Mark 9

Hello all :)

Happy Halloween :) please be safe while you are out at your activities, and most importantly, remember who you are :)

Your reading for tonight is:

Mark 9

I know it will be difficult with all the activities but I promise you will be blessed if you make the special effort to study your scriptures tonight. While reading, play close attention to what the father says to Christ about his unbelief. How can his response to Christ give us hope and encouragement and we face our own struggles?

Have fun tonight :)

Sis. Findley

Mark 7

Hello all :)

Wow, we were missing a lot of you today, almost half the class. I hope you all are doing okay and for those of you not feeling well, that you can heal quickly. We missed your spirit and testimonies today, but thank you to all who were willing to share their's today in class.

Your reading for tonight is:

Mark 7


We went over this story in Matthew, where the Pharisees accuse the disciples of not obeying the commandments because they are eating with dirty hands. What is Christ's answer to them? How can we apply this to our lives?

Hope to see you all healthy and well tomorrow :)

Sis. Findley

Mark 5 and 6:14-29

Hello everyone :) I hope you had a wonderful weekend :) your reading for tonight is:

Mark 5 and 6:14-29

What principle in the gospel (think about the 4th article of faith) is necessary for both miracles and keeping the commandments? How has this principle helped you in your life?

See you tomorrow!

Sis. Findley

Mark 2 and 3

Hello All :)

You all were great today, sharing your testimonies and answers. I always appreciate your participation :)

Your reading for tonight is:

Matthew 1:35
Matthew 2:23 through Matthew 3:6


We talked today about how to remain spiritually whole and not let ourselves become "disabled". In your reading, you will see of two examples that the Savior gives us of how we can specifically grow spiritually. What are these two examples? Have you gained a testimony of these things? Maybe if you are feeling especially brave, you might share them with us tomorrow. The best way for us to grow is from each other, not me just talking your ears off :)


Hope to see you all tomorrow!

Sis. Findley

Mark 1

We have finished Matthew! Give yourselves a pat on the back :) Matthew was all about speaking to the Jews, reminding them of prophecies that were given to try and convince them that Jesus was the Christ. Mark, however, spends his time talking to the gentiles, and spends most of his time talking about Christ's miracles. 

Mark's account is the shortest of all the gospels, which may actually make it easier for you to read. He is to the point and is outright with what happened, rarely going into much detail. 

Read through:

Mark 1 and 2

And find the miracles that Mark talks about. Did we learn about these miracles being done in the book of Matthew? Why does it help us to read through Mark even though most of his account can be found in the other 3 gospels? 

See you tomorrow!

Sis. Findley

Matthew 27 and 28

Hello everyone :)

I hope you had a great weekend :) Your reading for tonight is:

Matthew 27:50-end, and 28


These verses talk about what happened right after Christ's death, and then the resurrection of Christ. Read carefully through these verses and try your best to understand all that happened. There will be a "pop quiz" on Monday {don't worry you won't be graded on it}, but the more you know, the more "blessings" you will receive :)

See you all tomorrow hopefully! We missed those of you who weren't here last week!

Sis. Findley

Matthew 26

Hey all :)

It was wonderful to hear from you all today and share in your testimonies.

Your reading for tonight is:

Matthew 26:30-end


This section will deal mainly with Gethsemane/Christ's atonement and the crucifixion. While reading through these verses, is there anything that sticks out to you personally? Maybe something that you have not read/heard before? When we study the scriptures {really study}, then no matter how common the topic may seem, or how often we have heard the story, your Heavenly Father will teach you something new each time you read. You will receive personal revelation for this specific time in your life, and something that will help you in the here and now.

I will see you tomorrow :)

Sis. Findley

Matthew 26

Hello everyone :)

It was wonderful to hear your thoughts and testimony about the talks you read from conference. There will come a day when that talk can help you specifically, if you will but remember what you have learned.

Your reading for tonight is:

Matthew 26: 1-29


This is the benefit of reading the blog :) You find you only have to read parts! While reading through this chapter we will receive insights from Matthew on what happened to Christ during those last hours. Before we reach Gethsemane and the crucifixion, we will learn of one more thing that Christ left with the apostles. This was to replace the law given to Adam and Eve on the sacrifices done in the temple. What did he leave with them? Of what benefit can this be to us?


I will hopefully see you all tomorrow :)

Sis. Findley

Conference Talks

Hello everyone :)

I am sorry we missed some of you today, I hope you are all doing well. Thank you for all those who shared their conference talks with us today. Tomorrow we will get to hear from the rest of you :) If you read today, please do not sit idly by, maybe check out another conference talk. There were a lot of really great ones.

Also, remember that we are wanting to do something nice for the man who puts up the tables for you all every Monday. We have talked a lot about service and he is performing a great service for all of you, I hope you have given some thought to how we can thank this wonderful gentlemen.


See you all tomorrow....on time!!! :)

Sis. Findley

Seminary

I don't know if any of you have seen this, but I wanted to share it with you :) We may watch it is in class, but it is definitely worth watching more than once. Hope you had a wonderful break. See you tomorrow

Service and Conference

Hello everyone :)

Today was such an amazing day for me today! I loved hearing your stories of service and your participation today was outstanding! You are such an amazing class :) I have loved teaching you all this year.

Your assignment over break is to:

Look over your conference talk that you picked out. If you cannot remember which one who had you can email me, my contact info is on the side. Look for these specific things:
-What was the general topic of the talk?
-How can knowing this bless our lives?

The second assignment was to try and perform a service for these 4 people:
-A family member
-Friend
-Leader
-Stranger


If you do these two things, your break will be a blessed one and a happy one :) Enjoy this Fall Break everyone! I know I will :)

Sis. Findley

Matthew 25

Hey everyone :)

Your reading for tonight is:

Matthew 25

We already discussed some of the parables today, but what else can we learn from this chapter?

See you tomorrow!

Sis. Findley

JS-Matthew 1

Hello everyone :)

Great participation today :) Your reading for tonight is:

JS-Matthew 1


Since most were not able to do the reading last night because there was no blog post, we have the same reading. We will continue to talk about the signs of the times tomorrow based off of this chapter :)

See you tomorrow!

Sis. Findley

Matthew 23

Hello everyone :)

Tonight's reading is:

Matthew 23


Christ makes a lot of references here to things that we are not familiar with in our day, so I am just going to post some helps today. Hopefully this will be useful as you study your scriptures tonight :)

Scripture Helps:

Bid you observe:  Invite you to obey.
Grievous to be borne:  Tasks difficult to achieve.
Exalt:  Lift up above others.
Abased:  Brought down.
Suffer:  Allow
Devour widow's houses:  Take away the homes of widows
Pretence:  Outward show
Compass:  Travel
Proselyte:  Convert
Twofold more:  Twice as much
Sanctifieth:  Makes holy
Mint, anise, cummin:  Spices.
Garnish:  Decorate.
Fill ye up then the measures of your fathers:  Finish the works begun by your ancestors
Desolate:  Empty
Henceforth:  Anymore

When Christ talks of Phylacteries and "Enlarge the borders of their garments", he is referring to the garment worn by "holy men", and the tassels that they would hem on their clothes as a remembrance of God's laws. Instead of hemming a small tassel, they would hem on large tassels so that everyone could see just how "righteous" they were. It was all an outside show.


Hope these help as you study tonight!

Sis. Findley