4. DEVOTIONAL BY ELDER VERN P. STANFILL’S
“GRACE, A PRECIOUS GIFT”
Have you ever felt your soul expand? What does that mean to you?
How can the grace of Jesus Christ change us into better people,
or even better students?
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
6. You are in charge of the food for a ward party. You estimate there will be 120 people who will
attend. Your committee will make the lasagnas and salads.
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Banquet Menu:
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o Lasagna: One pan can be cut into 18 servings
o Salad: The salad recipe makes 15 servings
Questions
1. If all 120 people come to the banquet, how many pans of lasagna will the committee
need to make?
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2. How many bowls of salad will they need to make?
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3. If each pan of lasagna costs $11.75 to make from scratch and each salad costs $6.50, how
much money will the lasagna and salad for everyone cost?
7. QUESTION 1: If all 120 people come to the banquet, how
many pans of lasagna will the committee need to make?
Lasagna: 18 servings/ One pan
Salad: Makes 15 servings
Number of people: 120
ANSWER
Lasagna: 120/18 = 6.66
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So we need 7 pans of lasagna.
8. Salad: 120/15 = 8
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So we need 8 bowls of salad.
QUESTION 2: How many bowls of salad will they need to make?
Lasagna: 18 servings/ One pan
Salad: Makes 15 servings
Number of people: 120
ANSWER
9. QUESTION 3: If each pan of lasagna costs $11.75 to make from scratch
and each salad costs $6.50, how much money will the lasagna and
salad for everyone cost?
Required Quantity:
• 7 pans of lasagna
• 8 bowls of salad
Lasagna cost: $11.75 / pan
Salad cost: 6.50/ bowl
ANSWER
Cost of lasagna and salad:
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Cost of lasagna: 7 x 11.75 = 82.25
Cost of Salad: 8 x 6.5 = 52.00
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Total: 82.25 + 52.00 = $134.25
11. Learning
Strategies
Recognize and Act
on Promptings from
the Holy Ghost
Make Your Brain
Work Hard
Use Distributed
Learning
Create Clues
Learn to Ask
Good Questions
Teach to Learn
12. 1. Recognize and Act on Promptings from the Holy Ghost
2. Make Your Brain Work Hard
Pray before you study:
• Pray for your instructor and classmates.
• Look for connections: The Holy Ghost will often illuminate our intellect and
help find connections between what we study and other aspects of our life. When
this happens recognize that the Holy Ghost is helping us learn.
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“In coming days, it will not be possible to survive spiritually without the guiding, directing,
comforting, and constant influence of the Holy Ghost. My beloved brothers and sisters, I plead
with you to increase your spiritual capacity to receive revelation.” -Russel M. Nelson
o Forget to Learn
o Use Active Learning Techniques: produce something- writing, speaking,
discussing, teaching, memorizing, summarizing, questioning, debating, sharing,
planning, presenting, collaborating, adapting, and group work
13. 4. Create Clues
3. Use Distributed Learning
o Do an initial review a few hours after you have learned something.
o Sleep on it and review it the next day.
o After two to three days, review the material again.
o To maintain the knowledge, review it every other week.
o To incorporate the knowledge into your daily life, find ways to practice it daily
o Vary study habits
o Take notes
14. 5. Learn to Ask Good Questions
6. Teach to learn
o Asking and answering questions is at the foundation of all learning. While learning or
teaching remember to ask “so what?” How does what I’m learning or doing matter?
What is the significance of what you are reading? How does it apply to your life?
What will you do differently because of what you have learned?
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o Asking questions invites us to think more deeply and challenges our assumptions.
Teaching identifies gaps in your learning and helps you solidify concepts and principles
in your mind. Teaching others also demonstrates your love for them.
“A true gospel teacher is not satisfied when learners simply listen to what he or she has to say. Learning
the gospel is an act of faith and effort. When you prepare to teach, instead of thinking, “What will I do to
teach?” ask yourself, “What will my class members need from me to learn effectively? How will I help
them discover the gospel for themselves? How will I inspire them to act” -Teaching in the Savior’s Way
16. We will break out into small groups:
Each group will be assigned one or two learning
strategies we learned this week.
Each group spends 10 minutes discussing their topics
and then designates a group leader who will present
the groups findings.
Jigsaw Activity
