifer Smith
October 5, 2013
Downloaded from: http://seminarymoments.blogspot.com/2013/10/great-and-abominable-church-1-nephi-12.html As a child I loved to watch Rudolph on TV. The Abominable snowman scared me to death! The thought of running into him terrified me. Jump ahead a few years and when I first heard the phrase: “Great and Abominable Church” I had visions of something terrifying. Something that would prevent me from getting back to my Heavenly Father. 1 Nephi 13: 1-4,6 Nephi saw a group…
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Jennifer Smith
September 30, 2013
Downloaded from: http://ldsscriptureteachings.org/2013/09/30/2985/ 2 Nephi 2 Power to act for themselves 2 Nephi 2 illustrates the principle that we are happiest when we “act for ourselves” instead of being “acted upon”. God is happy because he is a being who acts. He is … Continue reading →