Joy in the Journey to Become-Leadership August 31st

Master Class-Leadership     August 31, 2010 (Saturday) Master Class Vision Evening.  4:00-7:00 pm

Youth and Parents interested in Participating in Master Class this year are invited to a Master Class Vision Evening.  The purpose of this evening is to give an overview of Master Class and inspiration to do the hard work in our lives to Become who Christ wants us to become.  Dinner provided 4:00-7:00

Study  all the following to increase your Knowledge

Read Autodidact’s Forward and Prologue

Read How to Think Like Leonardo DaVinci excerpt #1

Reach Just Like Jesus Chapter One, A Heart Like His

Read http://www.lds.org/manual/doctrine-and-covenants-student-manual/enrichments/enrichment-k-seek-learning-even-by-study-and-also-by-faith?lang=eng

Increase your Understanding by choosing ONE from the following inspirements.  Please come prepared to Teach the group about the following:

Many authors include some of their favorite quotes at the beginning of each chapter…like in Autodidactic.  Gather a collection of your favorite quotes.  Share your quotes and teach us why it is important to you. 

Make a list of all the books. Movies, magazines, media referred to in Autodidactic (hint..they are italicized)  Then rewrite the list in the order you of which sound most interesting to you.  Then rewrite the list again in the order of which you think would be most difficult to easiest.  Pick one thing from the list and make a plan to read, view, or listen to it. What did you choose and why?  How did writing and rewriting change your understanding?

Write a few of your own thoughts about why education and learning is important.  Why is education important to you now?  Why might education be important to you in the future?  How can education be used to bless others?  Bring your writing to class and share with us.

Become a servant of Christ by choosing ONE of the activities below to Serve others.

What shortcuts are you taking in your education?  What shortcuts are you taking in your relationships with others?  What shortcuts are you taking in your relationship with the Lord?  Write down your short cuts—as many as you can think of!  Make a goal.  Plan how you will overcome a shortcut.  Make a commitment.

He quotes from The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.  The quote states that the army trained with double the weight they would need in war.  This preparation was powerful.  What weight do you need to double?  Make a list of skills, talents, character attributes that you feel you will need double of to Serve the Lord.  Choose one from your list.  Do double what you think you need to do.  For example if you need to learn to cook you may choose to cook every meal this whole week.  But if you are going to double it you would cook not only for your own family but for someone else as well….do double what you think is enough.    If you need to be physically strong   (beware…doubling your weight (lbs.) could be hazardous to your health)  do double the number of weight lifting reps you have been doing…or lift until you get tired and then do 15 more—if your bench pressing it might be wise to have a spotter J! 

In John 8 :32 it states  ^“And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free”  What ways will learning make you free?   How can you help others to become free as well.  How can/will you teach truth?  Write about truth and then act on your desires to spread freedom.