[Teachldsseminary] do we rush right past?

[Diane Kunkel]

Thanks for the good reminders in this quote!  I needed them.
 
Diane Kunkel
Carrollton, GA



> Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2008 15:17:47 -0500> From: king.attolia at gmail.com> To: teachldsseminary at latter-dayvillage.com> Subject: [Teachldsseminary] do we rush right past?> > from our CES supervisor in the inbox today....> > Forwarded post follows.> Marji> ================> > Wow there is a lot of material left to cover this year in seminary.> There is no way to cover it all thoroughly. I encourage you to follow> Elder Holland's Counsel he gave at our last World Wide Training> Session:> > "You can see from these materials spread out on this table that I am> trying to prepare a lesson. Does it look familiar? It's today's> lesson—a lesson for all of you. Preparing for any class is hard work,> and it takes time. In that regard, may I encourage you to start> thinking about and planning early for any lesson that you are to give.> > For example, if I were going to teach a class on Sunday, I would read> through and begin praying about that lesson the Sunday before. That> gives me a full week to pray, to seek inspiration, to think, to read> and watch for real-life applications that will give vitality to my> message. You won't finalize the lesson that early, but you will be> surprised to find how many things come to you during the week, how> much God gives you—things that you will feel to use when you do> finalize your preparation.> > In discussing preparation, may I also encourage you to avoid a> temptation that faces almost every teacher in the Church; at least it> has certainly been my experience. That is the temptation to cover too> much material, the temptation to stuff more into the hour—or more into> the students—than they can possibly hold! Remember two things in this> regard: first of all, we are teaching people, not subject matter per> se; and second, every lesson outline that I have ever seen will> inevitably have more in it than we can possibly cover in the allotted> time.> > So stop worrying about that. It's better to take just a few good ideas> and get good discussion—and good learning—than to be frenzied, trying> to teach every word in the manual. In these materials lying before me,> I already have three or four times the content that I can possibly say> or share with you today in the allotted time period of a classroom> hour. So, like you, I have had to choose and select; I'm holding some> material over for another day.> > An unrushed atmosphere is absolutely essential if you are to have the> Spirit of the Lord present in your class. Please don't ever forget> that. Too many of us rush. We rush right past the Spirit of the Lord> trying to beat the clock in some absolutely unnecessary footrace."> > _______________________________________________> FREE teachldsseminary email list sponsored by Latter-dayVillage.com> teachldsseminary at latter-dayvillage.com> http://latter-dayvillage.com/mailman/listinfo/teachldsseminary_latter-dayvillage.com> or http://tinyurl.com/bemmh > > List archives at http://latter-dayvillage.com/pipermail/teachldsseminary_latter-dayvillage.com/> or http://tinyurl.com/7dpqf > > List FAQ:> http://latter-dayvillage.com/support/users/kb.php?category_id=3
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