Read and mark your favorite parts the following. Write down your favorite quote(s) from each.
1) Thomas Jefferson Education (TJED) for Teens, chapter 3.
2) Fill in the worksheet parts of this chapter. (If you don’t own your book, write the answers in your reflection journal or type them.) Give yourself time as this will take some thought and discussion with several people who know you well.
3) 5000 Year Leap — read two of these principles: 1, 6, 7, 8, 22, 23, 24, 28.
Come prepared to teach those principles to the class.
And choose one or more of the following, being ready to share it in class:
• Watch “A More Perfect Union” (a 2 hour movie about the Constitutional Convention) here .
(The film is divided into eight segments, so watch all eight of them.) Watch it with your notebook handy, and write down the different miracles you noticed that happened in the story. Think about and write down principles or life lessons you learned.
• Watch this Glenn Beck interview of author Timothy Ballard (28 minutes) here. The author’s book is about the Founding Fathers giving God credit for helping them establish our country, and the idea that they believed they were helping bring the Abrahamic covenant to America. What do you think about this -- is it a new idea to you? Do you agree or disagree? As you watch it, write down two things you agree with and two things you disagree with or have a question about.
• For the book Seven Miracles that Saved America: 1) Make a list, chart, or mind map where you list each of the seven miracles. 2) Ponder about and write down how God used trials that eventually helped each of those people fulfill their mission to help save America. 3) Create a possible mission statement for each of those seven people. 4) At the end of your list, record your answer to this question: Knowing that God uses trials to help people become their best selves and fulfill their life missions, write down a trial in your own life and how God has helped it turn into a blessing.
• Bonus: Watch this 5 minute clip of Ronald Reagan here.
• Choose your own inspirement to help you “swallow” the principles and life lessons you read from the journeyman readings. Approve it with your parent or Sister Edwards first.
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NOVEMBER MASTER INSPIREMENTS
Read: “God’s Hand in the Founding of America” by Elder L. Tom Perry here
Mark your favorite parts. Write down your favorite quote(s) from it in your reflection journal. And do one of the following, being ready to share it in class:
• This is from a talk given in February 1976. Elder Ballard announced a series of seven paintings commemorating the Bicentennial of America and God’s hand in our country. Because the seven paintings are currently unavailable, find a way to illustrate these seven miracles yourself, either with cartoons, painting, illumination, music, poetry, an essay, or some other way.
• Look up and record ten scriptures that talk about God’s hand in preserving liberty in America, and/or righteous principles of government. Record what themes and principles you found. Also record how you will apply these to your life.
• On your timeline, write in the miracles from the book Seven Miracles that Saved America, and the additional miracles from Elder Ballard’s talk. If you’d like to, illustrate the miracles in your timeline with drawings, or with a parent’s permission, from online images. Add your own birthday to your timeline, and write your commitment to uphold your responsibility to help preserve America.
• Teach a Family Home Evening lesson to your family using Elder Ballard’s talk. After discussing the various ways God has shown his hand in our country, focus on what responsibilities God has given each of us in helping preserve freedom in America. Or rather than teaching a lesson, you can write a paper, detailing the various points Elder Ballard told us are our responsibility.
• Choose your own inspirement to help you “swallow” the principles and life lessons you read in the talk. Approve it with your parent or Sister Edwards first.
• Bonus: If you haven’t already, see if you can memorize the Preamble to the US Constitution. This “School House Rock” song makes it easy: Click here. The song left out one phrase. Tell us what the missing phrase is.
