Sept 8-14, Come Follow Me, Youth lesson, Young Men and Young Women
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I love starting out a lesson with an object lesson.
My trials can work together for my good.
Some of our challenges in life are caused by our own choices. Others are caused by the choices of others. And sometimes things just happen that are part of mortality. Regardless of the cause, adversity can help fulfill divine purposes as we turn to God.
This was true for the Saints in Missouri in 1833, and it’s true for us today. As you read what the Lord told the Saints in Doctrine and Covenants 98 and 101, ponder how His message applies to the various trials or difficulties you might have. Here are some questions and resources to help you.
If a trial is a result of:
Personal choices: What counsel—and promises—do you find in Doctrine and Covenants 98:11–12; 101:1–9? What do you learn from these verses about Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ? What do you feel God would have you do?
The choices of others: What comfort do you find in Doctrine and Covenants 98:1–3, 22; 101:10–16, 22? How does the Lord want us to respond to abuse, bullying, or violence? (See Life Help, “Abuse,” Gospel Library; Topics and Questions, “Abuse,” Gospel Library.) What do these verses teach about how to put your trust in the Lord?
The difficulties of mortality: What perspective do you gain from Doctrine and Covenants 98:1–3; 101:22–31, 36? What are you learning from your trials? What are you doing to invite God’s help? How is He helping you?
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Explain the 3 types of Trials. Pass these pictures around before putting them on the board and have the students translate them. Then add them to the board and add the white titles.
You will need a bowl or a bag to choose from. There will be question cards, like this:
They will find the other person in the class who has their match, like this:
Only put in the number of cards and matches that corresponds to the number of students in your class (in the bowl or bag); add more later.
They will work together with that person to look up the scriptures, answer the question, and present it to the class.
If you would like, you can record their findings on the chalkboard while the students move along. The first part would look like this when completed:
Here it is, all three completed:
To learn more about how God can make “all things wherewith you have been afflicted … work together for your good” (Doctrine and Covenants 98:3), consider studying Elder Anthony D. Perkins’s message “Remember Thy Suffering Saints, O Our God” (Liahona, Nov. 2021, 103–5). You might look for a passage in his message that helps you understand how the Savior invites you to view your challenges. In what ways have your trials worked together for your good or accomplished God’s purposes?
See also Romans 8:28; 2 Nephi 2:2; Doctrine and Covenants 90:24; D. Todd Christofferson, “Come to Zion,” Ensign or Liahona, Nov. 2008, 37–40; “Trial of Adversity,” “Feeling the Lord’s Love and Goodness in Trials,” “The Refiner’s Fire” (videos), ChurchofJesusChrist.org.
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