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My Teaching Matters
by Linsey Jensen
As parents in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints we are striving to help our children develop STRONG TESTIMONIES and have PERSONAL EXPERIENCES with Jesus Christ, EVEN when we don't have time to prepare fancy lessons.Mother-daughter duo Leslie Johnson and Linsey Jensen share their experiences, giving LDS parents actionable tips and tricks and helping us gain the tools and confidence we need to step away from lectures and learn to teach Come, Follow Me in a way that allows our families to experience the power of Christ. Your Teaching Matters!
Episodes
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089 God Wants to Help
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...
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088 Facilitating Self-Learning Through Questions
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...
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087 Teaching Forgiveness in an Unforgiving World
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...
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086 What is Driving You Crazy at Home and How Your Scripture Study Can Help
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...
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085 I Can Keep My Promises - Stories from the Old Testament
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…
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084 God's Greatest Parenting Tools
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...
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083 You Can't Pick Up Half a Stick! (Choices & Consequences)
Have you ever tried picking up half a stick? No matter how hard you try, the other end always comes with it. So it is with our choices. They all have a consequence. Good, bad or indifferent. Every action has a reaction associated with it. In a world where victim mentality is so prevalent, it is...
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082: Parenting the RIGHT way. What is right?
Being a parent is hard. Sometimes we second guess ourselves, are we doing it right? Is there a better way? Sometimes we straight up get told we are doing it wrong (like in the story I share with you today), and sometimes, very infrequently, we get the confirmation that we are on the right track.…
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081: Connecting Christmas and CFM ( with Dixie Christensen)
The month of December can be a hectic time and keeping up with your family scripture study can often feel like one more thing on your checklist to get done. In today's episode, Dixie Christensen shares how she is simplifying her scripture study to accommodate both Christmas and CFM. She shares…
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080: Tips and Tricks to Help You Simplify Your Holiday Season (With Tiffany Hinkson)
Do you envision Christmas as a magical time with excitement and joy and love flowing through the air or do you think of Christmas as stressful, tiring, and hectic? How can we make Christmas be more magical, where we actually experience the spirit of Christmas and not the stress and bustle of the...
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079 Strengthening Family Relationships During the Holidays!
There is a line in a primary song that says - God gave us families to help us become what He wants us to be— Why would having a family help us become what God wants us to be? I truly believe that having a family is a gift from God and that it is within the family unit that we practice the many...
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078 Teaching Your Child to Teach
It's not enough just to teach our children the gospel, we also need to teach them how to teach others the gospel. As a novice mother I made the mistake of thinking that just because my children had grown up going to church every week, having family scripture study every day and Family Home…
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077 Creating Positive and Sustainable Change in Your Family
What is driving you crazy in your family right now? Is it that the kids are fighting all the time? Is it 6 year old Abi who is afraid to try anything new and constantly needs your help to do simple tasks? Or Maybe it’s eight year old Max who loves to tease and harass the younger kids until they…
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076 The 3 Most Important Lessons I've Learned About Teaching
A few years back I was visiting with a non member friend of mine. We had just finished conference weekend and I was showing her pictures of the apostles and prophet who had spoken. In sincere curiosity, she asked me, “Why are they all so old?” I laughed not quite knowing how to answer that...
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075 Using the Small and Simple Tool of Music to Bring About Great Things (With Angie Killian)
“By small and simple things are great things brought to pass.”(Alma 37:6) Our guest today is living proof of what the Lord can do with small and simple things. Angie Killian didn’t grow up thinking she would be a famous songwriter. Her plans were to become a math teacher! But somewhere along the...
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074 How to Use Questions to Personalize Themes and Lessons
Henry B. Eyring stated, “To ask and to answer questions is at the heart of all learning and all teaching” (“The Lord Will Multiply the Harvest” [evening with a General Authority, Feb. 6, 1998], 5–6; emphasis added). What does it mean that asking and answering questions is at the heart of all...
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073 Partnering With God as We Teach Our Children (with Patti Rokus and Melia Rios-Lazo)
Pres Nelson once said this about women…. “To help another human being reach one’s celestial potential is part of the divine mission of woman. As mother, teacher, or nurturing Saint, she molds living clay to the shape of her hopes. In partnership with God, her divine mission is to help spirits…
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072 A Look At Inspiring Female Role Models From the Bible (With Amber Corkin)
Have you ever noticed how most of the scripture stories we tell are all about men? Finding those femine role models within the scriptures is not easy. Today I’ve invited my friend Amber Corkin to share with us all about her new book ,”Dear Divine Daughter: Inspiring Stories of Bible Women". She…
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071 Learning to Recognize How the Holy Ghost Can Speak to You (with Julie Ferguson)
Conference weekend is a time for revelation and inspiration. As we prepare for conference this year, I want to replay our most popular episode of this program. "How to Recognize the Holy Ghost" with Julie Ferguson. Julie walks us through her experience of really learning all the different ways…
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070 Learn How Scripture Study Can Change Your Child's Behavior
“True doctrine, understood, changes attitudes and behavior. “The study of the doctrines of the gospel will improve behavior quicker than a study of behavior will improve behavior. … That is why we stress so forcefully the study of the doctrines of the gospel” (Elder Boyd K Packer) In todays…
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069 You Just Have to Experience It! (Teaching Through Experiences)
Have you ever had that time where your Aunt Susan or some other person wants to show you all the pictures she has of her last vacation full of people and places you don’t know and don’t care about? Or maybe you’ve been the one that experienced something totally amazing, but when you try to tell...
