Perfecting the Saints — One Lesson at a Time
Originally posted on The Book of Mormon Translation Challenge:
Click graphic to read Jacob 5 To understand Jacob 5, one must begin at the end of Jacob 4. The prophet Jacob asked how the Jews could ever build on the “sure foundation” of Jesus Christ after they rejected Him (Jacob 4:17). To answer this question Jacob…
Originally posted on The Book of Mormon Translation Challenge:
Click graphic to read Jacob 2-4 Today’s message from the Book of Mormon (Jacob 2-4) is a clarion call for a “RETURN TO VIRTUE”. What a timely message for your day! Virtue means “strength”, and because our strength lies in the Lord Jesus Christ a return…
Downloaded from: http://seminarymoments.blogspot.com/2014/04/intro-to-mormon.html I asked a series of questions and had them tell me who they thought it was talking about.Who am I?1. A prophet came to him when he was young and told him of records engraved on metal plates that he had hidden in a hill. The prophet told him that he was to go to the hill when he was older and obtain the plates (see Mormon…
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Downloaded from: http://seminarymoments.blogspot.com/2014/04/3-nephi-24-26.html What are hieroglyphics? I put the following scriptures on the board: 3 Nephi 24: 8-9, 10, 11-13, 16-173 Nephi 25: 1, 2, 5-63 Nephi 26: 6,11 I handed out an index card to each of them and had them pick a verse, draw the hieroglyphic and then explain to the class what it meant. I did this one for them to give them an idea of what to…
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Downloaded from: http://seminarymoments.blogspot.com/2014/04/3-nephi-23-o-remember-o-remember.html One of my all time favorite conference talks was by Henry B Eyring called O Remember O Remember
Downloaded from: http://seminarymoments.blogspot.com/2014/04/3-nephi-20-scattering-and-gathering-of.html Had a student give a summary to the class on the scattering of Israel He went above and beyond…He drew it out for us to better understandWe are always told we are of the Seed of Abraham, but what does that really mean?We watched a video from James E Faust entitled Who is the Seed of Abraham?Then talked about who the seed is and what they are supposed…
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Downloaded from: http://seminarymoments.blogspot.com/2014/04/3-nephi-18-19-prayer.html Near the conclusion of the Savior’s visit to the Nephites on the first day, He encouraged the people to go to their homes and ponder and pray about His teachings to prepare for His visit the next day (see 3 Nephi 17:3). Our righteous desires and prayers can qualify us to be filled with the Holy Ghost. Elder Robert D. Hales of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles…“The Holy Ghost ……
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Downloaded from: http://seminarymoments.blogspot.com/2014/04/3-nephi-17-joy.html Used this video to teach this chapter. President Ezra Taft Benson:“That man is greatest and most blessed and joyful whose life most closely approaches the pattern of the Christ. This has nothing to do with earthly wealth, power, or prestige. The only true test of greatness, blessedness, joyfulness is how close a life can come to being like the Master, Jesus Christ. He is the right way,…
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Downloaded from: http://seminarymoments.blogspot.com/2014/04/3-nephi-14-judging.html Love this video from Mormon Messages called: Looking through Windows
Downloaded from: http://seminarymoments.blogspot.com/2014/04/3-nephi-1-7-anaconda.html Need to cover a lot of chapters at once?A fellow seminary teacher, David Palmer, did the following activity for 3 Nephi 1-7, he says: “I will occasionally put the desk in a snake like order and put questions on each desk and allow students to work on the questions as music is played, then after a min. or so they switch to the next desk. Just makes…
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Downloaded from: http://seminarymoments.blogspot.com/2014/04/helaman-13-16-samuel-lamanite.html The only Lamanite Prophet in the Book of Mormon… SamuelWe looked up scriptures to see what Samuel wanted the people to know.using an idea from a fellow seminary teacher, Debbie Duran,we made a spiritual wallI gave each of them a pieces of paper and had them write what keeps them close to the gospel.Then I handed them arrows in which they needed to write a temptation of…
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Downloaded from: http://seminarymoments.blogspot.com/2014/04/sunrise.html Leaving seminary each morning I often get these spectacular views on my way to work… It is hard to believe that often as of late…This is what I see when I pull into the church parking lot at 5:45 AMWe have had many days cancelled because of the weather this year. In order to get through all 160 lessons, I either have to just forget about what…
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