Study and Learn: 

*Read each of the following chapters from Story of the World. This looks like a lot of reading but in reality a lot of these chapters retell Bible stories you are very familiar with so I expect you will go through the material quickly.

SOTW1 Ch 6: The Jewish People
SOTW1 Ch 14: The Israelites Leave Egypt
SOTW1 Ch 37: The Beginning of Christianity
SOTW1 Ch 38: The End of the Ancient Jewish Nation
SOTW1 Ch 39: Rome and the Christians
SOTW2 Ch 20: The Diaspora

7 Tipping Points : Chapter 1

*Continue your notes for each chapter -- illustrate, write notes, blurbs, whatever works for you and have notes in your commonplace book about each chapter.

Know and Understand:

We will not be doing presentations this week, instead each one of you will be doing the same big project. This is not something that will be easily completed the day before Vanguard so please don't put it off, if you put a lot of effort into this project my hope is that it will be something that can serve you for years to come :)

*You are going to be creating a visual timeline of the Jews and Early Christianity. Here are the parameters for the project:

-Though this timeline will mostly cover the dates and information from Story of the World, I would like the first date on your timeline to begin with the year 4000 BC (First dispensation with Adam) and end with the year 1830 AD(Seventh Dispensation with Joseph Smith). Most of your dates will happen between 2000BC (Abraham) and the year 330 AD (Constantine) because that is what our reading is focused on.

-The timeline must be of a size that it can be folded and kept in your scriptures. I plan on making my own and I will be cutting down printer paper to the height of my scriptures and taping a few pieces together if need be to make it long enough.

-The timeline must include facts from each chapter of Story of the World, with dates. Please make the facts more than just "Diaspora starts" -- give details so that someday when the reading isn't fresh in your mind you'll still remember what it all means. If the fact is "Birth of Christ," that is fine to go without a description, use your common sense but choose to include details.

-The timeline must include visuals. This could be pictures printed off the internet or drawings you do yourself. Do your best work, if your best work means stick figures then I'm going to expect them to be tidy and help illustrate your timeline, not a messy last minute effort.

-The timeline needs to include at least 4 quotes from General Authorities about the children of Israel. These quotes should not be random, search on LDS.org for quotes that speak to you about what you are learning or that apply to the information on your timeline.

-When you write about Abraham on your timeline please include the Abrahamic Covenant + a description (STOW does not do a good job of explaining this covenant, find an overview on LDS.org)

- During October Conference President Nelson challenged us to "make a list of all that the Lord has promised He will do for covenant Israel... Ponder these promises. Talk about them with your family and friends. Then live and watch for these promises to be fulfilled in your own life" (Let God Prevail, 10/20)
I would like you to do that study, make your own list of all that God promised he will do for covenant Israel and include that at the end of your timeline. This can be bullet points, a paragraph, quotes, however you want the information. 

-Add at least 8 dates to the timeline that aren't mentioned specifically in Story of the World that relate to the topic of the history of the Jews, and the history of ancient Christianity. 

- List all 7 dispensations on your timeline. Here is a chart from LDS.org to help you with this part of the assignment. 

-Finally, this should be a beautiful timeline. It can be made on a computer or handwritten but it should be something you are proud to keep in your scriptures and to reference when you are reading.

Come to class prepared to share your timeline and what you learned :)

Become and Serve:

Choose one of these songs to listen to (please choose a song or version you have never heard before if possible). As you listen, close your eyes and ponder the words. Journal for a few minutes about the insights you received or the thoughts that came to you as you listened.

Be Thou My Vision, Nathan Pacheco
Restored, Various Artists, Shawna Edwards
Israel, Israel, God is Calling, Tabernacle Choir
Behold Our God, Various Artists
How Great Thou Art, Gentri