Doctrine and Covenants 58-59 – Anxiously Engaged in a Good Cause

Links to free resources for children, youth, and adults to enhance the Come, Follow Me reading of Doctrine and Covenants 58-59. Choose one thing a day to do with your children or choose a couple to do for family home evening.

Everyone

Saints, Volume 1 – After Much Tribulation – Narrative history of events surrounding the revelations.

Saints, Volume 1 – A Holy and Consecrated Land – Narrative history of events surrounding the revelations.

Sing Along – Dare to Do Right – Gather the family to sing this Primary song

Sing Along – The Sabbath Day – Gather the family to sing this Primary song.

Video – Daily Restoration – Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf and Church members compare drifting in life to the circles walked by test participants in a dense forest. Shadows creep in off the path, but we can chase away darkness and come back.

Children

Activity – The Sabbath is a Delight – Color the pictures of things you can do on the Sabbath.

Activity – I Can Show Reverence for Sacred Places and Things – Coloring page

Activity – Jesus taught, “Thou shalt thank the Lord thy God in all things” (Doctrine and Covenants 59:7). Make thankful journals with your family! Fold pieces of paper together like a book and decorate the cover. Every night before you go to sleep, write or draw three things you are grateful for. – From Scripture Time Fun in the Friend.

Activity – Read Doctrine and Covenants 59:7. Then play this gratitude search game with your little ones. Go on a walk and say, “I spy something (red, small, etc.) that I’m grateful for.” See if they can spot it! – From Scripture Time Fun for Little Ones in the Friend.

Activity – “Getting Ready for Church” – Circle hidden pictures to help Alexandra get ready for church.

Activity – “Going to Church” – Find the way to a friend’s house and then the church in this maze.

Activity – “Pencil Spin” – A fun game to play on Sundays.

Activity – Fishing for Blessings – Play this game with your family to talk about ways Heavenly Father has blessed you.

Activity/Article – Decide Right Now – A message from President Thomas S. Monson about agency, and activities about making right choices.

Activity/Article – Agency Is the Gift to Choose for Ourselves – A message and printable game about choosing the right.

Activity/Article – A Grateful Heart – President Henry B. Eyring teaches about being thankful in all things. Includes a simple activity.

Article – Soccer and the Sabbath – Samuel’s Saturday got in the way of his Sunday. Story from the Friend.

Article – “A Truckload of Saints” – Elder Benjamin De Hoyos shares how his family shared their car with 20 other people to go to church every week. He encourages us to attend our meetings, no matter how we get there.

Youth

Article – Are My Answers in There? – Can the scriptures really help me answer all of my questions? Even personal ones? From the New Era.

Article – Snoozing Through the Sabbath – Illustrated story that shows the importance of preparing on Saturday for church on Sunday.

Article – Sabbath Day Observance: Where Should I Be? – Use the Sabbath to worship the Lord, attend church, draw closer to your family, and help others.

Video – Upon My Holy Day – (D&C 59:9-12) Jeffrey R. Holland pleads with youth to keep the Sabbath day holy. (9:52 minutes)

Youth & Adults

Article – Worthiness is not Flawlessness – When you feel like you have failed too many times to keep trying, remember Christ’s Atonement and the grace it makes possible are real.

Article – The Sabbath is a Delight – How can you ensure that your behavior on the Sabbath will lead to joy and rejoicing?

Article – Sisters in Zion – You will be an essential force in the gathering of Israel and in the creation of a Zion people.

Article – Zion in the Midst of Babylon – We do not need to adopt the standards, the mores, and the morals of Babylon. We can create Zion in the midst of Babylon.

Article – The Center Place – Revelations in Context

Article – Ezra Booth and Isaac Morley – Revelations in Context

Article – The Journey of the Colesville Branch – Revelations in Context

Video – KnoWhy 303: Why is the Sabbath Day Needed? – Scripture Central

Video – KnoWhy 305: Why Does the Lord Require People to Live the Laws of Tithing and Fasting? – Scripture Central

Adults

Article – Choose Happiness – There are going to be both smooth days and rough days throughout our lives, but the Lord has commanded us repeatedly to “be of good cheer.”

Article – Being Doers of the Word – To truly become doers of the word, we must first recognize the need to shift our mindset. We must move beyond the mere accumulation of knowledge and internalize and apply the teachings of the restored gospel.

Article – “Let Zion in Her Beauty Rise” – BYU Religious Studies Center

Article – The Education of a Prophet – BYU Religious Studies Center

Video – Discussions on the Doctrine and Covenants: D&C 57-59 – Laying the Foundation of Zion – Religious scholars from BYU discuss these sections. BYUtv.

Video – Zion: A People, a Place, a State of Heart – BYU Religious Education (19:28 minutes)

Video – Come, Follow Me Insights: D&C 58-59 – What does it mean to be anxiously engaged in a good cause? Sripture Central (1:19:00 minutes)

Video – Act in Doctrine: D&C 58-59 – We focus on three doctrinal takeaways: 1) The Lord is pleased when we choose to do good and acknowledge His hand in all things, 2) To become a Zion people, we must keep the Sabbath day holy, and 3) We can find the Lord and His blessings in the midst of tribulation and disappointment. Scripture Central (35:53)