Links to free resources for children, youth, and adults to enhance the Come, Follow Me reading of Doctrine and Covenants 76. Choose one thing a day to do with your children or choose a couple to do for family home evening. All links are to church websites or websites approved for further gospel study.
Everyone
Activity – Plan of Salvation Board Game – Play this game to learn about Heavenly Father’s plan.
Saints, Volume 1 – Visions and Nightmares – Narrative history of events surrounding the revelations
Saints, Volume 1 – Holy Places – Narrative history of events surrounding the revelations
Saints, Volume 1 – United in an Everlasting Covenant – Narrative history of events surrounding the revelations
Sing Along – I Will Follow God’s Plan – Gather the family to sing this Primary song together.
Sing Along – I Know That My Savior Loves Me – Gather the family to sing this Primary song together.
Sing Along – He Sent His Son – Gather the family to sing this Primary song together.
Sing Along – My Covenant Path – Gather the family to sing this Primary song together.
Video – Why We Need a Savior – What would life be like without a Savior? There would be no joy, no forgiveness, no hope for the future. (2:14 minutes)
Video – Joseph Smith’s Vision of Heaven – Joseph Smith’s vision of three degrees of glory, instead of one heaven and hell, was a challenge to many early Mormons. Learn how these members learned to accept an idea they had struggled with. (5:45 minutes)
Children
Activity – What a Beautiful World Heavenly Father Gave Us to Live In! – Coloring page
Activity – Heavenly Father Has a Plan for Me – Coloring Page
Activity – Heavenly Father Wants Me to Return to Live With Him Forever – Draw and color
Activity – Find It! – Find the hidden objects
Activity – Three Kingdoms of Glory – Dot-to-dot
Activity/Article – Protect Yourself – Ways for children to learn how to treat others but especially how to protect themselves from abuse.
Article – The Vision – An illustrated retelling of section 76.
Article – A Vision of God’s Plan – Scripture Stories
Article – Heavenly Father’s Plan of Happiness – Adapted from a Facebook post by Henry B. Eyring.
Audio – The Three Kingdoms of Heaven – A Primary teacher and children learn about Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon’s mission and about the three degrees of glory. Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon teach the gospel in nearby towns around Independence, Missouri. They receive a vision of the three degrees of glory. The celestial kingdom is for the most righteous.
Lesson – The Prophet Receives a Vision of the Three Degrees of Glory – from the old Doctrine and Covenants and Church History Primary manual
Video – The Three Kingdoms of Heaven – Doctrine and Covenants Scripture Reader
Youth
Article – The Divine Plan of Becoming More – When we see mortal life in context, we see that it is not a question of “to be or not to be?” but rather “to become more or not to become more?”
Article – 7 Brushstrokes to a Happier Life – The simple steps you do each day add up to a happy life.
Article – The Vision – An illustrated retelling of section 76.
Article – You Can Make It! – We need to remember all that Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ have done—and what They continue to do—to help us inherit the celestial kingdom.
Video – Three Degrees of Glory – Dallin H. Oaks explains that the three different degrees of glory have a special relationship to the three different members of the Godhead. (2:28 minutes)
Youth & Adults
Article – Heavenly Father Wants Us Back – You are probably further along the path back to your Heavenly Father than you realize.
Article – Hearing about the Three Degrees of Glory for the First Time – Insights into the Doctrine and Covenants from the Liahona.
Article – “The Vision” – Revelations in Context
Article – The Vision (D&C 76) – Church History Topics Essay
Video – Joseph’s Bible Translation – Book of Mormon Central (8:28 minutes)
Video – More Revelation? – Book of Mormon Central (3:42 minutes)
Video – Testimony of Christ – Book of Mormon Central (4:14 minutes)
Adults
Article – The Salvation of Little Children Who Die: What We Do and Don’t Know – These truths from latter-day revelation are some of the sweetest truths of the gospel.
Article – The Plan of Salvation and Trusting in the Lord – A collection of articles and images to help parents teach their children.
Article – Section 76, The Vision of the Degrees of Glory – Doctrine and Covenants Institute Student Manual
Article – Chapter 27: Doctrine and Covenants 76:1–49 – Doctrine and Covenants Institute Student Manual
Article – Chapter 28: Doctrine and Covenants 76:50–119 – Doctrine and Covenants Institute Student Manual
Article – Messages from the Doctrine and Covenants: The Three Degrees of Glory – A brief description of the three degrees of glory: the celestial, terrestrial, and telestial kingdoms.
Article – Lessons of Pride and Glory from the Doctrine and Covenants – The Lord desires to bless us in all our efforts to build His kingdom. If we have need of tools, resources, or some advantage in our stewardships, the Lord is eager to grant us our needs and desires. But the Lord does not offer a solution without any effort on our part. A BYU Devotional by David Day.
Article – Parallel Prophets: Paul and Joseph Smith – As you read Joseph Smith’s teachings and Paul’s letters note the total commitment of each. Both were men consumed with a mission, which continues the question of what is really important in your world and your life. A BYU Devotional by Richard Lloyd Anderson.
Article – Joseph Smith, Emanuel Swedenborg, and Section 76 – BYU Religious Studies Center
Article – Joseph Smith and “The Vision,” 1832 – BYU Religious Studies Center
Article – Six Visions of Eternity – BYU Religious Studies Center
Video – Doctrines of Exaltation: Doctrine and Covenants 76, 84, 88, 93, 137 – BYU Religious Studies Center (20:45 minutes)
Video – Discussions on the Doctrine and Covenants: D&C 76 – The Vision: Part 1 – BYUtv
Video – Discussions on the Doctrine and Covenants: D&C 76 – The Vision: Part 2 – BYUtv.
Video – Act in Doctrine: D&C 76 – We focus on three doctrinal takeaways: 1) Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon’s vision teaches us the pattern of revelation. 2) In order to be valiant in our testimony of Jesus Christ, we must reverence Him and serve Him courageously. 3) God’s plan is about love and acceptance for all His children and is more inclusive than we can comprehend. (28:55 minutes) Book of Mormon Central
Video – Come Follow Me Insights: D&C 76 – We explore the three kingdoms of glory (Celestial, Telestial, and Terrestrial) and apply the principles learned to our lives today. (1:09:42 minutes) Book of Mormon Central
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