Come, Follow Me Daily Study Guide for the week of May 10-16, 2021 covering Doctrine and Covenants 49-50. For personal and/or family study of the scriptures, geared towards families with teenagers.  

*This is a suggested outline that coincides with the Come, Follow Me manual. These are my own thoughts and testimony combined with other resources that I have gathered. Everyone should study the scriptures in a way that’s best for them, but I do hope you find these outlines helpful. 

*SCRIPTURE JOURNALS – I strongly suggest having a scripture journal. Many times my outlines will suggest writing something down in your scripture journal. These are also great for writing down any impressions or “Aha” moments that you might have as you study the scriptures. 

*A free PDF DOWNLOAD of the Study Guide is available at the bottom of this post. You can also add Melanie’s Library to your mobile device home screen by following these instructions, click HERE

*SONGS – For a list of suggested songs for each day of the week, be sure and check out the blog called Music for Latter-day Life by clicking HERE. Suggestion for NON-SINGERS: Instead of singing, listen to the song suggested on Music for Latter-day Life and as you listen, write in our scripture journals how you have seen the hand of the Lord in your life or something you are grateful for. A great way to invite the Spirit to your scripture study.    

 

FHE DAY

Start the week off right with a Family Home Evening that is focused around the upcoming week’s Come, Follow Me. Sign up for the Teach Me FHE email group and receive an FHE outline delivered right to your inbox every Sunday morning. Sign up at the bottom of this post. 

 

MARRIAGE BETWEEN MAN AND WOMAN IS ESSENTIAL TO GOD’S PLAN   

BACKGROUND

VIDEO: Studio C Best vs Worst Proposal (4:46), click HERE

SCRIPTURE 

Is marriage an essential part of Heavenly Father’s plan? 

READ: D&C 49:15-17

MINI LESSON

Elder David A. Bednar has given two reasons why marriage between a man and a woman is essential to Heavenly Father’s plan.

QUOTE BY ELDER DAVID A. BEDNAR: “Reason 1: The natures of male and female spirits complete and perfect each other, and therefore men and women are intended to progress together toward exaltation. … Reason 2: By divine design, both a man and a woman are needed to bring children into mortality and to provide the best setting for the rearing and nurturing of children”

READ: The 7th paragraph of the The Family Proclamation, click HERE

The family is ordained of God. Marriage between man and woman is essential to His eternal plan. Children are entitled to birth within the bonds of matrimony, and to be reared by a father and a mother who honor marital vows with complete fidelity. Happiness in family life is most likely to be achieved when founded upon the teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ. Successful marriages and families are established and maintained on principles of faith, prayer, repentance, forgiveness, respect, love, compassion, work, and wholesome recreational activities. By divine design, fathers are to preside over their families in love and righteousness and are responsible to provide the necessities of life and protection for their families. Mothers are primarily responsible for the nurture of their children. In these sacred responsibilities, fathers and mothers are obligated to help one another as equal partners. Disability, death, or other circumstances may necessitate individual adaptation. Extended families should lend support when needed.

• How is happiness in family life most likely to be achieved?
• What are the responsibilities for fathers?
• What are the responsibilities for mothers?
• Is there just one person in charge of the family or are mothers and fathers equal partners?

In April 2020 General Conference, Sister Jean B. Bingham talked about the roles that both men and women have and the importance of their working in unity as equal partners. Here is a small clip of what she said.

VIDEO: The Roles That Both Men and Women Have (3:19), click HERE

Go around and share what stood out to each person in the video clip.

PONDER & DISCUSS

Share why you believe marriage between a man and a woman is essential to Heavenly Father’s plan and/or your testimony of The Family Proclamation. Invite others to share their testimonies as well.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES (optional)

CONFERENCE TALKS: United in Accomplishing God’s Work By Jean B. Bingham
CONFERENCE TALKS: The Women in Our Lives by Gordon B. Hinckley
VIDEO: Man and Woman (0:56)
BYU SPEECH: Marriage is Ordained of God by Brent A. Barlow

 

 

THE SAVIOR LOVES HIS SHEEP 

BACKGROUND 

ACTIVITY: Call out some or all of the following commands inserting some of your family’s favorite things. You can also make up a few of your own. For example, you might say, “If you love Reece’s Peanut Butter Cups, rub your tummy.”

Here are some to choose from:

• If you love giving talks in church, jump up and down.
• If you love to play [name of a video game], clap your hands.
• If you love to eat [name of a food], rub your tummy.
• If you love to watch [name of a movie/TV show], blink really fast.
• If you love the YouTuber [name of YouTuber], raise both hands high in the air.
• If you love watching or playing [name of a sport], kick your right foot. 
• If you love the smell of [name of anything that has a smell to it], touch your nose.

EXPLAIN: You just showed me what you love by doing an action. Christ shows us His love for us through His actions everyday.  

• What are some ways Christ shows us that He loves us? 
• How do we show our love for Him in return? 

SCRIPTURE

SHOW IMAGE:

READ: D&C 50:40-46

• How is the Savior like a shepherd to us? 
• How are we like His sheep?
• How can you tell the Savior loves His sheep?

