Seminary Mom is big on hands-on activities, something I think is very important. Here are a couple of her ideas for using art to teach different messages in the scriptures: Principles to Live by (Helaman 15-16) Malachi 3 Principles to Live By Today our scripture block was Helaman 15-16. Using the manual I introduced several […]
Here's a great example of using drama to help gospel students learn from Seminary Mom: One of my number one desires as a seminary teacher is to have my students fall in love with the scriptures. I want them to know these individuals we read about who really lived a long time ago. I want […]
Vincent Poulaert (11) did not always know that Jesus Christ is the Savior, that He and Heavenly Father love him, and that his prayers would be answered. But he knows it now. Early each morning the Poulaert family reads the scriptures together. Last year they were reading from the Book of Mormon. One day they […]
I skipped up the dusty drive, past the gray stone houses nestled in bright purple blossoms, and into the open doorway. Mother pushed back her damp hair and set a bucket of muddy water down. It was Monday, the day she washed the walls and rinsed away the dirt that blew in with the winds. […]
I will go and do the things which the Lord hath commanded (1 Ne. 3:7). My name is William Paul McCallister, but everyone calls me Willy. I’m ten years old, and last year my parents decided that our family would go to general conference in Salt Lake City. We live in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, so […]
(Adapted from an October 1990 general conference address. See Ensign, November 1990, pages 91–92.) With everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith the Lord thy Redeemer (3 Ne. 22:8). … Marcia had moved several times in her young years as her father’s work required it. She was now ten years old and facing […]
Timothy stares down into the warm muddy water of the plastic bucket. “What did we get?” Dad asks across the small fishing boat. Timothy gives it a little swirl. “It looks like some more dragonfly nymphs, not much else.” He passes the bucket to Christopher, who, after a quick glance, passes it to Dad. Dad […]
What is your favorite scripture story? Is it Daniel in the lions’ den? Is it Nephi going back to Jerusalem to get the brass plates? Maybe you have lots of favorite stories. If you wanted to read one of those stories, could you find it in your scriptures? When do you read your scriptures? Do […]
Have you ever been lost? Did you want help to find your way? I think the prophet Nephi may have felt that way sometimes. He said: —Read 2 Nephi 32:3— Nephi taught us that the words of Christ can tell us all things we should do. When we are lost, we can turn to the […]
Have you ever been really hungry? So have I! You might even be hungry right now! When we are hungry, we want to eat, or feast on foods that our parents provide for us. Sometimes your hearts might be “hungry”. You might be feeling sad or lonely or hurt. You might have a question that […]
