December 10, 2023 YOUTH DOCTRINAL CLASS “How Does Jesus Christ Make Heavenly Father’s Plan Possible?” for Aaronic Priesthood Quorums & Young Women – Come Follow Me – Lessons (Revelation 1-5), Activities and Goals

Members of your class or quorum might enjoy pretending to be film producers who are asked to make a movie of John’s vision in Revelation 5. Give them a few minutes to review the chapter and determine which scenes they would like to film. What do they feel would be the most powerful moments? How would this film help build faith in the Savior? To continue helping your class or quorum learn about Jesus Christ’s role in Heavenly Father’s plan of salvation, here are a few suggestions:

• You could write the following headings on the board: Premortal Life, Mortal Life, and Life after Death. Invite the youth to review the scripture passages under “Supporting Resources” to learn how the Savior’s mission during His premortal life, during His mortal life, and after His Resurrection makes the Father’s plan possible. They could summarize what they learn under the headings on the board. Give members of your class or quorum an opportunity to share their feelings about what the Savior has done for them.

• To help the youth you teach better understand what Jesus Christ did to make Heavenly Father’s plan possible, draw a path on the board representing our journey back to our Father in Heaven. Draw obstacles in the path labeled physical death and spiritual death. (If needed, the youth could read the definitions under “Death, Physical” and “Death, Spiritual” in the Guide to the Scriptures [scriptures.ChurchofJesusChrist.org]). How has the Savior made it possible for us to overcome these obstacles? (see 2 Nephi 9:7–10). The youth could review Elder Ulisses Soares’s message “Jesus Christ: The Caregiver of Our Soul” and write sentences from the message next to the path that show how Jesus helps us return to God.

• When other people ask us questions about our beliefs and the choices we make, we can take the opportunity to share why Jesus Christ is important to us. One way to prepare the youth for such opportunities is to invite them to review Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf’s message “Behold the Man!” (Ensign or Liahona, May 2018, 107–10) looking for truths to share about Jesus Christ. You might list some of these truths on the board. You could then give the youth time to practice explaining to each other why we need Jesus Christ and how their lives have been blessed because they know the Savior.