“Your Duty to God,” Aaronic Priesthood: Fulfilling Our Duty to God [Deacon], 8
The Duty to God program will help you achieve the purposes of the Aaronic Priesthood. As a deacon, you can earn a Duty to God certificate by completing the requirements in this guidebook. You can also earn certificates as a teacher and priest. If you earn all 3 certificates, you will earn the Duty to God Award. To earn the certificate as a deacon, you must complete the following:
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• Priesthood Duties and Standards (page 11)
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• Family Activities (page 12)
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• Quorum Activities (page 14)
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• Personal Goals in each of 4 categories:
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Spiritual Development (page 16)
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Physical Development (page 19)
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Citizenship and Social Development (page 23)
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• Duty to God Service Project (page 26)
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• My Personal Journal (page 27)
Ask your parents and quorum leaders for help in setting these goals. Set your goals prayerfully. Be sure to choose challenging goals that will help you reach your potential. As you work on a requirement, you might ask yourself: How will this help me on my mission? How will it prepare me for the temple? How will it strengthen my testimony? How will it help me serve others or help my parents? Your annual interview with your bishop is a good time to review your goals.
The 4 areas of personal development are:
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“To warn, expound, exhort, and teach, and invite all to come unto Christ.”
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“And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.”
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