Deuteronomy 6–8; 15; 18; 29–30; 34

Deuteronomy 6–8; 15; 18; 29–30; 34

Overview

After serving as a prophet of God for 40 years, Moses instructed the Israelites to make camp on the border of the promised land. Joshua would soon lead them across the border (see Deuteronomy 31:23). Deuteronomy contains Moses’s final counsel to the people, including counsel about loving God, remembering Him, and caring for people experiencing poverty.

Teach from the scriptures and words of latter-day prophets. When teachings are based on the scriptures and words of latter-day prophets, students are more likely to feel the Holy Ghost testify of the truths they are learning. For more on how the Savior did this, see “The Savior Taught from the Scriptures” (Teaching in the Savior’s Way, p. 21). An example of how to do this can be found in Lesson 60: “Deuteronomy 15.”

Prepare to Teach

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

Deuteronomy 6:1–6

Lesson purpose: To help students understand how they can show their love for God.

• Student preparation: Invite students to ask a parent, guardian, or Church leader to share some of their favorite nonverbal ways of showing that they love someone. It may be helpful to tell students that the lesson will focus on ways we can show our love for God.

• Image to display: Moses standing on a mountain overlooking the promised land

• Content to display: Statement from President Jeffrey R. Holland, instructions for a group activity and questions for groups to discuss

• Video: “If We Love Him” (3:57), “Tomorrow the Lord Will Do Wonders among You” (19:24) from time code 12:53 to 13:48

• Materials for students: Paper with a common setting written on it for small groups of students

Deuteronomy 6:6–25; 7:1–26; 8:1–20

Lesson purpose: To help students increase their wish to remember what God has done for them.

• Student preparation: Invite students to think of five things they feel the Lord has done for them in the past week. Invite them to reflect on how noticing what the Lord is doing for them can bless their life.

• Images to display: Contrasting pictures of things that are going well and things that are going poorly

• Content to display: Statement from Elder Dale G. Renlund

• Video: “O Remember, Remember” (1:28)

Deuteronomy 15

Lesson purpose: To help students feel a greater need to follow the Savior’s commandment to share what He has given them.

• Student preparation: Invite students to prayerfully sing or study the words to the hymn “Because I Have Been Given Much” (Hymns, no. 219) or Matthew 25:31–40. Students could ask Heavenly Father to help them see ways they can share with others what He has given them.

• Images to display: An image of Jesus Christ

• Object lesson: A bowl filled with something such as dry cereal, beans, or small candy

• Video: “The Coat” (2:07)