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(labeled for reuse on wikimedia.com) The whole plan of salvation, as presented to us by our Father in Heaven, is geared around uniting us once again as an eternal family. Once we left His presence we were cut [...]
The desires of our hearts is what this lesson is all about. We have been reserved to come to earth at a special time in history. We have greater opportunities and privileges than any generation to ever live. And where [...]
If there is only one principle that you take away from this week's lesson, I hope it is that you understand with a greater sense of reality that the earth is like a giant sandbox. It is God's sandbox, and [...]
For some odd reason the purpose and role of the prophet in our lives seems to be up for debate and subject to criticism by some within the Church. In my mind it is like trying to see the need [...]
What do the sacrifices of the early saints have to do with us? They lived in a different time and in a different social environment. Are there lessons their sacrifices can teach us? The lesson manual starts this lesson with [...]
For your sake, I hope your Gospel Doctrine teacher doesn't just turn this topic into a history lesson of the Willie and Martin handcart companies. That would be a monumental loss of a great teaching opportunity. There are three types [...]
The objective of this lesson requires an entirely new approach to the way I have always thought about the pioneers as they left Nauvoo. I have relatives that this lesson even discusses in that group that left Nauvoo, but I [...]
The double topic for this lesson combines the succession in the Presidency and Brigham Young's efforts to move the Saints west to the Rocky Mountains. Brigham Young is at the heart of both topics. Organized Mobs The hatred of Joseph Smith by [...]
(labeled for reuse on wikimedia.com) In this lesson your class teacher will, no doubt, discuss the events surrounding the martyrdom of Joseph and Hyrum Smith. So I would like to take this opportunity to have a brief look [...]
The whole point of mortality is to prepare us to return to live with God once again. The laws that make that possible were set up before the world was created. This plan requires that we enter into a series [...]