Perfecting the Saints — One Lesson at a Time
Back in the day, apparently, there was a poster available that played off of the All I need to Know I learned from Kindergarten fad of the nineties, tweaked for Seminary. Our Seminary Facebook group was unable to find the original, and since church was canceled due to ice today, I’ve got time to make a few versions. Click on “All I need to Know” in the tags to see all…
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The School of the Prophets was established and held in the upper room of the Newel K Whitney Store in Kirtland, Ohio during the winter of 1832-1833.In his talk, A Principle With a Promise, President Ezra Taft Benson describes the conditions and dimensi…
Grace to Grace
Doctrine and Covenants 93: 1-20 (Lesson 97 in Seminary Doctrine and Covenants Teacher Manual)
We have John’s testimony of how Christ became like His Father and received the fulness of His Father’s glory.
He became like His father, one step at a time, grace to grace
We, too, may become like our Heavenly Father, one step at a time, grace to grace.
To demonstrate this principle, I set up a ladder in our classroom and asked a student to climb to the top.
At first, the student was very willing, until I told him he could not use the steps.
We discussed how difficult this would be.
After some discussion, I had the students write on sticky notes the steps they need to take to receive the fulness of our Heavenly Father’s glory.
We discussed the things they wrote down and then they placed the notes on the steps of the ladder, emphasizing the importance of each step.
As part of the discussion, we read this quote from the Prophet Joseph Smith.
(this is where I got the idea to use a ladder rather than have them just come up to the chalkboard and write their answers)
If you dont have access to a ladder, a small step stool will work or you can place stepping stones on the floor and ask them to go from start to finish without stepping off the stones, etc.
The students can label the stones just as we labeled the steps on the ladder.
There are lots of adaptations.
Are you having a hard time motivating students to be on time? You are not alone. February and March are often the hardest months with tardiness. Here are Carrots (incentives) and Sticks (penalties) that can help you help your class be on time better. There is also some good general advice, and what the policy manual has to say on the matter. I am sure that if you read through the list, you will come away with a few things to try, which will help your class do better.&nbs […]
I don’t expect to read the Book of Mormon in 30 days with the whole family, but it has crossed my mind. I think Josh would really appreciate the pace. Years ago I read the Book of Mormon in 45 days, from Thanksgiving to Christmas, with my Relief Society. It’s refreshing to absorb the familiar […]
I know there are tons of reading schedules out there, but I decided to design my own anyway because I wanted one that is easy to print in black and white and photocopy. Also, I like this font So there’s a link for a printable 90-Day reading chart below. This one is full page. And […]
Here is a worksheet to help you teach Section 107. As you go over the answers, make sure to discuss with follow up questions and focus on the principles and doctrines that are taught. d&c_107_worksheet.pdfFile Size: 77 kbFile Type: pdfDownload File […]
My oldest son is a junior this year: he’s driving, taking SAT prep classes, and setting up his schedule for his final year in high school. I’m trying to prepare myself for my first baby bird to leave the nest. I’ve been thinking a lot about stuff I need to teach him or talk about […]
This idea was posted on Facebook by Thomas Mark OlsenI took his idea and off I went to plan and set up the details for a super fun Scripture Mastery activity.Who knew…Skateboards and Scriptures would be so fun together!!!(On another note, this may be…
On the website, you will notice I changed the graphic from yesterday’s email. Go to http://nwseminaryshare.weebly.com/home/the-life-changing-lesson to see that.Thanks […]
I think the goal of all of us teachers is to teach “Life Changing” lessons. But how can a lesson be life changing unless it motivates a student to “change”. All the techniques, activities, scriptures, and skills really come down to the one or two life changing principles or doctrines you hope sunk in, that they take away from class. Everything else we do is window-dressing. Years ago when I was teaching Seminary, I had a gr […]
I wrapped up the Old Testament scripture reading chart! True confession? I really like the black and white version. I can think of 1,000 ways to color in all the bubbles. The full color versions make me feel claustrophobic. Nevertheless, they are available for you, just in case. Again, I like the way Nathan Richardson […]
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