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Aug 22
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Ok Mom, I have a homework assignment for you. so in preach my gospel ch 10 there's a part that talks about the importance of questions when we teach. We're working on this a lot right now and it's something we want to teach the zone. Could you do some research in google to think of a list of inspired questions that make people think in the lessons we teach? or if you and dad could think of a few. we want to have lots of examples before we do it. it would help a lot. thanks mom your the best!!
I did my homework--A+
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Dear Elder Burk the Zone Leader,
Because I love you, I worked extra hard on my homework assignment!
First I googled and found a very cool article that you should read before you teach this questions lesson to your zone. I sent that in a separate email, both copied in the body as well as attached as a document. Great information about the importance of questions.
Then I read the whole lesson in Preach My Gospel. One night I called the local missionaries and talked about it with them. Then I read all of the missionary pamphlets online, and came up with lots of my own questions for each topic.
I typed everything up, then added the questions they have in the study section of each pamphlet.
When I was done, I took my 4 page document, and copied it into Google Translate so I could send you a Spanish copy. Ha! It might be totally wrong, but at least I tried!
So, you'll see 4 attachments. 2 in English, and 2 in Spanish. I sent you a PDF of each version--easy to just print. But I also sent you the Word document in each language so you can edit it and make it look like what you want for your training.
There are SO many fun ways to teach this class! And LOTS of opportunities for role playing. I wish I could come help teach! Have so much fun with your missionaries. This is really one of the most awesome communication lessons ever. If you learn how to ask people the right questions, you'll be able to get people to do just about anything. This is a life long lesson! *Seriously, I use this every day. Just last week I asked 50+ parents to serve at Mary Mac in the classroom, as art parents, on the PTO board, etc. And most of them said yes! It's always about how you ask the question. It's truly magical.
Hope this is helpful.
You're the very coolest!
Love,
Mom
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Preach My Gospel: Chapter 10 “Ask Questions”
VERY IMPORTANT: Questions
should be asked AFTER gospel principles are taught.
First teach truth, then ask questions to find out if they understood what you
taught.
If needed, re-teach. Then re-ask more questions, until you know
they understand the lesson. ALWAYS: Think
about the wording of your question
BEFORE you ask it.
**Don’t ask yes or no questions.
Ask open ended questions
instead. These type of questions give
investigators and members a chance to think and talk about what they have
learned.
Examples:
Don’t: Do you think God Loves you?
Do: What does it mean to you when I say, “Your Father in
Heaven loves you.”
Don’t: Do
you believe Joseph Smith saw God?
Do: How
does knowing that God and Jesus visited Joseph Smith, make you feel?
Don’t: Are Prophets really men of God?
Do: Why would God want to call Prophets on this
earth?
Don’t: Do
you keep the Sabbath Day Holy?
Do: Why would God want his children to make the
Sabbath a special day?
Don’t: Do you think we should pay our tithing?
Do: Why
would God ask members of his church to live the law of tithing?
Don’t: Is
it important to get married?
Do: Why
would God teach us that being married is important?
Don’t: Did
you read the Book of Mormon this week?
Do: When
during your reading of the Book of Mormon, did you feel the spirit this week?
Don’t: Is
it important to serve one another?
Do: How
does serving/helping other people, help us feel closer to our Heavenly Father?
Don’t:
Should all men be obedient?
Do: Why do you think God would teach us that
obedience is the first law of heaven?
Don’t: Is there a purpose to life?
Do: What is the purpose of life?
Group Activity Idea:
Practice writing questions—then edit together.
Introduce a topic. Have everyone write down 2-3 questions for
that topic.
Edit the questions together.
As a group work to modify
the questions and make them open ended.
If it’s a yes or no question,
how do you reword it to be an open ended question.
Think: If
I ask this question, what can I expect for the answer?
Does the question help you
learn more about them spiritually?
What information will you
learn when they answer?
Example Questions by Pamphlet/Topic:
The Restoration
How do you feel about your
family?
If you feel loving feelings
for your family, how do you think Heavenly Father feels about you?
What might make you believe
that God loves all of his children?
If I told you that God has a
prophet on earth that speaks for him, would you want to know what he has to
say?
What reason do you think God
would have for calling a Prophet to speak for him on earth?
Why do you think it was
important for Jesus to create God’s church while he lived on earth?
How is Jesus an example to
you?
How should we live if we are
disciples of Christ?
What do you understand the
word apostasy to mean?
When have you prayed and
asked God for help?
As we share the experience
Joseph Smith had, what type of feelings did you have?
Why would it be important to
God to restore His Priesthood of God on earth?
How can the Priesthood,
God’s power on earth, help you?
