Opening song
Opening prayer
Scripture
Doctrine:
1. As we pray always, we will have power to overcome Satan and those who serve him.
2. Satan desires to destroy the work of the Lord and our souls.
3. The wisdom of God is greater than the cunning of the devil.
Reminder to text in readings
Review D&C three the loss of the 116 pages including D&C 10:1-2
D&C 10:3-4
Look for Council of the Lord gave as Joseph Smith began to translate again.
Why do you think Joseph Smith needed to be counseled not to labor or to translate more than he had strength?
How can the counseling doctrine and covenants 10 four guide us as we serve the Lord?
Draw a mouse trap
How can a device like this represent Satan's intentions toward us?
Doctrine and covenants 10:5
Look for what the Lord commanded the Prophet Joseph Smith to do in order to escape Satan.
What can we learn from this verse?
Doctrine 1. As we pray always, we will have power to overcome Satan and those who serve him.
How can prayer help us to conquer Satan and escape those who uphold his work?
Students to share examples of how prayer at help them resist Satan's temptations.
Read doctrine and covenants 10:8-19
Identify the plan of the wicked individuals who were then in possession of the manuscript.
What was their plan?
Doctrine and covenants 10:20-29
Look for what these verses teach us about Satan's aims, and look for strategies Satan uses to accomplish his aims.
What did we learn from these verses about Satan's purposes?
Doctrine 2. Satan desires to destroy the work of the Lord and our souls.
How does Satan do this?
What evidence have you seen that Satan uses deception, anger, flattery, and lying to destroy the work of the Lord and our souls?
How can being aware of Satan's intentions and methods help us avoid an escape his traps?
What can you do to avoid and escape Satan's traps?
Doctrine and covenants 10:30-37
Because of wicked people's plans to destroy the work of God and Joseph Smith's reputation, the Lord commanded Joseph not to re-translate the portion of the plates from which the lost hundred and 16 pages had been translated.
Doctrine and covenants 10:38-42
Look for what the Lord commanded Joseph to translate instead of having him read translate the portion of the place from which the lost hundred and 16 pages had been translated.
What the Lord commands Joseph to translate and why?
Read Words of Mormon 1:3-7
Doctrine and covenants 10:43
Look for an important truth the Lord wanted Joseph Smith understand.
What is the truth?
Doctrine 3. The wisdom of God is greater than the cunning of the devil.
What does the word cunning mean?
How does the Lords plan to replace the lost manuscript illustrate this truth?
Doctrine and covenants 10:44-45
Why are the small plates of Nephi of greater worth than what was lost with the hundred and 16 manuscript pages?
How does knowing that God prepared a way to compensate for the hundred and 16 lost manuscript pages help you more fully trust him?
Read doctrine and covenants 10:62-63
Look for what the Lord said that the book of Mormon would bring it to light.
What will the book of Mormon bring to light?
According to verse 63 how will the Lord use the true points of his doctrine to overcome the work of Satan?
Doctrine and covenants 10:67, 69-70
Note phrases that are meaningful to you in light of what you have learned today.
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