Perfecting the Saints — One Lesson at a Time
When I teach, I try to apply the law of witnesses: “in the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established,” (See D&C 6:28, 2 Corinthians 13:1, Deuteronomy 19:15, 2 Nephi 29:8, Matthew 18:16) to my Lesson preparation. The idea is that as teachers, we’re always looking for “witnesses” to the word. When we establish the word with multiple witnesses, or testimonies, we help it sink deeply…
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When I present a lesson, I try to direct my lessons so that ANTICIPATED student questions drive the discussion. When I’m reading my lesson text or scripture block, I ask myself some of the following things: – Does this passage have any unusual words or difficult phrasing? – Do I understand the background of this passage? Who is speaking? Why? – How can the footnotes help me understand the background…
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I like to bring the girls a little something right before Conf. to help them get the most of it and just for fun. This year we brought by a mini box of cereal and a worksheet for the girls to complete and if they did there was a reward. I did have…
President Thomas S. Monson repeats what the Savior said — that in order to find purpose in life, lose yourself in the service of others. “Those who live only for themselves eventually shrivel up and figuratively lose their lives, while those who lose themselves in service to others grow and flourish — and in effect save their lives,” he says. (http://www.lds.org/prophets-and-apostles/unto-all-the-world/serve-god-by…) No living person has stood before more general conference…
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In this latter day the promise of eternal families was restored in 1829 when the powers of the Melchizedek Priesthood were restored to the earth. Seven years later, in the Kirtland Temple, the keys to perform the sealing ordinances were restored, as recorded in the Doctrine and Covenants: “Elijah the prophet, who was taken to heaven without tasting death, stood before us, and said: “Behold, the time has fully come,…
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Elder LeGrand Richards made this statement: “I would rather have my children and my children’s children enjoy the companionship of the Holy Ghost than any other companionship in this world because if they will heed the promptings of that Spirit, he will lead them into all truth and see them safely back into the presence of their Father in heaven” (in Conference Report, Apr. 1966, 112; or Improvement Era, June…
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Dallin H Oaks said: No prophet of the Lord in modern times has preached the law of tithing more fervently than Heber J. Grant. As an Apostle and later as President of the Church, he frequently called upon the Saints to pay an honest tithe and made firm promises to those who would do so. In a general conference in 1912, Elder Heber J. Grant declared: “I bear witness —…
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From the scriptures, we know of the Council in Heaven and the decision to send the sons and daughters of God into mortality to receive a body and to be tested. 2 We are children of God. We have a spirit body housed, for now, in an earthly tabernacle of flesh. The scriptures say, “Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God…
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Luke 15 While we were watching this fantastic movie this morning: all of the students were commenting on how talented this sand story artist, Joe Castillo is. Then, one of my least introspective students asked himself aloud: “I wonder what I’ll be good at?” Another Freshman turned to him and said, “I know man! Me, too!” I didn’t know what to say to him that wouldn’t sound like a platitude,…
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This activity is super quick and easy…seriously. We are having a lesson tonight on a recent talk by the prophet. I chose the Race of Life from the April session of conference this year. I am going to share with them the main points …
I received this activity idea from a reader and thought it would be fun to share. Thank you for sharingJenna!We had a lesson on testimonies, what testimonies are and what they aren’t, and I shared with them a summary of the General Conference tal…
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