Come Follow Me: Why do we need the Book of Mormon?

I realize I practically say this every month- but seriously - April already?

I don't think time has ever passed so quickly in my life than this time with my new little babe!

Cherishing every second over here!

I have been working on a lot of fun new projects and collaborations this month which I am excited to share with you soon! 

So keep an eye out! 

I am still planning on creating new handouts as usual for the month of April on the Restoration & Apostacy!

They will be coming to you slowly throughout the week! Thanks for your patience!

First of all- wasn't General Conference killer this weekend!?

My goodness... there was some gooooooood stuff, man.

This morning I was listening to some of the talks again and also read the lesson outline for,

"WHY DO WE NEED THE BOOK OF MORMON?"

I really felt inspired, I felt really inspired!

I thought about how I could make reading the Book of Mormon more meaningful in my life?

As I thought about all the time I put into preparing for General Conference (IE:pray beforehand,

 make sure there are no distractions, take the time to write down some meaningful questions beforehand, 

write down notes and inspiration as I listen, go back and review past notes after, etc.)  

I thought to myself...

"Why am I not making my scripture study as meaningful as my preparations for conference!?"

I decided to create a 7 day challenge for myself to help me get the most out of my scripture study each day. 

I am happy to report- so far, so good! - 

Honestly, I have really seen a difference as I take time to prepare beforehand.

As I created this challenge for myself, I thought it would be something the young women could also use!

Below is a printable for a "7 day Book of Mormon Challenge"!!!

The purpose of the challenge is to help the YW make reading the Book of Mormon more meaningful,

 help them learn to apply the teachings from the Book of Mormon to their lives,

and help them come up with a study plan for the future (after challenge is complete).

The challenge is designed to start Monday-Sunday.

You can print off the designs below, cut them apart, and staple them together to create a little book/pamphlet for the girls.

Each day the young women can flip to the day of the week, and write down their feelings and thoughts.

It also gives them some prompts on how to make the most of their scripture study.

At the end of the week the idea is that their testimony of the Book of Mormon will be strengthened, 

and they will have a desire to continue with their study of the Book of Mormon in the future!

You can download a PDF copy of the Book of Mormon Challenge by clicking on the links below!

I only provide PDF files, as the quality is much better for printing purposes

and I prefer the integrity of the designs not be changed or altered. Thanks for your understanding!

SEVEN DAY BOOK OF MORMON HANDOUT

Click HERE to download

Book of Mormon Lesson

Boy am I grateful for the weeks I get to teach in YW.

I feel like I grow and learn so much, especially from the girls. 

This past week, we were challenged by our Stake Presidency 

to focus our lessons and teachings on Preach My Gospel chapter 5. 

Chapter 5 is one of my favorites of PMG because it is centered on the Book of Mormon.

I decided to share a few thoughts and ideas that I used in my lesson.

Feel free to use!

I started the lesson by discussing the principle of "becoming".

This is something that I share often with the young women because I think it SO important.

As I reviewed the principle, I asked the girls who they were trying to become more like.

The answer is the Savior (3 Nephi 12:48).

I then lead the conversation into the topic of how we become more like the Savior.

There were 3 main ideas that I focused on. 

1. Become like the Savior by becoming familiar 

with His words, His promises, and His covenants. 

Loved this quote from Elder Maxwell

"The more we know Jesus, the more we will love Him. 

The more we know of Jesus, the more we will trust Him. 

The more we know Jesus, the more we want to be like Him and be with Him

by becoming the matter of men and women He wishes us to be."

We discussed how one of the greatest ways we can learn about the Savior

is by reading the Book of Mormon (literally is "another testament" of Christ).

We briefly talked about how the Book of Mormon testifies of Christ and 

helps us to draw nearer to Him as we learn and read its pages. 

2. Become like the Savior by nurturing our

 "One by One" relationship with Him.

After talking about learning about the Savior, I asked the question, 

"Is it enough to just know about the Savior to be like Him?"

Another quote that I loved, 

"Becoming like the Savior is more than knowing facts, techniques, or theories about Him.

To know Him requires a different kind of knowledge. 

To gain eternal life, we cannot simply be acquainted with Him 

or recall some factoid about His life as if we were playing a trivia game.

We cannot simply read about Him.

Knowing Him is more than knowing His doctrine. 

Knowing Him the way that He has counseled and plead us to know Him

requires everything we are and, in the end, 

changes us forever." 

I then talked about the moment when Christ came to the Americas 

in the Book of Mormon. 

We reviewed how He had a "one by one" experience with each of the people.

We likened the scriptures to us today and talked about how we can 

have a "one by one" relationship with the Savior. 

3. Become like the Savior by serving Him.

We briefly talked about how one of the greatest ways we can serve the Savior is

by preaching His gospel and serving others. 

At the end of the lesson I provided each girl with a soft copy of the Book of Mormon.

I invited them to write their testimony of the Savior in the front cover.

After writing their testimony, I invited the girls to give the copy to someone in need...

to allow someone else to become one step closer to the Savior by becoming familiar 

with His words, His promises, and His covenants.

At the end of the lesson I gave each girl this book mark to remind them 

of the importance of drawing closer to their Savior through the Book of Mormon.

All in all, the lesson turned out really well!

There was definitely a strong spirit as we discussed and shared our testimonies

of the Book of Mormon.

Boy I am grateful for this book. 

It has changed my life in more ways than one.

Again feel free to use the ideas from this lesson!

 To learn more about the Book of Mormon--- Check out mormon.org!