Perfecting the Saints — One Lesson at a Time
Downloaded from: http://ldsseminary.wordpress.com/2013/02/13/acts-15-the-jerusalem-conference/ The Church is Led by Revelation Acts 15 recounts the experience of those involved in the Jerusalem conference, which took place approximately A.D. 50, about fifteen years after the conversion of Paul. Some members of the early Christian church, seemingly … Continue reading →
Downloaded from: http://ldsseminary.wordpress.com/2013/02/13/acts-12-assurance-action-evidence/ Acts 12 begins with the execution of the apostle James, the brother of John (Acts 12:1-3) during Passover in Jerusalem in 44 A.D. Peter finds himself imprisoned at this time, at the hands of Herod Agrippa, the grandson of Herod … Continue reading →
Downloaded from: http://brosimonsays.wordpress.com/2013/02/12/acts-24-26-civis-romanus-sum-blessings-for-citizens-in-gods-kingdom/ “If you have not chosen the Kingdom of God, it will make in the end no difference what you have chosen instead” (in Neal A. Maxwell,The Smallest Part [1973], 1. Quoting William Law, an eighteenth century English clergyman).
Downloaded from: http://brosimonsays.wordpress.com/2013/02/12/acts-21-23-i-am-ready/ “It is not a question of if we are ready for the tests; it is a matter of when. We must prepare to be ready for tests that will present themselves without warning.” (ROBERT D. HALES, “Behold, We Count Them Happy Which Endure”. Ensign, May 1998)
Downloaded from: http://seminaryatsixam.blogspot.com/2013/02/byu-education-week.html Seminary Teachers and Friends, Have any of you attended Education Week at BYU as a Seminary Teacher?If yes, what are your tips for how to get the most out of it.Did you feel it helped you be a more effective Seminary Teacher?Are the crowds too overwhelming? I attend BYU Women’s Conference every year and I have learned the ins and outs of navigating the crowds, which classes…
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Downloaded from: http://seminarymoments.blogspot.com/2013/02/tell-me-who-you-are-apostles-game.html It seems we didn’t know much about our present day 12 Apostles. So I found on line information about each of them, typed it up and printed off their pictures. One by one they each took a turn picking a description and reading it to the class. Then we had to guess who we thought it was. We were excited to learn there are lawyers, businessmen, car salesman, pres….
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Downloaded from: http://seminarymoments.blogspot.com/2013/02/nt-acts-2-law-of-consecration.html Can you believe 3,000 souls were baptized and they lived the Law of Consecration?Amazing to hear that the new converts “continued stedfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship” (Act. 2: 42) To understand a little more about this Law, we played a game… using this idea found here
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Jenny Smith
This handout shows what is meant by the sixth hour of the day or the watches of the night as mentioned in the New Testament. The Roman clock, or time of day, was divided into 12 hours (Latin horae) of light and 12 hours of darkness. Since the length of the sunlight varied with the seasons this also meant that the length of the hour changed – with shorter hours…
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Downloaded from: http://seminarymoments.blogspot.com/2013/02/nt-who-is-peter.html Peter…This is your life. Years ago, there was a television show called This Is Your Life. A celebrity would be picked and unbeknownst to them, the host would take them through their life accomplishments. Today, it was the Apostle Peter’s turn! Taking this 1975 Ensign article by Richard Lloyd Anderson, I was able to come up with 19 events in the life of Peter. Each class member read and…
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We started out the book of Acts with some excitement — or something like it. Some terrible weather rolled in to the area, resulting in changes to the student’s exam and class schedules. We had to cut out several days of class, but it didn’t hurt our reading schedule too much. January is always like this for us. I don’t know why we can’t start school three weeks earlier so…
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