S.T.O.M.P.

Okay, so just why would I put a picture of an old worn boot here? Well, in Seminary we are going to use one as a sort of class mascot. It will very adequately represent S.T.O.M.P., or "Students Testing Out Moroni's Promise". This particular boot was selected because, as you may have noticed, it has been actively put to work. Just what has been accomplished in the wearing is strictly up to the individual who chose to put it on, hopefully for better and not worse, but it is a choice.
In our class we are going to also make good use of a journal. In helping Dawn begin her school year I observed her class using their journals to answer questions that would help them think, just as in developing one's testimony we include 1. Reading/studying, attending class, etc. 2. Thinking/pondering and trying out the principle, and 3. Prayer with observing both thoughts and feelings.
It is my ultimate goal, or supreme desire that "no student will be left behind" when it comes to the opportunity to build his or her own testimony. How else will they survive the trenches of school, mission, marriage, and so forth? They are in my class because they want to succeed in life, not just let life happen. They are becoming the leaders who were born at this time in history to bring as many as possible with them to the feet of the Savior Himself, when He comes again. They are those who will be able to stand before Him and look into His eyes without shame, for they will have fought a good fight in the battle for souls, and won.