I'm really not the superstitious type, but wow, twenty thirteen has proved a bad year for us. Also age thirteen was a bad one for our son, though I suppose that's to be expected: ah, middle school. But wow, this has been a lame few months. I'm just plain tired. Last week I made an […]
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Electronic Device Use of Electronic Scriptures Survey Report, 2012-2013 By Jenny Smith Note from the Author: I originally gave Russell Simon permission to publish this paper on his blog this past summer. Due to some (frankly silly and inconsistently applied) requirements from Seminaries & Institutes, Brother Simon set all Seminary related items on his blog […]
So this was quite a day. My investigator asked to be included in our devotional and prayer rotations, so I added her name to our prayer bucket. Today her name was drawn for opening prayer. I asked if she was okay praying, and she said "Yeah, but don't be expecting a fancy prayer." I laughed […]
This fantastic game ideas was shared by Ricki M on the LDS Seminary Teachers Facebook Group: I had an idea for this game and it was a hit in Seminary this morning. Such a hit that I am writing it down so I can use it and share with others. This would work great when you […]
2 Nephi 27 Due to some unforseen circumstances, I was completely unprepared ahead of time for this lesson. I had prayed to the Lord to let him know I had been doing my best, but I just could not get the lesson prepared, and went to bed. I HATE having the kids come without a […]
Tomorrow is election day which is a holiday here in the Commonwealth, and so I've got a bit of a break tomorrow. Time to catch up on the blog. 2 Nephi 20-24 This morning a couple of kids had questions about BYU applications and Seminary endorsements. I showed them the form I filled out and […]
2 Nephi 5 To prepare for this lesson I taped a big sheet of bulletin board paper to the wall and drew this basic map: I will add to it throughout the year to help students keep track of where things are happening in relation to each other as the story progresses. I opened with […]
This lesson was super, super easy. The manual had a group activity that worked out perfectly. I was like the others who reported back on the Facebook group -- the activity went too long and bled into the following day's lesson. I didn't make a handout for this lesson because .... drum roll ... the […]
Wow. This was a difficult lesson. I read on the Facebook group that one teacher spent five days on 2 Nephi 2. I thought that was ridiculous, but after today, I can see why. I got a Facebook message on Friday from a student saying that she was bringing an investigator to class. This is […]
