Perfecting the Saints — One Lesson at a Time
We learned about the Nauvoo Whittling and Whistling Brigade today.Everyone can do their part to serve.Even something as insignificant as whistling played an important role in protecting the Saints.We did our own whittling and whistling with Ivory Soap….
Doctrine & Covenants 130:18-1918 Whatever principle of intelligence we attain unto in this life, it will rise with us in the resurrection. 19 And if a person gains more knowledge and intelligence in this life…
This was an effective way to get my students searching and digging for answers this morning. It will work with many lessons. I posted a doctrine on the board and then asked them to tell me the REASON it is true backed up with a scripture (pre…
Doctrine and Covenants Sections 103 and 105-Zion’s CampAs my students entered the building yesterday and today, they were greeted by these signs:Entrance Door Walls Up CloseYesterday, I showed the movie Zion’s Campand today we marched f…
Grace to Grace
Doctrine and Covenants 93: 1-20 (Lesson 97 in Seminary Doctrine and Covenants Teacher Manual)
We have John’s testimony of how Christ became like His Father and received the fulness of His Father’s glory.
He became like His father, one step at a time, grace to grace
We, too, may become like our Heavenly Father, one step at a time, grace to grace.
To demonstrate this principle, I set up a ladder in our classroom and asked a student to climb to the top.
At first, the student was very willing, until I told him he could not use the steps.
We discussed how difficult this would be.
After some discussion, I had the students write on sticky notes the steps they need to take to receive the fulness of our Heavenly Father’s glory.
We discussed the things they wrote down and then they placed the notes on the steps of the ladder, emphasizing the importance of each step.
As part of the discussion, we read this quote from the Prophet Joseph Smith.
(this is where I got the idea to use a ladder rather than have them just come up to the chalkboard and write their answers)
If you dont have access to a ladder, a small step stool will work or you can place stepping stones on the floor and ask them to go from start to finish without stepping off the stones, etc.
The students can label the stones just as we labeled the steps on the ladder.
There are lots of adaptations.
This idea was posted on Facebook by Thomas Mark OlsenI took his idea and off I went to plan and set up the details for a super fun Scripture Mastery activity.Who knew…Skateboards and Scriptures would be so fun together!!!(On another note, this may be…
Second Coming “Scattergories” (see end of post for other adaptations)We are studying the signs and events, listed in Doctrine and Covenants 43 and 45, that will take place before Jesus Christ’s Second Coming. Preparation in advance (not necessary-…
Doctrine and Covenants Section 27This idea came from a member of the LDS Seminary Teacher Facebook group, Mark McCune. (seriously, if you are a Seminary Teacher-join that Facebook group). I took it one step further by attaching the names of t…
Make a Bingo Grid on the Floor(5×5=25 Scripture Mastery verses)Make a “Sock-O” with any sock filled with beans, popcorn, etc.It is fun to use a sock with a seasonal pattern/printDivide in to 2 teams Place a card turned writing side down with a clu…
Three weeks in to teaching and these Scripture Mastery posters have proven to be money well-spent:Click HERE for link.The past 2 years, I have printed the posters myself and they were not as effective or durable.The first day of the week, I post the Sc…
I have a complicated relationship with Seminary. I love studying the gospel as a group every single day, but I don’t like the waking up at 5:00 every morning and sitting in heavy traffic. Somehow, though, I’ve survived it so far. That being said, I l…
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