Micro-Training # 10

Illustrate

One of the most helpful things you can do to develop genuine love for your students is to seek the gift of charity through sincere prayer.

“I have prayed for thee,” the Savior said to Peter, “that thy faith fail not” (Luke 22:32). Think about what happens inside you when you pray for someone—how does your prayer affect the way you feel about that person? Following the Savior’s example, pray by name for the people you teach who have the greatest needs. Pray to know and understand their specific needs and ask Heavenly Father to “prepare their hearts” (Alma 16:16) to learn the things that will help meet those needs.

You can ask the Lord for the gift of discernment to better understand each student, for help to reach individual students who are struggling, and for the gift of charity to love those students who may be more difficult to love (see Moroni 7:48).

Here are two inspirational quotes from our leaders:

Invitation to act

This week, I invite you to pray by name for EACH of your students, especially as you prepare your lesson and just before you meet with them.

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

• Skill: Pray and ask how you can help your students and follow the promptings from the Holy Ghost.

• Skill: Invite students to pray for other students.