WEEK 13: Final

Your final has arrived! Here is what you need to do:

1. Pick three principles or doctrines from the Book of Mormon between the Title Page and Alma 29, and write out the principle in one clear and concise statement.
2. Pick one statement from the October 2013 General Conference which clearly connects with your chosen principle or doctrine.
3. Take points one and two and go write them in your scriptures.
4. Post a copy of your principle and statements here on the blog page and you are done.

Here are a couple of examples:

• 2 Nephi 32:5: Principle: Because I have been baptized and received the Holy Ghost, if I am obedient and worthy, I can receive the promptings of the Holy Ghost to show me the things I should do in my life. Elder M. Russell Ballard simply said, "Heed the promptings of the Spirit" ("Put Your Trust in the Lord," Oct. 2013 Gen Con). 
• Alma 5:14: Principle: Being born again, then honoring the sacred covenants I have made with God, leads to taking on the image of the countenance of the Savior. Elder Timothy J. Diches of the Seventy said, "The vicissitudes of life hep us fashion an eternal relationship with God--and engrave His image upon our countenance as we yield our hearts to Him" ("Wilt Thou Be Made Whole?" Oct. 2013 Gen Con). 

LAST ITEM: YOU ARE NOT COMPLETE WITH THIS COURSE UNTIL YOU SEND ME AN EMAIL (palmersj@ldschurch.org) OR TEXT ME WITH YOUR NAME INCLUDED (719-447-4776) STATING YOU EITHER READ THE TITLE PAGE OF THE BOOK OF MORMON THROUGH ALMA 29 OR NOT. I NEED YOUR REPORT BY THE END OF THIS WEEK. 

Week 12: Alma 8-16

We are just about done with the semester, Brothers & Sisters! This week please read Alma 8-16, and I would like to invite you to do three things while you are reading it:

1. Alma 8:16 says "Alma labored much in the spirit, wrestling with God in mighty prayer, that he would pour out his Spirit upon the people who were in the city; that he would also grant that he might baptize them unto repentance." Please wrestle with God in prayer that He would show you who is ready to receive the gospel message;
2. Enjoy reading these chapters, keeping your hearts and minds open to the impressions Heavenly Fathers sends you about who you might share the gospel with; and,
3. Report your experiences right here on the blog page.

Thanks! I will put up your final for you to take this week. No stress, you will pass it!

Week 11: Nov. 17-23, Alma 1-7, Paper Three due, Nov. 25

Greetings! Alright, everyone relax, at this point you might be thinking, "Oh man, another paper! I have enough to do!" Let me give you some guidelines on the paper that should help you stress less.

A little background first. Years ago I was a Teacher's Quorum Adviser. We asked the Sister missionaries to spend an evening with our quorum teaching the boys about missions. One of the boys asked, "So how do you answer questions that you don't know the answer to?" Then one of the sisters simply said something like, "Oh, we always have the answers to questions, we have the Book of Mormon, there is not a question you can't find the answer to in it." Then she put it to the test right then and there, she said to the boys, "What questions do you have you haven't found the answers to?" The boys thought for a moment and then one of them asked a question (I can't remember what the question was), then the sister opened the Book of Mormon and said, "Wow, great question, and I really don't know the answer, but I know the Book of Mormon does." She turned through it's pages and then read a verse, and offered her testimony. She asked the boy who had asked the question, "Did that help?" He replied that yes, it had.

I testify to you there is no question that you can't find the answer to by searching the Book of Mormon.

The answer may not always be found in the words, but the answers are sometimes found in the feelings that come from the Spirit of the Lord as you read. I know this is true!

For your assignment, select a question on your mind, and search Alma 1-7 for the answer. At the end of the week please post your question and how the Spirit of the Lord answered it through your study of Alma 1-7.

That is all, no big paper to turn in, just a post on this site with your question and answer.

No Assignments Due For This Week

But...if you need to get caught up on previous assignments, this is a good time to get them done!

