https://ldsblogs.com/38920/learning-the-gospel-through-new-church-lessons Sat, 27 Jan 2018 23:07:57 +0000 hourly 1 https://ldsblogs.com/38920/learning-the-gospel-through-new-church-lessons#comment-582555 Sat, 27 Jan 2018 23:07:57 +0000 https://en.elds.org/ldsblogs-com/?p=38920#comment-582555 In one of our council meetings in RS, we went through a warm up or advise from one of our leaders to follow as we counsel together every Sunday.
1-WE START WITH PRAYER to ask for the Spirit to be with us.
2-READ SCRIPTURES/CLASS TOGETHER. 3-SILENCE/PONDER(personally) with the desire to learn and with a prayer in our hearts.
4-INSPERATION will come to us.
5-WRITE IT DOWN(personally) thoughts, impressions, ideas, key words, questions, experiences, images or any descriptions that come to our hearts or mind.
6-SHARE if and what the spirit prompts you to say.
We are to do this so that we may teach and learn from one another of what the Lord through His Spirits would have us teach and learn. This is precious time that we have to learn together the gospel of our Savior, REMEMBER the Spirit should be our teacher.

]]> https://ldsblogs.com/38920/learning-the-gospel-through-new-church-lessons#comment-581615 Sun, 26 Nov 2017 16:24:29 +0000 https://en.elds.org/ldsblogs-com/?p=38920#comment-581615 We’ve had problems in our ward in the past because new leaders have attended ward council, then walked out and shared what was said out of context. We have had couples leave the ward over it. As a leader in the ward (under a former bishop) I often felt shut down or ignored, I expect this continue as we counsel together. I am extremely concerned about the spiritual value of our ward counseling together, let alone the temporal value — not all advice or commentary is value added. I have spoken to others who have concerns about the level of gossiping that will occur in their wards. I fear the new approach assumes a level of “sainthood” that we may not be ready for.

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