What a great lesson this turned out to be - solely due to the wonderful spirit I felt during the class and the insightful comments by class members. I am all about preparation, to a fault almost, so I really enjoyed the topic of this lesson. I am only teaching the TNGC class one more time (next Sunday) and then I will be switching to teaching the gospel doctrine class on the old testament. I am certain that the skills I have learned and taught from the TNGC class with help me become a better gospel teacher. The links the lessons on lds.org are HERE and HERE.
Intro:
- Show video of the 10 virgins - Matthew 25:1-14
- Hold discussion about video and ask representation questions
- Quote #1 by Spencer W Kimball - how does this relate to lesson preparation?
- How can we prepare? How can we be like the 5 that brought extra oil? What can we do?
- Read manual - Taking Time for Personal Prep
- Beginning Lesson Prep Early
- Luke 10:38-42 - Why was Martha chastised? Why did the Lord not say “Mary get up and help Martha?”
- In his counsel, “but one thing is needful,” could the Lord have been referring to one thing lacking in Martha’s preparation? Probably. (source)
- What does this teach us about what we/Martha should be doing?
- Quote #2 from manual
- Finding Joy in Preparation
- How can we find joy in preparing lessons? How can we overcome the stress of one more thing we have to do in our lives?
- Quote #3 - L. Tom Perry quote
- This quote actually led us into a discussion that I had not planned for the entire rest of the lesson. We talked about how fear is the opposite of faith and that when we have faith, we don't need to be afraid. I asked "How can we have faith instead of fear?" and asked class members to share experiences where they were strengthen by their faith and not afraid.
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