August 7, 2014- Book of Mormon Practice Review

Weekly Training Meeting

August 7, 2014

To Complete Assignment: Practice with another teacher or zone coordinator for at least an hour and write me an email about what was learned, what will change in your personal study, what will be implemented into the classroom.

Practice with the Book of Mormon 

Announcements:

- stop complaining about chairs 

- culture - remember why we are here...It's great that we are close, but remember to focus on missionaries 

- If you are leaving - get subs until Sept. 2 

-if you haven't told me when you are leaving, tell me, have an exit interview. 

- Next week will be last training - focus on journal writing and remembering this semester and preparing for future. 

- schedule 5 morning afternoon schedule

- picking up district 

- area party

HOW SHOULD WE USE THE BOM?

PRACTICE: 

- select 3 curriculum items you teach 

    - discover a way you can teach that item - leading the missionaries to their purpose through the Book of Mormon

- practice doing it with that partner

- goal: was the purpose fulfilled?

HOW SHOULD WE INTRODUCE THE BOM TO INVESTIGATORS? 

PRACTICE: 

- introduce BoM to investigator as last principle in lesson 1...

    - 5 min, 4 min, 3 min - cut the crap more each time

- 2 min - Eval using same questions in book from pg. 28

BIG PICTURE FOR THE CLASSROOM - Missionaries and investigators (10-15 min) 

PRACTICE: (5-7 min)

- introduce someone to the concepts of what needs to occur in the Book of Mormon reads at the MTC

- Plan out progression of activities

- Practice introducing one of the activities - demonstrate 

- goal: pg.103 first paragraph

WHAT EXPERIENCES SHOULD MISSIONARIES AND INVESTIGATORS HAVE IN THE BOM? 

PRACTICE:

- Facilitate insights and revelation for your partner (do not tell of concerns beforehand) LDS

1. Passages below or 6 min each...whichever comes first 

- 1 Nephi 1:10

- 1 Nephi 1:11-20 

- Switch Partners 

2. Passages below or 6 min each....whichever comes first 

- Helaman 15:1-8

- Helaman 15:9-17

- Facilitate insights and revelation for your partner (brief background of investigator shared) NM

3. Introduction to the BoM AND Passages below or 10 min each...whichever comes first

- 1 Nephi 1:1-10

- 1 Nephi 1:11-20 

4. Following up on a reading that wasn't done and reading it with them...wherever they are in the BoM 

- Mosiah 16

- Ether 3

EVALUATION:

- What doctrines were taught? What doctrines were understood?

- How did the BoM speak to you (through the spirit)? How did you speak to it? What changes need to be made here?

- What are you learning about HOW the Book of Mormon combined with the spirit is your most powerful resource in conversion?