June 22-28, Come Follow Me, Youth lesson helps
- redwallace
- Jun 11
- 3 min read
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The Lord can help me make good choices when I am tempted to sin.
Sometimes we look at people who seem strong in their faith, and we assume that they are unaffected by temptation. David’s tragic choices described in 2 Samuel 11 clearly show that this isn’t the case. Consider what lessons you can learn from his experiences. Questions like these might help you study 2 Samuel 11–12:
What choices did David make that led him down an increasingly sinful path? What righteous choices could he have made instead? (See also the video “To Look Upon,” Gospel Library.)
How is the adversary trying to lead you down sinful paths? What choices could you make now to stay spiritually safe?
Note David’s reaction to Nathan’s story in 2 Samuel 12:1–6. What does his reaction suggest about how David viewed himself? What has the Lord done to help you see yourself more accurately?
How would you summarize the events of 2 Samuel 11–12 in a one-sentence warning?
Reading about David’s bad choices could lead you to learn about the dangers of pornography and sexual sin. A good resource for this is For the Strength of Youth: A Guide for Making Choices, especially the sections titled “What to do in the moment” and “Your body is sacred” (pages 21–28). Maybe you could look in that resource for counsel that would have helped David make better choices. Or you could read “Jesus Christ will help you” (pages 6–9), looking for something that would have helped David return to the Lord.
Consider singing a hymn like “I Need Thee Every Hour” (Hymns, no. 98) and pondering how the Savior has strengthened you when you’ve faced temptation.
See also 2 Nephi 28:20–24; Ulisses Soares, “Seek Christ in Every Thought,” Ensign or Liahona, Nov. 2020, 82–85; “Taking Charge of Technology,” Gospel Library; “Watch Your Step” (video), Gospel Library.
Here is how the board starts out:
You will give your youth footprints and a stop sign like this:
Have them look up the scriptures, read them, answer the questions, and decide what order they go in. Hint: The verses help them know what order.
If you have more than 5 youth, work in teams.
I have some teaching notes to help with the discussion, but it will look like this when placed correctly.
After this step, you can move the stop sign after the first, second, or even third step. How would things have been different if he had stopped and repented here? But it is never too late for anyone.
You can share these quotes:
These are free Prints
Next, have everyone pick them out of a bag at the same time, modern trail markers.
These trail markers represent modern-day situations and choices that parallel King David's experiences. After drawing a marker, invite the youth to decide where it best fits on the board and explain their reasoning.
There are A LOT of these. Feel free to remove any that don't fit your group's needs. There is no right or wrong answer here; if the student can explain why it should go there, then it is right(:
It will look like this when done:
Last one, hand out the warning labels and see if the students can match them to David's story. Have them do the easy ones first, but there are also no wrong match-ups.
It may look like this when done:
Tell the youth to write down their plan for prevention or repentance. Put it somewhere where they can see it this week.
This is a free print:
Please save time for this video.
It is called Watch Your Step, kind of perfect(:
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