Perfecting the Saints — One Lesson at a Time
This was an effective way to get my students searching and digging for answers this morning. It will work with many lessons. I posted a doctrine on the board and then asked them to tell me the REASON it is true backed up with a scripture (pre…
Here is a way to think about teaching the scriptures more powerfully. Do you teach the scriptures “inside out” or “outside in”? Inside and outside both refer to the scriptures and reference where you start and where you spend more time. I will explain …
We made lemonade out of lemons today as we studied the Saints arrival in Commerce, Illinois and began to settle and build the city of Nauvoo after being expelled from Missouri.The land was a swamp infested with mosquitos and many of the Saints co…
This is one of my favorite lessons for the D&C year. To teach D&C 135 about the martyrdom of Joseph Smith, I like to hold funeral services. With the services outlined here, it has the class read and listen to all of D&C 135, and hear the words of Parley P. Pratt, Lucy Mack Smith, and John Taylor. You may want to ask the students you assign those parts to dress up for the services. You will also need to ask a class representative to conduct and one to give the accomplishm […]
When my older children attended Seminary and earned the Master Scriptorian Award, they were presented with these beautiful plaques.Fast forward to the past 3 years when I became a Seminary teacher and wanted to find these plaques for my own students. I…
Attached is a worksheet for D&C 133 and one for D&C 134 about Religious freedoms and the proper place of government. Hope these are helpful. d&c_133-134__worksheet.pdfFile Size: 185 kbFile Type: pdfDownload File […]
Originally posted on The Book of Mormon Translation Challenge:
Welcome to the 2015 Book of Mormon Translation Challenge! The Book of Mormon was translated from April 7 to June 30, 1829. Do you have what it takes to read it in that amount of time? I have divided each of my blog posts into groups…
I sat in a class the other day and the teacher posed a question which invited not only responses but perhaps a personal story to illustrate the response. It was a good question and a response came quickly, coupled with a personal story to strengthen it…
Use this Easter ABC activity for a Scripture Egg Hunt”Easter ABC Fill-in” from the Friend magazine, April 1996There are 25 questions, all relating to Easter, each answer begins with one of the letters of the alphabet, excluding “x”.Idea #1:Copy the que…
For this demonstration have your class read the nine verses of Section 129 and be ready for a quiz. Explain that they will need to identify the 3 types of messengers that can appear to someone, and how to identify them properly.After the reading, get a chair to stand on, and 6 volunteers (2 to act our each situation below). Give them a little time to discuss how to act out their assigned situation, and who will be the messenger.After each pair performs, ask the class if they are an “Angel […]
With the end of the seminary school year coming, some of your students have finished reading the Doctrine & Covenants. The Old Testament is what is coming new year. But unlike the other three books of scripture in Seminary, with the Old Testament year, they only need to read selections. It is really the best of the best of the Old Testament they will need to read. The attached book mark shows your students what chapters to read, and they can shade it in as they read. Feel free […]
This morning was the start to our Easter Holy Week.My students were greeted at the entrance hall with the floors covered in palm leaves.This opened our devotional discussion on Palm Sunday.During devotional time next week, we will discuss what happened…
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