Come Follow Me for Teens: “Beware Lest Thou Forget The Lord” (Deuteronomy 6–8; 15; 18; 29–30; 34)
“Beware Lest Thou Forget”
In this week’s Come Follow Me for Teens study of Deuteronomy 6–8; 15; 18; 29–30; 34, Moses gives his final counsel to the children of Israel before they enter the promised land. After forty years in the wilderness, his message is simple but powerful: remember the Lord.
This episode helps teens see why remembering God matters—not just during hard times, but especially when life is going well. We’ll talk about the reminders God gives us, how to recognize His hand in the quiet blessings we often miss, and how faith in Christ can help us find joy even when life does not turn out the way we hoped.
Through the examples of Moses, the children of Israel, and President Uchtdorf’s story of Great-Aunt Rose, this lesson invites teens to trust that God is still leading them, still blessing them, and still preparing something greater than they can see right now.
This week’s Come Follow Me for Teens Study & Teaching Guide helps teens and those who teach them explore Moses’s final counsel to the children of Israel — to remember the Lord, recognize His hand, and trust Him all the way to the promised land.
Built from Deuteronomy 6–8; 15; 18; 29–30; 34, this guide helps youth understand that Moses’s final message was not just about entering a new land. It was about becoming a people who would love God, obey Him, remember Him, and remain faithful even when life became comfortable, busy, difficult, or disappointing.
Through Moses’s warning, “Beware lest thou forget the Lord,” the reminder that God had led Israel for forty years in the wilderness, and the powerful scene of Moses seeing the promised land without entering it, teens will see that Deuteronomy is not just ancient history. It is a pattern for their own discipleship today.
This guide is designed to help teens see one central truth:
When we remember the Lord, recognize His hand, and center our hope in Jesus Christ, we can trust Him even when life does not go the way we planned.
Inside this guide:
Full background for the week
3 readiness / object lesson activities
3 complete teaching principles
Exact scripture blocks from the weekly study
Discovery and discussion questions
Expanded teacher-friendly teaching sections
Powerful quotes from Church leaders
Testimony prompts and personal application ideas
Practical application actions for each principle
Christ-centered connections to faith, repentance, healing, obedience, and the word of the Lord
Designed for:
Parents teaching teens at home
Youth Sunday School support
Young Men and Young Women leaders
Seminary-style family discussions
Teens studying Come Follow Me on their own
Teachers wanting a ready-to-use weekly lesson framework
Ideal for:
10–20 minute family gospel lessons
Youth class discussions
One-on-one parent/teen conversations
Personal study during the week
Leaders who want deeper teaching without starting from scratch
This week’s guide points youth to Moses’s powerful invitation:
“Beware lest thou forget the Lord…”
As teens study these chapters, they will be invited to create reminders of Christ, recognize God’s quiet blessings, and find joy through faith in Him — even when the path does not look the way they expected.
Scroll through the images to see a sample of one of the principles and other resources.
Everything parents and youth leaders need to teach "Come Follow Me" to teens - Without hours of prep.
