October Apprentice

Weekly Habits:

-SARS or other time planning tool 

-Poem a day  to Ned Braddock

-Memory Work: Poem of your own choosing

-Summary Sheet

Study (Know):

Do all of the following to increase you knowledge:
As you study, ask yourself, "How do the different people gain the strength they need to overcome their weaknesses or improve their strengths?"

(Caution: parents may want to preview Michelangelo's work before your youth see it).

 Read:

1. Read Ether 12:27-28 and decide what it means to you

2.  The Scarlet Stockings by Alcott

3.  The Veldt by Bradbury 

4.  Stories of Great Artists: Michael Angelo

5.  Pick at least 3 of Michelangelo’s works to read about in Homebook of Great Paintings (to page 94) At least one should be a sculpture and another from the Sistine Chapel.

6. Read or watch Elder Scott's talk from the last conference.

Email: 

Your favorite painting or sculpture by Michelangelo and email it to Isaiah or Megan by Monday night.  Be prepared to share why you like it with the class. 

Watch: 

One or more of the videos about Michelangelo's paintings on Khan Academy

Write: 

Fill out your summary sheet - include a favorite thought, quote or question from the reading and do a word study from Proverbs 31 or on weaknesses, faith, strength or another word you found interesting in your study (if you are not already doing one for Journeyman or master).

Teach (Understand):

EVERYONE: 

Consider this: How is faith like spiritual muscles? How can you develop these spiritual muscles and what will they help you do?  Write your thoughts in your journal or reflection book.

AND

Choose one of the following to increase your understanding and come prepared to teach others:

-Decide for yourself what lesson/principle you got from the readings and concepts, practice that principle in your life and come prepared to teach it to teach to the class. 

-Read Proverbs 31:10-31 What does it have to do with The Scarlet Stockings? List some characteristics of the woman described in Proverbs 31 and compare them to what you learned about Belle Morgan. How did these characteristics help her lead others to do right?  Then pick a characteristic that you want to develop in yourself from Proverbs 31 or from Belle Morgan.  Find how you can develop the strength to have this characteristic. Practice doing so with your family and friends. See teaching ideas for how to present your thoughts.

-In The Scarlet Stockings, why and how did Harry develop the strength to overcome his laziness and rise to his potential and improve his character? How can you do the same? Practice what you learn and come prepared to teach the class.

-Read Mosiah 3:19 - The Veldt  could be seen as a story about the struggle between the natural man (the wild African wilderness) and the discipline to yield to the enticings of the Holy Spirit.  What choices did the parents make that taught their children to follow the impulses of the“natural man”? What choices did the children make in order to stay on that path?  What could either have done to get off that path? Prayerfully consider what you can do to better “put off the natural man” and yield to the enticings of the Holy Spirit and practice doing so this week. See teaching ideas for how to present what you learned.

-Watch a tutorial on sculpting marble.  How does this process relate to the way God works in your life as you rely on Him to be your sculptor and letting Him make your weaknesses into strengths. What is your role?  Choose a way to teach what you learned to the class (a poem, an essay, object lesson, etc.)

-Michelangelo had great self-discipline in working hard to learn in order to accomplish his mission to create beauty. Later, he used that self-discipline to make beautiful sculptures and paint the entire ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.  Recreate one of Michelangelo’s paintings or sculptures in your own way or make your own painting or sculpture in Michelangelo’s style. Use self-discipline and patience as you do your best work on this project.

Decide how you can use this self-discipline to improve your studies so you can accomplish your missions here on earth. Practice doing it this week. Bring your art work to class and teach us what you learned.

Serve   (Become)::

--On your summary sheet, write what you did this week to practice the principle you learned form your reading and inspirement.