Perfecting the Saints — One Lesson at a Time
I taught my class about the significance of the resurrection while teaching John 18-21. This was a really fun handout to discuss. Why did the disciples suddenly change from being fearful to valiant followers of the Savior? David O. McKay “At Jesus’ death, the apostles were stricken with gloom. When he lay dead their hopes all but died. Their intense grief, the story of Thomas, the moral perplexity of Peter,…
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Downloaded from: http://ldsseminary.wordpress.com/2013/01/23/acts-4-5-qualities-of-the-enemies-of-the-apostles/ Acts 4-5 give us an idea of how the enemies of Christ’s representatives operate. The following list is an excellent foil for the attributes of the apostles. Acts 4-5: Qualities of Non-Disciples Grieved at the truth (4:2). Examines good deeds … Continue reading →
I used this Handout with John 14. It was about the Two Comforters, especially the Second Comforter. It helped my students understand this important topic better. All of these quotes are from Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith. The Two Comforters There are two Comforters spoken of. One is the Holy Ghost, the same as given on the day of Pentecost, and that all Saints receive after faith, repentance,…
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Downloaded from: http://seminaryatsixam.blogspot.com/2013/01/the-living-water.html When we studied Jesus Christ as the Living Water, I came up with an object for our Seminary In My Pocket collection.First I researched the physical and health benefits of daily water intake.I presented facts that supported the importance of daily water to our physical bodies(We will die without it)Then I presented the benefits of partaking of spiritual water, the words of Christ, each day.(We will spiritually die…
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Downloaded from: http://seminaryatsixam.blogspot.com/2013/01/i-am-bread-of-life.html John 6- I am The Bread of LifeAs we are learning the various names and titles of Jesus, we discussed the title of The Living Bread, The Bread of Life in John 6As a bonus, we baked fresh bread and made butter. See below the photos for detailsThe optimum would have been to make the dough in class and have them knead it and I could have…
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Downloaded from: http://seminaryatsixam.blogspot.com/2013/01/scripture-scramble-puzzle.html This is an easy and fun way to learn and reinforce Scripture Mastery verses.See instructions and teaching moment at the end of the photos As students arrive, each seat has 2-3 post-it notes with a word, number, or punctuation mark. When I tell them to go, they must work as a group to get their words in order to make a scripture mastery scripture. Until they see who…
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Downloaded from: http://seminaryatsixam.blogspot.com/2013/01/names-and-titles-of-jesus.html As we are studying the book of John, I challenged my students to be explorers and discover all the different names and titles of Jesus. Daily, they come in to class and add to our growing list. As they do their research, I told them that this poster board would be filled with at least 3 columns of names and titles, without duplication. So far, we are on…
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Downloaded from: http://seminarymoments.blogspot.com/2013/01/soon-i-hope.html There have been many of you kindly asking for my scripture inserts. I am not ignoring you, I just don’t have access to my main computer. Not sure what is going on with it, but the screen will not turn on. We are thinking we need to buy another one. BUT as you know, some things have to take a back seat. It is not in the…
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You know, it feels like I’m better caught up on the blog than I really am…. I didn’t realize I was so far behind. Anyway, we are wrapping up with John this week. My class takes off all but one day during the week of mid-terms/finals so that students can rest well and do their very best on their tests. A lot of classes in the area don’t do this,…
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You know, it feels like I’m better caught up on the blog than I really am…. I didn’t realize I was so far behind. Anyway, we are wrapping up with John this week. My class takes off all but one day during the week of mid-terms/finals so that students can rest well and do their very best on their tests. A lot of classes in the area don’t do this,…
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Downloaded from: http://ldsseminary.wordpress.com/2013/01/22/acts-2-5-qualities-of-disciples-of-jesus-christ/ Acts 1:8 is a great verse that outlines what the book of Acts is all about. We read, “ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in … Continue reading →
I made this handout to go with John 18. It describes the suffering of Martin Harris after losing the 116 pages, and likens it to the “least degree” of the suffering endured by the Savior when God withdrew His spirit from the Savior on the cross. The text is as quoted in the New Testament Institute manual, with some portions removed so that it would fit on a single page….
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