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The Prayer Bucket

Jenny Smith — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 19:59:36 +0000

A veteran Seminary teacher told me about this method of choosing prayers for class that helps avoid having the same few kids volunteer to pray each day. I have used a similar method in Young Womens classes, too, and it works beautifully.

You'll need :
- a wooden Popsicle-style craft stick for every person in your class (plus some extras in case you get move-ins)
- red and green paint or markers
- a container to hold the completed items

I went to Walmart and bought the wide craft sticks and some green and red paint. The cool little bucket came from Target and it cost around $2.50. (You could, of course, mark one end with a black marker or something if you didn't have paint.)

Power Phrases

Jenny Smith — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 15:35:41 +0000

I've made a list of Power Phrases that students can use in sharing the gospel. A power phrase is an opening phrase that precedes a testimony about a topic. Some teachers require their use during Seminary devotionals to help students learn to share the gospel.

I have intentionally left off "I'd like to bear my testimony..." since I think it's not a great phrase for using when talking about the gospel with non-members. You can add it in, of course.

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Power Phrases:

In my reading last night, I learned _______________.

I have learned that this means _____________.

This is important to me because _______________.

This is important to you because _______________.

Jenny's Seminary Handbook

Jenny Smith — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 14:38:08 +0000

This is the handbook I'm using for Seminary this year in PDF and Open Office formats. It was useful for me as a new Seminary teacher to write out my rules and expectations. The academic grade is determined by whatever means the teacher determines. All I care about is the reading, and so that's what I grade. You may choose something different.

Hope this helps!

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Seminary Handbook

What to Expect

Each day at Seminary we'll follow a simple routine. Here's what to expect:
1) Sign in - You'll write your name, the time of your arrival, and whether or not you read your scriptures the evening before.

Find Ideas by Scripture Reference

Jenny Smith — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 19:08:50 +0000

I have recently begun tagging content by the chapter it references. Not all content that references a scripture is indexed here, but it's a start.

Click on the following links below to find helps relating to that scripture, including handouts, quotes, and stories:

Mormon Share Seminary Visual Aids

Jenny Smith — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 21:37:52 +0000

Here is our gigantic list of Seminary handouts and visual aids.

Sacred Grove

Submitted by Jenny Smith on Wed, 08/13/2008 - 3:45pm

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First Vision

Submitted by Jenny Smith on Wed, 08/13/2008 - 3:51pm

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Joseph Smith

Submitted by Jenny Smith on Wed, 08/13/2008 - 3:52pm

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Institute Students

Submitted by Jenny Smith on Wed, 08/13/2008 - 4:13pm

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Young Adults

Submitted by Jenny Smith on Wed, 08/13/2008 - 4:18pm

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Temple Wedding

Submitted by Jenny Smith on Wed, 08/13/2008 - 5:37pm

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