[Teachldsseminary] TEACH: Testimony of Christ (continually)

[K McDowell]

Thankyou so much for your comments on this.  I teach only two students (one 
is my son) and we meet three times a week - early morning.  I sometimes 
wonder if any thing that I teach actually gets through to the boys,  They 
seem to spend so much time with their eyes closed or just answering 'good' 
when I ask for their opinion.  I feel really inspired now that I have read 
your posts about having something visual up on the wall that will make them 
focus on Christ and how they can come to Him.  How do you think that it will 
go just with two boys?  I am from Australia and we are only in the beginning 
of Exodus at the moment.
Kathy
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Donna Collingridge" <dcolling2 at shaw.ca>
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Subject: Re: [Teachldsseminary] TEACH: Testimony of Christ (continually)


>I too have something the students do each day.  In the past I had a
> classroom journal that the students were to write what they learned and 
> how
> it applied to them today.  As students will be they did not keep to this,
> and would write silly things.  The journal then would be typed up and a
> yearbook was made.  I did not like some of the entries, so this year I 
> made
> up boards with time periods on them.  I have one for each month. I have 
> what
> is know as the "Teaching of the Day" student.  They receive felt pens and 
> a
> strip of paper and they can draw, write or whatever they believe the
> "Teaching of the day" was. They then glue this strip of paper onto the 
> board
> for reference.  We have used it in our discussions as we review.  I plan 
> at
> the end of the year to give out these boards and have the students make
> notes of what they learned.  They will then present to the class what the
> lessons were and what they learned, from that particular board.  I am 
> hoping
> that it will be a good review of the year.  I plan to have them write 
> their
> feelings and testimony or to have a testimony meeting.
>
> I hope this makes sense.  They have enjoyed doing this more than the
> journal. I think it is because they get to draw too.
>
> Donna Collingridge Canada
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:teachldsseminary-bounces at latter-dayvillage.com] On Behalf Of Julie
> Lowe
> Sent: April 16, 2008 10:13 AM
> To: teachldsseminary at latter-dayvillage.com
> Subject: [Teachldsseminary] TEACH: Testimony of Christ (continually)
>
> We started a poster on our wall in January and continually add to it. This
> is what I hope my students come away from seminary with this year - being
> able to see how the stories contribute to our testimonies of the Savior. 
> I
> noticed Dallin Oakes talk in Sat PM conference session (April 08) 
> mentioned
> that the youth should measure themselves by their growing testimonies and
> not by their gospel understanding.  I thought it would be a good time
> between now & the end of the year to look at this list we have made
> & discuss how our understanding can change to testimony through personal
> experience, trust in the Lord, faith, meaningful prayer as Elder Bednar 
> put
> it, the witness of the Spirit etc.
> Our class brainstormed this list by first recalling things from memory and
> then remembering more things using the OT stories, psalms, hymns, etc. as
> prompts. (I am a little disadvantaged not having taught the first half of
> the year to know what points were emphasized in the lessons about God & 
> His
> character & how He deals with His children) After some lessons we discuss
> together  "What did we learn today about God that we can add to our
> list?"  Since
> I had a student-scribe, some of the thoughts are written more completely
> than others.  But this should give you an idea to go with.  Like I said, 
> the
> point is to realize that our testimony of Christ begins with the things we
> know about Him.  And where He is the God of the OT, there is a lot to 
> gather
> from our studies this year.  Hopefully the students will visually see that
> their testimony of the Savior could be bigger than they thought.  I'm
> considering giving them a nice copy of the list at the end of the year.
>
>
>
> *"What I Know About God"*
>
> Savior
>
> Always has your back
>
> He is our Light
>
> He loves us
>
> We are created in His image
>
> All powerful
>
> Perfect
>
> Created the earth
>
> His house is the temple
>
> He visits us
>
> He has a Spirit
>
> He has punishments
>
> We can depend on Him
>
> He is our God & we are His people
>
> He changes our hearts when we repent
>
> He can change peoples' language (miracles)
>
> Visions are given through Him
>
> He gives rules
>
> He has a mission for us
>
> He does the impossible
>
> He expects obedience
>
> Merciful
>
> He calls us by name
>
> He can't speak to us unless we give him our attention
>
> Sometimes other people have to tell us what the Lord is saying
>
> If we do what He says, He changes us
>
> God chooses His leaders
>
> Christ is our greatest friend
>
> God sends angels to protect and help us
>
> God "plants us" where He knows is best
>
> He knows how to deal with His children
>
> God gives at least twice as many blessings as trials if we turn to Him
>
> God develops our patience by giving us trials
>
> He gets His work done in spite of men
>
> Sometimes God gives the same message to more than one prophet
>
> He is the same yesterday, today & forever
>
> God has lots of names (Shepherd, Holy One, Redeemer, Prince of Peace, etc)
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