Learning by Faith

      "..learning by faith opens the pathway into the heart." ~David A. Bednar
Just a cool little quote to start things off here. =)

So, I’m sitting there preparing my Devotional for Seminary. Just thinking, and writing down things that stand out to me. Then, a thought came to me. “Use what you have written, but also teach by the spirit.” I decided to research some ways I could approach the class for this devotional by teaching by the spirit. Here's a few things I came across.


"A teacher of the gospel should humbly recognize that the Holy Ghost is the true teacher. You can become an instrument through whom the Holy Ghost can teach, testify, comfort, and inspire. The Holy Ghost will guide you in your teaching as you properly prepare yourself." - LDS.org

To teach by the Spirit, it is important that you have a testimony of what you are teaching. During the lesson, bear that testimony to those you are teaching, as guided by the Holy Ghost." - LDS.org

The Spirit is a powerful tool that you can use yourself individually at any time, or anywhere.
Anyways, this is going to help me greatly for my Devotional. It's always nice to start off Seminary with the warm welcoming of the Spirit. =)

Thanks, to the like..three of you that actually view these blog posts. I actually got 20 views in the last month! How shocking. This blog post wasn't very well put together, seeing as it's rather late at night, but I hope it helps non-the-less.  =)     

Why does God?

This subject came up in Seminary the other day about, "Does God really love his children?"  "Does he really care for us?" "Sense we believe in him, why does so many horrible things happen throughout the world?" "How can we tell if he's real?"
And, my Seminary teacher pointed out these scriptures.

If you're ever asked "How do you know if God is real?"

Answer with this;

Jacob 2 34: 2

" O all yea that are pure in heart, lift up your heads and receive the pleasing word of God, and feast upon his love; for ye may, if your minds are firm, forever."


If you're ever asked. "Then why does he make other suffer so much?"

Answer with this;

1 Nephi 11: 17

"I know that he loveth his children; nevertheless, I do not know the meaning of all things."

This will help you greatly. Especially if you ever plan to go on a mission.

"If w don't have the word of God or don't cling to and heed the word of God, we will wander off in strange paths and be lost as individuals, as families, and as nations." ~Rober D. Hales

:Ensign Nov. 2006

The reason I now post this is because there is a person I follow on YouTube and I have gained much respect for him, and I've tried to help him get past with many problems in his life. I've followed him ever sense 2008. Loved his videos dearly. But, today he posted a video "Scientifically Proving that God isn't real." This greatly disturbed me. And this is hence, why I made this post. If you ever come across someone that asks you these questions, or something similar to these. Answer with these if you don't know how else to answer.

All the best!

Kind Regards,

~Stein

Ah, the Scriptures and Seminary! :)

 

Ah, the Scriptures and Seminary! :)

I was reading in Samuel in Seminary the other day. 1 Samuel 18: 1 As I saw that it made me think, it applies to us as well! So, I came up with a cool little quote. "Your soul will be knit together with another soul in love, and eternity some day."

Here's the Scripture.

And it came to pass when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul. ~ 1 Samuel 18: 1

So yeah, I just thought that was way cool! :) It get's you thinking! :D

All the best!

Kind Regards,
~Stein