When we teach that Jesus
appeared to God’s children on other continents after he died, What impact does
it have for you?
If the people who saw Jesus
appear to them in your continent wrote down their testimonies, would you want
to read it?
From the pamphlet:
What does it
mean to you that God is your Heavenly Father?
What is the
role of a prophet? Why is it important to know that God speaks to prophets?
What does it
mean to have priesthood authority? How does someone receive this authority?
What happens
when that authority is lost?
Did Jesus’s
Apostles know that an apostasy would occur?
What is the
Book of Mormon? How is it a witness of Joseph Smith’s calling as a prophet?
The Plan of Salvation
Where did we come from?
Why are we here on earth?
What is the purpose of life?
Where are we going after
this life is over?
What does the Plan of
Salvation or God’s Plan mean for you?
How can you know what we are
teaching is true?
How will the Holy Ghost
teach you truth?
From the pamphlet:
What was your relationship
with God before you were born?
What was the Fall?
Why was the Fall necessary?
What is the purpose of your
life here?
How could this knowledge
affect the decisions you make each day?
What is the Atonement?
How can the Atonement help
you in your daily life?
What is the Spirit world?
What happens there?
What does it mean to be
resurrected?
Who will be resurrected?
Why is Resurrection
important?
What is heaven? Why are there different levels of glory?
The Gospel of Jesus Christ
What can you tell me about
faith?
How have you seen faith play
a role in your life?
Have you seen an example of faith
in the lives of others?
What is the gospel of Jesus
Christ?
What is repentance?
Why do we need to repent?
How do we repent?
How does repenting draw us
closer to God?
From the pamphlet:
What is the gospel of Jesus
Christ?
What does it mean to have
faith?
How can faith give you
strength?
What does it mean to repent?
Why does everyone need to
repent?
Why does everyone need to be
baptized?
What is the Holy Ghost?
How can the Holy Ghost bless
your life?
What is the purpose of the
sacrament?
What does it mean to endure
to the end?
Chastity
If God blessed us with a
mortal body, how did he tell us to treat it?
If we think of our body as a
gift, how would God like us to take care of it?
Why would God want us to be
married?
Why did God want Adam and
Eve to have children?
What benefit do children
have that have a Mother and a Father?
From the pamphlet:
What does it mean to keep
the law of Chastity? Why is this law so important?
How can you gain the
strength you need to keep the law of chastity?
Tithing and Fast Offerings
In the Old Testament, we
learn about Tithing. Why would God want his church to pay tithing?
How will paying tithing
bless our lives?
What blessings are promised
to those who pay their tithes and offerings?
How do Fast Offerings care
for other people?
From the pamphlet:
Why is tithing important?
What blessings come from
paying tithing?
How can you help the poor
and needy?
Word of Wisdom
Why would God give us
commandments about what to feed our body?
How do you feel when you eat
healthy?
What does regular exercise
do for you?
What happens to your mind
and decision making skills, when you stay away from alcohol?
How will your body function
when fueled with good things?
How does tobacco affect your
breathing?
What do you think when we
say, “If you take good care of your body—keep the word of wisdom, God will bless
you with health, wisdom, and protection from the destroyer.”
What did God put on this
earth for us to eat and drink?
Why would God provide us
with fruits, herbs, vegetables, and meat?
Who created our body?
If God is the creator of our
body, then who has the best advice on how to maintain it properly?
From the pamphlet:
Why must I be
careful about what goes into my body?
What spiritual
and temporal blessings can come from obeying God’s commandments for my health?
How will the
Lord strengthen me when I am tempted?
Learning and Serving in the Church
How is serving our neighbor,
a help to God?
If you serve in a calling at
church, how does it help to strengthen the whole ward?
Why should we read from the
scriptures daily?
How does learning about God
and his plan for us change the decisions we make?
When we love and serve
others, how do we feel about them?
How can helping other people
make us feel better?
How do you feel when we say,
“By serving others, you are actually serving God?”
Families and Temples
Why did God give us
families?
How are families important?
What does it mean to you
when we say, “You will live with your family forever.”
If you knew that you could
be together with your spouse and children in heaven by following God’s
commandments, how would it change the way you live?
What are some questions that would help you find out
if there are things that your investigators are struggling with? Look
at PMG 185—personal activity
How do your friends/family
feel about you studying with the Mormon missionaries?
Have you shared with people
at work that you are meeting with the missionaries?
What comments have your
co-workers/neighbors made about your study of the Book of Mormon? Of the LDS
church?
Have your
parents/spouse/family seen positive changes in you since you have been coming
to church or meeting with the missionaries?
Tell us what it’s like to
work with people that are still smoking/drinking when you are trying to quit?
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