Gospel Doctrine Lessons

To help class members understand the importance of exercising faith, being humble, and heeding the counsel of the prophets.

To help class members understand the warnings and counsel given by Mormon and Moroni to people living in the latter days.

To help class members understand the fundamental doctrines of the gospel of Jesus Christ and to teach them that living the gospel is the only way to true and eternal happiness.

To help class members understand the latter-day work of gathering Israel and establishing Zion.

To encourage class members to be true disciples of Jesus Christ by following His example and by living the higher law that He taught to the Nephites.

To help class members understand the need to endure faithfully in times of trial and temptation.

To help class members recognize the cycle that leads from righteousness to wickedness and back to righteousness.

To help class members see that the Lord will strengthen them as they follow the example of Helaman’s valiant young soldiers.

To help class members gain a greater understanding of life after death and the mercy that is available to them through the Atonement of Jesus Christ.

To help class members understand that the word of God will lead them to Jesus Christ and to encourage them to “nourish the word” in their hearts (Alma 32:40).

To encourage class members to strengthen their conversion and increase their desire to help others become converted.

To help class members recognize the importance of honoring their foreordained roles, callings, and priesthood responsibilities and to help them understand that following the counsel of prophets helps us enter into the rest of the Lord.

Alma the Younger taught the people to let their hearts changed by God, be pure, and strip themselves of pride and envy. Getting into the details of these chapters yields meaningful rewards.

As the book of Mosiah closes, focus shifts from Alma the Elder to his son and the rising generation. Many of the people are led away in unbelief, and Alma the Elder’s efforts to preserve the church are evident in these chapters. An angel’s intervention results in the conversion of Alma the Younger and the sons of Mosiah and changes their paths in life.

To help class members appreciate the importance of the Atonement of Jesus Christ and stay true to their testimonies of the Atonement.

To encourage class members to seek and maintain the “mighty change” of heart that comes through exercising faith in Jesus Christ.

To emphasize that the scriptures have been prepared and preserved to guide and direct us.

Jacob’s Sermon at the Temple exhorts his people to beware of pride and immorality. He teaches them to recognize the hand of the Lord in their wealth and shames them for persecuting the poor. Having abundance is an opportunity to share with others who have less. Jacob condemns unauthorized plural marriage and sexual activity outside of marriage. He encourages his people to look unto God for consolation.

In 2 Nephi 26-30, Nephi prophecies that Lehi’s descendants, the Jews, and the Gentiles will all fall away from the truth. He foretells of the Savior’s mercy to them through the restoration of the gospel and the coming forth of the Book of Mormon.

Jacob teaches that Jesus redeems us through giving us commandments and allowing us to make covenants with him. Jacob’s hope in Christ solves the problem of our lost and fallen state in mortality.

To help class members have a greater desire to “choose liberty and eternal life” through Jesus Christ, “the great Mediator of all men”

To help class members understand Nephi’s vision of the future and how the warnings and promises in it apply to us today.

The first chapters of 1 Nephi proclaim Lehi's calling as a prophet, his family's varied responses to his message that they must leave Jerusalem, and the sons' assignments to return to Jerusalem. These chapters lay a foundation of trust in the Lord and obedience to his commands that continues throughout the Book of Mormon.