Lesson 43

Lesson Title: "Righteous Living"

OTHER RESOURCES:

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

OBJECTIVE:

Each young woman will recognize the feelings of individual worth that accompany righteous living.

PREPARATION:

1. Before the lesson, place about one teaspoon of soil into a small glass jar. Fill the jar almost to the top with water. Place a lid on the jar and shake the mixture. Let it stand for ten minutes; then drain the water from off the top of the sediment. Fill the jar with water again and shake. Let it stand another ten minutes and again drain off top water. Repeat this process four or five times so the water on top will be fairly clear when the soil has settled to the bottom of the jar. This process removes any matter that might dissolve in the water.
2. Assign young women to present any scriptures, stories, or quotations you wish.

ATTENTION GETTER:

Use the jar activity found at the beginning of the lesson.

LESSON:

CONCLUSION:

Explain that repentance and forgiveness of oneself restore peace of mind and calm a person’s “troubled sea.” Point out how clear the water in the bottle can become if it is strained to remove any soil that still remains. Our own self-worth can be regained when we completely repent and regain a clear conscience.

Have the young women review their own actions and determine those things they need to repent of or change in order to bring increased feelings of self-worth.

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