The Book of Helaman introduces us to some amazing characters, from the Gadianton robbers to Samuel the Lamanite. The book contains a great deal of political material, and introduces us to the Gadianton robbers, whose Mafia-like group conspires to overthrow the government. I found this to be very interesting and frightening at the same time, and chose to focus one lesson on conspiracy theories, and how we can separate the voice of warning from fear-mongering. Here is the lesson: Helaman 1-10: Fear and Conspiracy Theories
As the coming of the Savior approaches, prophets are inspired to go among the people and warn them. One of the most courageous and inspiring of these is Samuel the Lamanite. There was something about Samuel that made me think about teenagers and how we work with them; I think he offers us some insights there as we work with these difficult yet inspiring young people. So here we go: Off the Wall: Samuel the Lamanite Talks to Teens
Here is a link to the very interesting article about the teenage brain in National Geographic Magazine. Anyone with teens will find it fascinating I think.
National Geographic: Beautiful Brains
