One reason I started @ComeFollowMeStudy over 6 years ago?
Because when I first searched for “Come, Follow Me” resources in January of 2019…
I only found ways to teach your kids about the scriptures.
Basically, family scripture study support.
And I so selfishly thought (with a 1 year old who I wasn’t really concerned about teaching yet)…
What about me?!
Where is my help and support?!
(Which led to the prompting for me to start this account, but the full saga is a story for another day.)
I have gained SUCH a strong testimony that we have to learn for ourselves first.
We have to put the oxygen mask on ourselves first.
In fact, I think that’s the best way to teach our families!
Now that I have older kids where I DO want to teach the gospel more…
I find that most of my teaching comes from my heart.
It’s from my real life experiences.
From real struggles and testimonies and tests.
It’s from what I have already studied.
(This is not a knock at lesson-helps by the way – I actually have tried and currently use many that I love. I am so grateful for those who use their talents in that area.)
And now with my Youth Sunday School calling, I try to make my top priority each week studying the material on my own and learning what the Spirit needs to teach me.
Before it even crosses my mind what to teach, I fill my own mind with learning and inspiration for my own life.
Are we sometimes TOO concerned about how to teach a topic to our kids?
How to give a good talk?
How to keep our class engaged?
Or is our focus on how WE can gain a better understanding of a concept?
“Seek not to declare my word, but first seek to obtain my word, and then shall your tongue be loosed; then, if you desire, you shall have my Spirit and my word, yea, the power of God unto the convincing of men.” (D&C 11:21)
“In order to successfully teach the gospel, you must have both the word and the power of the gospel in your life.” – David M. McConkie
Happy Studying!
-Cali Black
