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How do I receive personal revelation?

How do I receive personal revelation?

Prepare Yourself Spiritually

Each of us is entitled to personal revelation to guide our lives. In order to receive personal revelation, we must prepare by living worthily and studying and pondering the scriptures. If we seek and ask, God will reveal His will to us through the Holy Ghost.

Resources to Help You Prepare

These resources are to help you prepare for the “Learn together” section of the meeting.

Questions to Ponder before You Teach

How do you know when you have received personal revelation? How has learning to recognize personal revelation blessed your life?

Why do you feel it is important that the young women in your class learn how to receive personal revelation? How will you help them learn to recognize personal revelation?

What can the young women do to prepare to learn? For example, they could read a talk, watch a video, or study a scripture related to this doctrine.

Teaching in the Savior’s Way

The Savior invited those who followed Him to act in faith and live the truths He taught. He focused on helping His followers live the gospel with all their hearts by providing them with powerful learning experiences. How can you teach the young women to act in faith and live the truths they learn?

Meeting Outline

1. Counsel Together and Share Experiences

Led by a member of the class presidency; approximately 5–10 minutes

Lead a discussion about items such as the following:

  • Our class: Who is missing today? What visits do we need to make? Who should we invite to an upcoming activity? Who needs our help and prayers?

  • Our responsibilities: What assignments do we need to make? What assignments have we fulfilled? How have we invited others to come unto Christ, and how can we invite others now?

  • Our lives: Remind the class of the discussion from the last meeting. What experiences have we had with applying what we learned? What experiences have we had in the past few weeks that strengthened our testimonies of the gospel?

If possible, discuss these items beforehand in a class presidency meeting.

2. Learn Together

Led by a leader or teacher or a member of the class; approximately 25–35 minutes

After studying the above resources and following the inspiration of the Spirit, you may select one or more of the activities below to help class members understand the doctrine.

  • Invite each of the young women to look for times President Nelson sought revelation in his message “Revelation for the Church, Revelation for Our Lives.” Help the young women make a list of reasons they might need revelation. What stories about revelation can you or they share? What phrases from President Nelson’s teachings inspire them to seek revelation? Encourage the young women to record these phrases in their journals or on a piece of paper to display in their homes. What does President Nelson teach us we need to do in order to increase our ability to receive personal revelation?

  • Invite the young women to watch the videos “Face to Face: How can I tell the difference between the Holy Ghost and my emotions?” and “Face to Face: How can I feel the Holy Ghost more often?” What suggestions do President Eyring and Elder Holland give to help us discern between the Spirit’s promptings and our emotions? What do the young women think it means to be “quiet inside,” as described by President Eyring? Invite the young women to share how they could use what they have learned to respond to a friend who has questions similar to those discussed in these videos.

  • Make four columns on the board with the four points of Elder Ronald A. Rasband’s talk “Let the Holy Spirit Guide” as headings. Review each section together, inviting the young women to write in the columns what Elder Rasband suggests they can do to receive personal revelation. Is there someone in your ward who is a first responder, such as a firefighter or police officer? If so, invite him or her to talk to the class about what it means to be a first responder in a medical emergency or natural disaster. How does he or she prepare to respond in these situations? Ask the young women to discuss what they learn from this discussion about how to be spiritual first responders.

  • Write on the board the scripture references suggested in this outline. Ask each young woman to read one of them and identify what it teaches about how the Holy Ghost communicates with us. Have the young women write what they find on the board next to the reference. Invite them to share any experiences they have had in which the Holy Ghost has spoken to them in one of these ways. You could also share an experience you have had.

  • Make a copy of the chart on pages 102–103 of Preach My Gospel for each young woman. Invite the young women to review the chart and its descriptions of how the Holy Ghost communicates with us. Ask them to write about a time when they have experienced any of the feelings, thoughts, or impressions described in the chart. Invite a few of them to share what they wrote with the rest of the class.

3. Plan to Act

Led by a member of the class presidency; approximately 5–10 minutes

  • Ask the young women to discuss any feelings or impressions they had during the meeting. What was meaningful to them? Is there something they can do personally or as a class to apply what they have learned?

  • Give the young women a few minutes to record what they will do in the coming weeks to act on their impressions. Invite them to share their ideas.

  • Remind the young women that they will have the opportunity to share their experiences at the beginning of the next meeting.

Related Youth Activities

Plan a Mutual activity that will help the young women apply what they learned in this lesson.