Overcoming Come Follow Me Obstacles | An Interview with Shannon Foster

Shannon Foster taught seminary full time for thirteen years in the
Salt Lake area. Shannon has a passion for the scriptures and for
discovering the best ways for children and youth to learn the
gospel. She has written over twenty books to help people study the
scriptures and creates helps for people to study and teach the
Come, Follow Me chapters in their homes. Shannon and her husband
Tyson have two amazing children and she is currently a Relief
Society teacher. Highlights 02:00 Introduction to Shannon Foster.
Shannon provides resources for Come Follow Me and teaching our
families. 03:40 Shannon is also known as The Red Headed Hostess.
05:00 Best advice for gathering people What will make this feel
special? What will help people feel comfortable? 07:00 If the youth
feel like you strengthen them and that you care about them they
will return again and again. 08:00 Shannon shares her story and how
she started teaching. 13:30 The classroom is not the ideal learning
circumstance. While it's a good place, it’s not the best. Parents
know their children so much better and can teach them so much
better. 16:00 Shannon is the creator of The Red Headed Hostess. It
started as a blog and she now has 15 people on her staff. She
offers scripture study help for families and for all ages. 18:00
Common obstacles that come with teaching in the home and with Come
Follow Me. One of those obstacles is not having enough time and not
everyone is home at the same time. 23:50 We all want the
picturesque family scripture study and we think we are failing if
that's not what it looks like for us. 29:30 How to adjust family
scripture study and what to do to stay on track. 31:40 Another big
obstacle in family scripture study is that they don’t understand
the scriptures. It has to start with the parents. The parents have
to learn to love the scriptures. You then become like a fire and
want to share that with your family. 34:20 How would you coach
someone that is in the beginning stages of trying to get into
scripture study and is relying on podcasts and blogs to help them
understand? Get a scripture journal Learn to slow down while
reading. Remember it’s line upon line. 37:30 We underestimate the
youth. Teach your youth to slow down and do their own journaling.
39:30 Advice for keeping a scripture journal. Topical journal
Chronological journal 44:45 Making Sunday school or studying with
family a more profound experience. Don’t only teach but invite them
to act to help them get the evidence they need to know something is
true. 58:00 Shannon shares her final thoughts on the importance of
the scriptures and what a gift they are to have. 1:03:00 Shannon’s
testimony and reflections on her time as a teacher Links
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