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KarenAs I combined lessons 7 & 8 I will also be combining lessons 9 & 10, taking the full two weeks to teach them. I’m completing these lesson notes now, using Mack Stirling’s Institute notes and giving some church history during this time period.
Archive for February, 2009
RS/MP Lesson 30: “Valiant in the Cause of Christ” (Joseph Smith Manual)
Posted by joespencer on February 24, 2009
If lesson 29 was a bit on the lighter side, lesson 30 is still lighter. My notes will be minimal, except with regard to one teaching in particular (the first paragraph on p. 355), and even then they will be inconclusive. Needless to say, I’m eager to get on to the much meatier material in lesson 31! Read the rest of this entry »
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RS/MP Lesson 29: “Living with Others in Peace and Harmony” (Joseph Smith Manual)
Posted by joespencer on February 23, 2009
After the theological weight of the last few lessons, I was surprised by the relative lightness of this one. The result: my notes will be quite a bit shorter this week. Indeed, the majority of what I have to say will regard only the last section of the lesson. That said, to work! Read the rest of this entry »
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“It is the proof of his suffering that eases ours”
Posted by BrianJ on February 17, 2009
I read a moving op-ed in the New York Times today. The author, François Bizot, was a prisoner of the Khmer Rouge in 1971 and writes about the war crimes trial of the leader of his captors, Kaing Guek Eav (aka Comrade Duch). That he calls Duch his “Savior” should grab your attention.
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RS/MP Lesson 28: “Missionary Service: A Holy Calling, a Glorious Work” (Joseph Smith Manual)
Posted by joespencer on February 9, 2009
I want to take this lesson in exactly reverse order. Read the rest of this entry »
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Fanaticism Shamaticism
Posted by Matthew on February 3, 2009
Fanatics…who likes them? anyone out there? They are annoying and harmful, right? Read the rest of this entry »
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