The Presidents of the Church: Teacher’s Manual

ObjectiveClass members will feel comfortable expressing their feelings to their Father in Heaven in prayer and will seek to pray more often.Preparation1. Testimony and ChallengeBear your testimony and challenge each class member to set a goal to improve the way each talks to his Father in Heaven.

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Young Women Manual 1

As she does, display the paper ladder or draw one on the chalkboard.“When Jacob traveled from Beersheba toward Haran, he had a dream in which he saw himself on the earth at the foot of a ladder that reached to heaven where the Lord stood above it. He beheld angels ascending and descending thereon, and Jacob realized that the covenants he made with the Lord there were the rungs on the ladder that he himself would have to climb in order to obtain the promised blessing—blessings that would entitle him to enter heaven and associate with the Lord” (Marion G. Romney, “Temples—The Gates to Heaven,” Ensign, Mar. 1971, p. 16).

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Aaronic Priesthood Manual 3

QuotationsEmphasize that Heavenly Father has revealed his will about every sin or philosophy mentioned earlier. PornographyPresident Spencer W. Kimball said:“The stench of obscenity and vulgarity reaches and offends the heavens.

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Aaronic Priesthood Manual 3

Psalm 8:4] A loving Father in heaven, concerned for the welfare of his child, might well answer: ‘Why, you are my son, … I love you very much. Bear testimony that because Heavenly Father loves us and is our Father, we have inherited his attributes, and he wants us to develop them fully through the power of the Spirit.ChallengeChallenge the young men to remember that when they pray they are talking to their literal Father in Heaven.

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Duties and Blessings of the Priesthood: Basic Manual for Priesthood Holders, Part B

Only when an ordinance is performed by this authority will our Father in Heaven approve it. There was the figure of the angel Moroni, facing heaven from one of the towers.

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The Presidents of the Church: Teacher’s Manual

Heaven is a place where we may live with God and always be happy.Discussion• Can you remember a time when you thought, “This must be what heaven is like! Challenge them to begin now preparing and making their homes bits of heaven on earth, utilizing the “ingredients” for a heavenly home discussed in this lesson.[picture]

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Doctrine and Covenants and Church History Gospel Doctrine Teacher’s Manual

The plan of salvation is “one of heaven’s best gifts to mankind.”Write on the chalkboard Heavenly Father’s Plan of _.Ask class members to complete the phrase. Before the earth was created, Heavenly Father called a council in heaven and presented the plan of salvation to all His spirit children.

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Gospel Principles

We Developed Personalities and Talents While We Lived in Heaven The scriptures teach us that the prophets prepared themselves to become leaders on earth while they were still spirits in heaven (see Alma 13:1–3). We would have a resurrected body; we would have all power in heaven and on earth; we would become heavenly parents and have spirit children just as he does (see D&C 132:19–20).

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New Testament Gospel Doctrine Teacher’s Manual

Jesus teaches his disciples to do alms, pray, and fast in secret and to lay up treasures in heaven instead of on earth.b. See Matthew 6:19–21.) What does it mean to “lay up … treasures in heaven”?

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New Testament Gospel Doctrine Teacher’s Manual

Why is prayer essential for us to become like our Father in Heaven? Life eternal is predicated upon our own individual, personal knowledge of our Father in Heaven and His Holy Son.

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Preparing for Exaltation: Teacher’s Manual

Then ask class members the following question:• What do you think the first law of heaven is? Diligent, enduring obedience to God’s laws is the key that opens the windows of heaven.

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Preparing for Exaltation: Teacher’s Manual

He delivereth and rescueth, and he worketh signs and wonders in heaven and in earth” (Daniel 6:26–27). See 2 Nephi 32:9.)Have class members read and mark Matthew 6:10.• In his prayer, Jesus said, “Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.” What quality did Jesus demonstrate when he said this?

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Old Testament Gospel Doctrine Teacher’s Manual

Lucifer (Satan) and the spirits who followed him were cast out of heaven. Explain that in the Council in Heaven, Heavenly Father presented his plan of salvation and chose a Savior for us.

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Preparing for Exaltation: Teacher’s Manual

We were in a gathering where we were being instructed by our Father in heaven concerning the earth he had prepared for us. Like the experience I had in Phoenix as a boy, our Father in heaven would provide a one-way ticket for us.

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Gospel Principles

The War in Heaven Because our Heavenly Father chose Jesus Christ to be our Savior, Satan became angry and rebelled. One-third of the spirits in heaven were punished for following Satan: they were denied the right to receive mortal bodies.

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Gospel Principles

God dwells in heaven (see D&C 20:17). Through his Son, Jesus Christ, he created heaven and earth and all things that are in them (see Moses 2:1).

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Gospel Principles

From the scriptures we learn that there are three kingdoms of glory in heaven. If we prove faithful to the Lord, we will live in the highest degree of the celestial kingdom of heaven.

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The Presidents of the Church: Teacher’s Manual

He became a member of the Godhead while he was in heaven, before he came to this earth.Our Father in Heaven wanted all of his spirit children to become like him, their Father. Will you choose to stand against the devil now, as you did in heaven?

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Preparing for Exaltation: Teacher’s Manual

This divine gift is provided so that you will choose what your Father in Heaven wants for you. They did not keep their first estate.)QuotationHave a class member read the following statement by Elder Boyd K. Packer of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles:“In the great council in heaven, God’s plan was presented: the plan of salvation, the plan of redemption, the great plan of happiness.

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Primary 2: Choose the Right A

Explain that in heaven we were all spirits who walked and talked with Heavenly Father. Sing or say the words to the first verse of “I Lived in Heaven” (Children’s Songbook, p. 4):I lived in heaven a long time ago, it is true;Lived there and loved there with people I know.

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