Lehi Utah Stake
Teaching for Our Times
(Topics for 4th Sunday Relief Society and Melchizdek Priesthood Lessons)
(Topics for 4th Sunday Relief Society and Melchizdek Priesthood Lessons)
May Pres. Boyd K. Packer “And a little Child shall lead them”
Sister Cheryl A. Esplin “Teaching our Children to Understand”
June Elder Jeffery Holland “The Laborers in the Vineyard”
July Elder Russell M. Ballard “That the Lost may be found”
Aug Pres. Dieter Uchtdorf “The Merciful will obtain Mercy” (Sunday Morning)
Sept Pres. Thomas S. Monson “The Race of life” (Sunday Morning)
Oct Pres. Henry B. Eyring “Mountains to Climb” (Saturday Morning)
Elder Rasband “Special Lessons”
You will notice that some of the months refer to two Conference Topics; this is not a mistake.
We feel that these topics are related and reference material can be taken from both speakers.
Nov-April will come from the October Fall 2012 Conference Addresses.
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January 16, 2012
Yesterday we had the opportunity to attend the 2nd ward conference. We enjoyed visiting with the wonderful people of that ward and we felt the spirit that was there as we took part in listening and learning from the Sacrament talks given by Bishop Smith and our Stake President Smith. We also felt blessed to learn from their Sunday School teacher and then as we attended Relief Society as well.
During our Relief Society lesson, President Webb shared a quote with us from the book, “Teaching, No Greater Call.” As he shared this quote with us, I could tell that the Spirit was testifying to each one of us that it was true. I would like to share that quote here on our blog.
Regarding the importance of mothers teaching their children the gospel, President Benson said: “Mothers, you are your children’s best teacher…teach your children the gospel in your own home, at your own fireside. This is the most effective teaching that your children will ever receive. This is the Lord’s way of teaching. The Church cannot teach like you can. The school cannot. The day-care center cannot. But you can, and the Lord will sustain you. Your children will remember your teachings forever, and when they are old, they will not depart from them. They will call you blessed – their truly angel mother.”
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“The preeminent reason to teach is to help others know and feel the love of God and His Son. Our desire to show our love will help us overcome many of the challenges we might face as teachers. Sister Beatrice Vilakazi, mother of eight grown children, is a popular seminary teacher in South Africa. But she is no ordinary seminary teacher. She is paralyzed from the neck down as a result of an illness that occurred over eighteen years ago. Her students – more than fifty during the last eleven years – gather at her bedside for an hour after school. Sister Vilakazi’s genuine love and vibrant testimony keep them coming back. She said, “Although I am physically disabled, the Lord has blessed me with eyes to read, a mind to think, and a mouth to proclaim the gospel…These are the only things I can use to serve others.” Sister Vilakazi’s love of the gospel and her love for her students enable her to overcome challenges and teach more perfectly. One meaning of the word teach is to show. The Spirit can both inspire us with love for those we teach and teach us how to show it…
…Study and internalize the scriptures. “ Remember that it is upon the rock of our Redeemer, who is Christ, the Son of God, that ye must build your foundation.” (Helamen 5:12). All the professional teaching methods we might study will not change ours or our students’ hearts. Only doctrine and principles taught in the scriptures will do that. When we teach from the scriptures and from divinely inspired Church materials, we have the Spirit with us to bear witness. When the Spirit is present in gospel teaching, “the power of the Holy Ghost carrieth (the message) unto the hearts of the children of men.” (2 Nephi 33:1)
From a talk given by Colleen K. Menlove a former Primary general president, entitled: “Be Taught More Perfectly: Principles and Practices,”
