Perfecting the Saints — One Lesson at a Time
In one of my lessons we were talking about avoiding Satan’s deception. I made a chocolate covered marshmallow and a chocolate covered cotton ball. I showed both treats to the class and had a volunteer come and cut them open to see what was in the middle. To illustrate my point, I gave a quote from Elder James E. Faust: “Much of what comes from the devil is alluring and…
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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/2014/02/20/alma-30-alma-confronts-korihor/ I teach young people from the Book of Mormon on a regular basis. When I was a young person, anti-Mormon literature was difficult to come by. Today, in the age of the internet, even a member of the Church of … Continue reading →
Downloaded from: http://ldsscriptureteachings.org/2014/01/29/alma-43-standing-for-truth/ Standing for Truth Alma 43 starts with the conflict in 74 B.C. between the Lamanites and the Nephites where many of the Zoramites defect to the Lamanite side. We read in Alma 43:8-9 the difference between the goals of the … Continue reading →
Downloaded from: http://ldsseminary.wordpress.com/2013/02/22/romans-1-welcome-to-the-roman-world/ Romans 1 emphasizes the fact that God honors agency. Several times in this chapter Paul states that God allows even the wicked to seek their respective goals and purposes. He says, ”God gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their … Continue reading →
Prepare a snapping turtle trap: Pound nails into a two-foot-long piece of board at three- or four-inch intervals. Bend the head of each nail at a 90-degree angle (see the illustration). If it is not feasible to prepare this trap, draw a picture of it on the chalkboard, [like this:] (Image is copyright 2010, Intellectual Reserve. Used by permission.) Display the snapping turtle trap (or refer to the drawing on…
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First ask for four volunteers and tell them that they are going to be decieved. Ask each volunteer who they think that they can win, to distract them from the fact they are going to be decieved. Tell them to kneel around the baking sheet. Tell them ypu are dropping candy and whomever gets it the fastest gets to keep it, but they have to keep their eyes on the…
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Show the class the caramel covered onion. Really talk up the “apple”. Tell them how delicious it is (they probably won’t need much convincing.) Invite a volunteer to eat it and describe to the others in the class how good it is. At this point, depending on the volunteer’s nature and how far you want to take the lesson, you can either ask the volunteer to take a big bite…
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