YOUTH GOAL ACTIVITY. TEACH LIKE JESUS Teaching Talents and Tools planner/journal. Youth can use this tool to plan what they will teach and to know the ways the Savior taught. Jesus Taught Through Love, scriptures, stories, and examples. Jesus knew through prayer who needed to be taught and what to teach them. If we are nurtured by the Spirit we can teach by the Spirit.
YOUTH GOALS &
LESSON LIFESAVER ACTIVITY
SPIRITUAL
Youth GOAL
TEACH LIKE JESUS
Follow the Savior’s way of teaching through love, scriptures, stories, and prayer.
Goal Ideas
Help youth learn to follow the Savior’s example when they teach, using the Teaching Talents and Tools planner (below) and sharing ideas. Jesus taught with love, using the scriptures, preparing Himself spiritually, using stories and example, praying for those He taught, and taught when teaching moments came (not when it was convenient).
Inspiration
Read the talk “A Teacher Come from God”, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
In his talk, he quotes President Spencer W. Kimball “I fear, that all too often many of our members come to church, sit through a class or a meeting, and … then return home having been largely [uninspired]. It is especially unfortunate when this happens at a time … of stress, temptation, or crisis [in their life]. We all need to be touched and nurtured by the Spirit, and effective teaching is one of the most important ways this can happen.”
“What can I do to teach more like the Savior?” The Lord promised, “Be thou humble; and the Lord thy God shall lead thee by the hand, and give thee answer to thy prayers” (D&C 112:10).
LESSON LIFESAVER Activity
TEACH LIKE JESUS Teaching Talents and Tools planner/journal
GREAT FOR Youth goals, Sunday School, Seminary, Scripture Study, Family Night, and Come Follow Me
ACTIVITY:
1. Help youth learn to follow the Savior’s example when they teach.
2. Use this Teaching Talents and Tools journal to help them plan their next teaching assignment.
3. Coordinate an opportunity for the young women to teach Primary (e.g., while Relief Society and priesthood meet together in a joint meeting).
4. Talk about the tools Jesus used when He taught (found in the border listed below*).
5. Help youth plan, carry out, and have positive teaching experiences. If teaching opportunities are not available, youth could use this to prepare and carry out a family home evening presentation.
*TEACHING TALENTS of the Savior:
– He loved those He taught and they felt His love.
– He knew the scriptures and prepared Himself spiritually.
– He used stories and examples.
– He prayed to Heavenly Father for help and to bless those He taught.
GROUP ACTIVITIES
For Church or Family
FOLLOW THE SAVIOR – TEACHING TOOLS PANEL DISCUSSION: Have LDS teachers who teach with the Spirit talk in a panel discussion. People on the panel should understand the importance of having the Spirit.
Panel Ideas: Teachers, mothers, young women, young men, youth leaders, a bishopric member, a seminary teacher, etc.. Even use examples of a prophet’s, apostle’s, or general authority’s talk to share.
Discussion Point 1: Talk about moments of having the Holy Ghost and being an effective teacher, and not having the Holy Ghost and being an ineffective teacher.
Discussion Point 2: Present a conference talk, such as President Holland’s talk “A Teacher Come from God” or others on teaching. Help youth understand that anyone can teach if they have the Spirit, and anyone can fail to teach if the Spirit is not there.
Discussion Point 3: Talk about key scriptures, e.g., “If ye have not the Spirit, ye shall not teach” (D&C 42:14). Other Scriptures: Alma 18:34; Moroni 10:9-10; D&C 36:2; 43:15; 50:14.
Discussion Point 4: Have youth write ahead of time questions they wish to ask the panel, e.g., How do you teach a child who is not willing to listen, a child who is not reverent? How do you help others (friends, family, and co-workers) gain a desire to study the scriptures? How do you help a child make choices by listening to the Spirit of the Holy Ghost?
SOURCE YW 3.6
THIS CAN BE USED FOR Come Follow Me
• JANUARY Lesson 3 “Why is Jesus Christ important in my life?”
MORE GOALS & ACTIVITIES:
