So, there seems to be a bit of confusion on our last very cryptic blog. The story goes like this. I, the Mom, taught seminary. The lesson was Moses 7:1-35. When I saw it was on being a Zion people, I had an idea to incorporate the homeless guy into my lesson. I "focused" on the word LOOK in my lesson. Just as the Lord commanded Enoch to LOOK and he saw many great things in vision, we too can see many great things in our lifes if we just LOOK, really LOOK at what we are seeing (or reading, etc). We played a brief game of hug-a-bugga to emphasize looking with purpose. We discussed in length what it means to be a ZION people (one mind and one heart, dwell in righteousness and no poor among them). Of course, the homeless guy came up and we talked about him. But also focused on the spiritually poor among us.
Before each class I would sit outside the seminary door as a homeless person. The weather was perfect. It was our first really chilly day with lots of fog and intermittent rain. Just before class was due to start I'd make sure no one was coming and I'd slip off my homeless clothes and go in and teach the lesson. With about 7 minutes left in class and a small assignment given to the class (write 3 ways you can focus on becoming more pure in heart) I made a reason to leave (get something from Sis Allen) and I'd go out and slip into my homeless outfit. I'd then enter the classroom (much to the horror of the students) and then reveal who I was. I'd conclude with the challenge to really LOOK around them and to love one another and why. (verses 28-32) And to LOOK to treat all as children of God, look to be less contenious, look to honor parents, look to sustain leaders, look to etc, etc. LOOK to become more like our Savior, Jesus Christ. It was a great and powerful lesson. No one recognized me even though had they looked they would have noticed the pearls I had on, etc. I did have a couple of kids invite me in and one gave me a granola bar with a bite out of it. Today at Church the kids were still shocked it was me and said it is a lesson they will never forget. The spirit was strong and that is what they will never forget, and I was thankful to be a part of it all.
And now you know...the rest of the story!
3 comments:
MOM!! Way to GOO! Now i want to try this in my Mission Prep Class! You have NO idea how awesome of an idea that is. I love it. Im glad that you got to teach seminary, i'm sure you were great!
Mom! Good lesson. I wish I could have been there!
Hooray!! You can come sub for Eric anytime! That sounds awesome! That's an anamazing feat to pull off the homeless guy and the teacher!! And thank you for quoting Paul Harvey as it instantly put me in the front seat of the Griggs Honda Accord when Bishop Griggs would drive us to school and drop us off at the seminary building just in time for us to catch the rest of the story that Bishop listened to every morning!
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