Semester 2 Book List

Please gather these wonderful books and read them before the colloquium dates:

1.) Freedom Factor by Gerald Lund  COLLOQUIUM DISCUSSION ON 1/30/2019
Here is a link to purchase on Amazon... Used or on a kindle looks like the best option.

2.) Fifty-Five Fathers by Selma R. Williams COLLOQUIUM DISCUSSION ON 2/20/2019
Here is a link to purchase on the LEMI Website...

3.) The Great Little Madison by Jean Fritz COLLOQUIUM DISCUSSION ON 3/20/2019
Here is a link to purchase on Amazon...

4.) The Proper Roll of Government by Ezra Taft Benson COLLOQUIUM DISCUSSION ON 4/17/2019

Click here to listen to this 43 minute talk for FREE! No book is needed.

5.) The Constitution of the United States  COLLOQUIUM DISCUSSION ON 5/1/2019

This can be found in the student's binder.

Week 9: Overcoming Roadblocks/The Law of the Wall

  Hello! This week we discussed how we react when we come upon a roadblock. You may be tempted to give up, but that's usually NOT the best option. The great thinkers of the world didn't give up when things became hard or dangerous and were persistent enough to accomplish GREAT things eventually! A worthy goal is NEVER a bad thing! :)

We held a simulation! The class was divided into two groups and given one blank piece of paper. They had to cross the room, without touching the carpeted areas, etc., using only the assistance of the paper. After this was accomplished, we ripped the paper in half to see if it was still possible! It was. Nice Job!

OPINION PAPER: How do you overcome roadblocks in your life?

Week 8: "Our Lives, Our Fortunes and Our Sacred Honor"

"And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor." These are the final words of the Declaration of Independence to which the 56 delegates unhesitatingly signed their names, as it were, in blood. We learned that these were men who had much to lose by attaching themselves to this document, and in fact, many of them did lose all they had in the world--money, property, loved ones, even their lives. What they gained, however, was the respect and honor of the American people--us--who even now should still revere these men for their selfless devotion to the causes of liberty and justice. "We must, indeed, all hang together or, most assuredly, we shall hang separately."-Benjamin Franklin

Here is a re-enactment from the HBO John Adams series of the vote for independence:

And another great video about the sacrifice made by the signers of the Declaration of Independence:

We had a great book discussion on "John Adams, the Reluctant Patriot" by Leonard Falkner.

OPINION PAPER: What is more important, your family or your country?