January Leadership Master Class!

Leadership Skills:
FALLACIES

Read Chapter 3 and come prepared with an example of each of the fallacies in that chapter.  Answer questions 1-9 at the end of the chapter (pg 116-117 in my book) and review the fallacies so you can participate in a game testing you on them....be prepared!

CIVILITY IN 60 SECONDS OR LESS

Pick a civility topic from "Choosing Civility" and come prepared to teach us about it in some way in 60 seconds or less (please call Sister Biesinger if you have any questions about this one!) Have fun, be creative, and don't be afraid to bring treats, especially chocolate ones :).

KNOW:
1) Read the following from "Concerning Christian Liberty" by Martin Luther:

CHRISTIAN faith has appeared to many an easy thing; nay, not a few even reckon it among the social virtues, as it were; and this they do because they have not made proof of it experimentally, and have never tasted of what efficacy it is. For it is not possible for any man to write well about it, or to understand well what is rightly written, who has not at some time tasted of its spirit, under the pressure of tribulation; while he who has tasted of it, even to a very small extent, can never write, speak, think, or hear about it sufficiently. For it is a living fountain, springing up into eternal life, as Christ calls it in John iv.	1
Now, though I cannot boast of my abundance, and though I know how poorly I am furnished, yet I hope that, after having been vexed by various temptations, I have attained some little drop of faith, and that I can speak of this matter, if not with more elegance, certainly with more solidity, than those literal and too subtle disputants who have hitherto discoursed upon it without understanding their own words. That I may open then an easier way for the ignorant—for these alone I am trying to serve—I first lay down these two propositions, concerning spiritual liberty and servitude:—	2
A Christian man is the most free lord of all, and subject to none; a Christian man is the most dutiful servant of all, and subject to every one.	3
Although these statements appear contradictory, yet, when they are found to agree together, they will make excellently for my purpose. They are both the statements of Paul himself, who says, “Though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all” (1 Cor. ix. 19), and “Owe no man anything, but to love one another” (Rom. xiii. 8). Now love is by its own nature dutiful and obedient to the beloved object. Thus even Christ, though Lord of all things, was yet made of a woman; made under the law; at once free and a servant; at once in the form of God and in the form of a servant."

2)Read Whatever Happened to Justice Chapters 10,11,14,15

3)Write in your own words at least one idea from your reading that you believe is a true principle.  Bring to class to share.

4) Find a scripture story, parable, scripture or LDS conference talk that supports the principle that you chose.  

UNDERSTAND-

Think about the following questions:

 -How does what you read from Martin Luther have to do with what we have been studying about Common Law and what we read this time?  

-What does being a Christian have to do with the economy?

-To make a difference in today's economy, would you have to make a stand, and how? 

-If you could make the 95 Thesis of modern economics, what would some of them be?

Then choose two or more of the following:

-You learned that not all profits bring advancements because things wear out or get used up.  Much profit goes toward just “staying even”—to avoid lifestyle decline.  Talk with your parents about the cost of living and ask what it costs them to live from month to month.  Or ask them to help you create a realistic, but fictional , cost-of-living example.  (You could do a pretend going off to college cost of living plan.)  Make a list of how much money is spent just to keep things status-quo(i.e., rent/mortgage payments, utility payments, grocery bills, gasoline, insurances, etc.) vs. how much is spent to “advance” (i.e., replacing an appliance, clothing, or car with one that is “better”, purchasing books or electronics to help with advancement in education or career).  When you have finished, see what percent of the money spent went for “maintenance” and how much went for “advancement.”  Share the percentages in class.

-Has your community experienced progress or decline since the 1970’s?  Visit the U.S. Census web site and look up demographic information for your community for the most recent census and compare it to that from past censuses.  Be sure to look at such figures as average household income, number of persons employed/unemployed, and levels of education attained.

-Choose a product that you are familiar with (i.e., a loaf of bread, a pair of shoes, your favorite book, etc) and try to research all the steps that went into producing that product, and write an essay or prepare a presentation about that product’s “journey” from its initial stages through to the finished product.  You can use “I  Pencil” as an example of how you can write it.

-Study/think about the idea that an economy is the ecology of humans.  Maybe even research ecology to get a better understanding of how an ecology works. Teach us what you learned by creating a poster or some form of art work. You might want to  compare human ecology to the ecology of a forest, the ocean, the jungle or some other ecology that you would like to research.

-Prepare a skit that demonstrates how the use of “force” can hurt an economy.  Get some of your friends to help you and act it out for us.

-Write a letter in which you explain to someone the concept of economic calculation. Be ready for them to ask you questions in return.  If you wish, share the letter with all of your family and friends.

BECOME:  We will be doing an activity to be announced later...

 ...and here's the English version :)