I taught in church today

[DrumNFeather]

Cut the topic up into 4 sections (make sure you do this at haphazard points in the talk) and divide the audience into 4 groups and have them each read their section and report back what they learned. Maybe bring some treats for them all to eat while they are discussing. I'd recommend those little tootsie rolls or maybe some laughy taffy.

haha...pass!

[The_Tick]

I taught in the Priest Quorum yesterday and it was a fun lesson.

One of the topics for Marcy is "What is the Resurrection?"

So we used Mosiah, Alma and 1st Corinthians 15 to cover various aspects of the Res.

I then handed out hymnals to the Priests, and we looked at all of the hymns that talked/were centered around the Resurrection. We talked about the authors, the times that they lived, and the fact that we sing their hymns some 2-400 years later. We also read through those hymns and talked about the words that we miss when we sing the songs.

I really enjoyed it. May use this when we get to some other topics later in the year.

[TripletDaddy]

Cut the topic up into 4 sections (make sure you do this at haphazard points in the talk) and divide the audience into 4 groups and have them each read their section and report back what they learned. Maybe bring some treats for them all to eat while they are discussing. I'd recommend those little tootsie rolls or maybe some laughy taffy.

Keep everyone in a single group and shake things up by telling the audience that today you are looking for "real answers," not "typical sunday school answers." To add emphasis to this unorthodox approach, sit on the table and dangle your legs as you lead the discussion.

[jay santos]

I'm finding it very difficult to teach Old Testament to 11 yo's this year. When kids hear the creation and Noah's flood, etc, they want to receive it the same way they would a lecture on plate tectonics at school. These are science stories to them first and religious second. They ask great questions which are difficult to answer. I want to answer them all with "well we just don't know...Old Testament may be more symbolic then literal...it's the moral lessons that are important not the science...." My team teacher is very literal and wants to answer them all with the nice, neat answers we learned as kids.

[Jeff Lebowski]

I'm finding it very difficult to teach Old Testament to 11 yo's this year. When kids hear the creation and Noah's flood, etc, they want to receive it the same way they would a lecture on plate tectonics at school. These are science stories to them first and religious second. They ask great questions which are difficult to answer. I want to answer them all with "well we just don't know...Old Testament may be more symbolic then literal...it's the moral lessons that are important not the science...." My team teacher is very literal and wants to answer them all with the nice, neat answers we learned as kids.

I recommend you share this with your 11 year olds:

In answering this question, perhaps the first thing to note is that the story of Noah appears in a section of the Bible that many scholars refer to as the book’s “prehistory,” meaning the time before the historical era as recognized by its original authors. The opening chapters of Genesis (the Bible’s first book) present grand mythic accounts of cosmic creation, talking snakes, impossibly long human lifespans, an originally unified single human language, and yes, a catastrophic flood. These stories prepare readers for the Bible’s central focus on the family of Israel, a people God chose to maintain a special relationship with. The “historical” age (not in the sense of accuracy, but from the perspective of a world that actually operates according to the rules we know) begins with the biblical story of Abraham in Genesis 12.

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/davidbo...ally-accurate/

You should discuss the documentary hypothesis with them also. Return and report.

[DrumNFeather]

Keep everyone in a single group and shake things up by telling the audience that today you are looking for "real answers," not "typical sunday school answers." To add emphasis to this unorthodox approach, sit on the table and dangle your legs as you lead the discussion.

"Don't call me Brother So and So....just call me Steve"

[jay santos]

I recommend you share this with your 11 year olds:



http://www.patheos.com/blogs/davidbo...ally-accurate/

You should discuss the documentary hypothesis with them also. Return and report.

Thanks, preshiate it.

[Goatnapper'96]

I'm finding it very difficult to teach Old Testament to 11 yo's this year. When kids hear the creation and Noah's flood, etc, they want to receive it the same way they would a lecture on plate tectonics at school. These are science stories to them first and religious second. They ask great questions which are difficult to answer. I want to answer them all with "well we just don't know...Old Testament may be more symbolic then literal...it's the moral lessons that are important not the science...." My team teacher is very literal and wants to answer them all with the nice, neat answers we learned as kids.

I answer the way you want. My kids are 10.

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

Keep everyone in a single group and shake things up by telling the audience that today you are looking for "real answers," not "typical sunday school answers." To add emphasis to this unorthodox approach, sit on the table and dangle your legs as you lead the discussion.

You mentioned once that you don't go to Phood all that often, this is somewhat common.

[TripletDaddy]

You mentioned once that you don't go to Phood all that often, this is somewhat common.

I wouldn't want Sunday School answers during Priesthood, either!

[DrumNFeather]

I brought my bracket in as an example of making poor choices for my EQ lesson this week.

[DrumNFeather]

In two weeks I'll be teaching my monthly EQ lesson and the talk that is up is President Eyring's talk: To My Grandchildren. All things considered, I'm pretty excited about getting to teach on this talk because it is about Happiness...and that is exactly what I'm going to focus on...what is it that makes people happy (or unhappy).

I feel like it's a lesson that could really go in a hundred different directions, but I think it'll be a good topic to focus on.

[Sullyute]

I am going to ride on the coattails of DNF here. I also have to teach in a few weeks and was asked to teach on ordinances and to consecrate some oil for the group. Any way to make this interesting?

[Donuthole]

In two weeks I'll be teaching my monthly EQ lesson and the talk that is up is President Eyring's talk: To My Grandchildren. All things considered, I'm pretty excited about getting to teach on this talk because it is about Happiness...and that is exactly what I'm going to focus on...what is it that makes people happy (or unhappy).

I feel like it's a lesson that could really go in a hundred different directions, but I think it'll be a good topic to focus on.

You should probably start with Parrell's "Happy". Have it queued up and go out into the hall. Have the EQP press play and make your entrance. That would really set the tone for a great lesson, IMO.

[DrumNFeather]

You should probably start with Parrell's "Happy". Have it queued up and go out into the hall. Have the EQP press play and make your entrance. That would really set the tone for a great lesson, IMO.

I'm actually going to burn it on a CD and hand it out to everyone...that was already in the works. In fact, I'm going to make extra for an easy home teaching drop off.