"Staying away from the edge is an individual responsibility. Occasionally our well-meaning young people want every detail of appropriate and inappropriate conduct to be specified, perhaps so they can feel comfortable in getting closer to the edge. They sometimes seem more concerned with what the gospel prohibits than what it gives. . . .

"My strong advice is, if there is any question about your personal conduct, don't do it. It is the responsibility of prophets to teach the word of God—not to spell out every jot and tittle of human behavior. Our moral agency requires us to know good from evil and choose the good.

"If we are trying to avoid not only evil, but the very appearance of evil, we will act for ourselves and not be acted upon."

—President James E. Faust, "Acting for Ourselves and Not Being Acted Upon," Ensign, Nov. 1995, 47; paragraph divisions altered.

Likening the teachings of modern prophets and apostles to us:

1. What does it mean to stay away from the edge? Give an example of someone you know who got too close to the edge and suffered the consequences.

2. In teaching the gospel, it is possible for gospel teachers to move closer to the edge than is prudent or appropriate? Give an example of how this might happen.

3. What are the consequences of students getting closer to the edge than is prudent? How can gospel standards help us to define where the edge begins?

4. What can gospel teachers do to help their students avoid the appearance of evil?

5. What are the dangers of disobedience to the Lord's commandments? (See D&C 130:20–21.)