January Apprentice Class

January Apprentice Class

Study/Learn

1 - Read: “21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader” Chapter 6: Courage

2 - Read: “The Young Traveler's Gift” Chapter 5: I am a person of action

3 – Read: Psalm 31:24

4 - Do a Hero Study.  Instructions found in the tool box.

5 - Read the article "Be Strong and of a Good Courage" by Pres. Thomas S. Monson.  Mark quotes you like and try to find principles.

6 - Read: “Call it Courage” by Armstrong Sperry
Chapters 1-2.


Know/Understand
(Choose 1 of the following)

- There are many quotes in the chapter from "21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader”.  Choose one of them that you really like.  Do you agree or disagree with this quote?  Write a paragraph about why you like this quote so much and why you agree or disagree with it.  Write about how this quote can motivate you in your life and make you a better person.  Decide on 3 things you can do to better live what is taught in the quote and write them down.  Be prepared to share with the class.

- In our scripture (Psalm 31:24) it talks about hope.  What does hope have to do with courage?  Do a word study on "hope" if that will help you.  Write a paragraph on what hope means to you and how it can help you have more courage.

 - Choose 2 of the principles that you found in the article by Pres. Monson.  Re write them in the "if...then..." format.  Make a list of 3 actions for each principle that you could take to more fully live that principle.  For example: A principle could be in Helaman 3:27 we read: "Thus we may see that the Lord is merciful unto all who will, in the sincerity of their hearts, call upon his holy name."  So we can rewrite the principle to be "If I call upon God's name with sincerity of heart, the Lord will be merciful to me."  The three things that I can do to better "call upon God's name" will be 1) make a habit of saying morning and evening personal prayers, 2) encourage my family to have family prayer each day, 3) really think about my prayers as I'm saying them and truly talk to God, not just rattle off the same things I say every time.  Be prepared to share with the class.

- Write a poem about courage and what it means to you that you can share with the class.

- Draw or paint a picture of someone from history or from the scriptures in the act of showing great courage.  Come prepared to share with the class why you chose that person and show us what you painted or drew.


Become/Serve

In the article we read by Pres. Monson, we read:

"Courage comes in many forms. Wrote the Christian author Charles Swindoll: “Courage is not limited to the battlefield … or bravely catching a thief in your house. The real tests of courage are much quieter. They are inner tests, like remaining faithful when no one’s looking, … like standing alone when you’re misunderstood.” I would add that this inner courage also includes doing the right thing even though we may be afraid, defending our beliefs at the risk of being ridiculed, and maintaining those beliefs even when threatened with a loss of friends or of social status. He who stands steadfastly for that which is right must risk becoming at times disapproved and unpopular."

Think of a time in your life when you have done a "quiet act of courage" like one of the things Pres. Monson listed above.  Think about what made you brave.  What was at stake and why did you choose to have courage?  What was the result?  Write about this experience in your journal.