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Lesson 8

Lesson Title: "Eternal Families"

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OBJECTIVE:

Each young woman will understand that the Lord has provided a way for us to live as families eternally and will desire the blessings of an eternal family.

PREPARATION:

  1. Picture 7, A Family by the Temple, located at the end of the manual.
  2. Provide paper and pencils for the class members.
  3. Assign young women to present any stories, scriptures, or quotations you wish.

ATTENTION GETTER:

“The whole aim and purpose of the gospel is to enable men and women—united as one in the Lord—to create for themselves eternal family units in eternity. Celestial marriage prepares us for the greatest joy and happiness known to mortals and for eternal life in the realms ahead.

“May we say, as many have done before, that what men call Mormonism is the very system of laws and truths which will make of earth a heaven and of man a god” (Bruce R. McConkie, in Conference Report, Oct. 1979, p. 82; or Ensign, Nov. 1979, p. 55).

LESSON:

Lesson 8 at lds.org

CONCLUSION:

Hand out paper and pencils to the young women. Remind them that they have discussed many important things in the lesson about their future lives. Ask them to think of one thing that keeps them from being the kind of person who could qualify to have an eternal family relationship. They could write, “I am going to try not to …” and then add the thing they have decided to work on. Some examples might be—

  • 1. Get angry so easily at home.
  • 2. Selfishly put my own interests and desires above the good of my family.
  • 3. Lose my patience with my parents so easily.


    • When the young women have written the things they are going to work on, suggest that they think of something they need to start doing in order to be part of an eternal family unit. Have them write, “I am going to try to …” and fill in the rest of the statement. Some examples might be—

  • 1. Show more love and respect to my parents.
  • 2. Be loving and courteous to my brothers and sisters.
  • 3. Help more with household responsibilities.
  • 4. Give more freely of myself.
  • Encourage the young women to accomplish the goals they have just set for themselves and do all they can now to prepare themselves to be worthy of the blessings of eternal family life.

    HANDOUT:

    Have the young women take home their papers and put them where they can see them this week.