changed Posted December 31, 2018 Posted December 31, 2018 Quick question - how do I find out the schedule / topics for the youth classes for next year? For all of the classes? Adult classes as well? I admit, I have not been attending for awhile, but will start again next year - I am no longer LDS, but will be attending to support family members. I would like to review lesson content ahead of time - to both discuss the content with kids, and know when it might be best not to attend. Generic Christian things are fine for me, it is the LDS specific topics I wish to avoid (modern prophets, temples, etc.) Thanks! Thread discussion: Is there anyone attending your ward in a similar situation? (Not believing, but attends anyways to support family etc.) What is appropriate in such cases? Are non-believing attendees strongly discouraged from commenting in class etc.? I was asked to say an opening prayer - should I talk with leaders, let them know where I am, that they might not want me to pray etc.?
Avatar4321 Posted December 31, 2018 Posted December 31, 2018 I would check out www.lds.org they will have lesson plans. are the youth doing the New Testament study this year as well?
Calm Posted December 31, 2018 Posted December 31, 2018 (edited) https://www.lds.org/manual?lang=eng As for what lessons taught when, I am not finding that online. It might be best to contact your local leaders and see how they plan to track it. When I was bulletin person, that month's schedule was included for RS and PH as well as given out in the form of a bookmark (along with the current manual) Edited December 31, 2018 by Calm
HappyJackWagon Posted December 31, 2018 Posted December 31, 2018 14 minutes ago, changed said: Quick question - how do I find out the schedule / topics for the youth classes for next year? For all of the classes? Adult classes as well? I admit, I have not been attending for awhile, but will start again next year - I am no longer LDS, but will be attending to support family members. I would like to review lesson content ahead of time - to both discuss the content with kids, and know when it might be best not to attend. Generic Christian things are fine for me, it is the LDS specific topics I wish to avoid (modern prophets, temples, etc.) Thanks! Thread discussion: Is there anyone attending your ward in a similar situation? (Not believing, but attends anyways to support family etc.) What is appropriate in such cases? Are non-believing attendees strongly discouraged from commenting in class etc.? I was asked to say an opening prayer - should I talk with leaders, let them know where I am, that they might not want me to pray etc.? We have a Never-MO who attends with his wife as a support. He is well-loved and participates in classes, sharing opinions, scriptures, insight, and even saying prayers on occasion. Everyone seems quite comfortable with him even though his thoughts don't usually align with LDS teachings. Everyone knows who he is and it works out fine. We're glad he's there. I think it gets trickier for people who are supposed to "know better" and be part of the in-group. 1
pogi Posted December 31, 2018 Posted December 31, 2018 It is my understanding that the youth will be using the same manual as last year in young men and young women, only there will be no monthly schedule as before. The leaders are free to choose any topic they feel impressed to teach that week. So, you will have to get in contact with the youth leaders in advance to find out what the schedule will be like. 3
The Nehor Posted December 31, 2018 Posted December 31, 2018 1st and 3rd Sundays youth and adults will go to Gospel Doctrine and be taught from the Sunday School “Come Follow Me” manual with the option to use any single or individual lesson covered since the last Sunday School week. 2nd and 4th Sunday’s adult classes are divided into Elder’s Quorum and Relief Society to discuss a General Conference talk from the most recent conference. The talk is chosen by the President. On occasion the Bishop or Stake President can suggest a specific talk. The Youth are taught out of the manual they were using last year except they have discretion on what is taught without restriction to the months they used to use. It is also suggested that they also sometimes use Conference talks, particularly following Conference. 5th Sunday is usually a combined adult meeting with the topic chosen by the Bishop. For the Youth the format and content of the meeting is also chosen by the Bishop. 1
bluebell Posted December 31, 2018 Posted December 31, 2018 I was going to say what Pogi said. They just changed things up for the youth and the months are not divided by topics anymore. Now it’s up to the leaders and the girls to decide when they want to teach what lessons. 1
Jane_Doe Posted January 1, 2019 Posted January 1, 2019 3 hours ago, changed said: Quick question - how do I find out the schedule / topics for the youth classes for next year? For all of the classes? Adult classes as well? I admit, I have not been attending for awhile, but will start again next year - I am no longer LDS, but will be attending to support family members. I would like to review lesson content ahead of time - to both discuss the content with kids, and know when it might be best not to attend. Generic Christian things are fine for me, it is the LDS specific topics I wish to avoid (modern prophets, temples, etc.) Everyone has the same base manual (linked below). So, I get the same lesson subject as my preschool daughter, with some obvious major differences in presentation and depth. I like it, so I can talk to my daughter and what *we* learned in church today. They actually HEAVILY encourage studying things out beforehand with your family, so that sounds great. https://www.lds.org/study/manual/come-follow-me-for-individuals-and-families-new-testament-2019/title?lang=eng 3 hours ago, changed said: Thread discussion: Is there anyone attending your ward in a similar situation? (Not believing, but attends anyways to support family etc.) What is appropriate in such cases? Are non-believing attendees strongly discouraged from commenting in class etc.? I was asked to say an opening prayer - should I talk with leaders, let them know where I am, that they might not want me to pray etc.? The ward I grew up in had a never-mo of 20+ years attend most every week to support his wife/kids. He attended and participated just like everyone else (comments, prayers, singing, example, etc). Honestly majority of people forgot he wasn't actually a member --- something which resulted in a few laughs when people just assumed he'd be the one baptizing his kids (the dude had a great sense of humor).
