Pres. Steven J. Lund (Oct. '22): "Lasting Discipleship"

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 I think Pres. Lund is the type of president I would like to have over my organization-- enthusiastic, energetic, uses long, interesting words (so, maybe a little nerdy 😁), loving, and focused on the gospel.  His love of the youth and of the gospel really was on display during this talk.  

The Activity:

  1. Ask Pres. Lund's question from par. 16 ("How can loving . . . into lasting discipleship?").  In other words, what are the things we can do to move ourselves from the beginning of this process towards the other end?
  2. Invite the class members to ponder this question for a couple of moments and perhaps talk about it with a friend.  
  3. After a few minutes, ask class members to share with the class some of their ideas.  As they do, write the ideas on the board.
  4. As the class members share these ideas, be prepared to make connections between what they say and Pres. Lund's counsel.  For example:
    1. Time immersed in the Spirit = par. 10 ("When you drop . . . be new creatures")
    2. Community = par. 13 ("Thankfully, they do . . . grand and majestic"-- could also be follow the prophet) or par. 6 ("For some of . . . on higher ground")
    3. Scripture study = par. 5 ("We must continue . . . and serving sincerely")

Using the Activity:

This is a very straightforward activity using a question straight from the talk.  However, it does two things of note.  First, it honors the fact that the members of our class are coming in with a solid body of gospel knowledge and experience living the gospel.  These things mean that they know many ways to answer these questions.  Second, this activity demands that the teacher be very familiar with the talk.  Obviously, you do not need to be able to find a quote in a split second, but being familiar with the talk will allow you to remind people of various points that Pres. Lund makes and to point out some of them.  

As always, I pray you find this idea helpful.  God bless you in your efforts to teach the gospel with power and authority.  

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