Benjamin Wilcox

TEACHING ACTIVITIES   LESSON #1 MURMURING ABOUT MANNA (Numbers 11)   TRUTH: Ingratitude can turn blessings into burdens.   FIRE IN THE BONES: The power of this lesson lies in its ability to change our student’s perceptions which can quietly but literally change someone’s life. Many people in this world are unhappy not because their lives are bad, but because they’ve started to see their blessings as problems. The truth of this lesson can help lighten the loads that our student’s carry and...

TEACHING ACTIVITIES   LESSON #1 THE TABERNACLE-A PATH TO HIS PRESENCE (Exodus 25-40)   TRUTH: The temple teaches me, step by step, how to return to God’s presence.   FIRE IN THE BONES: For the fire in the bones, ponder your own connection with the House of the Lord.  The temple is a place that is meant to teach us. It reveals. It guides. It’s a “House of Learning”. This lesson can help give our students a lens to see their temple experiences in a new light. And that makes me excited to teach...

TEACHING ACTIVITIES   LESSON #1 A PECULIAR PEOPLE (Exodus 19-20)   TRUTH: Living God’s commandments makes me different—and that’s a good thing.   FIRE IN THE BONES: This can be a very impactful lesson, especially for youth, who are still trying to figure out who they are and where they belong. They’re feeling the pull to fit in, not to stand out. With this lesson we get to introduce a different way of seeing themselves—to help them understand that being different isn’t a social liability but...