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Aaronic Priesthood Manual 1

Covenants Guide Our Actions

"Lesson 22: Covenants Guide Our Actions," Aaronic Priesthood Manual 1, 76

OBJECTIVE

Each young man will strive to fulfill the covenants he has made and use them to guide his actions along the path to eternal life.

PREPARATION

SUGGESTED LESSON DEVELOPMENT

Introduction

Scripture and discussion

Have a young man read Doctrine and Covenants 14:7 to find the answer to this question. Suggest that the young men mark this verse.

Explain that about six hundred years before the birth of Jesus Christ, Lehi had a marvelous dream that tells us how to obtain eternal life.

Chalkboard and discussion

Have the assigned young man read 1 Nephi 8:2, 5-13, 1 Nephi 8:19-28. As he reads, develop the following chalkboard illustration. Encourage the young men to mark important passages.

Draw Lehi's dream on the chalkboard in the following sequence:

Scripture and discussion

To find out what each part of Lehi's dream represents, pass out the following scripture references. Have each young man look up his scripture and be prepared to tell what that part of Lehi's dream represents.

Each Young Man Has Made Sacred Covenants

Scripture, chalkboard, and discussion

As disciples of Christ we have tremendous responsibilities as well as great potential. As we have discussed, Lehi saw a strait and narrow path that represents the process of becoming like Heavenly Father and gaining eternal life.

To read about how we follow the path that leads to the tree of life, have a young man read 2 Nephi 31:17-18.

Explain that when we are baptized, we enter into a covenant with Heavenly Father. He promises us that if we do certain things we will partake of the fruit of the tree and receive eternal life.

To help the young men learn about the promises we have made that will help us stay on the path to eternal life, have them read Moroni 4:3 and Mosiah 18:8-10.

Discuss the meaning of each of these promises, helping the young men to understand how they can fulfill them. Emphasize that in all of these covenants we have promised to put Christ and his teachings at the center of our lives.

Additional Covenants Are Essential for Eternal Life

Discussion

Explain that as we grow older, we are given the opportunity to make additional covenants that are essential to receiving exaltation.

Every covenant or promise we make to the Lord will help us stay on the strait and narrow path so we may become like Heavenly Father and attain eternal life.

Scripture and discussion

To find out what the Lord says about covenants, have a young man read Doctrine and Covenants 82:10.

Conclusion

Scripture

Have the young men read Psalm 89:34. Emphasize that we must have that same resolve to keep our covenants. Explain that even though we are not perfect, we must honestly try to keep our promises to the Lord at all times.

Challenge

Express confidence in the ability of the young men to be true to their covenants. Explain that one of their greatest challenges is to always remember that they are the sons of God and have the potential of becoming like him.

Challenge the young men to ask Heavenly Father to help them better understand the covenants they made at baptism and to commit themselves to live worthy of making future covenants as they advance in the priesthood and receive their endowments in the temple.

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