Quote of the week

I never saw a moor,
I never saw the sea;
Yet know I how the heather looks,
and what a wave must be.
I never spoke with God,
Nor visited in Heaven;
Yet certain am I of the spot,
as if the chart were given.
- Emily Dickenson

SCRIPTURE OF THE WEEK:
D&C 75:16 "And he who is faithful shall overcome all things, and shall be lifted up at the last day."

VIRTUE OF THE WEEK: Faith

We have spent the year studying great leaders, statesmen, scientists, and other history making people and we've found that they have something in common. They are men and women who have similar values, or "virtues" that we would do well to emulate like, courage, perseverance, honesty, loyalty, compassion, and this week we talked about faith. The leaders in history that we revere the most have had a faith in God, or a higher power that has been their "compass." The children are learning that these virtues are things that are important to a life uncommon, and a life worthy of notice. During literature we read stories that had people who did unbelievably courageous things that involved great faith, like Daniel and the Lion's Den, and then saw the Lord's miraculous hand in their life and the positive effects on others that their faith brought about.
By the way, your children have been memorizing the Articles of Faith, the Scripture of the Week, and we are beginning to work on the quotes of the week too. Almost every child memorized both scripture and Article of Faith this week (except our youngest students of course) and Sister Dale's class memorized the above poem. We are so proud of our little scholars!