Lesson 27

Lesson Title: "Strengthening Testimony Through Obedience" (page 101)

OTHER RESOURCES:

• Resource Guide for Young Women Manual 2 at lds.org.

PREPARATION:

1. Bring pencils for the class members.
2. Optional: Prepare posters to illustrate the cycles described in the Introduction.
3. Prepare for each young woman a handout with four headings written across the top: “What is a testimony?” “How can we obtain it?” “How can it be lost?” “What should we do?” Leave room for the young women to write under each heading.
4. Write these same headings on the chalkboard.
5. Optional: Assign a class member to present the ideas in the Introduction.
6. Assign young women to present any scriptures, stories, or quotations you wish.

ATTENTION GETTER:

Use the introduction in the lesson.

LESSON:

CONCLUSION:

Read the following statement: “Every Latter-day Saint must gain a firm testimony for himself-a personal knowledge that Jesus is the Christ and the Son of the living God, that Joseph Smith is the prophet through whom the gospel has been restored, and that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is ‘… the only true and living church upon the face of the whole earth. …’ (D&C 1:30 .) “Anyone can acquire this testimony by following the established procedure by which the Lord gives a testimony. There are no shortcuts. A desire to know is imperative. To learn the doctrine is essential. To do his will will sanctify that teaching in your heart” (Robert L. Simpson, “How to Gain and Hold onto Your Testimony,” p. 6).

HANDOUT:

Print a handout off for each young women. It will need to be given at the first of class so they can use it during the lesson.