Day
156--p.
37 “The Restoration of the Gospel of Jesus Christ through Joseph Smith” part
two (Beginning with “After the appearance of the Father and Son…” to the end of
section) and 4th Article of Faith practice.
“The Restoration”
(this is just about the First Vision and is about 20 minutes long).
“Joseph Smith: The Prophet of the Restoration” (this
is 1 hour long. You might want to use
the movie during Family Home Evening, or the Sunday following these lessons as
part of your review. Also note there are some parts that might disturb sensitive little ones, particularly the part where the adversary tries to stop Joseph, and scenes of persecution, especially Haun's Mill where several members died).
Day
157—p.
38 “The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ.” And 4th Article of
Faith (complete memorization).
Day
158—p.
39 “Pray to Know the Truth through the Holy Ghost.” (be sure to cover the 4
steps of prayers in the inset). And 5th
Article of Faith practice.
Day
159—
Review entire Lesson 1: The Restoration.
Use the following ideas to help children remember the entire
lesson. Feel free to create additional
questions. Some questions are a bit
deeper than others and require a degree of critical thinking that a younger
child might not possess (but you might be surprised). Use these questions to encourage discussion,
not a test.
- How can we move closer to God? (answer: Obedience)
- Why has Heavenly Father sent us to the
earth? (answer: to learn and grow)
- Why are families so important to
Heavenly Father (answer: family is ordained of God, home is a place to learn
and grow, place of happiness, or similar explanation.
- How does Heavenly Father reveal His plan
to his children? (answer: Prophets)
- What is Heavenly Father’s Plan (answer:
be successful in this life at living the commandments in order to return and
live with Him. The Atonement of Jesus
Christ is the center of the Plan).
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Key words (for a complete list of key
words, see pages 44-45):
Revelation—communication between God and His
chosen servants (prophets). Anyone can
receive revelation through the power of the Holy Ghost, but it is the prophet
who receives revelation for the world as a whole.
Testify—sharing what one knows to
be true.
Apostasy—a falling away
from the truth; spiritual darkness.
Dispensation—period
of time when the truth is on the earth headed by prophetic responsibility. (feel free to add more key words as you deem
necessary).
- Why was The Great Apostasy different
than the other apostasies which occurred between each dispensation?
(answer: The Great Apostasy followed the
death of Christ and His apostles. The
Church had been established, but with their deaths, the priesthood authority
was completely lost and removed from the earth.
Without the Apostles to guide church members, the teachings became
corrupt.)
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What do you know about Joseph Smith (any
acceptable answer, and fill in the gaps with the rest of his story).
- Through Joseph Smith, the fullness of
the gospel was ______ to the earth (answer: restored).
- What does restoration mean, and why was
it that the church was restored
through Joseph Smith and not founded
by him? (answer: Restored means that it was returned to the earth. All of the keys of the priesthood, priesthood
authority, and the power of revelation were once again manifest. Joseph Smith is not the founder of the Church
because he did not create it; Jesus Christ is the founder of the Church, and
will always be the head of the Church).
- Besides Heavenly Father and Jesus
Christ, what other Heavenly Messengers appeared to Joseph Smith (and Oliver
Cowdery), and what did they restore?
(Answer: John the Baptist restored the keys of the Aaronic Priesthood
and Peter, James, and John restored the key of the Melchizedek Priesthood.
- How can reading the Book of Mormon help
us to know that Joseph Smith was a prophet of God (answers will vary, but can
include: by the power of the Holy Ghost we can know that Joseph translated
these scriptures for us, etc).
- How did Joseph Smith obtain the plates
which were translated into the Book of Mormon?
(answer: Joseph Smith was
directed by a heavenly messenger named Moroni to a hill where the gold plates
had been buried centuries earlier).
- How did Joseph translate the plates into
English? (Answer: he translated by the
power of God).
- Who wrote the Book of Mormon and what
does it tell? (answer: The Book of Mormon was written by ancient prophets in
the Americas, and records God’s dealings with His people at that time).
- What 3 steps must we take to know the
Book of Mormon is true? (Answer: We must
read, ponder, and pray about The Book of Mormon).
- How do we pray? (Answer: Prayer has four steps: first we
address Heavenly Father, then we thank Him for our blessings, we ask Him for
what we desire, and we close “in the name of Jesus Christ, amen.”
Day
160—(begin
Lesson 2—during the course of this lesson, you will be adding to a Plan of
Salvation timeline. Feel free to design
your own, or find one. Do not skip
ahead. Focus each day on just one
principle. You may use your own
diagram/illustration that can have each part added as you teach about it. Here is just one option, or you can create
your own: http://www.lds.org/bc/content/shared/content/images/gospel-library/magazine/fr10aug37_plan.jpg p. 48 “Pre-Earth Life: God’s Purpose and
Plan for Us.” And 5th Article of Faith (complete memorization).