Class expectations (general post)
The gospel doctrine class is not the Lawrence Welk show. I learn much new about the true gospel from the classes, especially when the Spirit is prompting me. This in spite of having read literally hundreds of LDS books. I had a gospel library 10 feet wide by 5 shelves high, and read most of that. Pay attention.
You should have at least a student manual. I much prefer a teacher's manual, as mentioned in other posts. Use that manual to review last week's lesson, this week's lesson, and next week's lesson. The lessons are often connected.
Bring a notepad. Write down useful thoughts. I fill a page in my notepad each Sunday. Announcements, releases and sustainings, and especially interesting thoughts during sacrament meeting, Sunday school, and priesthood class.
Be prepared to read scriptures and give your thoughts. Your unsaid thought may be a clue to something I want to learn.
Remember the two words "Think celestial" and the three words "Keep the commandments". They are key to learning about living in the celestial kingdom. Here is the story about the two words:
I was married at age 32. Not my choice, but it seemed that girls I wanted didn't want me, and vice versa. Possible matches consistently blew skyhigh, as soon as I asked the Lord about the girl. I had a long time to figure out what I wanted in a wife. Many guys had lists as long as 24 qualities they wanted in a wife, very few of which had any relation to married happiness, nevermind an eternal marriage. Eventually, I figured out that spirituality and a good character were all that was necessary. I was not surprised when those were the qualities described in a Sunday morning October 2, 2005 LDS general conference talk (see www.lds.org). Those are celestial character qualities. Then it dawned on me that many other subjects should be viewed from a celestial heaven perspective. Thus, the idea of "think celestial".
You should have at least a student manual. I much prefer a teacher's manual, as mentioned in other posts. Use that manual to review last week's lesson, this week's lesson, and next week's lesson. The lessons are often connected.
Bring a notepad. Write down useful thoughts. I fill a page in my notepad each Sunday. Announcements, releases and sustainings, and especially interesting thoughts during sacrament meeting, Sunday school, and priesthood class.
Be prepared to read scriptures and give your thoughts. Your unsaid thought may be a clue to something I want to learn.
Remember the two words "Think celestial" and the three words "Keep the commandments". They are key to learning about living in the celestial kingdom. Here is the story about the two words:
I was married at age 32. Not my choice, but it seemed that girls I wanted didn't want me, and vice versa. Possible matches consistently blew skyhigh, as soon as I asked the Lord about the girl. I had a long time to figure out what I wanted in a wife. Many guys had lists as long as 24 qualities they wanted in a wife, very few of which had any relation to married happiness, nevermind an eternal marriage. Eventually, I figured out that spirituality and a good character were all that was necessary. I was not surprised when those were the qualities described in a Sunday morning October 2, 2005 LDS general conference talk (see www.lds.org). Those are celestial character qualities. Then it dawned on me that many other subjects should be viewed from a celestial heaven perspective. Thus, the idea of "think celestial".
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