1. The Godhead

2. “God doesn’t really know me or care what I’m going through.”
-Your Friend
Your friend voices this concern to you. What are the assumptions your friend has?

3. Doctrinal Mastery Core Document
The Godhead
Read paragraph God the Father
Underline every truth about God that might help your friend
What truths did you find?
Why are those truths important to remember when facing this question?

4. 2 Nephi 26:33 “All are alike unto God”
We learn this truth from this scripture: 2 Nephi 26:33
Mark as a doctrinal mastery scripture.

5. The Godhead

6. Friend’s Perspective: God’s Perspective:
“God doesn’t really know me or care about what I’m going through.”
God’s Perspective:
“God loves each of His children perfectly, and all are alike unto Him.
Why might God’s perspective be difficult for your friend to believe?
-poverty
-unfair
-abuse
-Job loss
-Good things only happen to others
-death
-lack of opportunities

7. 2 Nephi 26:33 Look for words and phrases that teach the doctrine
“All are alike unto God”
2 Nephi 26:33
Mark as a doctrinal mastery scripture.
Context: Nephi prophesies of the last days, invites all to come to Christ. He just finishes talking about iniquities, or unrighteous things, that people should not do.
Read the scripture
Turn to neighbor and tell a phrase you especially liked and why.
In this context, what do you think it means that “all are alike unto God”?
When have you had an experience that has strengthened your testimony of this doctrine?
How might that experience help your friend through their concern?
Look for words and phrases that teach the doctrine

8. The Godhead 2 Nephi 26:33 All are alike unto God
Review yesterday’s scripture

9. How does Jesus Christ describe himself?
Mark as a Doctrinal Mastery
How does Jesus Christ describe Himself?
What is He referring to when He says: “I have drunk out of that bitter cup”?
What do you think it meant to the Father that He drank the cup?
How does Jesus Christ describe himself?
3 Nephi 11:10-11

10. Doctrinal Mastery Core Document
Jesus Christ does the will of the Father in all things. He lived a sinless life and atoned for the sins of all mankind.
The Godhead
Jesus Christ
2nd Paragraph
Underline the doctrine in the core document.

11. Strengthening Relationships with Heavenly Father
Luke 22: Moses 4:1-2
What can we learn from the Savior’s example about how to strengthen our own relationship with Heavenly Father?
Write answer either in margins of scriptures OR scripture journal

12. The Godhead 2 Nephi 26:33 3 Nephi 11:10-11 All are alike unto God
Jesus Christ suffered the will of the Father in all things
Review yesterday’s scripture

13. God loves each of His children perfectly, and all are like unto Him.
2 Nephi 26:33
Jesus Christ does the will of the Father in all things. He lived a sinless life and atoned for the sins of all mankind.
Read each verse as a class
3 Nephi 11:10-11

14. How does Jesus Christ’s atoning sacrifice illustrate God’s perfect love for each of His children and illustrate that all are alike unto Him?
Have students write their answer in their journal. Ask a couple people who have been writing a lot to answer out loud.

15. The Godhead 2 Nephi 26:33 3 Nephi 11:10-11 All are alike unto God
Jesus Christ suffered the will of the Father in all things
Review yesterday’s scripture

16. Doctrinal Mastery Core Document
The Godhead
Sub-section Jesus Christ
Scan the 2nd paragraph, looking for a statement that teaches who we should look to as an example
Say the first person that comes to your mind – good example. (let everyone at once say, out loud, the first name that comes to mind) ask 2 people what makes them a good example.

17. Jesus Christ’s life is the perfect example of how we are to live
3 Nephi 12:48
After doctrine is on board ask: which DM reference supports this doctrine?
Turn to scriptures, explain context, have them mark it as a DM scripture then read as class.
What was the Savior’s commandment to the people?
What are some ways we might strive to obey this commandment to be perfect?

18. The Godhead 2 Nephi 26:33 3 Nephi 11:10-11 All are alike unto God
Jesus Christ suffered the will of the Father in all things
Review yesterday’s scripture
Read 3 Nephi 12:48 as class
Identify the principle the Savior wants us to know.
3 Nephi 12:48
Jesus Christ invites us
to be perfect

19. “Let us follow the Son of God in all ways and in all walks of life
“Let us follow the Son of God in all ways and in all walks of life. Let us make him our exemplar and our guide. We should at every opportunity ask ourselves, ‘What would Jesus do?’ and then be more courageous to act upon the answer. We must follow Christ, in the best sense of that word. We must be about his work as he was about his Father’s. … To the extent that our mortal powers permit, we should make every effort to become like Christ—the one perfect and sinless example this world has ever seen” (Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Howard W. Hunter [2015], 309).

