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RS/MP Lesson 9: “Open Your Soul to the Lord in Prayer” (George Albert Smith Manual)
Pres. Smith says, after God saved him from his harrowing, near-death experience, “my heart was filled with gratitude and humility that the Lord had . . . spared my life” (p. 95). What strikes me most about this lesson is the link between prayer, gratitude, and humility. On p. 99, we...
Sharing Time 2012 – May Week 3: The Holy Ghost can help Me
Thoughts: I wanted to start by helping the children know that we are given the Holy Ghost as a gift. But that often it take us a long time to learn how the Holy Ghost talks to us. And that it is ok if we don’t know when we feel it, but that it takes...
Relief Society Lesson #10: The Scriptures, the Most Valuable Library in the World
I’ve cut much of what GAS has written and would recommend having a lesson primarily on the scriptures and how to study them while supplementing with GAS’s words. My notes are in regular font, his are in italics. From what GAS says in the manual, it’s clear that this is a prophet with a...
“The Purpose of Covenants and Ordinances” YW Lesson 17, Manual 1
From my perspective, it seemed like the purpose of this lesson was to teach YW about covenants and ordinances through what they have already experienced in baptism/confirmation/sacrament, and all this as a preparation for the temple. I think that’s a great idea and a great way to prepare them for...
May 2012 LDS Primary Sharing Time Helps and Ideas
Monthly Theme: I Choose the Right When I Am Baptized and Confirmed a Member of the Church Monthly Scripture: "Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost" Acts...
Book of Mormon Lesson #18: “God Himself Shall Redeem His People,” Mosiah 12-17
We are saddled with the task of sorting out the whole of Abinadi’s speech in a single lesson. That’s devastatingly difficult, particularly because Abinadi’s speech marks the—and I mean the—turning point in the history of the Nephites, and in about a dozen ways. We’ve got to look very...
Free May 2012 Visiting Teaching Printables
Happy May Mormon Mommies! The Visiting Teaching message for the month is up to you! We encourage you to pray about your sisters, and follow the direction the Lord gives you. NOW, that being said, we have a lot of printable options for you this...
Family Activity Night
Here are several great activity ideas for you to do with your family (couples, too) for a Family Activity Night. 1. Cooking Class: Host a cooking class with your children (of all ages) and give each family member a responsibility in creating dinner and dessert. Teach how to measure, cook with the...
Updating the RS/PH Manual Mid-Year?
Last night I noticed a change on lds.org. I’m not sure when it happened, but a new page has been added called “Common Questions for Teachings of Presidents of the Church: George Albert Smith, 2012.” (Notice the site dates the GAS manual itself as 2010, so this is evidently quite new.) Only...
Book of Mormon Lesson #17: “A Seer Becometh a Great Benefit to His Fellow Beings,” Mosiah 7-11 (Sunday School)
Let’s say that this lesson serves as a kind of bridge between Benjamin and Abinadi. At least, that’s how I want to take it. There’s much to learn as we cross this bridge, but my principal aim will be to set up as well as possible Abinadi’s speech and circumstances. We’ll see why...
Sharing Time- April week 3: Jesus Christ taught me the right way to live.
Thoughts: This week I wanted to focus on how Jesus Christ treated the less desirable people of his time, or the “sinner” of His day. I want to teach the children that we are not to look down upon those who are “different from themselves, but to become like Jesus and to truly love others as...
RS/MP Lesson 8: “Temple Blessings for Ourselves and Our Ancestors” (George Albert Smith Manual)
As always, these notes provide insights into scripture with the intent that individuals will come to their own conclusions on how best to present the material in the manual. I know of no better way of accomplishing that task than by reading the scriptures. In my own lessons, quotes from the manual...
RS/MP Lesson 7: “The Immortality of the Soul” (George Albert Smith Manual)
In sports, sometimes a team is said to be playing not to lose, rather than playing to win. What does that mean, and how can it be applied to thinking about immortality? I don’t think immortality in this lesson is referring just to the absence of death, as we usually think of it. Rather, I think...
April 2012 Visiting Teaching Message: Free Printable
This month's Visiting Teaching Message focuses on how we, as Visiting Teachers, are called to love, watch over, and strengthen the sisters in our lives, and we are given 9 suggestions on how to magnify our calling. This printable is a great reminder for WHY we visit, and HOW we are to do it. In...
Book of Mormon Lesson #16: “Ye Shall Be Called the Children of Christ,” Mosiah 4-6 (Sunday School)
In my last post, I worked through Mosiah 1-3, the first “half” of Benjamin’s speech. Now we have the remainder—Mosiah 4-6—to work through. I’ve already commented in my previous post on the fact that Benjamin has taken us, thus far, through a discussion of the creation, then of the fall,...
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