Perfecting the Saints — One Lesson at a Time
Downloaded from: http://seminarymoments.blogspot.com/2014/04/helaman-5-remember.html When I say “Pop Rocks” what comes to your mind? After you have tasted these exploding candies, you will ALWAYS REMEMBER them. It is easy to recall what they felt like, tasted like and I bet you can even remember when and where you first tasted them. Here’s a statement by President Spencer W. Kimball. Read what he said about the importance of remembering the gospel teachings we…
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Downloaded from: http://seminarymoments.blogspot.com/2014/04/helaman-1-2-contention.html Envy, Contention are dangerous and lead us to things we would normally not do! I made a insert for their scriptures or journal: (feel free to copy and paste and size it for your own use) ELDER JEFFREY R. HOLLAND, April 2012“…there are going to be times in our lives when someone else gets an unexpected blessing or receives some special recognition. May I plead with us not to be…
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Downloaded from: http://seminarymoments.blogspot.com/2014/04/alma-40-42-what-happens-when-we-die.html Life is often viewed in the world as an incomplete puzzle.People have pieces of understanding, BUT often don’thave a complete understanding of how life and deathfit together I broke them up into two groups for this activity. I made up my own pattern for a puzzle. On each piece I wrote a scripture verse from Alma 40-42 that related to the spirit world and the Resurrection.Then I…
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Downloaded from: http://seminarymoments.blogspot.com/2014/04/alma-39-chastity.html Corianton had gone with his brothers, Helaman and Shiblon, to preach the gospel to the Zoramites, but had fallen into sin. You, like my class, are wondering WHY . I. HAVE. CHOCOLATE. CHIP. COOKIESpinned to my scrubs. A WONDERFUL idea hit me as I read the talk “Avoid It” by Lynn G. RobbinsHe talks about the chocolate chip cookies and the wonderful aroma they give off, how they are…
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Downloaded from: http://seminarymoments.blogspot.com/2014/04/alma-38-alma-speaks-to-his-sons.html Do you ever feel as if your sibling gets more attention than you? we watched this video from Mormon messages called “The Prodigal Son” Alma (the younger) had three sons: HelamanShiblonCorianton Shiblon is the middle son, like most middle children, my heart goes out to them. They often feel left out. I wonder if he did? Helaman, the eldest, gets 77 verses and two chapters of counsel…
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Downloaded from: http://seminarymoments.blogspot.com/2014/04/alma-37-small-and-simple-things.html A fellow seminary teacher, Sharra Dains, shared this idea-it was genius! I randomly put numbers 1-50 on the page and told them to circle them in order, starting with #1.Do as many as they could in one minute.They didn’t do well at all-most got between 10-15 circled.Then I handed them another paper, in which I folded in fourths, and place #1 in top Left corner, #2 in…
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Downloaded from: http://seminarymoments.blogspot.com/2014/04/alma-36-chiasmus.html I passed out a sheet of paper and had them put their name on it.Big and in the middle.Then told them to close their eyesWith their eyes closed, they had to listen to my voiceand follow my directions.I said things like, “fold your paper in half””rip off top right corner”… The holes were different in each one of their papers.WHY?My directions were not clear and precise.When the…
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Downloaded from: http://ldsscriptureteachings.org/2014/03/11/alma-49-51-adapt-or-perish/ Alma 49-51 illustrate how Moroni continually adapted to circumstances as he fought with the Lamanites. His army was the first to the battle with armor, as Zerahemnah stated: We are not of your faith; we do not believe that it … Continue reading →
Downloaded from: http://ldsscriptureteachings.org/2014/03/08/alma-46-48-the-power-of-one/ We read in Alma 48:17 that if all men had been like Moroni, the powers of hell would be shaken forever. Since Moroni is an important protagonist in these chapters, it is good to analyze what he did and how his … Continue reading →
Downloaded from: http://ldsscriptureteachings.org/2014/03/07/alma-39-the-law-of-chastity/ Alma does an excellent work in his communication with his son Corianton in this chapter. He doesn’t just correct his son, he helps him to see that his actions had consequences, and shows him how to guard himself in the … Continue reading →
Downloaded from: http://ldsscriptureteachings.org/2014/03/03/alma-40-41-the-resurrection-justice/ There is much to cover in Alma 40-42. It is good to emphasize one or two doctrines when teaching Alma 40-41. I focused on the fact that there is a resurrection, that many witnesses have testified of this reality, and … Continue reading →
Downloaded from: http://seminarymoments.blogspot.com/2014/03/alma-33-34.html We had “mini lessons”, where the class had the opportunity to teach the lesson. We may be few in numbers, BUT they ALWAYS give wonderful thoughts!!
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