David Journal

Tag: teaching

  • A perfect “lesson”

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    I didn’t record this at the time but it deserves to be recorded and I am grateful for the experience. On Sunday I was assigned to lead the discussion in teacher council for the teachers and leaders of the priesthood, relief society, young men and young women organizations. We were discussing inviting diligent learning and…

  • Nuggets of insight

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    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…

  • Teacher Council

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    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…

  • Easter is about the love of Jesus

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    I just have to say that Easter was perfect because I was able to convey to the boys that the central message of this holiday is what Jesus did for us because He loves us. I went into the lesson unsure how it would play out and while the boys were still their energetic and…

  • Stretched thin

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    I have no reserves to deal gracefully when kids (Isaac, Enoch, Alyssa primarily) push too hard against my directions or rules. Even without those kinds of hiccups I rush from one thing to the next. After sacrament meeting I went to the special teachers class but had to leave early in time to get to…

  • Spiritual Instruction

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    Teach, understand, and live. Teach principles of the gospelAs we prepare we are taught by the Spirit. Teaching the way Christ did revolves around telling stories very often (sometimes true, other times parables). Telling stories help make things memorable and relatable. Of the short, three year, ministry of the savior only about 31 days are…

  • Defining Manhood

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    JP Feineaur and Bryce Beattie decided to talk about rites of manhood on their Sons of Adam podcast. The idea was sparked by a question that I asked to select men on Google+ (including both of them). They discussed the value of defining what constituted manhood but concluded that we don’t really l have a…

  • The Seven C’s

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    Make sure kids know how to cook, clean, do laundry, manage money, choose transportation, communicate, and use coping skills.

  • Teaching Modesty

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    Those who break the laws of chastity are like smudged diamonds, not used chewing gum. They are still of great worth but their beauty is masked by the mud until they become clean again. Also, just as girls can dress and act in ways that make it harder for boys to maintain virtuous thoughts, so…

  • Journal 21 October 2011

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    Laura and I talked tonight about something that I have thought about many times over the last few years. I have thought about how far we can transmit the things that we have learned and wondered what we can do to increase the range of our transmission. We talked about how much we have learned…