Book of Mormon Gospel Doctrine Lesson 1

Lesson One of the 2012 Gospel Doctrine class on the Book of Mormon is now online.  While the manual discusses the Three Witnesses and modern background information on the Book of Mormon, I explain the environment and apostasy of Jerusalem and the temple in 600 BC.

http://joelsmonastery.blogspot.com/2011/12/book-of-mormon-gospel-doctrine-lesson-1.html

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Gerald (Rameumptom) Smith is a student of the gospel. Joining the Church of Jesus Christ when he was 16, he served a mission in Santa Cruz Bolivia (1978=1980). He is married to Ramona, has 3 stepchildren and 7 grandchildren. Retired Air Force (Aim High!). He has been on the Internet since 1986 when only colleges and military were online. Gerald has defended the gospel since the 1980s, and was on the first Latter-Day Saint email lists, including the late Bill Hamblin's Morm-Ant. Gerald has worked with FairMormon, More Good Foundation, LDS.Net and other pro-LDS online groups. He has blogged on the scriptures for over a decade at his site: Joel's Monastery (joelsmonastery.blogspot.com). He has the following degrees: AAS Computer Management, BS Resource Mgmt, MA Teaching/History. Gerald was the leader for the Tuskegee Alabama group, prior to it becoming a branch. He opened the door for missionary work to African Americans in Montgomery Alabama in the 1980s. He's served in two bishoprics, stake clerk, high council, HP group leader and several other callings over the years. While on his mission, he served as a counselor in a branch Relief Society presidency.

5 thoughts on “Book of Mormon Gospel Doctrine Lesson 1

  1. I’m pondering how to do this lesson without putting up yet another drawing of an arch with the keystone there. Everybody in my ward has probably seen that a dozen times already.

  2. Don’t do a drawing. Build a life-size arch of stone, and have the members stand underneath it as you remove the keystone.

    Or, make some construction paper blocks, that build into an archway. Make several of these, and place the class in teams to see who can first build an archway. Then conveniently leave out the keystone in each puzzle. See how far they try to go without it….

    Of course, this is why I BLOG concerning the lesson, and don’t teach it (except as a substitute). It allows me lots of leeway on how I’m going to treat the concepts. And if I were to teach it in Sunday School, I’d think long and hard about keeping it as simple as the lesson has it. You can only do so much with so little information, and keep them engaged.

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