Genesis 3–4; Moses 4–5

Genesis 3–4; Moses 4–5

Overview

In the premortal life, Satan sought to destroy our agency, and Heavenly Father chose Jesus Christ to be our Savior. The Fall of Adam and Eve was a necessary step in Heavenly Father’s plan. Jesus Christ came to redeem us from the effects of the Fall, including spiritual and physical death.

Learn the doctrine of Jesus Christ for yourself. There is power in studying, pondering, and learning the Savior’s doctrine for yourself in preparation to teach your students. To learn more about this, see the section “The Savior Learned the Doctrine” (Teaching in the Savior’s Way, 20–21). Asking open-ended questions in class can help students ponder, express, and better learn the Savior’s doctrine for themselves. An example of how to do this can be found in Lesson 10: “Moses 4:1–4.”

Prepare to teach

The following information provides you with ideas of what you may need to prepare in advance for each lesson.

Moses 4:1–4

Lesson purpose: To help students desire to follow Jesus Christ’s example of obeying Heavenly Father.

• Student preparation: Invite students to think about people they know whose examples inspire them to be more obedient to Heavenly Father. Ask them to come prepared to share.

• Video: “Lift Up Your Head and Rejoice” (9:51; watch from time code 5:48 to 6:27 and from time code 6:53 to 7:48)

Moses 4:5–32; 5:1–15, Part 1

Lesson purpose: To help students understand the effects of the Fall in Heavenly Father’s plan and in their own lives.

• Student preparation: Invite students to memorize the doctrinal mastery passage 2 Nephi 2:25 and to ask a parent or Church leader what it means to them.

• Images: Adam and Eve; (you might also choose to display various pictures that represent hard work, trials, sorrow, and death)

• Video: “Adam and Eve” (1:53)

• Materials for students: Paper for each student

• Content to display: Instructions for creating the pamphlets

Moses 4:5–32; 5:1–15, Part 2

Lesson purpose: To help students feel the joy of redemption from the Fall through the Atonement of Jesus Christ.

• Student preparation: Invite students to look for the effects of the Fall of Adam and Eve all around them. These could include birth, death, physical bodies, sin, hunger, sickness, and so on. Ask students to ponder how Jesus Christ can help with each effect they identify.

• Images: Someone falling from an airplane; Adam and Eve sacrificing the firstlings of their flocks

• Materials for students: Pamphlets that students started creating in the previous lesson

• Content to display: Instructions for creating the pamphlets

• Handout: “The Atonement of Jesus Christ redeems me from …”