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RS/MP Lesson 6: “The Fall of Adam and Eve” (Gospel Principles Manual)
Adam and Eve Were the First to Come to Earth God prepared this earth as a home for His children. Adam and Eve were chosen to be the first people to live on the earth (see Moses 1:34; 4:26). Their part in our Father’s plan was to bring mortality into the world. They were to be the first parents....
Gospel Principles Lesson 5: The Creation
I love the opening of this lesson, and would probably read it verbatim. Say that we’re talking about God’s plan for us, and ask the follow-up question about why we needed to come to the earth. You’ll probably get the standard answers of needing to receive bodies and needing to progress and learn...
RS / MP Lesson 5: “The Creation” (Gospel Principles Manual)
Some suggested steps for teaching this lesson: * Assume that the members of the class have read the lesson. Even if they haven’t, your lesson will be better for you having made that assumption. * Prayerfully decide what aspect of our understanding of the creation the class would benefit...
Gospel Principles Lesson 4: Freedom to Choose
Introduction I like brainstorming questions to start out lessons. I think it gets people comfortable and immediately involved. So I might ask, what comes to mind when you hear the word agency? What associations do you have with it? You can list some of their ideas on the board. When you or...
RS/MP Gospel Principles Lesson 3 “Jesus Christ, Our Chosen Leader and Savior”
My reaction when reading this lesson for the first time was “why?” Why do we use this material to introduce Jesus Christ? Why is it important for us to know these things about Christ? Do I view the premortal life of Christ differently from those who lived before Christ was born and only had his...
RS/MP Lesson 4: “Freedom to Choose” (Gospel Principles Manual)
What follows is mostly ridiculous. That is not to say that the content is ridiculous (though that may be true), but that the length of the discussion of this lesson and the detail to which I ended up attending are ridiculous. As it turned out, an assignment in my ward got me studying this lesson a...
Gospel Principles Lesson 3: Jesus Christ, Our Chosen Leader and Savior
“I glory in plainness; I glory in truth; I glory in my Jesus, for he hath redeemed my soul from hell.” I have always enjoyed the Book of Mormon passages like the above from 2 Nephi 33:6 that testify of Jesus Christ. Having belted the words to Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam all through primary, I...
Gospel Principles Lesson #3
Story from Carlfred Broderick, a former stake president and professor of marriage and family therapy. There was an LDS family he knew who needed help with a wayward teen but they lived on the opposite side of the city, so he sent them to another therapist (who happened to be Jewish) who was a...
Gospel teaching guidelines given
Conversing about teaching in the Church, the Sunday School general president reflects fondly upon his very recent visit to a ward in Honolulu, Hawaii. Russell T. Osguthorpe shared the experience in a Jan. 19 Church News interview. "Of course we use the manuals," he said, "but at this class I...
Administrating Teachings for Our Times
I like the idea of Teachings for Our Times. In an education system that encourages correlation, the program allows local leaders to make decisions based on the needs of students. This year, I was delighted to find that our stake did not choose the talks for these monthly lessons and passed that...
Gospel Principles Lesson 2: Our Heavenly Family
For those of you planning lessons using the Gospel Principles manual for the first time, you may want to look at the great advice Amelia and EmilyCC put together here and here for tips on ways to help flesh out these lessons for meaningful discussion. Surprisingly, I already had the chance to...
RS/MP Lesson 2: “Our Heavenly Family” (Part 1)
Preliminaries. I am a young father—not that I am particularly young (got married relatively late), but my oldest child is only 4 years old. The newness of the tremendous responsibility of being a father has not warn off. I am intimidated by the responsibility, and pray that my efforts and desires...
Gospel Essentials Lesson 1: Our Heavenly Father
We’ve noticed that people have been a little nervous about starting this new manual, so I’ve put in more material here than is necessary. Pick and choose what you find most helpful. I think this it’s helpful to remember that these lessons aren’t designed to be a lecture but a discussion. And,...
Gospel Principles Lesson One: Our Heavenly Father
Introduction –From Robert Fulghum: “[My mother's maiden name] was Howard. She came from a big Memphis clan that was pretty close and was referred to as the Howard Family. As a small child, I thought of myself as a member of the Howard Family because it was often an item of conversation as in...
RS/MP Lesson 01: “Our Heavenly Father” (Gospel Principles Manual)
As discussed in a previous post, I tried to create lesson notes/questions that explore what we, as individuals, believe and importantly why we do. I’ll stress that I prepared these notes with teaching in Relief Society or Melchizedek Priesthood in mind, not teaching the Gospel Essentials class for...
