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Lesson 19

Lesson Title: "Heritage"

OTHER RESOURCES:

OBJECTIVE:

Each young woman will understand the importance of the traditions she receives and passes on to future generations.

PREPARATION:

  1. Review Lehi’s vision of the tree of life recorded in 1 Nephi 8.
  2. Provide pens and paper for the class members.
  3. Select one or more of the activities outlined in the first section of the lesson, and prepare accordingly. Gather all materials needed and make the necessary assignments to make sure that this part of the lesson will be enjoyable and beneficial to the class.
  4. Read the resource material at the end of the lesson. Use it to help you prepare the lesson. You may also want to share some parts of it with the young women.
  5. Assign young women to present any stories, scriptures, or quotations you wish.

ATTENTION GETTER:

To open the musical Fiddler on the Roof, Tevye, a Russian dairyman of Jewish descent, speaks these lines: “Here in Anatevka we have our traditions for everything—how to eat, how to sleep, how to work, even how to wear clothes. For instance, we always keep our heads covered; we wear these little prayer shawls. This shows our constant devotion to God. You may ask, how did this tradition get started? I’ll tell you—I don’t know! But it’s a tradition. Because of our traditions everyone here knows who he is and what God expects him to do.” Discussion:
Ask the young women to give some examples of traditions that come from their family, culture, and national background. Answers may include stories, beliefs, customs, and memorabilia handed down from generation to generation. Point out that we each have unique traditions because we come from different families, and our families come from different nations and cultures. Each tradition has a special meaning for the individual family.

LESSON:

Lesson 19 at lds.org

CONCLUSION:

Writing activity:
Distribute paper and pens to the young women. As the beginning of a heritage of righteous traditions for her posterity, ask each young woman to record her testimony or a personal spiritual experience. Where appropriate, she may write the story of her conversion to the gospel. This paper should be preserved and included in her book of remembrance or personal history.

Testimony:
Share your testimony that the young women must begin now to develop righteous traditions that they can pass on to their posterity. Testify that the gospel is the greatest treasure that can be given to future generations.

MID-WEEK ACTIVITY IDEA:

It would be fun to have a mother-daughter night or a family night and do some of the things that their families do for traditions. Have each family be in charge of preparing and sharing their tradition. Could be a lot of fun!!