Moses 6: Lesson 15

Doctrinal Mastery Practice 1

Memorizing and Applying Principles of Acquiring Spiritual Knowledge

Visit “Studying the Scriptures” to help prepare yourself spiritually to learn.

Doctrinal mastery can help you build your foundation on Jesus Christ and His gospel. This lesson gives you opportunities to memorize doctrinal mastery references and their key scripture phrases as well as learn and apply principles for acquiring spiritual knowledge.

Memorize

Imagine your friend comments after a seminary class that there is no value in memorizing scriptures when you can look them up on the Gospel Library app.

How do you think memorizing doctrinal mastery references and key scripture phrases can bless you?

Choose one or more of the following scripture accounts of individuals who were able to recall God’s words in times of need. Mark in your scriptures how it helped them.

• Matthew 4:1–11. Jesus in the wilderness.

• 1 Nephi 4:1–6. Nephi and his brothers.

• Mosiah 12:27–37. Abinadi with King Noah.

In seminary, you will have opportunities to memorize the references and key scripture phrases of the doctrinal mastery passages. Learning them can be a great blessing to you in times of need. You might even try memorizing the entire verses of some of these passages.

Mark the first twelve Old Testament doctrinal mastery passages in your scriptures. You can find the list in the table below.

As this is the first Doctrinal Mastery Practice lesson, make flashcards of the following Doctrinal Mastery passages and practice memorizing the scripture reference and the key scripture phrase. You can also use the Doctrinal Mastery app to help you memorize these passages.

Doctrinal Mastery Scripture Reference	Key Scripture Phrase
Doctrinal Mastery Scripture Reference Moses 1:39	Key Scripture Phrase “This is my work and my glory—to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man.”
Doctrinal Mastery Scripture Reference Moses 7:18	Key Scripture Phrase “The Lord called his people Zion, because they were of one heart and one mind.”
Doctrinal Mastery Scripture Reference Abraham 2:9–11	Key Scripture Phrase The Lord promised Abraham that his seed would “bear this ministry and Priesthood unto all nations.”
Doctrinal Mastery Scripture Reference Abraham 3:22–23	Key Scripture Phrase As spirits we “were organized before the world was.”
Doctrinal Mastery Scripture Reference Genesis 1:26–27	Key Scripture Phrase “God created man in his own image.”
Doctrinal Mastery Scripture Reference Genesis 2:24	Key Scripture Phrase “A man … shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one.”
Doctrinal Mastery Scripture Reference Genesis 39:9	Key Scripture Phrase “How then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?”
Doctrinal Mastery Scripture Reference Exodus 20:3–17	Key Scripture Phrase The Ten Commandments
Doctrinal Mastery Scripture Reference Joshua 24:15	Key Scripture Phrase “Choose you this day whom ye will serve.”
Doctrinal Mastery Scripture Reference Psalm 24:3–4	Key Scripture Phrase “Who shall stand in his holy place? He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart.”
Doctrinal Mastery Scripture Reference Proverbs 3:5–6	Key Scripture Phrase “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart … and he shall direct thy paths.”
Doctrinal Mastery Scripture Reference Isaiah 1:18	Key Scripture Phrase “Though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow.”

Learn and Apply

Take some time to review the principles of Acquiring Spiritual Knowledge from the Doctrinal Mastery Core Document (2023).

Read the following scenario and consider how the principles of acquiring spiritual knowledge could help the person in this situation.

Leah has always had a lot of friends in her neighborhood and school. Her peers have viewed her as popular, and she has enjoyed being seen this way. Last year, Leah’s family moved to a new city. She has had a difficult time feeling like she fits in. Leah’s lack of close friends in her new area has made her wonder about her self-worth.

Review the following study options. Complete two or more.

Option A

Act in faith

Create a title called Act in Faith in your notebook. Under that title, record ideas of how Leah could act in faith. These questions might help you think of ideas:

• What faithful actions could this person take that would help them see themselves as God sees them?

• What difference could it make in this person’s life to prioritize their identity as a child of God?

Option B

Examine concepts and questions with an eternal perspective

Create a title called Examine Concepts and Questions with an Eternal Perspective in your notebook. Under that title, record ideas that might help Leah examine her problem with an eternal perspective. These questions might help you think of ideas.

• What could be helpful for this person to remember about God and His plan? How would this be helpful as they go about daily life?

• What would you want this person to understand about their identity and purpose?

Option C

Seek further understanding through divinely appointed sources

Create a list titled “Divinely Appointed Sources” in your notebook. Under that title, record ideas from divinely appointed sources you find that might help Leah understand her divine identity and purpose. These questions might help you think of ideas:

• How could the teachings in the doctrinal mastery passages help this person?

• What other scriptures or statements from Church leaders might help?

Other scriptures to consider:

• Moses 1:2–6. Moses talks to God face to face.

• Abraham 3:22–23. God shows Abraham the premortal world.

• Genesis 1:26–27. God creates Adam and Eve.

Share Your Thoughts

Lesson Purpose: To memorize doctrinal mastery references and their key scripture phrases. Also, to learn and apply divine principles for acquiring spiritual knowledge.

Share one or more of the following with your teacher or class:

• The doctrinal mastery passage that was the easiest to learn or the hardest to learn and why.

• Your ideas you recorded to help Leah.

• Something specific you did to achieve the purpose of this lesson.

• Any questions this lesson raised for you. How will you try to find answers to your questions?