Hello! And welcome to Come, Follow Me – Doctrine and Covenants. Unlike other classes you have for school, this is organized into weeks to match the pace of classes and lessons at church. If you miss a day, skip ahead to be sure you stay in the right week. A day with an asterisk (*) means you have something to print!
There are two sections for each lesson, Primary and Youth. Be sure to choose the lesson that’s right for your age.
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January, Week 1
Day 1
Primary*
1. During His mortal ministry, the Savior established His Church on the earth and called His Apostles to lead it. The Apostles were eventually slain, which led to a period known as the Great Apostasy. Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ began the process of restoring the gospel to the earth by appearing to the Prophet Joseph Smith in 1820. Joseph Smith recorded the revelations he received from the Lord, and many of them are found in the Doctrine and Covenants, which serves as a witness that Jesus Christ speaks in our day.
2. Watch the video “About the Doctrine and Covenants.”
3. Listen to the song “The First Article of Faith.” Watch the whole video. See if you can memorize the 1st Article of Faith!
4. Print out a copy of the Doctrine and Covenants Doctrinal Mastery scripture chart.
Youth*
1. During His mortal ministry, the Savior established His Church on the earth and called His Apostles to lead it. The Apostles were eventually slain, which led to a period known as the Great Apostasy. Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ began the process of restoring the gospel to the earth by appearing to the Prophet Joseph Smith in 1820. Joseph Smith recorded the revelations he received from the Lord, and many of them are found in the Doctrine and Covenants, which serves as a witness that Jesus Christ speaks in our day.
2. In 2020, to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Joseph Smith’s First Vision, the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles wrote a proclamation. It is called “The Restoration of the Fulness of the Gospel of Jesus Christ: A Bicentennial Proclamation to the World.” President Russell M. Nelson said this about it:
We wondered if a monument should be erected. But as we considered the unique historic and international impact of that First Vision, we felt impressed to create a monument not of granite or stone but of words—words of solemn and sacred proclamation—written, not to be carved in “tables of stone” but rather to be etched in the “fleshy tables” of our hearts. (Russell M. Nelson, “Hear Him,” Ensign or Liahona, May 2020, 90)
3. Is more of the gospel of Jesus Christ yet to be restored? President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, then of the First Presidency, taught:
Sometimes we think of the Restoration of the gospel as something that is complete, already behind us—Joseph Smith translated the Book of Mormon, he received priesthood keys, the Church was organized. In reality, the Restoration is an ongoing process; we are living in it right now. It includes “all that God has revealed, all that He does now reveal,” and the “many great and important things” that “He will yet reveal” [Articles of Faith 1:9]. Brethren [and sisters], the exciting developments of today are part of that long-foretold period of preparation that will culminate in the glorious Second Coming of our Savior, Jesus Christ. (Dieter F. Uchtdorf, “Are You Sleeping through the Restoration?,” Ensign or Liahona, May 2014, 59)
4. Listen to the song “The First Article of Faith.” Watch the whole video. See if you can memorize the 1st Article of Faith!
5. Print out a copy of the Doctrine and Covenants Doctrinal Mastery scripture chart.
Day 2
Primary
1. This year, you will have opportunities to study the Doctrine and Covenants at home, in church, and in seminary. As you study, you will have many opportunities to learn of Jesus Christ and listen to His words. This can help you come to know Him more fully and experience the peace He promises.
2. Listen to the song “Follow the Prophet.”
Youth
1. This year, you will have opportunities to study the Doctrine and Covenants at home, in church, and in seminary. As you study, you will have many opportunities to learn of Jesus Christ and listen to His words. This can help you come to know Him more fully and experience the peace He promises.
2. What is the relationship between the Book of Mormon and the Doctrine and Covenants? President Ezra Taft Benson (1899–1994) taught:
The Doctrine and Covenants is the binding link between the Book of Mormon and the continuing work of the Restoration through the Prophet Joseph Smith and his successors. …
The Book of Mormon is the “keystone” of our religion, and the Doctrine and Covenants is the capstone, with continuing latter-day revelation. The Lord has placed His stamp of approval on both the keystone and the capstone. (Ezra Taft Benson, “The Book of Mormon and the Doctrine and Covenants,” Ensign, May 1987, 83)
3. What makes the Doctrine and Covenants an important book to study? Elder Neal A. Maxwell (1926–2004) of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles stated:
If asked which book of scripture provides the most frequent chance to “listen” to the Lord talking, most individuals would at first think of the New Testament. The New Testament is a marvelous collection of the deeds and many of the doctrines of the Messiah. But in the Doctrine and Covenants we receive the voice as well as the word of the Lord. We can almost “hear” him talking. (Neal A. Maxwell, “The Doctrine and Covenants: The Voice of the Lord,” Ensign, Dec. 1978, 4)
Elder John A. Widtsoe (1872–1952) of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles taught:
Every doctrine taught by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is found, either outlined or shadowed forth, in the Book of Doctrine and Covenants. As far as I know, there is no doctrine taught by the Church which is not found in some way or form in this book. … No other one of our sacred books can lay the same claim to a full survey of all the doctrines of the Church. (John A. Widtsoe, The Message of the Doctrine and Covenants [1969], 117)
4. Although the Doctrine and Covenants contains significant teachings from the Lord as part of the Restoration of His gospel to the earth, the Restoration was not finished with the publication of the Doctrine and Covenants. The Lord continues to reveal truth to His prophets and apostles as part of the ongoing Restoration. Read the following statement by President Russell M. Nelson:
The Restoration is a process, not an event, and will continue until the Lord comes again.
… The ongoing Restoration needs ongoing revelation. (Russell M. Nelson, “The Temple and Your Spiritual Foundation,” Liahona, Nov. 2021, 94)
