As of a couple months ago, I'm a newly called Relief Society teacher. I'm not going to lie, I was scared to accept the call and was more than a little unsure how it would all go. But alas, teaching RS has been quite enjoyable. In fact, I would venture as far as saying that it has been a great blessing in my life. I hope the sisters are learning as much as I am!
A couple weeks ago my computer got a virus. I lost the two lessons I had prepared and given in the past months. It's no big deal but I thought it might be nice to keep my lessons online in an effort to preserve them.
I have no expectation that many people will read my lesson plans. I don't know that I would mind if they did, but it's not my intention. I hope that one day, my kids will get something out of them. I hope that one day, I'll look back and be reminded not only of these spiritual principles but of the memories I have with the sisters I have taught. I hope that one day, the preservation of these lessons will be of some value to someone, somewhere.
In the event that someone should actually read these lessons, there is something you should know:
-I aim to be a "discussion leader" rather than a teacher. I believe people have the potential to teach each other far more than I can teach them on my own. Thus, my lessons are quite frequently far different than my outline...and much, much better. The comments of the sisters take over, bringing in a powerful spirit and teaching lessons I couldn't possibility teach on my own, let alone write in an outline-no matter how detailed.
-I teach by outline...I never cover all that is in my lesson plan, it's just a detailed outline created to stimulate conversation while providing plenty of material that will allow me to talk for the entire allotted time (just in case nobody feels the need to comment).
-I actually try not to read many things verbatim from my lessons
-I use a lot of conference talks. While I draw great quotes from them, I always recommend reading the yourselves. The words of the apostles in their entirety are far better than my abridged version.
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