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068 Two Meaningful Ways to Engage Your Teens in Family Scripture Study
Anybody out there struggle getting their teens to participate with family scripture study? Are your invitations met with moans and groans and excuses of why they cant or don’t have time? Well my friend, you are in good company. Keeping your kids engaged in scripture study during their teens can...
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067 Our Top 3 EASY Tips For Engaging Your Small Children in Scripture Study
Keeping your small children's attention during scripture study is no small feat! In today's episode we share our top 3 EASY tips of engagement for young kids. These 3 tips do not take any prep time or require any printing. Learn how to use your child's natural learning style to engage them in...
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066 Our Favorite Themes!
In today’s episode we asked several mothers from our Fearless Mother’s group to share with us their favorite themes and what made them so memorable. Some of the most popular themes were “God Wants to Help Us”, “God Wants us to Be Happy”, “I Can Repent” and “I Can Choose Faith over Fear”. These…
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065 How I Gave a 50 Minute Lesson With Absolutely NO Prep!
I was waiting for the panic to set in. I just realized that we had no teacher for RS I was responsible for teaching 30 women a 50 minute lesson and I had not even read the lesson for that week. But instead of fear, I was surprised how calm I felt. In this episode, I share how I was able to...
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064 Learn How This One Simple Change Can Have a Huge Impact on Your Family Scripture Study
In today’s episode we share with you the power of systems. We look at how small and simple changes can have big results. We talk about how a system can reduce the amount of time you spend preparing and how your teaching becomes much more powerful and meaningful when used within a system. Take our...
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063 The Scripture Study that (mostly) Eliminated the Yelling in our Home
After a year and a half of being at home almost all the time because of Covid… emotions are running high in our household and there has been a lot of contention. I don’t know about you… but my kids have been getting really mad at each other recently. Today, I want to share a story of our one...
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062 What is Holding You Back From Having Family Gospel Study?
What is holding you back from having Family Gospel Study? If you’re like me, maybe it's just the lack of routine during the summer, or maybe you’re like my friend who is just too busy, or maybe you're like one our listeners who just doesn't know how to do it. Maybe you are having family gospel...
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061 How I Taught 150 Girls that God Still Loves Them Even When Life Isn't Fair
As parents it is our job to prepare our children for the future. The more tools, and preparation we can give them, the greater chance they have to be successful. In today’s episode, I share how I taught 150 girls that God still loves them even when life isn’t fair.
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060 How To Get Back On the Gospel Study Wagon Train Once you Fall Off (Simplify your Summer Scripture Study Series, Part 4)
Do you ever feel that feeling when you mess up that it's just not worth it now? For me it's when I’m trying to eat healthy and then I slip up and eat that bowl of ice-cream and then I think “Well I’ve already broken my goal to eat healthy so I might as well finish off this box of cookies, or eat...
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059 The Secret to a Perfect Lesson is Easier Than You Think (Simplify Your Summer Scripture Study Part 3)
Today my daughter Hailey sent me a link to a SUPER CUTE you-tube video. I’ve been thinking about it all morning, replaying it over and over in my head, and to be completely honest, I may have even re-watched it more than once. The video has a message that struck deep in my heart, but I don’t…
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058 One Simple Teaching Tool You and Your Kids Will LOVE (Simplify Your Summer Scripture Study Series Part 2)
Growing up I loved stories. I remember during those long summer days when you were staying up late and playing outside all day long, my mother would often make us lay down for an afternoon nap. The only way Mom could get us to hold still long enough to fall asleep was to read us a few stories.…
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057 The Single Most Important Thing You Can do to Simplify your Summer Scripture Study (Series part 1)
I hope I’m not the only one who feels bombarded with the craziness of summer. Don’t get me wrong, I love summer time, but at the same time, It’s been awhile since I’ve enjoyed the “Lazy Days of Summer”. Trying to keep up with regular family scripture study can be a challenge during the summer but...
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056 Learn How Storytelling Can Simplify and Strengthen Your Teaching
As intentional parents, we care about how we can influence and teach our children. Research shows that STORYTELLING is on of the most effective ways to influence, teach, and inspire. In today’s episode, we talk about the power of storytelling in connecting with and teaching our children. We…
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055 Examples of Teaching Your Littles That will Inspire You (With Dixie Christensen)
I often get asked the question, "How old should my children be before I can start teaching them the gospel?" The answer might surprise you. Sister Joy D. Jones in her conference address from April 2021 entitled Essential Conversations, tells us that “There is a uniquely special time in children’s...
