Tag: notes
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Nuggets of insight
While sitting in Sunday School i had the following impression regarding teaching although I am still trying to figure out how to share and apply it: if we are trying to lead the discussion (as in, we have decided where the comments should be headed generally) we will be less open to following where the…
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Discernment and Submission
Isabela Montavlan: (speaking about discerning between spiritual promptings and our own thoughts) “I would suggest that you ask yourself whether the thought would bring about good. If it will it comes from God.” Jennifer Baird: submission to the Lord’s will brings about an added blessing of increased capacity for joy. (I’m paraphrasing where she was…
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Covenant Perspective
Sister Poague told the story of Sister Condi (which was shared in a recent general conference (Elder Christofferson)) after a natural disaster who was happy despite having lost their home and possessions because of her peace through her covenants. Hopefully we can teach our children to make covenants and feel that kind of peace through…
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Teacher Council
Brother Longhurst (from the Stake Sunday School Presidency): “We are teaching people, not lessons.” He also told us that the vision of the Stake Sunday School Presidency is “we facilitate diligent learning.” It is important at any age to call attention to when the Spirit is present. Sometimes it is even important to acknowledge when…
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Family Flag project
I’ve invited the kids to think about symbolism and imagery that they would want to include in a family flag. After we have had time to collect ideas we will share with them and give them minimal parameters and let anyone who wants to submit a flag idea in 1.5″X1″ format Mariah immediately asked if…
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Emotional Self-reliance
Sister Amy Jones: The church website now has material on emotional self reliance/emotional resilience. That’s cool. I wonder if there is anything there on awareness of those around you to recognize those who are overwhelmed. “I think Laman and Lemuel get a bad rap because I relate to them—if I had been taken away from…
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Digital Missionary Work
Brother Bob Kinser: talking about being a digital missionary. I really like his stories of his to be a digital missionary. That’s something I think I could do at some point. He mentioned that with digital missionary work you don’t have to respond to people immediately when you don’t have answers to their questions. You…
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New Stake Presidency
New stake presidency D Reece DeMille 5th Ward Brian Bowers 5th Ward Matthew Brady 12th Ward (Only President Bowers is new. President DeMille was 1st Counselor and President Brady was already 2nd Counselor.) Sister Bowers: “I’m a simple person, I don’t sing, I don’t dance, I don’t play the piano but I love the Lord…
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Insights from Abraham
Fascinating history of how we got the Pearl of Great Price as canonical scripture. It was published as articles in church newspapers and in England many of those were collected as a book for members (mainly traveling to America) which members in America didn’t have as a book. The original book included more than what…
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Two profound thoughts
Caleb Livingston: “The question shouldn’t be, ‘why do bad things happen to good people?’ instead the question should be, ‘what do good people do when bad things happen?’” Arlette Kiriyama: (quoting someone else) “Never believe that God hates our harmful choices more than He loves us.”