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Category Archives: Student questions
Peter, My Brother
Occasionally I am asked about how the Lord felt about Peter’s denial (see Matthew 26:35-75). While I use the events surrounding Peter’s denial to teach a different lesson, it is good to get apostolic perspective. I include President Kimball’s remarks … Continue reading
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Why A Body Does Us Good
The question raised recently by a student in class as to the necessity of a body as it relates to the purpose of life has sparked this and the previous post. Much of this post comes from a talk by … Continue reading
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How God Lost His Body
Recently I had a student ask a well thought question. He wanted to know why a body is essential for our growth. “Why do we even need a body? Can’t we learn what the Lord wants us to learn without … Continue reading
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Student Questions
I found the following seminary teaching advice from Joe Spencer to be quite valuable and wanted to post a piece of it here. I agree that “the process of learning—and so the process of teaching—is the process of moving from … Continue reading
Why did Jesus have to suffer, bleed, and die?
The demands of justice The atonement of Jesus Christ: his suffering, death on the cross, and resurrection made it possible for all mankind to be resurrected and forgiven of their sins. Occasionally I am asked why Jesus had to die. … Continue reading
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Tagged Atonement of Jesus Christ, LDS seminary, LDS youth
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Student questions about suicide
Recently several students have asked about suicide. The questions are mostly asking how the Lord will judge those who take their own lives. This and questions relating to how the Lord will judge us are common among the youth. When … Continue reading
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Student Questions About Repentance
We had several students ask questions about repentance in class after our discussions surrounding the downfall of Saul, David and Solomon. Some questions revolved around those who battle with the same sin repeatedly as well as how repentance works. One … Continue reading
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Tagged forgiveness, repentance, restitution, sin, student questions
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Student questions about the Sabbath
Today we had an interesting question come up in class. A student mentioned that she saw a prominent member of her ward doing something that she did not think was appropriate to do on the Sabbath day. She asked me … Continue reading
