Seminary Journal Printables

I was startled by the words of Jarom "What could I write more than my fathers have written?  For have not they revealed the plan of salvation? (Jarom 1:2)"  I had just read the words of his fathers- recorded by Nephi, Jacob, and Enos but I couldn't remember a single chapter on the Plan of Salvation!   I challenged myself to find the Plan of Salvation in the Book of Mormon and over the next year I recorded every reference to the Plan of Salvation that I could find in the Book of Mormon.

They were literally sprinkled throughout the Book of Mormon, and as I collected them in one place I developed a greater clarity and understanding of God's Great Plan of Happiness than I had ever had.

I developed this Seminary Scripture Journal Printable to help seminary students have a place to record what they learn about the Plan of Salvation as they read through the Book of Mormon.

The three-page printable has a title heading for many of the major milestones in the Plan of Salvation: Pre-Mortal Life, Satan's role, Creation, the Fall, the Atonement, Our Life Today, After we Die, Resurrection, the Millennium, Final Judgement and Eternal Life.  Each heading also has a little doodle that goes along with it to add some interest and maybe a little insight to the Plan of Salvation. 

After the headings and doodles have been glued in you need to take a ruler and draw a line down the page to separate the references from "What I Learned".  

Each heading can be given one or two pages.  You won't have any trouble filling two pages with scripture references, parts of the Family Proclamation, and relevant quotes from Latter-day Prophets. 

Another powerful study I have done as I've read through the Book of Mormon is to identify the lies of the devil that are exposed in the Book of Mormon.  I've added to the printable the page headings and arrows needed to add this to your Seminary Scripture Journal too.  Look here for more information about the lies of the devil and the TRUTHS found in the Book of Mormon.  

The Book of Mormon is such a blessing! 

My prayers are with you as you teach from it this year.

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Book of Mormon Sticky Notes- Free Printable

The Book of Mormon is such a powerful tool in our journey to return to live with our Father in Heaven.  The Book of Mormon has been given to us to be a:

LIAHONA, 

SWORD, 

SEED, 

IRON ROD, 

and a GIFT.  

Prophets and Apostles have testified boldly of the divinity of the Book of Mormon.  

These printable sticky notes are intended to help teach children and Seminary youth about the power of this most amazing book.  They can be used in scriptures or as journal prompts.  

First, print the Template Page.  It is best if you can do this on a sheet of cardstock, but not necessary.  

Second, place the sticky notes carefully lined up in the squares of the template page so that the sticky border will go into the printer first.  

Third, send the sticky notes through your printer as you print the "Quotes Document".  

If you don't have the time to print these on sticky notes you can print them on a regular sheet of paper and just use glue to stick them to a journal page or tuck them between the pages of your scriptures.

If you like the idea, but want to use it for your own quotes or ideas Google Doc has a template you can use to space and print your own quotes on sticky notes.  Easy peasy.

Printable Quotes Here

Print Template Here

The Book of Mormon is our Liahona

These could be made in conjunction with a lesson on the liahona and serve as a reminder of the direction that we can find when we diligently study the scriptures.  

Directions to make:

These print 5 to a page.  I used cardstock and contact paper to make them a little more durable, laminating would be nice too.  I distressed the edges with a black ink pad before adding the contact paper.   The compass charm was hot glued on so that it can be removed at the end of the year and added to a necklace, charm bracelet, keychain, or zipper pull.

The compass charm can be purchased inexpensively on Amazon and Etsy by searching "compass charm bulk".  They are cheaper if you plan ahead and allow a couple weeks for shipping.  I think I paid $10 for 30 with Amazon Prime.  I've seen them as low as 10 cents each with the longer shipping time.

Print Here

Please let me know if you aren't able to access the document 

and I'd be happy to email it to you. 

To My Child Starting Seminary

Remember the story of the Three Little Pigs?  Of course you do, it's a familiar story.  The three pigs leave their family and go out into the world.  Each pig builds a home, one out of straw, one out of sticks, and one out of bricks.  The first two pigs are done building their homes quickly and invite the third pig to come and play, but he doesn't, they laugh at him and go off to play.  He continues to slowly, brick by brick, build a strong home.  Why didn't the first two pigs build a strong home?  Maybe they didn't think that there really was a big bad wolf, or maybe they thought that they would be able to outrun the wolf, or maybe they were just too lazy to do the work.  Anyways, as the story goes, the wolf comes knocking at the door of the first pig, huffs, and puffs and blows the house in.  The wolf comes knocking at the second door, huffs, and puffs and blows the house in.  What do you know?  There really is a wolf, and he is strong.  But that third little pig?  He is protected from the wolf inside his house of bricks.  The wolf is strong, but not THAT strong.   

I imagine that testimonies are a lot like those houses.  A person with a testimony of straw probably only goes to seminary because their friends do.  They probably don't do the homework, because they are really just there to fit in.  It's quick, it's easy, and that is all.  A testimony of straw will be easily blown down by the wolf.  

A person with a testimony of sticks has worked a little harder, but not a lot.  Maybe they really want to learn, but don't want to spend much time.  Maybe they are afraid that their friends will laugh if they work on their testimony too much.  Maybe they do the work, but just quickly enough to go and play and without really thinking about it. Their house of sticks will be easily blown down.

The person with a testimony of bricks missed out on some of the "fun".  They didn't go with friends to movies that were inappropriate, they missed out on parties that encouraged poor choices.  But they knew that they were building something strong.  Brick by brick they added meaningful personal prayers, they prayerfully partook of the sacrament, they prayed for the companionship of the Holy Ghost daily, they attended seminary with a desire to learn how to build a better brick home, they changed things in their lives to better live the gospel, they repented, they didn't just read the scriptures for seminary, they SEARCHED them- hungry for guidance.  They remembered that there was a wolf and that he was powerful, but not as powerful as a well-built brick home.

Those who were too lazy or who didn't believe there really was a wolf will be destroyed.  Of course there is a wolf, our common adversary, an enemy to all goodness, the author of lies.  Unable to create or build anything himself his time is spent blowing down houses built of straw and sticks, destroying lives, and working to make others as miserable as himself.  Which is really saying something, because he is miserable.

Those who figured they would be able to outrun the wolf will discover that he is relentless, cunning, and intent upon their destruction.  Running might work for a bit, but not for long.  

Maybe the lazy pig rationalizes that he is the only one who will suffer if he doesn't build a better house.  But someday, soon, God will deliver precious children to that home.  Will it protect them?  Will they be safe?   

Those who followed prophets, studied scriptures and developed a brick-strong testimony will have peace.  Brick houses are so much stronger than the wolf.  Inside that brick house you might be able to hear the wolf, but you will sleep well at night knowing that you are safe.  Light and goodness and God's power really are stronger than any power of darkness.  

Seminary is an amazing opportunity to build a better, stronger testimony.  Take it seriously.  Work hard.  Avoid distractions in your life that will cause the Spirit to leave you.  Don't be fooled into believing that the wolf isn't real, or that you can outrun him, or that strong testimonies don't really matter- because they do.  Just ask the three little pigs.