Micro-Training # 05

Illustrate

Teachers and students who love the Lord and who know of His love for them feel a genuine desire to be close to Him. Students should understand that they are attending class to come to know Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ, to understand and rely on the Savior’s teachings and Atonement, and to progress toward eternal life through a study of the scriptures and the words of the prophets.

You can help students foster and strengthen a personal relationship with Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ through a careful study of Their words and by providing consistent encouragement to make and keep sacred covenants. You can also help those you teach increase their understanding and application of the principles of prayer. By pleading to the Father in the name of Jesus Christ, whether in heartfelt gratitude or in times of deep personal need, students will come to know Heavenly Father and the Savior better.

One of the best ways to help students strengthen their relationship with Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ is to help them feel that they are children of a loving Heavenly Father who sent His Son to redeem them from sin. You can help your students understand how to draw upon Jesus Christ’s atoning power, both in repenting and seeking forgiveness, as well as in relying on the Savior’s enabling power in their daily lives and challenges.

Christlike teachers are not committed to a particular style or method; they are committed to helping people build faith in Jesus Christ and become more like Him.

To each one of us the Savior pleads, “Will ye not now return unto me, and repent of your sins, and be converted that I may heal you?” As we “talk of Christ, ... rejoice in Christ, ... [and] preach of Christ” every day, teachers will help their students come to know and love Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ for themselves. Students will feel the Savior’s “arm of mercy … extended towards [them],” and they will “know to what source they may look for a remission of their sins” (3 Nephi 9:13–14; 2 Nephi 25:26).

Here are two quotes from our Church leaders:

Invitation to act

Think about how you will encourage your students to strengthen their relationship with Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. Write down your ideas and implement them in your next lesson.

To practice your skills on this subject, you can do the following exercises:

• Skill: Statements that help students know and feel the love of Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ.

• Skill: Ask questions that help students find examples of Heavenly Father’s love in the scripture passage.