The main ideas, scriptures, quotes, and activities were taken from a wonderful lesson found in Doctrine & Covenants and Church History Seminary Teacher Manual, Lesson 7: The Role of the Learner. I would encourage you to follow the link and read the lesson. It is filled with wonderful "food for thought" as we consider what OUR responsibilities are as a gospel learners.
I am in a phase of motherhood/life right now where sometimes just showing up to church feels like a herculean feat! But the Lord has counseled us that there is so much more we can learn and so many blessings when we choose to actually participate...to "feast" on the word. Learning is not a passive process...it has to be active. Good teaching can only do so much. It is the learner's responsibility to participate in the teaching and then ACT on what they have learned. Elder David A. Bednar said the following about this process of learning:
"Learning by faith requires spiritual, mental, and physical exertion and not just passive reception...A student must exercise faith and act in order to obtain the knowledge for himself or herself".
As sisters in the Relief Society, we have the great opportunity to be active participants and learners in the Lord's gospel and in His work. In an effort to include all our Relief Society sisters, not just those who are physically able to attend Relief Society on Sunday, we have started this blog which we hope will facilitate an ongoing discussion about the things we are learning, discussing in Relief Society, experiencing in our every day lives, questions we have, and additional thoughts on gospel topics. We hope to hear from ALL of our sisters in the ward!
Each week, you will find 2 resources available on the blog.
First, we will post what the lesson will be on Sunday and any preparation that the teacher would love to have the sisters do. If you will not be in Relief Society, please feel free to share your thoughts, feelings, experiences, etc. in the comment section so that all of us can benefit from each other's experiences and testimonies.
Second, we will have a short summary of the lesson with the teacher's challenge to all the sisters to ACT upon what they have learned. Again, we would LOVE to have all our sisters share in the comment section any experiences, observations, feelings, etc.
My challenge to each of the sisters this week is 2 things. First, take the opportunity to read the Relief Society lesson for next week which is Chapter 8 in the Ezra Taft Benson manual entitled, "Power of the Word". Take a moment to reflect on what you have read and jot down any observations, feelings, experiences, or questions you may have in your journal or study notebook. We would love to have you share those on the blog in the comment section if you are comfortable.
Second, complete the following study on Joseph Smith and what he learned about ACTING on the gospel word.
Read the following
verses from Joseph Smith’s History. As you read each verse, answer the
following question…
How did Joseph make an
effort to learn spiritual truths?
Joseph Smith—History
1:8
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Joseph Smith—History
1:10
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Joseph Smith—History
1:11
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Joseph Smith—History
1:12
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Joseph Smith—History
1:13 _______________________________________
Joseph Smith—History
1:14
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Joseph Smith—History
1:15
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Joseph Smith—History
1:16
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Joseph Smith—History
1:18 _______________________________________
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