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Teaching the Gospel of Repentance

ldsphilosopher — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 21:17:31 +0000

Picture this scenario: You’re in Sunday School, and the teacher has just given a passionate lesson, full of scriptures and quotes from the prophet and personal testimony, about the importance of keeping the Sabbath day holy. Throughout the lesson, she repeatedly invites members of the class to think of ways they could do better at [...]

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Woman, God’s Ultimate Creation

Adam Greenwood — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 17:38:17 +0000

Paul and the prophets like to compare Adam and Christ. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. Christ is the New Adam. If Christ is the New Adam, Christians have wondered, then who is the New Eve? Catholics have traditionally answered Mary. Some of the early Church [...]

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Sacrament Meeting Does That.

Rachel DeMille — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 15:09:31 +0000

I remember when I was very small—maybe four or five, sitting on a cushioned chapel bench and staring up into Mama’s face during the Sacrament prayer. Her face looked very serious, and her lips moved in sync with the words the priest spoke. Always. I asked her why she did that. She told me it helped her think about the words that were being spoken. As she sat with her head bowed and eyes closed throughout the passing of the bread and water, I thought about the words she had spoken.

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How to Give a Great Sacrament Meeting Talk – Part 5 of 5: Delivery

Ivan Wolfe — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:12:02 +0000

Part 4 (Memory) here. Part 3.5 (Using Analogies) here. Part 3 (Style) here. Part 2 (Arrangement) here. Part 1.5 (Sources) here. Part 1 (Invention) here. Part 0 (introduction) here. Well, it’s been awhile, and despite the title, this is not the last installment. Delivery is something that can be overdone, and when it is overdone, [...]

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Chelsie Hightower’s Experience on SYTYCD

Bryce Haymond — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 01:58:58 +0000

For those who may not know Chelsie Hightower, she was recently a semifinalist on the popular television dance series “So You Think You Can Dance.” She made it to be one of the top three girls on the nationally syndicated show, which is quite an achievement. She also happens to be a member of my [...]

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How to Give a Great Sacrament Meeting Talk – Part 4 of 5: Memory

Ivan Wolfe — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 01:56:06 +0000

Part 3.5 (Using Analogies) here. Part 3 (Style) here. Part 2 (Arrangement) here. Part 1.5 (Sources) here. Part 1 (Invention) here. Part 0 (introduction) here. Sorry this is so late. Anyway – Memory is the most overlooked aspect of giving a great talk. Write your talk out (whether by hand or on a computer) and [...]

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How to Give a Great Sacrament Meeting Talk – Part 3.5 of 5: Style (Analogies)

Ivan Wolfe — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 02:46:10 +0000

Part 3 here. Part 2 here. Part 1.5 here. Part 1 here. Part 0 here. Analogies, metaphors, similes, allegories, etc. all can work well in a sacrament meeting talk (or gospel lesson). They can also be where the talk (or lesson) fails completely. Because Jesus taught in parables (which, when asked, Jesus interpreted allegorically), these [...]

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How to Give a Great Sacrament Meeting Talk – Part 3 of 5: Style

Ivan Wolfe — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:31:25 +0000

Part 2 here. Part 1.5 here. Part 1 here. Part 0 here. I feel like Douglas Adams, trying to squeeze five books into a trilogy. This one will be split into two (or maybe three) parts. Style can be taught several ways. One way is to list various tropes and figures (of which there are [...]

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How to Give a Great Sacrement Meeting Talk – Part 2 of 5: Arrangement

Ivan Wolfe — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 04:17:40 +0000

Part 1.5 here. Part 1 here. Part 0 here. Now that you have all of your sources in order, it’s time to arrange them. The standard idea of having an introduction, a body, and a conclusion works well for sacrament meeting talks. Introductions and conclusions are often overlooked, even though they can make an otherwise [...]

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How to Give a Great Sacrament Meeting Talk – Part 1.5 of 5: Invention to Arrangement

Ivan Wolfe — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 04:06:17 +0000

Part One here. Part Zero here. This section became longer than I expected. So, I’m breaking it in half. Instead of discussing arrangement this time, I will bridge the gap between invention and arrangement by discussing what sources could and should be used when creating your talk. So, now you have a topic for your [...]

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