This Week In School

CHARITY: THE PURE LOVE OF CHRIST!

Virtue of the week: CHARITY

Scripture of the week: "And the King shall answer and say unto them, verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my bretheren, ye have done it unto me! Matthew 25:40

Article of Faith: #2 We believe that men will be punished for their own sins, and not for Adam's transgression

Quote #1: "He who wished to secure the good of others, has already secured his own." - Confucius 551-479 BC

Quote #2: "I expect to pass through life but once. If therefore there be any kindness I can show, or any good thing I can do to any fellow being, then let me do it now...as I shall not pass this way again. -William Penn-Early Colonist, and Philosopher

The spirit of Christmas, (the spirit of Christ) has been very strong this week as we've discussed the virtue of CHARITY! We discussed the parable that our scripture comes from, and we read tender Christmas storieswhere someone has shown another compassion. The children have really enjoyed them and some have asked to have copies so that they can share them with YOU!

This Week In School

Compassion: Christlike Love

Virtue of the week: COMPASSION

Scripture of the week: "Be ye of one mind, having compassion one of another."

Article of Faith: #1We believe in God the Eternal Father, and in His son, Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Ghost

Quote #1: "Compassion brings us to a stop, and for a moment, we rise above ourselves." Mason Cooley-Author

Quote #2: "People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will NEVER forget how you made them feel." Bonnie Wasmund-Author

We've had such a wonderful week! We spent our devotional time discussing the virtue of Compassion. The children were taught of the Savior's compassion and of the many healings performed because he had/has compassion on everyone!

We reminded the children of the Golden Rule, and discussed the scripture where the Savior said, "If ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me". We also showed a video of theGood Samaritan and read stories about Compassion.

Sister Dale's class especially enjoyed the short story, "Where Love Is, God Is", by Leo Tolstoy, and are almost finished with the book Pollyanna- a heart warming story about a little girl who's compassion, positive attitude and friendliness changes an entire town.

Sister Rosa's class finished Charlotte's Web, a wonderful story of true friendship, loyalty and compassion! We've been able to bring your children face to face with excellent examples of people with compassionate hearts and have challenged them to each find ways to help and serve others during this Christmas season and always!

The children also started a poem that they will perform in the Christmas program. We began teaching it on Monday, and they already have it memorized! Yep, they are brilliant! We also had almost everyone memorize all of the quotes, and scriptures this week!

We also started working on our Christmas program! It's going to be amazing! Please mark your calendars for THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16TH!