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 […]

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 […]

Well, today's lesson was not stellar.  I don't know why I keep doing this same lesson -- it's a flop nearly every time.  I'm just expecting too much.  These students just can not write a short script from a scripture text to save their lives.  Three years I've been doing it, and it never seems […]

A group of Seminary teachers has created a Facebook group with the purpose of helping teachers share ideas and get help with problems in the classroom.  Come on over and join us at the link below: https://www.facebook.com/groups/LDSSeminaryTeacher/ Just click the "join" link to become a part of the group.

I nearly cried from exhaustion yesterday.  It has been a long summer.  I can't wait for it to be over. School started for the kids on Tuesday, but Seminary doesn't start until the first Monday.  It's a good thing, too, because what with volleyball tryouts and my ill relative and interviewing/coordinating/training caregivers and managing two […]

This hilarious video from the Los Angeles Young Adults parodies Relief Society and Priesthood lessons. So funny!