Yesterday I graduated from seminary. It was a wonderful ceremony and I could feel the spirit very strong. After the ceremony my amazing seminary teacher sister Tucker had a special video put togeather for our class that compared life to running a marathon. This is just one of the many amazing things she has done for our class so I thought I would write a blog post dedicated to her. She has been a wonderful example in my life of someone who personifies the love of Christ and what it means to truly help our fellow man.
What Manner of Seminary Teacher
Eratic, spontaneous,
crazy energizer bunny
we thought we might kill her
that first early morning
but Loving and dedicated
to each one of us
we grew to love her
by the end of the month
She cheered and she shouted
she expected our best
she told us she knew
we would pass this test
When others dismissed us
and sought to ignore
she brought the spotlight
to illuminate us there
She buffed and polished
She molded and shaped
till each of us shone
with a light none could escape
Now the year is ended
The days have flown by
But none will ever forget
The year she taught us there
Favoriate Memories from my senior year in seminary:
One of my favoriate adn most memoriable lessons from my senior year was an object lesson. Sister Tucker had some of us go out one by one and walk through the church, telling us that there was something we should find, but not to look for it. Before we entered the cultural hall there was a clutered mess of items that obviously did not belong. Not one of us stopped to pick it up! After all this was over, Sister Tucker read aloud a story about a race put on by a rich lord, or a king or something. In this story there were many contestants. In the middle of the race, however, each one invaribly ran into a cluter of rocks that covered the path. Most sought the king out after the race to complain but one humble man stopped along the way to help clean up the mess. In the midst of the rocks he found a bag of gold. Instead of keeping this Gold he tried to return it to the king but the king told him it was his because he had stopped to help. Needless to say this story had some of us running out to the mess we had previously come across. Sure enough at the bottom of the pile was a twenty dollar bill. We did not get the money that day because none of us offered our help that day. Even after hearing the story we only raced after the money. This lesson taught me alot about the importance of helping others and of realzing when my help was needed. I was very ashamed to realize that I had not offered my help to pick up the items. It helped the lesson to stick.
Another of my favoriate lessons by Sister Tucker also involved money. This time the lesson took place in the gym. We were playing freeze tag, except for the fact that half the gym was considered a safe zone where the person who was"it" could not go. On the other side of the gym, however, sister tucker scattered candy and five dollar bills. There was ever a twenty tapped to the wall. Needless to say, many decided to take the risk and even succeded in obtaining some money. We all felt rather foolish, however, when at the end of the lesson sister Tucker walked over to the trash can on the safe side of the gym and gathered a check she had taped there in front of us all at the begining of class. It was worth 50 dollars. This lesson taught me alot about the importance of not riding the gate when it comes to sin and temptation. It also taught me the importantce of not focusing on worldly goods. Had I payed attention to sister tucker, instead of the money on the ground, I would have seen her hide the geater reward.
Finally my most favoriate lesson was the one she did on the atonement. For this lesson at the end we listened to a song. It talked about watching the atonement from up in heaven and wishing to help with the burden. Then it talked about going to live on earth and needing help with our little burdens. After the song we prayed and left without saying another word. It was a powerful testament of the atonement.
I am so grateful I had the opportunity to be in sister Tucker's class and to be able to have learned from her. She has set an example for me that I am going to do my best to follow.
