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I'm Jenny Smith. I blog about life on the 300+ acres of rolling farmland in Northern Virginia where I live. I like tomatoes, all things Star Trek, watercolor, and reading. I spend most days in the garden fighting deer and groundhogs while trying to find my life's meaning. I'm trying to be like Jesus -- emphasis on the trying.
Information on Seminary Course Options (released time, home study, daily or early morning, and online)
Our unit has a number of challenges that make it very difficult to organize Seminary. Our boundaries have resulted in…
Why Students Hate Seminary (And What Teachers Can Do About It)
Students hate Seminary for many of the same reasons they hate school. I know I hated school, and there were…
Elders will be Sisters
This hilarious video from the Los Angeles Young Adults parodies Relief Society and Priesthood lessons. So funny!
Teaching The Keystone of our Religion
I’ve been looking for ideas for how to teach about keystones during Seminary next year, and it seems I’m not…
Book of Mormon Scripture Mastery Flash Cards for 2013
My son helped me make a set of online scrpture mastery flash cards using Quzlet. Before you ask, yes, these…
Help me Remake Magic Squares – Book of Mormon Scripture Mastery Rhymes
UPDATE: Below is the work-in-progress. Here is a link to the final version created with help from user comments you…
Book Review: Teaching the Book of Mormon Part One
I emailed John Bushman, from NW Seminary Share to see if I could do a book review of the book…
Ideas for Teaching Jacob 5: The Olive Tree Allegory
Today I am home from church with a sick kid, so I thought I’d begin my collection of information on…
The Day I corrected the Church Historian (almost)
I attended SVU‘s Education Conference this weekend. What a strange experience that was! It was part fundraising convention and part…