Teach Ye Diligently
Teach Ye Diligently
Podcast Description
Welcome to "Teach Ye Diligently!" Join Mark Mason and Will Perez, Seminary and Institute Coordinators for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints every Friday for insights, ideas, and best practices in gospel teaching and learning!
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Content Themes
The podcast emphasizes religious education through discussions on the Doctrine and Covenants, personal revelation, and the impact of Christ in overcoming challenges. Specific episodes include deep dives into coping with sadness through faith, the importance of personal revelation in teaching, and practical activities for students like rewriting scripture to connect lessons to personal experiences.
Welcome to “Teach Ye Diligently!” Join Mark Mason and Will Perez, Seminary and Institute Coordinators for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints every Friday for insights, ideas, and best practices in gospel teaching and learning!
Many teachers struggle with how to teach Exodus 7–13 in seminary.
The plagues, Pharaoh, and the Passover are familiar stories, but students often move through the lesson without recognizing what they reveal about God and the Savior.
This episode of the Teach Ye Diligently Podcast explores how teachers can help students move from engaging activities to real spiritual understanding and conversion through Jesus Christ.
The story is powerful, but its impact can be lost if the lesson becomes focused on activities or retelling events students already know.
Instead, teachers can connect those experiences directly to doctrine and help students recognize what God is doing and what it means for them personally.
In this episode, Mark and Travis discuss how teachers can help students:
• Connect activities directly to doctrine and meaning
• Recognize God’s power and hand in their lives
• See Jesus Christ in the Passover and deliverance
• Move beyond participation to personal reflection
• Respond to what they learn with real intent to change
The conversation also addresses a common challenge: students may participate and even enjoy the lesson but fail to internalize the spiritual message. Teachers will see how to guide students toward recognizing truth and responding to it.
The second half of the episode focuses on helping students carry that recognition into personal application—so the lesson leads to change, not just engagement.
Chapters
00:00 Intro — Why Activities Don’t Always Lead to Conversion
02:10 The Problem — Engagement Without Understanding
06:30 Scripture Focus — What Exodus 7–13 Teaches About God
10:45 Where Lessons Break — Losing the Doctrine in the Story
15:20 Instruction — Connecting Activities to Truth
20:05 Questions — Driving Spiritual Thinking
24:30 Recognition — Helping Students See God’s Hand
29:15 Application — Moving from Participation to Conversion
About the Podcast
The Teach Ye Diligently Podcast helps seminary teachers recognize three critical moments in every lesson:
• Where the lesson becomes relevant to students’ lives
• Where students see Jesus Christ in the scriptures
• Where students take responsibility for their learning
Each episode focuses on a specific scripture block and helps teachers structure learning experiences where students can understand truth, believe truth, and act on truth.
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