Teaching the Stone in the Hat
As I prepared for today's GD lesson on Mosiah 7-11, it dawned on me that Mosiah 8 might be a good occasion to teach the class the stone-in-the-hat methodology Joseph used in his translation of the BoM. As you'll recall, King Limhi asks Ammon if he can translate languages, and he replies that he cannot. He then asks if he knows anyone that can, because he possesses the 24 Jaredite gold plates and he wants to learn the reasons for their destruction.
I think this is a very insightful look at how we should be teaching doctrine and Church History in an age filled with doubt and unbelief. - Kudos to Kevin Barney over at By Common Consent for this terrific post.
