Matt + Janae

I've been lucky enough to substitute teach early morning seminary this year. It's been quite the challenge to not only wake up and show up at the church building at 6am, but to be prepared to teach a sleepy group of high school students. I've taught both Sophomore and Junior classes now and have been surprised how much I've enjoyed it. True they are sleepy at times but so am I. The best part is when they respond in ways that show they really get it. One day after teaching the Junior class, a Lindsey, a quieter girl, came up and asked me for an extra copy of an Ensign article I handed out that day and started talking to me. She wanted to share what we discussed in class that day! Another anecdote from teaching: Kevin runs track and shared a story once where he and a friend were running in practice and his friend asked if Mormons believed in Jesus. His friend tripped and fell on his face immediately after asking and said, "I guess they do." Kevin just smiled. Pretty funny.

The kids are amazing and a testament to me of the quality of young people today. This is refreshing given everything you hear in the media about the youth of today. They wake up and attend seminary every day of the school year. This they do on top of their school work and the time they spend in their sports and other extra curricular activities. Their beliefs in Christ, good nature, and positive attitudes are inspiring. The picture below is of the sophomore class.