Well, that went well.  I felt the spirit more strongly during this Relief Society gospel study lesson than in our previous lessons.  I started out by debunking that Mormon myth about the devil having control of the waters in D&C 61.  Easy.  Hopefully it's clear to everyone that the destroyer is not the devil, but […]

After last week, I thought that the class might be dwindling to an unsustainable level. Even though people keep expressing "interest" many were not showing up or were scheduling other appointments during class time. I was thinking that we might be approaching a time that we would have reassess the need for the class. But […]

AC expressed a common concern on the LDS Seminary Teacher Facebook Group: "I'm a new teacher this year, not creative at all and need desperate help. I have my two boys in my class and they both tell me I'm boring." Here's what I said: Please know that everything I'm about to say is intended […]

After a lesson is complete, you may feel elated or even discouraged.  Evaluating your teaching is an important, often neglected, step that can help you improve as a teacher.  Evaluating your lessons is the "report" part of the Return and Report pattern taught in the temple.  Reporting, by asking questions of yourself, prayerfully consulting the Lord, […]

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

With the increase in use of social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook, LDS church members are finding exciting ways to preach the gospel and fulfill their callings using online tools. Proclaiming the Gospel LDS App - This clever Facebook App will help you share information about your faith more easily on Facebook. "Most Church […]