It's the story of a wealthy uncle and his experience in the legendary boarding school called the "Terra Firma Academy"...and there's a surprising twist...

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6. The
Terra Firma
Academy
A survival guide
by
Ben Bernards
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7. #1
Discover
WHY
you are
here
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10. Once you
discover why
you’re here,
EVERYTHING
changes
#1
Discover
WHY
you are
here
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11. #2
Trust
the
rules
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13. “Christ’s doctrines
pertaining to the plan
of salvation stand like
sentinel scriptures to
mark and light the
w a y . H i s g o s p e l
guardrails line the
strait and narrow path
to steady us, nudge us,
and even jar us for the
sake of our spiritual
safety!”
Neal A. Maxwell
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14. Rules,
commandments,
and programs are
WHAT we do.
Doctrine is WHY
we do it.
(Life is much easier when
you discover the WHY
behind the WHAT)
#2
Trust
the
rules
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15. #3
Remember: It’s
SUPPOSED
to be
HARD
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17. "Unsurprisingly, therefore, this mortal
school produces some soaring triumphs
but also a history filled with individual
mistakes. But we should not blame the school,
nor the curriculum! Least of all, the
Schoolmaster! Furthermore, we dare not
lecture Him on the plight of His
students!
Meanwhile, brothers and sisters, no one
ever promised us that discipleship in the
last days would be a picnic in the park."
Neal A. Maxwell
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18. He expects
and allows
you to get it
wrong...
so you can
learn how to
get it right.
(Keep calm
and
expecto patronum)
#3
Remember: It’s
SUPPOSED
to be
HARD
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19. #4
Make-up work
is available,
on one
condition...
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20. 0
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Cumulative GPA
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Cumulative GPA
2 Nephi 9:21-24
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22. ...that we
join His club
and follow
His rules.
(the longer you wait to do make-up work, the harder it is...)
#4
Make-up work
is available,
on one
condition...
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23. #5
The only way
to know if this
really works is
to give it a
shot
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24. “ I should ______”
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25. Try it
and see.
But be
patient.
#5
The only way
to know if this
really works is
to give it a
shot
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26. #6
When all else
fails, remember
your Heavenly
Parents love
you
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27. “Remember this! The line ‘And they all
lived happily ever after’ is never
written into the second act [of a play].
That line belongs in the third act, when
the mysteries are solved and everything
is put right. …
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28. “Do not suppose that God willfully causes
that which, for His own purposes, He
permits. When you know the plan and the
purpose of it all, even these things will
manifest a loving Father in Heaven”
Boyd K. Packer
“The Play and the Plan”
CES Broadcast, May 1995
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29. “Our birth is but a sleep
and a forgetting:
The Soul that rises with us,
our life's Star,
Hath had elsewhere its setting,
And cometh from afar:
Not in entire forgetfulness,
And not in utter nakedness,
But trailing clouds of glory
do we come
From God,
who is our home:”
“Ode: Intimations of Immortality”,
by William Wordsworth
#6
When all else
fails, remember
your Heavenly
Parents love
you
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30. The
Terra Firma
Academy
A survival guide
by
Ben Bernards
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31. For a copy of this presentation,
follow me @benbernards or visit
benbernards.com/efy
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