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Jennifer Smith
September 13, 2013
Downloaded from: http://brosimonsays.wordpress.com/2013/09/12/1-nephi-5-6-and-9-scripture-study-is-divine/ Brass Plates, Gold Plates, and more plates… Is it really that important to understand the structure of the Book of Mormon? Yup, I think so! It demonstrates the miracle of the Book of Mormon, including its structure and prophecies concerning the various plates. I really love teaching these chapters and the principles connected to them. The resources […]
Jennifer Smith
September 11, 2013
Downloaded from: http://brosimonsays.wordpress.com/2013/09/11/1-nephi-2-5-for-obedience-strive/ I began by asking the students what the Nike slogan was. “JUST DO IT!” of course was the response. I pointed out to those who hadn’t noticed yet that the Nike swooshes on the board created a face. I asked them, “Who do you think would be the ‘Just Do It!’ person in the Book […]
Jennifer Smith
September 10, 2013
Downloaded from: http://brosimonsays.wordpress.com/2013/09/10/1-nephi-1-faithful-and-favored/ One of my favorite bumper stickers says, “Jesus loves you… But I’m His favorite!” I know it is just a bumper sticker, but I wish that everyone felt that way. I really do wish that everyone had the kind of relationship with the Lord that made them feel that they are His favorite. Indeed, He […]
Jennifer Smith
September 9, 2013
Downloaded from: http://brosimonsays.wordpress.com/2013/09/09/day-7-witnesses-and-testimony-from-eye-witness-to-i-witness/ I dressed up in a judges robes (black graduation robes) for this lesson. The lesson material came from the tail end of LESSON 4: TITLE PAGE, INTRODUCTION, AND TESTIMONY OF WITNESSES and the first half of LESSON 5: OVERVIEW OF THE BOOK OF MORMON from the BOOK OF MORMON SEMINARY TEACHER MANUAL. This is again one of those lessons […]
Jennifer Smith
September 8, 2013
Downloaded from: http://brosimonsays.wordpress.com/2013/09/08/seminaryweek/ #SeminaryWeek Begins Sunday, September 8, 2013! The official LDS Seminary Facebook page (www.Facebook.com/LDSseminary) will be partnering with The Liahona Magazine, The New Era and the LDS Youth Facebook pages to promote #SeminaryWeek. Each day during the week posts will feature Seminary content. Promote #SeminaryWeek by sharing the daily posts on your profile/pages and participate in the week long discussion. (see http://seminary.lds.org) You may want to encourage your students […]
Jennifer Smith
September 7, 2013
Downloaded from: http://seminarymoments.blogspot.com/2013/09/my-classroom.html I have a small room for my seminary classroom. It was manageable when we had shorter tables. BUT someone removed the short tables and I had to get the long ones that are stored under the stage. It took my son and me THREE hours of moving things around to come up with this:I am hopeful this configuration will give us the space we need to maneuver…
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Jennifer Smith
September 7, 2013
Downloaded from: http://seminarymoments.blogspot.com/2013/09/welcome-back.html Seminary starts on Sept. 9! We will be studying the Book of Mormon this year.Since this is my 5th year teaching, I thought I wouldn’t have to spend as much time preparing for lessons. I could just recycle and reteach my old lessons. THEN I learned we have a whole new curriculum! I will try to recycle a lot of my activities (not whole lessons) from years past,…
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Jennifer Smith
September 6, 2013
Downloaded from: http://seminaryatsixam.blogspot.com/2013/09/seminary-mornings.html You know you are an early morning Seminary teacher when you enter the building with the moon still out and when you exit, you are greeted by amazing skies like in the photos below.Each morning after Seminary, as I am filled with the spirit and my mind is on the tender mercies of God, nature seems more beautiful. I try not to rush too much to the…
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Jennifer Smith
September 5, 2013
Downloaded from: http://brosimonsays.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/day-6-the-introduction-to-the-book-of-mormon/ Today’s lesson comes from LESSON 4: TITLE PAGE, INTRODUCTION, AND TESTIMONY OF WITNESSES of the BOOK OF MORMON SEMINARY TEACHER MANUAL. I had already taught the Title Page on Day 2, The Objective lesson. I had hoped to get through the testimonies of the witnesses today as well, but it did not happen. So I will have to […]
Jennifer Smith
September 5, 2013
Downloaded from: http://seminaryatsixam.blogspot.com/2013/09/the-students-role-in-learning-and.html Using The Proper ToolsThe first week of class, we discussed the each student’s role as they attend/participate in class, read scriptures, and study the gospel.The following activity illustrates the importance of using the proper tools of prayer, obedience, an open heart, an open mind, inviting the spirit to our lives,listening to the spirit, an application of the principles taught in the scripturesWhen you use the correct tools,…
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Jennifer Smith
September 4, 2013
Downloaded from: http://brosimonsays.wordpress.com/2013/09/04/day-5-the-plan-of-salvation/ We had a great experience today as we learned about the G.P.S.–God’s Plan of Salvation! As I will try to do throughout the year, I relied heavily on the BOOK OF MORMON SEMINARY TEACHER MANUAL. This particular lesson is drawn from LESSON 3: THE PLAN OF SALVATION. This lesson was very simple, and yet very profound for many […]
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Jennifer Smith
September 4, 2013
Downloaded from: http://seminaryatsixam.blogspot.com/2013/09/what-did-golden-plates-look-like.html This article from the July 2007 New Era is a wonderful resource as an introduction to the Book of Mormon study.“What Did The Golden Plates Look Like?”Several of my students are very creative and artistic. Based on the descriptions given in the New Era article, I gave my students the challenge to draw, paint, sculpt, build, etc. a replica of the golden plates. Some of them are running with this…
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