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Who am I, and who can I become?

Who am I, and who can I become?

Prepare Yourself Spiritually

We are sons of Heavenly Father, created in His image, with the potential to become like Him. By divine design, we have unique gifts and talents that will help us fulfill our duties as bearers of the priesthood. Knowing who we are gives our lives purpose and helps us make the right decisions.

Resources to Help You Prepare

These resources are to help you prepare for the “Learn together” section of the meeting.

Questions to Ponder before You Teach

How does knowing you are a son of God influence your thoughts and actions? What are some of the gifts and talents God has given you? How can you use them to bless the young men you teach?

How can you help the young men recognize their divine potential? How can this understanding help them to make right decisions? What are some of the unique gifts and talents that the young men you teach have? How can you encourage them to use these gifts and talents to bless others?

What can the young men do to prepare to learn? For example, they could read a talk, watch a video, or study a scripture related to this doctrine.

Teaching in the Savior’s Way

The Savior knew those He taught, and He knew who they could become. He found unique ways to help them learn and grow. When they struggled, He did not give up on them but continued to love them and minister to them. As you teach the young men, think about who they are and who they can become, and find ways to help them fulfill their divine potential.

Meeting Outline

1. Counsel Together and Share Experiences

Led by a member of the quorum presidency; approximately 5–10 minutes

Lead a discussion about items such as the following:

  • Our quorum: Who is missing today? What visits do we need to make? Who should we invite to an upcoming activity? Who needs our help and prayers?

  • Our duties: What assignments do we need to make? What assignments have we fulfilled? How have we invited others to come unto Christ, and how can we invite others now?

  • Our lives: Remind the quorum of the discussion from the last meeting. What experiences have we had with applying what we learned? What experiences have we had in the past few weeks that strengthened our testimonies of the gospel?

If possible, discuss these items beforehand in a quorum presidency meeting.

2. Learn Together

Led by a leader or teacher or a member of the quorum; approximately 25–35 minutes

After studying the above resources and following the inspiration of the Spirit, you may select one or more of the activities below to help quorum members understand the doctrine.

  • Invite the young men to think of a friend who has a personal challenge and consider how understanding his or her divine identity and purpose would help with that challenge. How could they discuss these truths with their friend? Invite each young man to search a different section of Elder Brian K. Taylor’s message “Am I a Child of God?” Then have them practice how they could share this message with the person they thought of.

  • Think of a simple activity that will help the young men understand that becoming like God requires patience and persistence. This activity should require multiple attempts to accomplish successfully. For example, the young men could repeatedly try to throw an object into a wastebasket without looking. What does this activity teach them about persistent effort? How can they relate this process to becoming like Heavenly Father? Invite each young man to look for and share statements from Elder Dale G. Renlund’s talk “Latter-day Saints Keep on Trying” that expresses what he learned from the activity.

  • Invite the young men to search Moses 1:4–7 and identify what Moses learned about himself. Invite them to search verse 12 to find what Satan did to contradict what Moses learned. Read together verses 13–22. Ask the young men to share what they learn from this story about themselves, Heavenly Father and the Savior, and the adversary. What are some situations the young men face in which this knowledge would be helpful? Consider showing the video “I Am a Son of God” as a part of this discussion.

  • Ask the young men to list some of the titles they have or may have during their lives. What do these titles say about them? Invite them to choose one or two titles that are the most important to them. Divide the quorum into four groups, and assign each group to read about one of the titles in President Dieter F. Uchtdorf’s talk “Four Titles.” Ask each group to then share with the quorum what they learned and how it applies to their lives. As part of this activity, the young men could sing “I Am a Child of God” (Hymns, no. 301).

  • Invite quorum members to watch the video “Our True Identity” (or read some of the following scriptures: 1 John 3:1–3; Doctrine and Covenants 84:37–38; 88:107; 132:20) and write down a statement that they find meaningful. Ask them to share what they wrote and explain why they wrote it. What do they learn from this video or these scriptures about who they are and who they can become? How can this knowledge affect the choices they make? As part of this discussion, consider sharing the following statement from President Gordon B. Hinckley: “The whole design of the gospel is to lead us onward and upward to greater achievement, even, eventually, to godhood” (“Don’t Drop the Ball,” Ensign, Nov. 1994, 48).

3. Plan to Act

Led by a member of the quorum presidency; approximately 5–10 minutes

  • Ask the young men to discuss any feelings or impressions they had during the meeting. What was meaningful to them? Is there something they can do personally or as a quorum to apply what they have learned?

  • Give the young men a few minutes to record what they will do in the coming weeks to act on their impressions. Invite them to share their ideas.

  • Remind the young men that they will have the opportunity to share their experiences at the beginning of the next meeting.

Related Youth Activities

Plan a Mutual activity that will help the young men apply what they learned in this lesson.