Teaching with the Spirit

Deanna gave a great lesson today, it was based on the talk by David M. McConkie called "Teaching with the Power and Authority of God." We discussed how a teacher needs to be prepared to teach a lesson, and the students need to be willing to learn. When a teacher is fully prepared to teach, then they need to be willing to let go of the prepared lesson in order to follow the promptings of the spirit. I always found that part of teaching to be one of the hardest things to do, and you need to be spiritually prepared (keeping the commandments, reading daily scriptures, etc) in order to even have that experience. But when it happens, and you are able to use your lesson plan more as a guideline and less as a rigorous schedule, then you are able to speak to the hearts of individuals through the promptings of the Spirit, and those going to church seeking comfort or answers to questions are reassured that God is aware of them and everything they are going through.

This can also be applied to any other kind of teaching, especially (I would imagine) teaching in parenthood. Teaching children is one of the most important things we can do in this life, and it is so awesome to know that we don't have to do it alone because we can have the power of God on our side. If we are prepared, we will know what to say in any situation! I bet that would come in handy when we all have teenagers someday.

I am so glad I am a member of this church, and I hope I can get better at reading my scriptures daily, so that I can be prepared at all hours of the day, to teach on demand, and to have a good understanding of the gospel to draw on when times are hard.

Feel free to comment below if you have anything else to add. Hope you all have a great week, and see you next Sunday!

-Lisa

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