changed Posted January 1, 2019 Author Posted January 1, 2019 Thanks for the replies, sounds like quite a few Never-Mo's, but not ex-mo's. People in the ward know me and know I went inactive - I get a lot of "haven't seen you around in awhile" type comments. I'm trying to decide how open about everything I should be in class discussions. That is a little frustrating the lessons will not be as uniform or organized as they were before - I'll email all the kids teachers to try to get the schedule with topics (and reiterate our no one-on-one blessings/interviews/anything etc. policy with the kids) Thanks again for the info!
Jane_Doe Posted January 1, 2019 Posted January 1, 2019 7 minutes ago, changed said: Thanks for the replies, sounds like quite a few Never-Mo's, but not ex-mo's. People in the ward know me and know I went inactive - I get a lot of "haven't seen you around in awhile" type comments. I'm trying to decide how open about everything I should be in class discussions. Honestly I don't know if a random person is ex-mo -- I may remember them being baptized or otherwise officially being a member, but if they lost their testimony, it's not really something I would know-- frankly it's not my beeswax unless they want to volunteer the information. So lack of information/people's privacy here is a notable factor here. 7 minutes ago, changed said: That is a little frustrating the lessons will not be as uniform or organized as they were before - I'll email all the kids teachers to try to get the schedule with topics (and reiterate our no one-on-one blessings/interviews/anything etc. policy with the kids) Thanks again for the info! The schedule is actually more uniformed now-- you can even see the dates for the lessons. Though there will probably be the usual week fudging (like my ward has ward conference early January, so that moves dates around for us). You totally have the right to request no one-on-one stuff and anything else to suit your comfort level.
The Nehor Posted January 1, 2019 Posted January 1, 2019 28 minutes ago, changed said: Thanks for the replies, sounds like quite a few Never-Mo's, but not ex-mo's. People in the ward know me and know I went inactive - I get a lot of "haven't seen you around in awhile" type comments. I'm trying to decide how open about everything I should be in class discussions. That is a little frustrating the lessons will not be as uniform or organized as they were before - I'll email all the kids teachers to try to get the schedule with topics (and reiterate our no one-on-one blessings/interviews/anything etc. policy with the kids) Thanks again for the info! It is unlikely they have a schedule with 2nd and 4th week topics. In my ward the youth often teach to their own classes too and can lick their topics. 1st and 3rd will match the subject matter of the adult classes. And the youth teachers would not be doing one on one interviews or blessings in any case.
The Nehor Posted January 1, 2019 Posted January 1, 2019 (edited) 18 minutes ago, Jane_Doe said: The schedule is actually more uniformed now-- you can even see the dates for the lessons. Though there will probably be the usual week fudging (like my ward has ward conference early January, so that moves dates around for us). No week fudging, at least there should not be. Every time you meet every lesson between now and the last one is open for discussion even if you miss a few due to ward or stake conference. The idea is you study the material at home as a family every week no matter what happens on Sunday. Edited January 1, 2019 by The Nehor 1
changed Posted January 1, 2019 Author Posted January 1, 2019 33 minutes ago, The Nehor said: And the youth teachers would not be doing one on one interviews or blessings in any case. I had one leader pull my daughter aside and give her a blessing when they thought she was feeling bad, and another youth leader pull the same daughter aside for dance lessons at another youth activity. Because our family has been put on the "project" list, the kids are getting extra attention that makes me extremely uncomfortable. (Their dad has issues, so others feel like they need to step in and be the dad...) A lot of kind people, but for kids who were abused by a HP - they need to be taught boundaries, really do not want them singled out etc. 2
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