Micro-Training # 08

Illustrate

When you love as the Savior loves, you see others as He sees them. Christlike love inspires a teacher to never give up in helping each young man and woman to become truly converted.

As you strive to see those you teach as God sees them, you will recognize their divine worth, and the Spirit will teach you what to do to help them achieve their potential.

It is essential that you focus on each student’s divine identity and potential, see them as contributors, and empower them to learn for themselves by faith. If the youth sense that you trust them, their confidence in their divine potential will grow, and they will surprise you with what they can accomplish.

President J. Reuben Clark Jr. described some characteristics of seminary and institute students:

At times, students’ appearance, behavior, or response to gospel learning may seem to indicate that they are not “hungry for things of the Spirit.” It is especially important under these circumstances for teachers to exercise faith in President Clark’s teachings.

Elder Henry B. Eyring offered this reassuring promise:

Invitation to act

Strive to discern the divine potential of your students and to see them not as they are, but as they can become.

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

• Skill: Study recent prophetic messages to understand how Heavenly Father sees young people.

• Skill: “Think celestial” about your students to help you see them as God does.