Many teachers struggle with how to teach Exodus 7–13 in seminary.

The plagues, Pharaoh, and the Passover are familiar stories, but students often move through the lesson without recognizing what they reveal about God and the Savior.

This episode of the Teach Ye Diligently Podcast explores how teachers can help students move from engaging activities to real spiritual understanding and conversion through Jesus Christ.

The story is powerful, but its impact can be lost if the lesson becomes focused on activities or retelling events students already know.

Instead, teachers can connect those experiences directly to doctrine and help students recognize what God is doing and what it means for them personally.

In this episode, Mark and Travis discuss how teachers can help students:

• Connect activities directly to doctrine and meaning
• Recognize God’s power and hand in their lives
• See Jesus Christ in the Passover and deliverance
• Move beyond participation to personal reflection
• Respond to what they learn with real intent to change

The conversation also addresses a common challenge: students may participate and even enjoy the lesson but fail to internalize the spiritual message. Teachers will see how to guide students toward recognizing truth and responding to it.

The second half of the episode focuses on helping students carry that recognition into personal application—so the lesson leads to change, not just engagement.

Chapters

00:00 Intro — Why Activities Don’t Always Lead to Conversion
02:10 The Problem — Engagement Without Understanding
06:30 Scripture Focus — What Exodus 7–13 Teaches About God
10:45 Where Lessons Break — Losing the Doctrine in the Story
15:20 Instruction — Connecting Activities to Truth
20:05 Questions — Driving Spiritual Thinking
24:30 Recognition — Helping Students See God’s Hand
29:15 Application — Moving from Participation to Conversion

About the Podcast

The Teach Ye Diligently Podcast helps seminary teachers recognize three critical moments in every lesson:

• Where the lesson becomes relevant to students’ lives
• Where students see Jesus Christ in the scriptures
• Where students take responsibility for their learning

Each episode focuses on a specific scripture block and helps teachers structure learning experiences where students can understand truth, believe truth, and act on truth.

Many teachers struggle with how to teach Easter in seminary.
The story of Jesus Christ’s suffering, death, and Resurrection is familiar, but students often move through the lesson without feeling its meaning.
This episode of the Teach Ye Diligently Podcast explores how teachers can help students feel the meaning of Easter more deeply through Jesus Christ and experience His peace and hope.
The Easter story is powerful, but its impact can be lost if the lesson becomes only a review of events students have heard many times before.
Instead, teachers need to slow down and start with where students really are so the doctrine becomes meaningful as students begin to recognize what the Savior is doing for them personally.

In this episode, Mark and Travis discuss how teachers can help students:
• Help students feel the meaning of Easter through Jesus Christ• Connect peace and hope directly to the Savior• Start with students’ real experiences rather than assumptions• Use The Living Christ to center the lesson on Jesus Christ• Create opportunities for students to recognize and share what they feel

The conversation also addresses a common challenge: students may understand the Easter story but struggle to recognize what it means for them personally. Teachers will see how to guide students toward a moment where they become more aware of the Savior’s influence in their lives.

The second half of the episode focuses on extending that experience beyond a single class—helping students carry what they feel into future learning and preparation for experiences like General Conference.

Chapters

00:00 Intro — Why Easter Lessons Often Miss Their Purpose01:00 Easter Objective — Helping Students Feel Peace and Hope Through Jesus Christ02:59 Easter Objective — Connecting Peace and Hope to the Savior04:58 Relevance — Starting with Students’ Real Experiences06:59 Relevance — Building a Better Entry Point for Easter09:25 Scripture Use — Using The Living Christ to Center the Lesson
11:25 Student Experience — Helping Students Recognize and Share What They Feel
14:21 Extension — Carrying the Experience Beyond One Day
15:08 Extension — Preparing Students for General Conference
22:05 Outro — Why Easter Should Lead to a Personal Experience with Christ

About the Podcast

The Teach Ye Diligently Podcast helps seminary and institute teachers recognize three critical moments in every lesson:

• Where the lesson becomes relevant to students’ lives
• Where students see Jesus Christ in the scriptures
• Where students take responsibility for their learning

Each episode focuses on a specific scripture block and helps teachers structure learning experiences where students can understand truth, believe truth, and act on truth.

Many teachers struggle with how to teach Exodus 1–6.
The story of Moses and the Israelites can feel distant, while students are facing immediate pressure—competing voices telling them who to trust and how to live.

This episode of the Teach Ye Diligently Podcast explores how teachers can help students recognize those voices, see Jesus Christ as the One worth following, and understand why the Lord speaks through prophets.

The story of deliverance is powerful, but the doctrine can be lost if the lesson becomes only a summary of oppression and miracles.

Instead, teachers need to help students feel the real-life pressure of competing voices so the scriptures become meaningful when students begin reading.

In this episode, Mark and Travis discuss how teachers can help students:

• Create relevance before opening the scriptures
• Recognize the pressure of competing voices in their lives
• See Jesus Christ as the perfect example of standing for truth
• Understand why the Lord speaks through prophets
• Take responsibility for choosing which voice they will follow

The conversation also addresses a common challenge: students may understand the activity or discussion, but struggle to connect it to the scriptures. Teachers will see how to bridge that gap so engagement leads to real understanding.

The second half of the episode focuses on Exodus 5–6, where students wrestle with whether following Jesus Christ makes life easier or harder—and how the Lord’s promises give strength even when obedience makes life more difficult.

Chapters

00:00 Intro — Why This Podcast Helps Teachers Find Relevance, Responsibility, and the Savior
00:45 Exodus 1 — Helping Students Feel the Pressure to Stand Alone
01:40 Exodus 1 — Moving from Self-Evaluation to Christ-Centered Engagement
03:05 Exodus 1 — Using Technology or Stories to Help Students See the Savior
05:49 Exodus 2–4 — Helping Students Hear and Trust the Voice of Prophets
06:23 Exodus 2–4 — Using Preparation to Build Student Readiness
08:30 Exodus 2–4 — Creating Relevance with the Competing Voices Activity
11:00 Exodus 2–4 — Turning the Activity into a Spiritual Question
12:22 Exodus 2–4 — Discovering That the Lord Speaks Through Prophets
14:12 Exodus 2–4 — Seeing Jesus Christ in Doctrine and Covenants 1:38
16:27 Exodus 2–4 — Finding the Pattern of Why God Calls Prophets
17:48 Exodus 5–6 — Engaging Students with a Difficult Question
19:12 Exodus 5–6 — Using Movement to Drive Participation
20:30 Exodus 5–6 — Adapting for Small Seminary Classes
22:13 Exodus 5–6 — Using Prophetic Quotes to Deepen Understanding
23:55 Exodus 5–6 — Distinguishing Between Easier and Easy
24:44 Exodus 5–6 — Helping Students Understand the Scriptures
25:29 Teaching in the Savior’s Way — Learning from Christ’s Pattern

About the Podcast

The Teach Ye Diligently Podcast helps seminary and institute teachers recognize three critical moments in every lesson:

• Where the lesson becomes relevant to students’ lives
• Where students see Jesus Christ in the scriptures
• Where students take responsibility for their learning

Each episode focuses on a specific scripture block and helps teachers structure learning experiences where students can understand truth, believe truth, and act on truth.