I found a beautiful article that captures the heart of an effective teacher or mentor. It is well worth the perusal: https://www.lds.org/ensign/2017/07/a-teacher-who-helps-save-souls?lang=eng It is the heart of Christ-centered teaching. Not because we teach of Christ but because we teach like Christ.
As we look at the principle for the month, we should be thinking about the "why" that we are teaching that principle. If we don't believe in it and teach toward that end, we are just filling time.
What is our purpose when we mentor in our Vanguard classes? Is it to entertain? To unload a bunch of information? Or is it to help these youth capture a vision of who they are and what they can become? Is it to awaken a sense of curiosity, a passion of learning for the sake of changing themselves and the world, awaken as desire to give our lives selflessly...to become service-oriented leaders?If we want to teach like Him, it’s essential to understand whyHe taught. Ultimately, that “why” will make all the difference for us and for those we teach.When the Savior taught, His purpose wasn’t to fill time or to entertain or to unload a bunch of information. Everything He does—including teaching—is meant to lead others to His Father. The Savior’s whole desire and mission is to save Heavenly Father’s children (see 2 Nephi 26:24). In our quest to teach as He did, we can learn to be motivated by the same purpose that motivated Him.
In other words, to teach in the Savior’s way is to be a teacher whose purpose is to help save souls.
As we look at the principle for the month, we should be thinking about the "why" that we are teaching that principle. If we don't believe in it and teach toward that end, we are just filling time.
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