Learning by the Spirit
Ways to invite the Holy Ghost into our lives to help us learn
Prayer, scripture study, clean language, keeping covenants, attending the temple, worshipping at home, strengthening family relationships
True or False: You are more likely to reach a goal when it is written down.
True
43% more likely, based on empirical study conducted by Dr. Gail Matthews, psychology professor at Dominican University in California
True or False: We should begin learning how to study and teach effectively once we're on a mission or when we're older.
False, we should be learning and practicing this now.
Gospel learning and teaching should mainly be done in this place.
In the home.
In 2 Nephi, Nephi, speaking prophetically, states that following: "I will give unto the children of men ______ upon ________, _________ upon _________, here a little and there a little; and blessed are those who hearken unto my precepts....for they shall learn wisdom; for unto him that receiveth I will give more.
line upon line, precept upon precept
How the Holy Ghost is often described to us in the scriptures.
A still, small voice
The Youth Guidebook has provided a pattern to help us live the gospel in all areas of our lives, which includes these 4 steps:
1. Discover what you need to work on
2. Plan how you will do it
3. Act on your plan in faith, and
4. __________ on what you have learned.
Reflect
Both teaching and learning in the Savior's way require the __________.
Spirit/Holy Ghost
____________ are responsible for teaching the gospel to their children.
Parents
As we make plans for our own personal development, we are counseled to pray about our plans and seek guidance from the scriptures. Nephi taught us that "the words of Christ will tell you _________________."
"...all things that ye should do."
True or false: everyone learns by the spirit in the exact same way.
False
_______, _________, _________, and _________ are the 4 areas of personal development that we should focus on in our lives.
Spiritual, Social, Physical, and Intellectual
One huge benefit to teaching is that the teacher often "_________ more and gains a stronger ___________ of the topic than those they teach."
- Brian K. Ashton, 2nd Counselor, Sunday School General Presidency
"learns"
"testimony"
The responsibility to teach the gospel to adults falls upon ___________.
themselves
President Russel M. Nelson has said, "Mortality is a master class in learning to choose the things of greatest eternal import... your choices today will determine three things: where you will live throughout all eternity, the kind of body with which you will be resurrected, and those with whom you will live forever. So, think ___________."
"celestial"
In the book of __________ in the Book of Mormon, chapter 10 verse 5, we learn that "by the power of the Holy Ghost, ye may know the truth of all things."
Moroni
This person is the most responsible for your personal development.
You
Christ has instructed us to "seek not to declare my word, but first seek __________________, and then shall your tongue be loosened; then, if you desire, you shall have my __________ and my word, yea the power of God unto the convincing of men"
"to obtain my word"
"Spirit"
D&C 11:21
The Church has stated that members' main resources for home-centered learning should be the scriptures and _________________________.
General Conference Messages/Talks
The prophet Moroni, when speaking about his own weaknesses, wrote that the Lord had said "and if men come unto me I will show unto them their ___________. I give unto men ___________ that they may be humble; and my grace is sufficient for all men that humble themselves before me; for if they humble themselves before me, and have faith in me, then will I make __________ things become _________ unto them."
"weakness"
"weakness"
"weak"
"strong"
Ether 12:27
As stated in church literature, the Holy Ghost's role is to testify of these two things
1) Truth
2) Jesus Christ
"Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man." (Luke 2:52)
The following words from the above example of the Savior's development pair with the following 4 areas of development in our Youth Guidebook:
Wisdom - ____________
Stature - ____________
"favour with God" - ____________
"favour with..... man" - ____________
Wisdom - Intellectual
Stature - Physical
"favour with God" - Spiritual
"favour with..... man" - Social
Complete the following sentence:
"Preparation precedes ___________." (You get 3 attempts).
The above statement expresses the importance of preparation when preparing to teach and/or learn.
Power
This is an example of a supporting resource for home-centered learning.
Come Follow Me, the Friend, the Liahona
Joseph Smith said, "Salvation cannot come without __________; it is vain for anyone to minister without it."
"revelation"
(History of the Church, 5:135)