Jesus understood the
truths behind his teachings Questions for us
 Jesus Learned line upon line precept
upon precept. He Himself was an
effective learner (Luke 2:52).
 Do I understand the subject I
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 Everything that Christ taught could
be easily traced back to a doctrine.
This made it clear why He was
teaching it.
 He commanded that we first seek
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understanding and knowledge and
then we could teach (D&C 11:21).
 Christ was not satisfied with His
students acquisition of superficial
knowledge. He meant what He
taught to penetrate deeply (Psalm
51:6).
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am teaching?
Do I seek out more
information about the things
that I teach?
Do I come to lessons
prepared?
Do I teach only facts or do I
teach the underlying
principles that govern those
facts?
Do I seek the guidance of the
spirit in what and how I
teach?
Love was behind every
form of teaching.
Questions for us?
 He taught that the first two
 Why do I want to teach?
great commandments were to
love God and His children. He
taught with these ends in
mind.
 His love demonstrated his pure
intentions.
 With his motivations
understood by himself and
others his teachings had
maximum impact.
 He loved his students enough
to correct them .
 Why do I want my
students to succeed?
 What keeps me working
with someone when it is
difficult?
 Who or what does my
teaching show that I love?
 Do I pray for those I teach?
In his teaching Christ
gave of himself
 Christ lived and died for
those He taught. By this He
demonstrated that He chose
to invest Himself personally
in their lives (Alma 7:12-14).
 He did not his “own will but
the will of Him that sent
[Him]” on behalf of, us, His
learners (John 6:38-39).
 He took personal time to
individually touch his pupils
lives.
Questions for us
 What do I give of myself
to my students?
 Could I, like Jesus,
substitute “sacrifice for”
in the place of “love” in
the statement I Love
you?
 Do I spend time with,
think about, and prepare
for my students?
He demonstrated all
teachings by actions
 He not only taught to assist
the poor and needy, He
went to them (Luke 4:18).
 He was the perfect example
of love and consideration
(3nephi 12:48).
 He taught men to act and
did so Himself (3 Nephi
19:17-25).
Questions for us?
 Do I seek to still expand
my understanding and
knowledge?
 Do I apply and practice
what I teach, even if no
one is there to see?
 Do I look for ways to
show my students
instead of just telling
them?
Christ understood the
key role of participation
Questions for us?
 He lead people to truth, he
 Do I look for creative and
did not push them. He was a
shepherd, not a sheep herder
(1Nephi 22:25).
 He asked meaningful
questions that invited
pondering and response
(Example Matt 16:26-27).
 He addressed and taught the
individual, not just the group.
This allowed them to
personally invest in what He
taught.
interesting ways to engage my
students?
 Do I ask thought provoking
questions that help my
student learn how to apply
what I am teaching?
 Do I try to engage those
students who struggle to
participate?
 Do I know my students and
their names?
Christ illustrated what he
taught in a relatable way
 He used common
examples from the
everyday life of His
learners to teach them
principles and truths.
 He asked hypothetical
questions that helped His
learners see themselves in
new ways.
 He teaches men according
to their own “language,
unto their understanding”
(2Nephi 31:3).
Questions for us
 Do I use vocabulary and
language that is easy to be
understood by those I
teach? Or do I say things
that will make me look
intelligent?
 Do I help students connect
the dots of what we are
learning with its
relationship to their lives?
 Do I invite students to
apply the precepts we are
learning to their lives?
What were the results of
Christ’s teaching?
Questions for us
 His teaching healed and
 What should I see as an in
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expanded souls (Jacob 2:8).
When he taught he lifted others
so that they could consider
things on a higher plane (John
1:12).
He Inspired further learning (2
Nephi 4:16).
His Teaching accepted always
changed something.
Even though he was the master
teacher not everyone chose to
learn from him (Alma 5:37).
my students after a few
classes, a semester, a few
years?
 What do my students
retain from my class?
 How do my students do in
their other classes?
 Have my students lives
better or worse for having
me as their teacher?