This post is direct from the weekly email I send seminary parents.
I LOVED this week in seminary! On Monday we enjoyed a reader's theater featuring Herod (Ethan) Herodias (Claire) and John the Baptist (Chris) and talked about heroes and having courage. The next morning were reports about the heroes noticed during the previous day, then everyone got missionary name tags and an assigned scripture block. We practiced teaching, within their table "district" like you do in the MTC. On Wednesday we talked about the miracle(s) of the loaves and fishes and the symbolism of each seen in the scriptures, and then searched for and shared other scriptures about bread and fish. Thursday was Shaylee's birthday, which was very convenient as we talked about gifts and wish lists and what it is we desire. We are all very much like the rich young man in circumstance; I shared an email from my aunt that described the life of one of the young missionaries in Liberia and we thought about our lives and what we have and what we really want.
But it was our activity today that still has me grinning! Because we had been so good all week, because it is midterms and because I felt like we needed to laugh together, we played my all-time favorite scripture mastery game: Scripture Mastery Scavenger Hunt. In this game, I give a clue and then two teams scripture chase as usual. The first team to have every member find the correct scripture gets 1 point and then chooses a number from 1-50. From that number I read from a set of listed items and both teams race to produce an item and place it on a center table. Then we start with another clue and scripture chase. The hilarity is in seeing kids jump up, searching pockets, bags, the room (we had a few venture to the parking lot and next door -- next time we'll be clearer about keeping it in the room) and lunging for the table with shoes, phones, etc. Kristy ended up sitting on the table (hair tie) and Mackay joined her a few rounds later (BSA anything). At the end of the game the teams were tied with the item left to read: a quarter. While Ethan made a mad dash to his car, Brad searched his pockets and quietly placed a quarter just as Ethan returned triumphantly. So fun to play, so very funny to watch.
This week I received several more requests for the online recommendation for BYU. It has been a completely enjoyable endeavor to submit these recommendations. Thinking of each student and how to convey how great they are has not been a chore but a blessing. Thank you for sending your kids to seminary!
