FEB 24 – MAR 2: Doctrine & Covenants 18

Hey - Your WORTH is pretty “GREAT”

In this year’s Come Follow Me schedule – we have an entire WEEK to study D&C 18.  And an entire week next week to study D&C 19. (4 years ago, these two sections were combined into one week). That tells me that these two sections are uber important! So, lets really get into their powerful doctrines and truths these next two weeks…

 For me, Section 18 is the launching off point of the Lord’s commission to spread the gospel through REPENTANCE & BAPTISM! It’s this principle and this ordinance that truly save us…that help us understand how great our worth is in the sight of God. And once we truly “get it” for ourselves…we get to help OTHERS repent and be baptized!  And how great will our joy be with them in God’s kingdom.

And we have an extra special BONUS VIDEO this week! My good friend, Leo, tells you his experience of coming from nothing…and accepting Christ through REPENTANCE and BAPTISM. Enjoy learning from him as a living example of what D&C 18 is all about!  Gooooood stuff this week! :)

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FEBRUARY 17-23: Doctrine & Covenants 12-17

PRIESTHOOD restored & WITNESSES floored

The RESTORATION takes major leaps forward this week! First, while translating the gold plates, Joseph and Oliver have a question about the need for BAPTISM. Which leads to John the Baptist… and later Peter, James, & John…laying hands on their heads to give them the PRIESTHOOD POWER of God that had been gone form the earth for so long!  What a cause to celebrate! How do you feel about the priesthood? Let’s talk about it!

And then, near the completion of the translation…Joseph takes Oliver, David, and Martin into the woods where Moroni appears to them and shows them the gold plates.  They are to be the THREE WITNESSES prophesied of in the Book of Ether! Their testimonies of that event will forever “divide asunder” Satan’s tactics to get people to say that the Book of Mormon was just made up out of Joseph Smith’s head. No sir! The plates were real, the work is true (then and now)… and WE get to be a part of it!  Woohoo! Enjoy this week’s videos!  

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FEBRUARY 10-16: Doctrine & Covenants 10-11

Satan Got Nothin'

Oh, this is gonna be a fun week! This D&C 10 episode (from four years ago) is one of my favorites!  It’s a little different…YOU get to all be “detectives” to help Detective Dave solve the case of the Missing Manuscript! 

Then, the D&C 11 episode hits that every important theme of this first part of the D&C (and for LIFE) --- DESIRE! Life is all about our DESIRES… how bad do we want things.  And in this context: How bad do we WANT JESUS?

 PLUS!! This past weekend, I just got this particular song stuck in my head that could apply to John the Apostle living forever (like we talked about last week in D&C 7). I couldn’t get it out of my head! Thus, I had to make another MUSIC VID. So, this is a review of last week – and I warn you, it’s a little bit cheeeesy! Ok, A LOT bit cheesy!  Enjoy!

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FEBRUARY 3-9 Doctrine & Covenants 6-9

It’s time to TRANSLATE!

I love this part of church history! After the hiccup of losing the manuscript – the Lord sends Oliver Cowdery onto the scene to help Joseph translate the Book of Mormon. And what a help he was! The two of them kick it into warp speed, cranking out the entire translation in about 65 working days! And, along the way, they learn some great lessons from the Lord about REVELATION that totally apply to you and me. Enjoy this episode…including a favorite music vid for many: Don’t Stop Translating! 

AND, for our BONUS VID, D&C 6 has this year’s youth theme scripture – “Look unto (Christ) in every thought; doubt not, fear not”  v. 36  What a great mantra to live by!  So, I did an entire episode focusing on this powerful truth. NOTE: at the end of this video, I have you guys do an activity with the PDF BELOW TITLED: “MY JESUS THOUGHTS”.  For a smooth transition, PRINT A COPY OF THIS OFF FOR EACH FAMILY MEMEBR AHEAD OF TIME (along with a pen or pencil) and you’ll be ready to go!

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