Perfecting the Saints — One Lesson at a Time
Take this self-assessment to see what qualities you might develop further in your quest to become a better servant of Jesus Christ. Response Key 1 = never 2 = sometimes 3 = often 4 = almost always 5 = always Faith 1. ____ I believe in Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. 2. ____ I trust Heavenly Father enough to accept His will and do whatever He asks. 3. ____…
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This lesson felt a lot better to me for some reason. I didn’t spend as much time on Emma as I expected to, given the audience, but it worked out fine. My outline is pretty sparse, but I’ll try to fill in the deets. Started out by asking students to look over these sections and share what they liked. This always opens a good discussion. Once they came back to…
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I made this handout to accompany D&C 27, The Armor Of God. Available as a PDF or ODT “We have the four parts of the body that the Apostle Paul said [are] the most vulnerable to the powers of darkness. The loins, typifying virtue, chastity. The heart typifying our conduct. Our feet, our goals or objectives in life and finally our head, our thoughts” (Harold B. Lee, Feet Shod…
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Okay — this lesson bombed for me. Even I was bored teaching this junk. The ladies seemed fine with it, but I was bored to death. My lesson objectives were Students will learn about the organization of the church Students will review the duties of church offices/priesthood with an eye toward the duties of the members With this group, I try to give a little background history information at the…
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It wasn’t known as the LDS Church on April 6, 1830, but this is what a program for the newly organized Church of Christ might have looked like on that historic day. Church Organized Handout in form of Sacrament Meeting Program D&C 20-21 Church Organized Handout in form of Sacrament Meeting Program D&C 20-21
By Barb Gardner Barb Gardner : #DandC32 Here is the map that shows Parley’s journey to the Lamanites. Note how it follows the Ohio. If Parley had not been lead by the spirit in order to be with the others at this time it is very likely they would have picked up the Monogahela river in NE Pennsylvania, joined the Ohio and made the entire trip in a much more…
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By Cathy Pope Noel Cathy Pope Noel : I am teaching lesson 36 tomorrow and thought of this video. It is not listed with the lesson but his remarks directly address the attention activity in the beginning even though the lesson is not about patience. In it he speaks of the frustration that comes from not seeming to have extra temporal blessings from keeping the commandments. I don’t work very…
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By Shauna Doctrine and Covenants Section 27 This idea came from a member of the LDS Seminary Teacher Facebook group (seriously, if you are a Seminary Teacher-join that Facebook group). When I figure out who it was, I will edit and post his name so he receives credit for this brilliant visual for teaching “Dispensations” and “Dispensation of the Fullness of Times” using hymn books. I took it one step…
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By Shauna Hostetler Shauna Hostetler : Thank you, Mark McCune for the idea of using hymn books as a visual when teaching dispensations and the dispensation of the fullness of times. #DandC27 #DandC29 It was so effective! Here are some photos: seminaryatsixam.blogspot.com/2014/10/dispensation-of-fullness-of-times.html 10 (1 hour ago) Janice N Peter Herbert : Thanks for the visual …you did awe awesome ! (1 hour ago) Source:: LDS Seminary Teacher Group
By Taylynn Pugh Borovatz Taylynn Pugh Borovatz : Great “Armor of God” lesson today. What a great sport! 2 (1 hour ago) Source:: LDS Seminary Teacher Group
By Ricki Martin Ricki Martin : I am learning to appreciate what I call “3 ring circus days” when everything goes wrong and the kids seem to be jumping off the walls! Today was one of those days for me! Last year it would’ve sent me home in tears but today I didn’t let it phase me. I was able to tell them I love them and know that tomorrow…
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By Erin Croft Erin Croft : Does anyone have any ideas for a SM game that emphasizes learning the references for the scriptures? I have a flex day tomorrow and my students were asking if we could focus on that this time. Thanks! (1 hour ago) Nancy Lokhorst : We played a game where I had 2 cards for each SM we wanted to learn. One with the reference and…
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