Tag Archive: LDS Seminary

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By Debbie D. Duran Debbie D. Duran: Used Elder Holland’s discussion on keeping the Sabbath day holy. found in the online manual for #DandC59 it was worth every second of the nearly 10 minute video. Elder Holland hits every point….can’t beat having an apostle teach a portion of the lesson. 24(8 hours ago) Debbie Reynolds: Thanks for the info! Will be teaching this after Thanksgiving break

Link: The Teen Brain | Harvard Magazine Sep-Oct 2008

By Michael Ames Michael Ames: This is old research, but still something I remind myself of every day that I work with youth. It boils down to understanding that teenagers are dealing with brains that are literally not yet fully developed. Misbehavior, acting out, failure to grasp the deep concept you’re sharing — those things aren’t always because they’re ignorant or rebellious, and it’s never because they’re “bad.” Rather, those…
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How do you do a Turkey Shoot?

By Ricki Martin Ricki Martin: I know several of you have done Scripture mastery games using Nerf dart guns. Some called it a turkey shoot etc. I’m wanting to do this on Wednesday in my class but I’m a little fuzzy about the logistics and how the rules work. Can anybody help me out? My brain is tired! 2(4 hours ago) Sharon Prescott Haynie: I bought some paper plates with…
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Video: The Law of Consecration

By Sharon Prescott Haynie Sharon Prescott Haynie: Why am I so far ahead of this? 10(16 hours ago) Facebook video: The Law of Consecration This is the first segment of our next half-hour episode. Posted by History of the Saints on Monday, November 24, 2014 Linette Teerlink: This is wonderful! I’m passed D&C 38 and 42 as well. Might make a good review and introduction for D&C 51. (5 hours…
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Make Butter

By Shauna Hostetler Shauna Hostetler: #DandC46 Spiritual gifts. I am using the idea shared here to make butter. Each person will have a small empty glass jar that represents them. I will pour the cream in to represent gifts given. If we want to know what our gifts are…we need to ask…then use them. Shaking the cream and turning it in to butter represents using our gifts and turning them…
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Make the choice to “pop” aka magnify your callings

By Shauna Hostetler Shauna Hostetler: #DandC47 We popped popcorn in class today and compared the parable of the popcorn to each of us as we make the choice to “pop” aka magnify our callings. In the introduction to this section, it is stated that John Whitmer would have rather not been called as the historian. We discussed the people they know who magnify their callings and how lives are blessed…
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D&C 63 Double Sided Glue-in

Here is a double-sided glue-in for Doctrine & Covenants 63. One for verses 9-16 about how an adulterous generation seeks signs. The second is for verse 34 and how the Saints will not entirely escape tribulations related to the second coming. If you are not sure how to do a glue-in (or to teach your class how to use them, you can see the instructions under the “Seminary Resources” tab…
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Utah High school Football Game has Improbable Ending

By Jackie McDonald Josephson Jackie McDonald Josephson: #dandc63 Showed a video on youtube: Utah High school Football Game has Improbable Ending and then showed the U of U mistake Kaelin Clay makes. We talked about the difference in the players. One drops the ball because he is overconfident and wants to celebrate and the other drops the ball without really knowing the rule of the game and the clock. Each…
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Help my class though the winter “blahs”

By Elaine Lowham Wakley Elaine Lowham Wakley: Oh wise teachers, I need your amazing ideas. I live in Michigan, and I need ideas to help my class though the winter “blahs” in January, February and March. In the past, I’ve used seminary bucks leading to a late-March auction. My class doesn’t seem to like auctions (we’ve tried several versions–all were a bust). What successful activities have you used to help…
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