S’mores Anyone?

During my morning prayers, the image came to mind…. The fire, tremendous. The gathered, pitching coals. The emissaries, collecting friends, fuel. The emotions, intense as the fire. The hills, growing ever-higher on all sides. The throngs, covering pitch-dark hills, casting ever-increasing coal. The fire, colossal, exalting itself above the expanding darkness. And the voice spoke: > > Read More …

Rethinking, “Rethinking Alma 32” — Part A

Introduction & Principal Conclusions In preparing a Tree of Life lesson for teens (12/6/2020), the principles from Rethinking Alma 32, were repurposed. When opening Nephi’s vision to more fully prepare, there was no expectation that there was anything new or particularly interesting to be discovered. That couldn’t have been more wrong. As with Alma 32, > > Read More …

Three Educational Metaphors

It seems that all three of these have never been “put out there.” So, with little explanation or elaboration: The First Educational Metaphor While labeled differently, this was previously discussed in https://www.celestial.life/2016/05/educational-system-metaphor/ What man upon receiving a PhD looks with derision upon a kindergartner, knowing that his knowledge is superior? The Second Educational Metaphor Context: > > Read More …