Perfecting the Saints — One Lesson at a Time
Downloaded from: http://seminaryatsixam.blogspot.com/2013/09/frankly-forgive.html 1 Nephi 7The phrase that touches my heart in this chapter is “frankly forgive”After Nephi’s brothers and some of the sons and daughters of Ishmael tied him up in the wilderness with the intent to leave him for the wild beasts to devour, his faith enabled him to loosen the cords and be set free.His brothers were still hard hearted, but eventually, they bowed down to him…
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Downloaded from: http://brosimonsays.wordpress.com/2013/09/18/50-years-of-scripture-mastery-a-behind-the-scenes-look-at-the-new-scripture-mastery/ This article is a repost from si.lds.org, but since a lot of the people that follow this blog and may be interested in this topic will never see it there I have decided to repost it here. Enjoy! Scripture Mastery was first introduced to the seminary program in 1963 as “scriptures to be memorized or […]
Downloaded from: http://brosimonsays.wordpress.com/2013/09/17/1-nephi-8-gods-tree-is-great/ This is one of those lessons that I have a love-hate relationship with. I probably shouldn’t be this way, but there are certain scripture blocks where I just think, “How do I even begin to do justice to this set of scripture?” I feel like I am putting bumper sticker on a Ferrari–it’s just not […]
Downloaded from: http://brosimonsays.wordpress.com/2013/09/16/celebrate-the-family-a-proclamation-to-the-world/ One of my good online friends is hosting a “Family Proclamation Celebration“. The Family: A Proclamation to the World was read by President Gordon B. Hinckley as part of his message at the General Relief Society Meeting held September 23, 1995. (See the full talk at: STAND STRONG AGAINST THE WILES OF THE WORLD). I hope […]
Downloaded from: http://brosimonsays.wordpress.com/2013/09/16/1-nephi-7-family-faith-forgiveness/ Because of pacing issues I was tempted to just summarize 1 Nephi 7 with story-line and move on to 1 Nephi 8 with the Tree of Life. But I had had a couple of other teachers (online friends) share their good experiences with 1 Nephi 7 and in an effort to fulfill the aim of […]
I made this handout for use with 1 Nephi 5. “When we want to speak to God, we pray; when we want Him to speak to us, we study the scriptures. If you have not heard His voice speaking to you lately, return with new eyes and new ears to the scriptures.” Robert D Hales When I say “study,” I mean something more than reading. It is a good thing…
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I’ve slept better the past two nights than in the past 5 months. My aunt is home now with her 24 hour care, and the pressure I’ve been under is beginning to alleviate. I’m so grateful this all came down at the end of Seminary last year so that I could take care of the management of her home and renovation projects and other sundries when I wasn’t also saddled…
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Downloaded from: http://brosimonsays.wordpress.com/2013/09/14/personal-electronic-devices-in-seminary-jenny-smith-says-just-another-tool/ For those of you who may not be familiar with Jenny Smith… you probably are. She is the founder of MormonShare.com (“LIKE” Mormon Share of Facebook!), and I am pretty sure that if you have found my lil’ blog then you are familiar with her site. I had the pleasure of meeting Jenny when she […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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