Doctrinal Mastery Review 13

Locate and Mark Alma 7:11–13 through Moroni 10:4–5

young woman marking scriptures

One purpose of doctrinal mastery is to help you come unto Christ by increasing your understanding of gospel truths found in the scriptures. This lesson is intended to help you locate the 12 doctrinal mastery scripture passages in the second half of the Book of Mormon.

Creating an environment of belonging. Giving students opportunities to learn more about one another can help create an environment of acceptance and belonging. Look for occasions when students can share appropriate information about their lives with one another.

Student preparation: Invite students to ask friends or family members to show them different ways they mark scripture passages and why.

Possible Learning Activities

A doctrinal mastery passage lesson may need to be taught in place of this review lesson. Refer to the pacing schedule provided by the area or region director or coordinator to ensure that each doctrinal mastery passage lesson will be taught when seminary is in session.

Scripture references and key scripture phrases

If needed, before inviting students to respond to the following scenario, remind them that marking scriptures is not disrespectful nor is it mandatory and that there is not a right or wrong way to do it. The important thing is to strive to locate, learn, and remember what the scriptures teach.

Imagine that a younger sibling notices you marking your scriptures as you study. After seeing the page with all the markings on it, your younger sibling asks you why you mark your scriptures.

• How would you respond?

Consider inviting students to share in small groups some different ways they mark their scriptures and why. Help students understand that marking scripture passages can help make the scriptures personal, emphasize meaningful insights, and make it easier to locate passages again in the future.

After students are done sharing, display the following chart, or provide it as a handout for use during the following activity.

Book of Mormon Doctrinal Mastery: Alma–Moroni

Book of Mormon Teacher Manual (2024)

Scripture Reference	Key Scripture Phrase
Scripture Reference Alma 7:11–13	Key Scripture Phrase “And he shall go forth, suffering pains and afflictions and temptations of every kind.”
Scripture Reference Alma 34:9–10	Key Scripture Phrase “There must be an atonement made, … an infinite and eternal sacrifice.”
Scripture Reference Alma 39:9	Key Scripture Phrase “Go no more after the lusts of your eyes.”
Scripture Reference Alma 41:10	Key Scripture Phrase “Wickedness never was happiness.”
Scripture Reference Helaman 5:12	Key Scripture Phrase “It is upon the rock of our Redeemer … that ye must build your foundation.”
Scripture Reference 3 Nephi 11:10–11	Key Scripture Phrase “I have suffered the will of the Father in all things from the beginning.”
Scripture Reference 3 Nephi 12:48	Key Scripture Phrase “Be perfect even as I, or your Father who is in heaven is perfect.”
Scripture Reference 3 Nephi 27:20	Key Scripture Phrase “Come unto me and be baptized … that ye may be sanctified by the reception of the Holy Ghost.”
Scripture Reference Ether 12:6	Key Scripture Phrase “Ye receive no witness until after the trial of your faith.”
Scripture Reference Ether 12:27	Key Scripture Phrase “If men come unto me … then will I make weak things become strong unto them.”
Scripture Reference Moroni 7:45–48	Key Scripture Phrase “Charity is the pure love of Christ.”
Scripture Reference Moroni 10:4–5	Key Scripture Phrase “Ask with a sincere heart, with real intent, having faith in Christ … [and] by the power of the Holy Ghost ye may know the truth of all things.”

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Consider inviting students to work with a partner. Assign each partnership to prepare to introduce at least one doctrinal mastery passage to the class. Make sure that all 12 passages are assigned out. After giving them time to prepare, invite each partnership to do the following:

1. Introduce their partner to the rest of the class by sharing something interesting or important about each other

2. Introduce their doctrinal mastery passage to the class by:

   • Encouraging students to turn to the passage and consider marking it

   • Reading the entire passage to the class and pointing out the key scripture phrase

   • Explaining why understanding the truth in the key scripture phrase is important for youth today

After all students have shared, students could use any remaining time in class to begin memorizing references and key scripture phrases. They might want to use the Doctrinal Mastery mobile app to help them (if available).

Supplemental Learning Activities

Opportunity for students to teach

Consider assigning each student a different doctrinal mastery passage. Each student could use their assigned passage to prepare a spiritual thought to share as part of a devotional later in the semester. If you use this idea, be sure to record which doctrinal mastery passages are assigned to which students, as well as which day the devotional will be held. You can remind students during the class period before the day of the devotional.

Alternate activity

See the “Supplemental Learning Activities” section in the lesson “Doctrinal Mastery Review 1” for a different way to help students locate and study the doctrinal mastery passages for this semester.

handout doctrinal mastery alma-moroni