Weekly Update

I've waited all year to use this crazy picture. In honor of Ammon, his two-edged sword, and a pile of severed arms, may I present to you the four-light-sabered Jedi flying squirrel...

We covered a lot of material this week (chapters 14 through 22) and so welcome to the Alma Buffet. Little bites of lots of different experiences, testimonies, and doctrines were offered. Hopefully, everyone will go back for more and feast until they are full. So what did we sample? Read on...

Alma 14: Martyrdom, silence, victory, and a perfect ending for the bad guys.

Alma 15: Missionary success and healing power.

Alma 16: Lamanites

Alma 17: Arms, Christ-like example, duty and purpose

Alma 18: Conversion

Alma 19: Lamoni, Mrs. Lamoni, Abish

Alma 20: Middoni adventures, conversion, freedom

Alma 21: Another missionary perspective

Alma 22: The pillars of eternity, conversion, property lines

Friday was the March Madness Shoot-Around. Nothing can be more frustrating that trying to make a basket with a tennis ball. However, the points added up and the students included them to their March Madness score sheets. Both bishops were there to help with announcing and timekeeping. Next Thursday, the March Madness winner will be crowned. Remember, no school or Seminary next Friday... And then it's Spring Break!

Sister Pope was gone this week to help her sister with a new baby. Thanks, Sister Weitzel, for coming and keeping us on the straight/strait and narrow!

Love,

Sister Mann

Weekly Update

My bad -- somehow I forgot last week's weekly update posting. So just consider this a BOGO --a buy one, get one absolutely free blog posting. How good of a deal is that?


Since there's so much to cover, let's just hit the highlights:

• The winner of Seminary Survivor was crowned, but has not yet received her $10 Burgervill gift certificate. (This is also my bad.)
• March Madness has begun, points are being scored, and players are being traded.
• Alma taught the people of Zarahemla and surrounding lands. Check out Alma 5 for all of the details on receiving a mighty change of heart.
• The Zarahemla folks shape up nicely.
• Alma travels to the land of Gideon and teaches them all about the Atonement in chapter 7.
• The people of Ammonihah are far less interested in hearing from Alma as they are in throwing him out of town. Upon his return through the back-door, he meets Amulek. Together, they make up one of the best missionary companionships of all time.
• Alma and Amulek begin to teach and Amulek shares the story of his conversion and his testimony in chapter 10.
• Zeezrom, a lawyer with 'tude, thinks he's going to get the best of them. Wrong. You can never pull one over on the prophet. Good thing Big Z becomes converted...it's far better than the alternative.
• Alma and Amulek give us great examples about how to talk to our non-member friends and some ways to asnwer their questions.
• Look for the Plan of Redemption in chapter 12...

If you have any questions about grades or make-up work, please ask! Spring Break is a great time to catch up on it in order to finish the year without any worries. And speaking of Spring Break, only 10 Seminary mornings until then -- but who's counting?

Love,

Sister Mann