Joseph Fielding Smith is the prophet we are going to study this year. New manuals are available if you haven't received yours, please contact a RS presidency member and we will get you one.
January 12, Paula Smith gave an excellent introductory lesson about The Life and Ministry of Joseph Fielding Smith. (JFS p 18-33) She handed out an outline and paired the classmembers up and had us answer questions related to the life of President Smith. It was an excellent activity and we all left having know this prophet better. Below is some of the questions to guide you if you want to focus your own study. It will be well worth your time to read.
Who was JFS parents and grandparents?
What was unusal about the way JSF received his mission call to England?
Where did he want to go?
How many wives and children did JFS have?
How did he help the church in times of trouble in the depression?
January 19, Breezy Carter gave a wonderful lesson from Chapter 2 Savior Jesus Christ (JFS, p. 49-57) Breezy placed a life size picture of the Savior to set the tone for the lesson. She opened her lesson with asking us what are the qualities of a best friend. A list of good listener, dependable, kind, loyal, loving, helps you be your best, and many more were listed. She erased the title of best friend and replaced it with Savior.Throughout the lesson she reinforced our need to make the Savior our friend, and to get to know him.
She also used the words of JFS to remind us how important it is to make sure we talk of Christ often to our children, and those around us. She closed with a great video with pictures of the Savior set to the song, "I Know My Redeemer Lives." Great Lesson and challenge to start our focus for 'Coming unto Christ'. And pattern our lives after the Savior. The YM/YW theme this year is Come unto Christ. Our Stake Presidency has challenged all of us to make that our focus. "Come unto Christ and be Perfected in Him, and Deny yourself of all ungodliness."
