This Week In School

Virtue of the Week: COURAGE

Scripture of the Week: Joshua 1:9 "Have not I commanded thee? Be STRONG and of a good COURAGE; be not afraid, neither be dismayed, for the Lord thy God is with thee, whithersoever thou goest."

Quote #1: "Have the courage to say no, have the courage to face the truth. Do the right thing because it is right. These are the magic keys to living with integrity. For without courage, all virtues lose their meaning." ~Thomas S. Monson

Quote#2: Life's journey is not traveled on a freeway devoid of obstacles, pitfalls, and snares. Rather, it is a pathway marked by forks and turnings. Decisions are constantly before us. To make them wisely, courage is needed: The courage to say "no", the courage to say "yes." Decisions do determine destiny. The CALL FOR COURAGE comes constantly to each of us!! It has ever been so and so shall it ever be." ~Thomas S. Monson

"STAND FOR RIGHT, EVEN IF YOU STAND ALONE!!"

This week was a very special one for devotional time. Our virtue was Courage and as it is something that the prophet speaks to the youth about often, and since it is also the Young Men/Young Women's theme for this year, and a theme we will talk about often this year in school, Sister Rosa went out of her way to present very special devotionals for the children. They were given a challenge that the Prophet himself has given to each of us! The challenge was "THE CALL FOR COURAGE!!" We spoke of times throughout history and the scriptures when our heroes have been given their "Call to Courage." Captain Moroni was our first courageous hero this week! We spoke about his bravery and how young he was when his call came in! We even watched a movie of one of his epic battles to show the children his courage in action!

We then continued using the message on the Title of Liberty as a guide to things we should courageously defend. Our next guest was Esther herself! A student came in dressed as Esther as we spoke about her remarkable courage and faith! We also watched a small portion of a movie that showed her in her moment of courage when she stood up and asked the king to save her people.

On Wednesday we spoke of courageous people throughout history and in our own time that have defended our country and our freedoms. One of our very own students has a true hero in their family. John Sorensen's Great Grandmother was a very courageous woman during WWII. Her act of courage saved thousands of LDS lives. If you want to know more about this amazing woman, you'll have to ask your student!

And on Thursday of our "Call to Courage" week we challenged the children to accept the call from our Prophet! The children made their own "Title's of Liberty" flags! Each flag has their own courage oath and the children's own reasons that they want to stand up and have courage! We hope that the children will feel as though their "Calls to courage" are just as important as our very own courageous heroes such as Captain Moroni!!

Throughout the whole week Sister Rosa also shared amazing courageous stories of your own children and your own family history! Our children are being prepared now and every time they are courageous it just strengthens them and molds them into what our Heavenly Father has in store for these valiant warriors.