My Teaching Matters Linsey Jensen

Remember those times when your two year old wants to get herself dressed and  she does not want any help from you?  she gets to the point where she’s pulling the shirt over her head, but she’s stuck because she’s trying to push her head through the arm hole instead of the neck hole.  The harder she pulls the more frustrated she becomes until finally she cries  out “HELP!”

In today’s episode, we are going to talk about our new theme, “God Wants to Help”.  God really does want to help us, but sometimes we are too stubborn or proud to ask for His help.  Once we can humble ourselves enough to ask for God’s help, we will be amazed at how the blessings flow.

Join us today as we look at how we can learn for ourselves and teach our children that God does want to help.

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What causes a lesson to be engaging versus boring?

In today’s episode, we talk about the four levels of questions and how we can use them to help elevate our lessons to be  more interactive and more meaningful for our families.

Asking the right types of questions can create a framework that allows us to help our children learn without giving them the answer.  Kind of like teaching your child how to figure out what 9 X 8 is rather than just giving them the answer.

Questions are a powerful tool for teaching.


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We all have heard of family feuds that have lasted for years or generations, even to  the point that no one remembers what the original grievance was about.  History records the stories of Romeo and Juliet’s families, the Capulets and the Montagues or the Hatfields and Mccoys.

Even the bible tells stories of Jacob and Esau, Leah and Rachel, and Joseph being sold into Egypt by his brothers.  These stories all illustrate that jealousy can lead quickly  to many other unkind and hurtful choices.

However, some people chose forgiveness and that forgiveness allowed healing and love to flow unrestrained.

In a world filled with contempt and contention,  how can we teach our children to use the power of forgiveness to free them from the negative feelings of anger, frustration and contempt ? How can we choose to forgive more and be jealous less?

Join us in today’s discussion as we look at how we can create experiences that will help teach our children not only WHY they should forgive, but also HOW they can forgive.

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What is happening right now in your family that is driving you crazy?  Maybe you have a child who has a problem not telling the truth, or maybe your kids aren’t getting their chores done in a timely manner, or getting them done at all.  Maybe you have children who are extremely concerned about everything being fair, (heaven forbid one child should get more fruit loops than another!), or maybe one of your children is afraid to try new things and it’s DRIVING YOU CRAZY!

What if your scripture study time was also time spent teaching your children things like responsibility, courage, honesty, forgiveness or love?  How would your family life be better if your kids actually learned to LIVE some of these values?

In today’s episode, Linsey and I look at how when we combine our physical challenges with spiritual principles, we can actually use the scriptures to help us combat things that are DRIVING US CRAZY today while at the same time, building a solid foundation of spiritual understanding for our children.


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Have any of you ever asked yourselves one of these questions?  

How do I get my child to stop lying?  What can I do to help my child follow through on what he says he will do?  How can I teach my children to be more dependable and responsible?  Well, if you have….  You’re in good company.  I don’t know of a family yet who hasn’t had issues with one of these values.

This next month  we are going to be focusing on how we can teach our children to keep their promises.  Whether it is keeping their word when they said they would clean their room, or a commitment to remember to put their clothes away, or a resolve to tell the truth, or most importantly a promise to obey God’s commandments when they are baptized.

Whatever angle you want to address it, this month’s  theme and experience can help you, help your family .  Join Linsey and Dixie and myself as we discuss how we plan on using this theme to solve these typical problems in our own homes.


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The other day my husband made the comment that God didn’t real give us much help when it comes to raising children.  God taught us a lot of things, but parenting wasn’t one of them. 

I told him I disagreed.  That the scriptures had all sorts of examples of how to parent. 

Like what?

Well today’s episode we answer that question , like what?  Today we share a sampling of some of the finest examples of how God interacts with His children and what we can learn from it.

If you are a bit like my husband and wonder what advice God has for us as parents, stay tuned as we reveal some of God’s greatest parenting tools.


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