Young Women Manual 2
T e a c h i n g T i ps:
Young women will better understand and apply doctrines when they study and experience them outside of class. After teaching the doctrine on Sunday, consider having the young women work on a corresponding goal or activity from Personal Progress during a weekday activity (see the experiences listed in this guide). Invite the young women to share their experiences during the first few minutes of the next class period.
Giving young women opportunities to share and testify during class invites the Spirit. At different times during class, consider having one or two young women summarize what they are learning and share how they feel about it
Having a close relationship with each young woman can have a significant influence on her personal conversion. Pray for each young woman in your class. Do all you can to know their interests and needs and strive to meet their needs as you teach. Attend important events in their lives, visit their homes, and communicate with their parents.
Young women are more likely to understand and apply doctrines when they are given opportunities to teach others. You may want to ask them to share something they have learned with family members or others outside of class. Invite them to teach others and then have them report on their teaching experience the following Sunday.
Young women are more likely to participate meaningfully when they are asked to look for something as they search the scriptures and the words of the prophets. Consider having them look for specific principles or other details as they read. For example, you could say, “As you read these verses, look for . . . ” After they read, ask them to share what they found (see Teaching, No Greater Call [1999], 55).
True to the Faith and For the Strength of Youth are approved resources teachers can use to supplement lesson content. Consider how you can use these resources to help teach the young women basic standards and doctrines of the gospel. Encourage the young women to study and learn from these resources at home.
Young women are more likely to participate when they are put in small groups of two to four individuals. Use small groups when you want to encourage them to discuss questions, compare answers, share experiences, and teach each other (see Teaching, No Greater Call, 161).
Young women are more likely to participate meaningfully when they complete an individual task and then share what they learned. For example, you may ask them to search scriptures on their own, write answers or impressions, or think about answers to a question. They could then share their thoughts with the entire class, in small groups, or with others at home (see Teaching, No Greater Call, 161).
Young women are more likely to understand and apply a gospel doctrine when it is identified clearly. Read through the scriptures and the lesson to find a doctrine that can be the focus of the lesson. You may want to write it on the board, state it, or point it out in the scriptures (see Teaching, No Greater Call, 52).
Young women are more likely to incorporate doctrines when they are encouraged to make their own applications. Ask questions such as, “Why is this doctrine important or meaningful to you?” “When have you felt the power of this doctrine in your life?” “How has this doctrine blessed your life or the lives of others?” (see Teaching, No Greater Call, 159).
Young women are more likely to participate meaningfully when they are given time to ponder before they respond to questions. Consider writing a question on the board before class or inviting class members to write their responses on paper (see Teaching, No Greater Call, 68–70).
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