YOUTH GOAL PLANNER. DEVELOP DIVINE QUALITIES. Youth will strengthen their faith in Jesus Christ and their divine mission as they: (1) Identify God-like qualities in these scriptures. (2) Memorize their favorite verse(s).(3) Practice specific qualities and principles the Savior taught. ANGELIC DAYS AHEAD!
Great for Sunday School – Seminary – family night – Youth Goal activity
YOUTH GOAL PLANNER
“Develop Divine Qualities”
SEARCH & PONDER
• Matthew 5:9 (peacemakers – children of God)
Download Friend-or-Foe? slap/flip game (HERE or below)
• John 15:12-13 (love one another)
Download poster (HERE or below)
• Galatians 5:22-23 (fruit of the Spirit)
Download Fruits of the Spirit decision maker (HERE or below)
• Colossians 3:12-17 (Godlike qualities)
• 1 John 4:21 (as you love God, love others)
See SERVE LIKE THE SAVIOR QUOTE (below*)
• Moroni 7:44-48 (charity)
Download Charity Chart (HERE or below)
Part 1
I Identified These Divine Qualities in the above Scriptures
*SERVE LIKE THE SAVIOR QUOTE: “Service makes us strong in our faith and useful in His kingdom. Service gives us purpose and courage in life. It brings us closer to God and helps us refine our divine nature. It teaches us to love and understand our fellowmen, and it helps us forget about our personal desires, eliminating selfishness, pride, and ingratitude. It teaches us to think of the needs of others, which allows us to develop the virtues that the Savior possesses” – Elder Carlos H. Amado Of the Seventy TALK: Service, a Divine Quality (READ MORE)
Matthew 5:9 (peacemakers – children of God)
POST-AND-PRESENT. FRIEND-OR-FOE? Slap/flip game. Youth learn the difference between being a FRIEND and a FOE. A FRIEND is patient, cheerful, nice, and helpful. A FOE is like an enemy: impatient, not kind, grouchy, and uncaring. READ MORE
Moroni 7:44-48 (charity)
YOUTH LESSON ACTIVITY. CHARITY CHART 5 Ways to Improve. Help youth memorize Moroni 7:45 (on the chart) and write ways to improve relationships. “And charity suffereth long, and is kind, and envieth not, and is not puffed up, seeketh not her own …” READ MORE
Part 2
I Memorized My Favorite Verse from the above Scriptures
QUOTE ON BECOMING GODLIKE THROUGH FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT
“Explain that by following Heavenly Father’s plan and living the gospel of Jesus Christ, we can return to live with Heavenly Father and Jesus and eventually become gods ourselves. To become godlike while we are on earth, we want to develop the qualities and attitudes that Heavenly Father and Jesus have. These qualities and attitudes are some of the fruits of the Spirit.
Explain that another word for fruits is results. We receive these qualities and attitudes as the results of living the gospel.”
(READ MORE in this lesson “Fruits and Gifts of the Spirit” for young men)
John 15:12 (love one another) and
added verse 13 (our Savior’s example of love)
SCRIPTURE ACTIVITY. JESUS VOLUNTEERED TO BE MY SAVIOR John 15:13 bite-size memorize. Remind youth that in premortal life Jesus volunteered to be our Savior as they memorize: “Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.” READ MORE
Galatians 5:22-23 (fruit of the Spirit)
YOUTH LESSON ACTIVITY. FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT decision maker. Compare this fruit tree with repentance (“a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit”). Replace those actions with right actions (“good fruit bringeth forth good fruit”). This way the Holy Ghost can guide us to make righteous decisions. Our rewards are FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT. They are love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, and temperance. READ MORE
Part 3
I Selected One Quality and Made it Part of My Daily Life for Two Weeks
BECOMING GODLIKE: “As man now is, God once was: As God now is, man may become.“ – Lorenzo Snow, 5th Church President (“Becoming Like God” quote 43)
BECOMING GODLIKE: “As God is, man may become. We believe in eternal progression. Very strongly.“ – Gordon B. Hinckley, 15th Church President (“Becoming Like God” quote 44)
YOUTH GOAL ACTIVITY. DECISIONS DETERMINE DESTINY planner. Youth can go miles and miles with this planner by driving their goals from HOME to SCHOOL, to CHURCH, and to WORK. They can put themselves in the driver’s seat by making responsible decisions about each of these areas.
As they write their goals on the signs have them also think about the shapes of the signs, e.g., maybe the HOME sign goal might be to stop doing something, or the School sign’s shape might encourage them not to yield to temptations but to drive right on by. READ MORE
COLOR QUOTE ACTIVITY. HEAVENLY FATHER’S PLAN For Our Success poster or note card. Youth can ponder this to learn that we are not alone; there is a God, our Father who loves us. “Our Heavenly Father did not put us on this earth to fail … but to succeed gloriously.” – Elder Richard G. Scott READ MORE
MORE LESSON IDEAS:
• Our Divine Potential – Lesson 3 “The Eternal Family – Teacher Manual”
• Gospel Topic Essay: Becoming Like God
The above Essay tells what the Prophet Joseph Smith told the assembled Saints in a general conference three months before he was martyred. “You have got to learn how to be a god yourself.” The Essay tells how this “process would be ongoing and would require patience, faith, continuing repentance, obedience to the commandments of the gospel and reliance on Christ.” Like ascending a ladder … (READ MORE).
