Lesson 23

Lesson Title: "Forgiveness"

OTHER RESOURCES:

• Resource Guide for Young Women Manual 1 at lds.org. With Ensign, New Era, and Friend references

OBJECTIVE:

Each young woman will learn the importance of forgiving others.

PREPARATION:

1. Bring a pencil and piece of paper for each class member.
2. Prepare a poster with the following scripture, or write the scripture on the chalkboard: “And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you” (Ephesians 4:32).
3. Write on a piece of paper the statement from President Spencer W. Kimball in the second section of the lesson. Hand it to one of the young women before you begin the lesson and ask her to study it so she can read it well during class.
4. Assign young women to present any stories, scriptures, or quotations you wish.

ATTENTION GETTER:

Give each young woman a pencil and piece of paper. Tell the class that you are going to describe two situations. At the conclusion of each, they are to write down what they might do if they were in a similar situation. (Case studies found at the beginning of the lesson)

LESSON:

CONCLUSION:

Conclude the lesson by reading Doctrine and CovenantsD&C 64:8-10 and illustrating its teachings by a personal example or a real experience of someone else. Bear your testimony about the necessity of living this principle if we are to obtain the blessings promised us by the Lord.

Scripture

Reread Ephesians 4:32 from the poster or chalkboard and encourage the young women to be kind and tenderhearted to others by learning to forgive and follow the example of the Savior.

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