Early morning seminary ideas

If you are a teacher in any form... here are a list of ideas I used in my seminary classroom or other youth groups! Take what you want, adapt what you

Review of The Names and Titles of Jesus Christ See the photos below. They explain more than some of my words I divided my class in to 3 teams (I have 24 students. Smaller teams work best-I would do 4 teams next time-just so there is an opportunity for more participation from each student) I had 3 chalkboards set up in the Cultural Hall Each team had 5 minutes to list as many names and titles of Jesus Christ they could remember The teams were set up around the room far away from each other so…

While researching Skyped seminary, I found this old post on Early Morning Seminary at Segullah. I got really tickled. It's always a pleasure to

The Teachers: John Hilton III: John Hilton III is a popular speaker, best-selling author, former seminary teacher and current assistant professor of

So, I should start this post with an apology. I noticed that it has been over a year since I last posted on this blog. Opps! As you can imagine this past year has been crazy busy. Here are a few highlights in a nut shell: Chris graduated from law school. Chris went through the temple for the first time at the LDS Temple in Oakland California. Christ took the CA State Bar exam...AND PASSED!!!!!!!!!!!! We got sealed for time and all eternity in the LDS Temple in Mesa Arizona. We had 2 wedding…

Last year, I was released from my calling as an early-morning seminary teacher in Caldwell, Idaho. I taught for four years and so I know…

Make a Bingo Grid on the Floor (5x5=25 Scripture Mastery verses) Make a "Sock-O" with any sock filled with beans, popcorn, etc. It is fun to use a sock with a seasonal pattern/print Divide in to 2 teams Place a card turned writing side down with a clue for each Scripture Mastery verse inside each square. Have a team member throw the "sock-o" to a square, turn over the card and read the clue. The team as 15 seconds to find the verse in their scriptures. They can use their Scripture Mastery…

This is a fun way to help students learn the Doctrines associated with each Doctrinal Mastery Scripture. It is not my original idea. Thi...

Scripture mastery activities are so multi-layered with purposes. Youth have fun while gaining confidence in the scriptures.

I placed post it notes on the wall of the cultural hall containing one word or punctuation mark from 1 Corinthians 10:13. The class was divided in to teams so I did the same for both teams but on opposite sides of the cultural hall. When I said go, they had to race all the words down to the other end of the cultural hall and place them in order. It was a very effective way to review the scripture. My only advice is to make smaller teams. I have 24 students so I should have made 4 teams…