MINI LESSON

VIDEO: Jesus Declares the Parable of the Lost Sheep (2:13), click HERE

Jesus loves you very much. He gave His life for you  _____ and ______ and ______ (name each person in your family by name). He has a plan just for you to help you return back home and live with Him and our Father in Heaven again. He is doing all He can to help you return. 

PONDER & DISCUSS

• Sometimes we may feel unworthy of God’s love. President Thomas S. Monson has said, “God’s love is there for you whether or not you feel you deserve love. It is simply always there.”
• Sometimes we may be unsure how Heavenly Father feels about us. President Russell M. Nelson has said, “Ask your Heavenly Father, in the name of Jesus Christ, how He feels about you”
• President M. Russell Ballard has testified that, “One of the sweetest messages the Spirit will relay is how the Lord feels about you.”
• SONG: I Know That My Savior Loves Me (3:10), click HERE

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES (optional)

BYU DEVOTIONAL: Experience God’s Love by Elder Renlund
VIDEO: You Are His Child (0:44)
WORLDWIDE DEVOTIONAL FOR YOUNG ADULTS: Becoming True Millennials
ENSIGN: Feeling the Love of the Lord Daily in Our Lives

*If you love “The Chosen” series that is on the BYU channel or on VidAngel, Season 2, Episode 1 goes along great with today’s lesson. If you haven’t watched “The Chosen” before, I highly recommend it. My family and I love it!

 

 

TEACHER AND LEARNERS ARE EDIFIED TOGETHER BY THE SPIRIT

BACKGROUND/SCRIPTURE/LESSON

(Taken from CFM manual)

• In your scripture journals, draw a picture of a teacher and a learner.
• As you read the following verses, look for words and phrases that teach you something about gospel learning and teaching. After you read, you will note them in your journal.
• READ: D&C 50:13-22
• Write down next to your drawing all of the words and phrases that you found that teach you something about gospel learning and teaching. 
• Discuss what you found. 
• What do we need to do in order to be a good teacher of the gospel? 
• What do we need to do in order to be a good learner of the gospel? 

President Eyring shares an experience he had while teaching a class that illustrates the powerful spiritual experiences teachers and students can have in class when they are all prepared.

VIDEO: When Teachers and Students Join in Prayer and Faith (3:10), click HERE

Go around and have everyone share what stood out to them in the video.

ACTIVITY (Adapted from CFM manual)

• Turn off all the lights.
• With only the light from your device, have someone read the following verse.
• READ: D&C 50:23
• What are some things that do not edify and are not of God? (curse words, lies, pornography, gossiping, and so forth)
• Start turning lights back on by first lighting a single candle or turning on a flashlight and with that small light have someone read the following verse. 
• READ: D&C 50:24 
• Turn another light on such as a small lamp and ask the following. 
• What does light represent? (The light of Christ, the gospel, truth, and so forth)
• Turn on another light in the house and ask someone to read the following verse.
• READ: D&C 50:25
• Finish turning on all the lights you can. 
• Point out how without light, there is complete darkness. There is also no amount of darkness that can extinguish even the tiniest light. Light will always overcome darkness just as Christ will always overcome evil. 
• How can we obtain more light in our lives?

PONDER & DISCUSS

• When we are seeking truth, will we find it if we are searching with a doubting heart?
• Can the Holy Ghost teach us if our hearts are not open to finding the truth? 

QUOTE BY PRESIDENT RUSSELL M. NELSON:

“Choose to believe in Jesus Christ. If you have doubts about God the Father and His Beloved Son or the validity of the Restoration or the veracity of Joseph Smith’s divine calling as a prophet, choose to believe and stay faithful. Take your questions to the Lord and to other faithful sources. Study with the desire to believe rather than with the hope that you can find a flaw in the fabric of a prophet’s life or a discrepancy in the scriptures. Stop increasing your doubts by rehearsing them with other doubters. Allow the Lord to lead you on your journey of spiritual discovery.”

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES (optional)
CONFERENCE TALK: Teaching after the Manner of the Spirit by Matthew O. Richardson
CONFERENCE TALK: Let the Holy Spirit Guide By Elder Ronald A. Rasband
ENSIGN: We Teach by the Power of the Holy Ghost
TEACHING IN THE SAVIOR’S WAY: Teach by the Spirit
VIDEO: A Man without Eloquence
VIDEO: The Holy Ghost is the Teacher

 

 

 

GENERAL CONFERENCE DAY

Study a recent General Conference talk. A great way to study a conference talk is to read along and highlight the parts that stand out to you. Then after the talk, review and discuss what you have highlighted.    

THIS WEEK’S TALK: What Has Our Savior Done for Us? By President Dallin H. Oaks

 

 

CATCH UP DAYS

Do one of the days that you missed OR any of the additional resources listed.

Yours Truly,

P.S. For more Come, Follow Me resources, check out my post Your Ultimate Guide to Come, Follow Me. It lists over 100 Come, Follow Me resources that are available online starting with the church’s resources at the top. You can find it by clicking HERE. 

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