Week 10: Mosiah 9-29

This week's assignment is easy and straight forward: Please read the material and do the following two things as you read: 

1. Identify one principle or doctrine from the readings and seek to feel the importance of the principle or doctrine through prayer. Ponder the doctrine or principle you have identified and ask the Lord why you think He is impressing it upon you (see 2 Nephi 32:3, 5). 
2. Ask the Lord to teach you by the power of the Holy Ghost how He wants you to apply the principle you have identified. What does He want you to do to implement the principle or doctrine? 

When you have done both of those, please report your discoveries in a paragraph right here like usual by November 11. Thanks, and I am excited to read your thoughts! 

Week 9: Oct. 27-Nov. 2, Mosiah 1-8

Alright everyone, this week we were supposed to write a paper connecting your reading for class in the Book of Mormon to General Conference, but we already did that for your midterm.... So, here is the plan for this week: You need to read Mosiah 1-8 and take an online quiz over the material sometime prior to November 5. Directions are below. Oh ya, stop stressing, this is not like one of the quizzes you take at USAFA, but I don't just give you the answers either. Take it easy, the answers will be right in front of you and your scriptures should be too....Yes, this is open book.

Cut & paste "JunoEd/login" into a web browser, and follow the directions below.

IS Rel 121

Spencer Baldwin Go to JunoEd.com/login Click "Sign Up" Your temp code is 1307-806-1972	Nate Szuch Go to JunoEd.com/login Click "Sign Up" Your temp code is 1307-817-8147
Daniel Butcher Go to JunoEd.com/login Click "Sign Up" Your temp code is 1307-807-2886	Sione Wolfgramm Go to JunoEd.com/login Click "Sign Up" Your temp code is 1307-818-8425
Damon Kirkpratrick Go to JunoEd.com/login Click "Sign Up" Your temp code is 1307-808-2969
Dallin Larsen Go to JunoEd.com/login Click "Sign Up" Your temp code is 1307-809-3302
Meidell Lindsay Go to JunoEd.com/login Click "Sign Up" Your temp code is 1307-810-4544
Mitchell Melville Go to JunoEd.com/login Click "Sign Up" Your temp code is 1307-811-6380
Bill Merkle Go to JunoEd.com/login Click "Sign Up" Your temp code is 1307-812-7641
Alex Olsen Go to JunoEd.com/login Click "Sign Up" Your temp code is 1307-813-7375
Jacob Pond Go to JunoEd.com/login Click "Sign Up" Your temp code is 1307-814-6086
Austin Porter Go to JunoEd.com/login Click "Sign Up" Your temp code is 1307-815-4801
Kendra Smith Go to JunoEd.com/login Click "Sign Up" Your temp code is 1307-816-5958

Week 8: Oct. 20-26, Enos-Words of Mormon

"My Soul Hungered"

This week please read Enos through the Words of Mormon. May I encourage you to read these passages with patience and slowly. Elder Jeffrey R. Holland encouraged Church Educators to: “Invite [your students] to read more slowly and more carefully and with more questions in mind. Help them to ponder, to examine every word, every scriptural gem. Teach them to hold it up to the light and turn it, look and see what’s reflected and refracted there. For some student, on a given day with a given need, such an examination may unearth a treasure hidden in a field: a pearl of great price; a pearl beyond price.”

Will you slow down a bit in your reading assignment this week please? Search a little deeper the meanings of words or phrases that stand out to you; if there is a short phrase or word that appeals to you, please take some time and ponder over it. What is the Lord trying to tell you? What is He teaching you and helping you to see? What hidden treasure or pearl of great price is He trying to reveal to you?

Your assignment this week, in addition to the reading assignment, is to share a word or phrase that stands out to you and share what the Lord taught you with the rest of us. A short (or long) paragraph posted here will do. I very much look forward to reading your thoughts!

Brethren & Sisters, I want you to know how much I love and appreciate the greatness of your hearts. I have been blessed and edified by the things each of you have shared. Thank you!