We asked experienced teachers to share their best tips for narrowing down what to teach.
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Try this practical approach for teaching powerful lessons in less time.
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The adjustments will strengthen gospel learning in homes and congregations throughout the world.
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“Effective immediately, the bishop may call a man or a woman to serve as ward Sunday School president.”
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At the opening session of general conference, President Dallin H. Oaks announced a new Sunday School General Presidency effective August 1, 2024.
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“As great as a podcast you might [listen to is], ... the real magic is one person, the scriptures, and the influence of the Holy Ghost.” President Mark L. Pace
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A single Book of Mormon manual for all ages and classes will be released for 2024’s “Come, Follow Me” study.
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The Church’s newest “Come, Follow Me” manual for the 2024 study year is now available online and in the Gospel Library app.
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What should we share in church meetings? These five ideas can help guide you on how to talk about your personal experiences in meaningful ways.
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Beginning immediately, Sunday School, elders quorum, Relief Society, Aaronic Priesthood quorum and Young Women are to start with opening prayer.
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Whether you’re a teacher preparing next week’s lesson or a ward member anxiously engaged in gaining more from your study this year, these books are great additions to your personal or family scripture study.
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“I learned some of my most important lessons from these associations—not only about leadership but about life.”
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The year 2023 will include a couple of firsts related to the Churchwide curriculum.
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The children of Israel were well aware that the hand of the Lord was with Moses and He had sanctioned their exodus. Gratefully, the Lord did not leave them comfortless.
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Who wouldn’t want to have a Sunday School lesson on Joseph in Egypt taught by Donny Osmond himself?
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Do you know all the names of God or what the 10 plagues of Egypt are? Find out this and more with these awesome new resources for next year’s Gospel Doctrine Old Testament study.
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This week’s readings: Revelation 12–22
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This week’s readings:Revelation 1–11
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This week’s readings: John; Jude
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This week’s readings: 1 and 2 Peter
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This week’s readings: Hebrews 1–6
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This week’s readings: 1 and 2 Timothy; Titus; Philemon
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This week’s readings: 1 and 2 Thessalonians
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This week’s readings: 1 Corinthians 1–7
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This week’s readings: Romans 1–6
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President Dallin H. Oaks of the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced the calls of 10 General Authority Seventies and 55 Area Seventies during the Saturday afternoon session of the April 2019 general conference. He also announced a new Sunday School General Presidency to replace Brother Tad. R. Callister, Brother Devin G. Durrant and Brother Brian K. Ashton, who have served as a presidency for five years. Brother Mark L. Pace is the new president, with Brother Milton Camargo and Brother Jan E. Newman as his counselors.
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This week’s readings: Matthew 13; Luke 8 and 13
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Don’t forget to record your impressions and read the ideas outlined in the new Come, Follow Me manuals on ChurchofJesusChrist.org.
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This week’s readings: Matthew 8–9; Mark 2–5
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This week’s readings: Matthew 6–7
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This week’s readings: Matthew 5; Luke 6
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This week’s readings: Matthew 4; Luke 4–5
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This week’s readings: Matthew 3; Mark 1; Luke 3
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This week’s readings: John 1
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This week’s readings: Luke 2 and Matthew 2
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This week’s readings: Matthew 1 and Luke 1
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For advice from the general Primary presidency about how to apply the new curriculum to your family, click here.
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With changes in Church curriculum and an emphasis on home-study, LDS Living will be presenting a new set of digestible lesson helps geared to aid families, couples, and singles in their efforts to implement this new way of learning the gospel at home.
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This week’s readings: Hebrews 7–13
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A curriculum and teaching style introduced five years ago will now play an important role in the newly announced, shortened Sunday worship schedule.
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Statements about teaching by the Spirit have been made by various people. These illustrate that there are a number of misconceptions or misunderstandings about how the Spirit actually functions in teaching and learning settings. Some of these statements have elements of truth in them. Some can even be completely true at times, but if they are viewed as fixed rules or principles, they can be misleading.
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Elder Neal A. Maxwell was a beloved disciple of the Lord Jesus Christ. He served as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles for 23 years, from 1981 to 2004. The spiritual power of his teachings and his example of faithful discipleship blessed and continue to bless in marvelous ways the members of the Savior’s restored Church and the people of the world.
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How many times have you gone to church, said hi to a few people, sat through class, maybe made a comment or two, picked up the kids from Primary, and headed home, only to feel the same as you did before you left?
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On Friday, the First Presidency announced a series of resources to help members study the scriptures at home. The first of these resources will focus on the 2019 Sunday School and Primary curriculums.
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God chooses his leaders. This is true at every level of Church administration. Joseph was chosen by the Lord and so were those who came after him. But in those early years, before the practice of succession in the Church had been formalized, some members were uncertain of the format succession ought to follow. In an August meeting held to resolve the matter of succession, the Lord placed the stamp of his approval on Brigham Young. One account gives the record in these words:
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Consider the following names: John the Baptist; 1000+ Anti-Nephi-Lehies; Abinadi; Joseph Smith. What do these have in common? They were martyred because of their commitment to the truth. Can you identify other martyrs from scriptural and church history? (Answers might include Abel (Moses 5:32), Zacharias (the father of John the Baptist—Matthew 23:35), Stephen (Acts 7:56-60), James (the brother of John—Acts 12:2)), Hyrum Smith (D&C 135:1, etc) According to D&C 135:3, why do so many of “the Lord’s anointed” die at the hands of their enemies? (See also D&C 136:5, 6)
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Talk about an extended warranty! When we pay the price to have a marriage performed in the temple of the Lord, we come face to face and soul to soul with the actual meaning of the word endless. When I bought my printer from Office Max, I also purchased a plan to give me two years of protection in case the thing went south on me. Any significant investment of money creates a desire in us to enjoy some permanence. We are often willing to spend a little more to ensure that what we have labored and paid for will last a while.
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Joseph Smith, speaking of the work of redemption for the dead called that work the “. . . most glorious of all subjects belonging to the everlasting gospel . . .” (D&C 128:17). Why? What is there about this work that would cause the prophet to place its importance above any other subject belonging to the restoration of the gospel?
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Five houses are still standing where ancestors of my children lived in Nauvoo in the days following the Missouri exodus. For a time, that beautiful Mississippi community must have seemed a heavenly gift. Once the swamps were drained the site became a truly attractive place. In addition, the Illinoisans were receptive and helpful. Converts arrived by the hundreds. Doctrinal growth added structure to the restoration. Joseph seemed to become more prophetic and powerful than he had been before. The Nauvoo years preceding the martyrdom provided a season of rest and rejoicing for the beleaguered Saints of the Most High.
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I have been in the jail at Carthage, Illinois, many times. On a recent visit I had my picture taken next to the statue of Joseph and Hyrum with the jail in the background. On another occasion, I visited Liberty Jail. I knelt by the cutaway comer of the missing wall and a kind guide took a photo showing the upper and lower levels, the prophet Joseph at his small table, and the great squared stones of the wall. As always, I was moved by the witness of suffering and solitude and sacrifice that seemed to seep from the very walls. But I also sensed that the restriction of Joseph’s body gave his spirit increased capacity to soar. In 2009, I wrote some words in my journal about my feelings:
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