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Perseverance

PC 101 Life Skills | Gathering Agenda for Week 06

Gathering Purposes
 Discuss the BYU-Pathway Worldwide devotional
 Review and discuss the four principles of perseverance from the lesson
 Review the informative essay

Preparation
 For face-to-face Gatherings, arrive early to set up the room, prepare any visual aids,
bring blank pieces of paper and pens/pencils, and greet students as they arrive.
 For virtual Gatherings, start the meeting early, share your screen with a message
welcoming them to the gathering and letting them know you’ll start soon.
o When the Gathering Agenda asks that students meet in small groups, use
Breakout Rooms
o When the Gathering Agenda asks you to display things on “the board,” you can
use the whiteboard.

Welcome and Devotional - 10 minutes


Welcome

Welcome everyone to the gathering. Assure the class that you are glad everyone is here and that
everyone should feel welcome and accepted.

Devotional

 If you meet in person, you may choose to sing one or two verses of a hymn. If you meet
virtually, the missionaries may choose to include a hymn in a way that works with the
remote technology, but this is not required.
 A volunteer will give an opening prayer
 Students were asked to watch the BYU-Pathway Worldwide devotional this week at
http://byupathway.org/devotionals. They should have done this prior to the gathering.
The lead student will use the questions on the website linked here to conduct a brief
discussion.
Four Principles of Perseverance - 20 minutes
Review (5 minutes)

Don’t hesitate to wait for volunteers. It is important that everyone participates.

Ask a member of the gathering to define ‘perseverance.’

Ask four students to remind everyone how each of these principles can help with perseverance:

 Have a Purpose
 Step Into the Unknown
 Deal with Disappointment
 Work with Limited Resources

Discuss (15 minutes)

Discuss as many of these questions as time permits:

 What is the danger of always worrying about what to do if you aren’t sure why you are
doing it?
 Why are you in PathwayConnect, and how has that purpose helped you get this far in the
program?
 Give an example of a time in the last few weeks when this course had been hard for you.
Why did you not quit the program?
 The course says that “Disappointment comes from unmet expectations.” What does that
mean?
 Talk about a time when this course did not meet your expectations. How did you deal
with it?
 The course says, “Of all the resources on the Earth at your disposal, by far the most
important one is YOU!” How can you be your best earthly resource?
 Heavenly Father is a divine resource. How do we access this divine power?
 Heavenly Father doesn’t want us to just get through difficult times, but to learn from
them. This means, He wants the difficult times to teach us so that we become wiser,
stronger, and more faithful. (Mosiah 23:21-22) What wisdom have you gained from
difficult times?

Informative Essay Review - 30 minutes


Review
An essay is due soon. Here is the writing prompt: “What are two things a person can do to have
more perseverance?” Use information from the lesson to inform someone who doesn't know
much about perseverance.

Game

Think about the four principles of perseverance from the lesson:

 Have a Purpose
 Step into the Unknown
 Deal with Disappointment
 Work with Limited Resources

The sample essay at the bottom of this document has been included out of order. Split the large
group into small groups if possible. Each smaller group should attempt to put the essay pieces
into the right order. Give 15 minutes for each group to do this. They should measure how many
minutes it takes them.

Come back together as a large group. Each group reports their time. The group that finished
fastest wins! Now, help each other show the right answer.

Discuss

As a large group, read the informative essay out loud if you have time, then discuss the following
questions. If you don’t have time, just discuss as many of these questions as you can.

 What is the relationship between the thesis statement and the topic sentences?
 Why are there two body paragraphs?
 How are the body paragraphs like mini essays?
 How does the author not plagiarize? (Plagiarism is using the words of someone else
without saying where those words came from.)

Testimony and Prayer

Bear a 30-90 second testimony of the importance of perseverance. End with a prayer by
invitation.

Sample Essay - Out of Order


The paragraphs of this informative essay are not in the right order. What is the correct order?
Please note that this essay is not formatted the way yours needs to be. To review the formatting
requirements, see the course.

Writing Prompt: What are two things a person can do to have more perseverance? Use
information from the lesson to inform someone who doesn't know much about perseverance.

Staying in school can be challenging when there are so many unknowns and so many
challenges. When students have a clear purpose, and when they are willing to step into the
unknown, they can find ways to persevere. They can create a good mindset, they can face
their fears, and they can overcome obstacles.

Staying in school can be hard. According to collegeatlas.org, 70% of Americans will study at
a 4-year university, but less than 2/3 will graduate with a degree. Also, 30% of students in
their first year of university leave before they begin their second year. If leaving school
unfinished is a challenge for so many people, what can people do to make sure they
persevere? People in school can have more perseverance by having a clearly defined purpose
for their education and by being willing to step into the unknown.

Stepping into the unknown moves students along their academic path. One way to see this is
by looking at students who are learning another language. Learning another language
requires that students approach the unknown every day. Tuku Başöz, a researcher at Balıkesir
University in Turkey studies how students learn another language. He said that students who
are willing to step into the unknown “are likely to be happy with learning a new language in
spite of its uncertainties. Research also has revealed that they are eager to take risks[, are]
receptive to change…and show perseverance in language learning.” Students who are willing
to step into the unknown will keep learning. They may never be naturally good at facing
uncertainty, but if they keep moving in spite of their fears, they will develop more
perseverance.

Having a clearly defined purpose helps students stay committed to their education. Tim
Klein, who advises students across the United States said that a purpose is even deeper in a
person than their mindset. It is at the very foundation of their motivation. He says it “taps
into the belief structure and understanding of why someone wants to do something and how
it aligns with their values and their unique talents, strengths and things they care about. Once
students develop a sense of purpose, the mindsets follow.” When things get tough for
students, having a firm foundation, or purpose, helps them care about their education.
Purpose builds a mindset that fuels commitment to school.

Note: the correct order is given below. Don't show this to the students until the activity is
finished.

Correct Order: 2, 4, 3, 1
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