Doctrinal Mastery Review 22

Apply

This lesson will give you an opportunity to apply Book of Mormon doctrinal mastery passages to real-life situations.

Encourage student choice. Giving students the choice of what or how they study during a lesson allows them to exercise their agency and grow spiritually. This growth can build students’ faith in Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ.

Student preparation: Invite students to ponder and come prepared to share which truths or teachings from the doctrinal mastery passages they have applied to their lives.

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 while seminary is in session.

A real-life situation

Consider displaying or otherwise providing students with the following scenario. The purpose of inviting students to complete the scenario is to help them practice applying truths in the scriptures to their own lives. Invite students to fill in the blanks on a piece of paper on their own without using names of people whom other students in the class may know.

Think about the youth that you know. Ponder some of their family situations, what they enjoy, and some of the challenges they face. Consider this information as you create an imaginary but realistic scenario to use throughout this lesson by filling in the following blanks:

(Insert name) is years old and has people in (his/her) family. (He/she) loves to , , and . Some of the challenges (he/she) is facing are , , and . (He/she) feels (his/her) testimony of Jesus Christ is .

One way the Lord guides us through our challenges is through His teachings in the scriptures. As we study and apply the teachings in the scriptures, we can find answers to help us in our lives.

Remind students of their preparation for class as they respond to the following questions.

What is the value of understanding the scriptures and applying them in our lives?
What are ways you have successfully applied scriptural teachings in your life?

Elder Craig C. Christensen of the Seventy explained how Joseph Smith used a pattern to successfully apply scriptural teachings:

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Elder Craig C. Christensen

Joseph allowed the scriptures to penetrate his heart. He pondered them deeply and applied them to his own situation. He then acted on what he had learned. (Craig C. Christensen, “I Know These Things of Myself,” Ensign or Liahona, Nov. 2014, 51)

What stands out to you from Elder Christensen’s statement?

You may have seen the following pattern in Joseph’s example:

Study the scriptures with an open heart.
Ponder them deeply.
Apply the teachings to the situation.
Act on what was learned.

Using the pattern

If helpful, you could display the following chart of doctrinal mastery passages or provide students with a copy of it for the following activity.

Reflect on the scenario you created earlier. Review the following doctrinal mastery passages and write on the paper under your scenario the reference of one of these passages that you feel would be helpful for the person in your scenario to apply. Follow the first three steps of the pattern above. Study the passage with an open heart. Ponder the passage deeply. Then write down why you feel that passage would be helpful for the person to apply.

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.”

Applying the scriptures

To continue following the pattern above, seek to apply the scripture you chose to the person in your scenario by inviting him or her to act on what is taught. The following steps could be helpful in doing this:

Consider dividing students into groups of four and displaying the following instructions.

A student could begin by passing the paper with his or her scenario and chosen scripture reference to another person in the group. Students can then review the scenario and passage on the paper and complete step “a” on that paper.

The paper can then be passed to a different student who completes step “b” and passed again to a different student who completes step “c.”

Record one or two ways this person could act in faith based on the truths in the doctrinal mastery passage. For example, someone striving to apply the teachings in Ether 12:27 might seek ways to develop the Christlike attribute of humility or take actions to come unto Christ, such as partaking of the sacrament each week with an intentional focus on the Savior.
Record what you would say to encourage and motivate this person to act on what he or she has learned. Include how applying the message could influence the person’s relationship with Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ and his or her desire and ability to become like Them.
Record your testimony of the truth taught in the passage or an experience related to it.

Each paper can now be passed back to the original author so he or she can review and learn from what other students wrote.

Applying passages in your life

Encourage students to record their answers to the following questions in their study journals.

How do the truths you studied and pondered apply to your life circumstances?
What actions do you feel inspired to take? (For example, you could identify ways to adjust your own personal scripture study to focus more intently on applying the truths you find. Consider how you could use the pattern you practiced in this lesson to do so.)
How could your actions influence your relationship with Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ?