Take 2

How I got through my first day blues:

Skipped my bike ride to spend the morning with my hubby.
Went to Costco - just because.
Had DH take me to Chipotle for lunch.
Got a pep talk from my mommy
Snuggled with my daughter
Watched some uplifting CES videos
Planned Tuesday’s lesson for 5 hours (I’m getting faster!)

How things went the 2nd day:

I felt a lot more comfortable this time around. The kids opened up and talked. There was even some joking and laughing. Everyone came except one student. I’ll be praying for him. I introduced our seminary binders that we’ll be keeping throughout the year. In this we’ll keep study aids that the students can continue to use throughout their lifetime of Book of Mormon study. We talked about the keystones, the gold plates, and prophecy for our day. I skipped the DVD clip because I couldn’t get the equipment to work. I remembered the camera today, though I ran out of time to photograph our class. I did manage to take some pictures of the room after everyone left.

Can you tell I used to be a 2nd grade teacher? I'm glad I can put some of my old pocket charts to use again.

My wonderful mother deserves a lot of the credit for the cool stuff on the walls. She made this lovely map when she taught seminary. The cool posters are hers too. I like them better than the new ones I've seen advertized on the Internet.

My sweet husband made these "gold plates" for me using cardboard and gold spray paint. You wouldn't believe how hard it was to find the material for the rings. The Liahona I bought from Deseret Book. Cool, right?

Here is the puzzle we put together yesterday for the plan of salvation. I tried to tie that in with a quote from President Boyd K. Packer, Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. He has explained: “Individual doctrines of the gospel are not fully explained in one place in the scriptures, nor presented in order or sequence. They must be assembled from pieces here and there. They are sometimes found in large segments, but mostly they are in small bits scattered through the chapters and verses” (“The Great Plan of Happiness,” 1993 Church Educational System [CES] Symposium, 1). The Book of Mormon contains MANY of the pieces which were lost.

The chocolates were part of an object lesson on the 3 degrees of glory. I likened the telestial kingdom to a Tootsie Roll which I don't believe really counts as real chocolate. It does not tempt me in the least. I hold out for something much more tasty. The terrestrial kingdom I likened unto a Crunch bar. While it's preferable to a Tootsie Roll, it's certainly not the quality of chocolate I crave. It's much to waxy, and not chocolatey enough for my taste. The celestial kingdom I likened unto a Dove dark chocolate. It's delicious, rich, and full of chocolatey goodness. It satisfies me and makes me happy. I know - corny!