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054 Learn How Using Essential Conversations Will Change the Way You Teach (with Verity Simmons)
Our youth have been saved and prepared to come to earth at this time when Satan has great hold upon the hearts of men. They have been taught in the premortal life all of the things they need to succeed during their time on earth. As parents, it is our sacred responsibility to help our children...
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053 Gospel Family Study Summer Survival Guide
Let's face it. Summer is a difficult time to be totally consistent and diligent about family gospel study. But what if that were Okay? Summer may be difficult for regular sit down scripture reading and lessons, but it is the perfect time to strengthen your family in different ways! Embrace summer...
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052 Simply Integrating the Children's and Youth Guidebooks into our Daily Teaching
What do you want your children to be when they grow up? Last week we had a zoom call with our Fearless Mother’s of Faith group. I asked a few of them a similar question. One of the Mom’s said she wanted her children to be resilient, and self reliant, another wanted her children to be confident in...
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051 What Every Parent Needs to Know about Anxiety, Depression and Emotional Resilience (With Corrine Kendall Part 2)
This past year, a friend of mine lost her son to suicide. It rocked their whole existence. It shook my foundation as I wondered what had happened to make this sweet, fun loving boy, feel the need to take his life? Unfortunately, I’m sure many of you listeners have stories similar to mine. The...
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050 The Truth About What Our Youth Are Facing That Parent's Can't Ignore (With Corrine Kendall Part 1)
How many of us really know what is going on with our kids when they are at school? What kind of pressures are they having to deal with? What are the most difficult challenges they are faced with? In today’s episode, we get a sneak peak into the day in the life of a middle schooler. Corrine…
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049 Why Family Fun Can Strengthen Your Family
Take a minute and think back on a happy memory you have with your family? What were you doing? How did you feel? What makes this memory special? I would venture to say that most of you were thinking of a time spent with your family doing something fun. Maybe a vacation you took together, a…
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048 5 Steps For Creating Simple, Caring Conversations
In the most recent general conference Sis Joy Jones talked about how having simple yet “Essential conversations” with our children can help prepare them for the future. Sis Jones states, "We can have fun helping our children build spiritual resilience at any age. It doesn't have to be complicated...
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047 How Fearless Mothers of Faith Teach Their Children to Choose Faith Over Fear
The closet was dark and Evelyn couldn’t see very well. What if she couldn’t find the string she was looking for because it was too dark? What if things were to fall out of the closet while she was lookin? What if she created a mess? or What if her new bike was too big and she couldn’t ride it, or...
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046 Stop Going Unheard! Start Being Understood!
As parents, we have been commanded to teach our children to UNDERSTAND the doctrine of repentance, faith and baptism. How do you know if our children are understanding what we are trying to teach? What if your five year old came up to you with tears in their eyes and said “Mom, I feel…
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045 The Single Most Common Mistake Parent's Make When Teaching Their Kids and How to Fix it
Do you remember back to your school days when you took a test and felt pretty good about it. Then you get your score back and you realize to your horror that totally misjudged how well you did. Your expected A turned out to be a frightening D? Hopefully you don’t recall too many of those...
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044 Ideas for Making General Conference Memorable AND Meaningful
What Message does the Lord have for your this General Conference? A year ago this April, Pres. Nelson said, "The purpose of this and every general conference is to help us to hear Him." If the purpose of our prophet and Apostle, is to help us hear Him, what is our role? What can we do to prepare…
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43 The Secret to Asking Powerful Questions (with Keith Johnson)
A few weeks ago my husband and I spent the night at his brothers home. He and his wife invited us to join them the next morning for their early morning scripture study. I was interested to share this time with another family to see how this process worked for them. We each took a turn reading a…
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042 Is Knowing the Church is True Enough?
It is common in the church to stand and testify that we KNOW the Church is True. But what does that really mean? Is it enough that our children know the church is true or is there something more that we are striving for? In the October 2000 General Conference, Elder Dallin H. Oaks said this, “ It...
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041 A Busy Mom's Guide for Scripture Study Made Easy (With Cali Black)
Let’s face it, as busy mother’s we don’t have a lot of extra time just for ourselves. How do we find time to devote to our own scriptures study when the kids usually get us out of bed in the morning and we fall into bed exhausted shortly after they go to bed at night? Well, what if I were to tell...
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040 Simply Engaging Your Littles in Gospel Learning (With Linsey Paradis)
How we can teach our children intentionally but practically. You know what it is like to be a busy mother and yet want to make sure you are teaching your children in a way that is meaningful but doesn't stress you out in the preparation. Engaging our littles in gospel learning can be simple and...
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As parents in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints we are striving to help our children develop STRONG TESTIMONIES and have PERSONAL EXPERIENCES with Jesus Christ, EVEN when we don't have time to prepare fancy lessons.Mother-daughter duo Leslie Johnson and Linsey Jensen share their experiences, giving LDS parents actionable tips and tricks and helping us gain the tools and confidence we need to step away from lectures and learn to teach Come, Follow Me in a way that allows our families to experience the power of Christ. Your Teaching Matters!
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