Psalms 49–51; 61–66; 69–72; 77–78; 85–86

Psalms 49–51; 61–66; 69–72; 77–78; 85–86

Overview

After committing serious sins, David expressed his desire to repent and be made clean in a psalm (see Psalm 51). Most scripture is God speaking to man, but many of the psalms are an expression of man speaking to God. Throughout the Psalms, the psalmists expressed their hopes and feelings in prayerlike language. As we study the prayers of the psalmists, we can learn ways to deepen our own relationship with Heavenly Father through prayer.

Teach the Doctrine. When the Savior taught using parables, He allowed the learner to connect with different parts of the story. This helped learners find personal relevance in His teachings. When we teach the Savior’s doctrine, we can help students find personal relevance in what they are learning. One way we can do this is by helping students consider their personal circumstances as they study the scriptures. To learn more, see “The Savior Helped People Find Personal Relevance in His Doctrine” (Teaching in the Savior’s Way, 23). An example of how to do this can be found in Lesson 105: “Psalms 61–86.”

Prepare to teach

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

Psalm 51

Lesson purpose: To help students understand that as they repent, the Savior can make them clean.

• Student preparation: Invite students to imagine themselves in the following situation: Imagine a friend of yours shares that they know they need to repent but wonder how. What would you want them to understand about repentance and the Savior’s role in overcoming sin?

• Content to display: The instructions to respond to the hypothetical question from For the Strength of Youth magazine; the instructions as students study Psalm 51:1–19

Psalm 61–86

Lesson purpose: To help students communicate more meaningfully with Heavenly Father through prayer.

• Student preparation: Consider inviting students to pay attention between now and the next class to how they feel they are connecting with Heavenly Father in their prayers.

• Content to display: The psalm scripture references and accompanying questions; the diagram to help students apply what they learned about prayer

Doctrinal Mastery Practice 7

Lesson purpose: To help students memorize the key scripture phrases in doctrinal mastery passages and apply the divine principles of acquiring spiritual knowledge.

• Student preparation: Invite students to review the list of Old Testament Doctrinal Mastery passages and key scripture phrases available in Gospel Library. Students could pick one passage and key scripture phrase from the list. Invite students to spend a few minutes memorizing their selected passage and key scripture phrase. They could use the doctrinal mastery mobile app as a tool to help them memorize.

• Items to prepare: Four small pieces of paper stapled together for each student

• Content to display: Instructions for the Memorize activity; images of two frames.

• Video: “Examining Questions with an Eternal Perspective” (2:56)