20. Video Which attribute do you desire to seek to develop?
Christlike Attributes video - christlike-attributes?lang=eng
Christlike Attributes video -
Watch for attributes of the Savior that we can seek to develop in out own lives.
List attributes on the board-have them reverently come and write it on the board
Which attribute do you desire to seek to develop?

21. What is an experience in which you were blessed by someone who followed the Savior’s example in one of these ways?
What is an experience in which you were able to help someone else because you tried to apply one of these attributes?
Give them a minute or two to think about it then ask for volunteers to answer.
Follow up questions: What feelings came with this experience?
What did this experience teach you?

22. Complete the statement in your scripture journal:
I will better follow the Savior’s example by…

23. The Godhead 2 Nephi 26:33 3 Nephi 11:10-11 All are alike unto God
Jesus Christ suffered the will of the Father in all things
Review yesterday’s scripture
3 Nephi 12:48
Jesus Christ invites us
to be perfect

24. 3 nephi 18:15, 20-21 Watch and pray always in the name of Jesus Christ
Turn to, mark, read – looking for the counsel the Savior gave to the Nephites
What did the Savior counsel the Nephites to do?

25. Mediator
Draw line between the two: what separates us from our Heavenly Father and His power and blessings? (The Fall and Personal Sin)
Pic of Jesus on line – call Him the Mediator (someone who intervenes between individuals or groups in order to resolve differences and bring them together)
How is Jesus Christ our Mediator with Heavenly Father?
Have students answer the question on the board.
Why do you think the Savior commands us to pray to Heavenly Father always in His name?

26. Doctrinal Mastery Core Document
The Godhead
Sub-section Jesus Christ
Read and underline paragraph 3

27. Watch and pray always in the name of Jesus Christ
The Godhead
2 Nephi 26:33
3 Nephi 11:10-11
All are alike unto God
Jesus Christ suffered the will of the Father in all things
Review yesterday’s scripture
3 Nephi 18:15, 20-21
3 Nephi 12:48
Watch and pray always in the name of Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ invites us
to be perfect

28. Because Jesus Christ is our Savior and our Mediator with the Father, all prayers, blessings, and priesthood ordinances should be done in His name.
3 Nephi 18:15, 20-21
Which scripture goes with this statement? (3 Nephi 18:15, 20-21)
Invite the first student who locates scripture start reading, as more people find it, have them join in reading the verse.

29. Acts 2:37-38 Acts 3:2-8 D&C 84:66-70 Moses 1:21-22
Read your assigned scriptures LOOKING for some of the results of prayers, blessings, and priesthood ordinances done in the named of Jesus Christ
That was then and there, what about here and now? Do things like this happen today? What results have you seen from prayer and priesthood in the name of Christ?

30. Watch and pray always in the name of Jesus Christ
The Godhead
2 Nephi 26:33
3 Nephi 11:10-11
All are alike unto God
Jesus Christ suffered the will of the Father in all things
15 Minute Practice Exercise!!!
3 Nephi 18:15, 20-21
3 Nephi 12:48
Watch and pray always in the name of Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ invites us
to be perfect

31. How did the girl’s sister help her act in faith?
examine the situation with an eternal perspective?
seek understanding through divinely appointed sources?
Hand out text message conversation to every 2 people in class – work in partners.
How did following the acquiring spiritual knowledge pattern help the girl?

32. Watch and pray always in the name of Jesus Christ
The Godhead
2 Nephi 26:33
3 Nephi 11:10-11
All are alike unto God
Jesus Christ suffered the will of the Father in all things
Take a couple of minutes to find each of these scriptures in your phone. Mark them, tag them, in a note next to the verse write the doctrine.
Review
3 Nephi 18:15, 20-21
3 Nephi 12:48
Watch and pray always in the name of Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ invites us
to be perfect

33. Doctrinal Mastery Review
Prepare a brief scriptural thought you can share with the class:
Read the doctrinal mastery passage of choice
Explain how the scripture passage teaches or supports a statement of doctrine in the Doctrinal Mastery Core Document.
Explain what that doctrine means to you.
Share why you think that doctrine is important for youth to understand.
Share your belief or testimony of that doctrine.
Have them each write out their thought in their journal and next devotional, or another DM day, they can share their thought.