This For the Strength of Youth Discussion Guide helps Young Men and Young Women leaders prepare for November Week 2 and lead a meaningful, Christ-centered discussion in about 25 minutes.
This week’s lesson, Learn More About Studying the Scriptures, helps youth move beyond simply reading scripture as a habit or assignment and begin recognizing the power of the word of God in their everyday lives.
Youth will study why Heavenly Father has given us the scriptures, what it means to hold tightly to the word of God, and how His word can bring greater light, direction, spiritual strength, and protection. Using Lehi’s vision of the iron rod, the lesson helps youth consider an important question: What happens when the scriptures become something I actually hold onto rather than simply something I occasionally read?
Rather than providing a long scripted lesson, this guide gives leaders a simple path for helping youth experience what the scriptures can actually do. The discussion draws on prophetic teachings about the power of God’s word, including its ability to strengthen faith, resist temptation, provide direction, and illuminate the next step when we cannot yet see the whole path.
Inside this guide:
Two simple readiness activities
Brief teacher preparation and doctrinal background
Three study paths based on the Church’s weekly questions
Supporting scriptures and prophetic insights
Discovery, understanding, and application questions
A ready-to-use conversation guide
Journal/application ideas
Josh’s Teaching Tip
A Temple Connection
A simple weekly invitation
Additional teaching ideas
A one-page Teach This in 25 Minutes lesson path
Designed for: Young Men advisers, Young Women leaders, bishopric members, and others teaching the Church’s For the Strength of Youth curriculum.
Preparation is intentionally simple. A leader should be able to review the guide in about 15 minutes and feel prepared to lead a thoughtful 25-minute discussion without building a lesson from scratch.
The goal this week is simple: help youth understand that the scriptures are more than words to read—they contain the word of God, which can bring light, revelation, strength, and power into their lives as they learn to hold fast to it.
This For the Strength of Youth Discussion Guide helps Young Men and Young Women leaders prepare for November Week 2 and lead a meaningful, Christ-centered discussion in about 25 minutes.
This week’s lesson, Learn More About Studying the Scriptures, helps youth move beyond simply reading scripture as a habit or assignment and begin recognizing the power of the word of God in their everyday lives.
Youth will study why Heavenly Father has given us the scriptures, what it means to hold tightly to the word of God, and how His word can bring greater light, direction, spiritual strength, and protection. Using Lehi’s vision of the iron rod, the lesson helps youth consider an important question: What happens when the scriptures become something I actually hold onto rather than simply something I occasionally read?
Rather than providing a long scripted lesson, this guide gives leaders a simple path for helping youth experience what the scriptures can actually do. The discussion draws on prophetic teachings about the power of God’s word, including its ability to strengthen faith, resist temptation, provide direction, and illuminate the next step when we cannot yet see the whole path.
Inside this guide:
Two simple readiness activities
Brief teacher preparation and doctrinal background
Three study paths based on the Church’s weekly questions
Supporting scriptures and prophetic insights
Discovery, understanding, and application questions
A ready-to-use conversation guide
Journal/application ideas
Josh’s Teaching Tip
A Temple Connection
A simple weekly invitation
Additional teaching ideas
A one-page Teach This in 25 Minutes lesson path
Designed for: Young Men advisers, Young Women leaders, bishopric members, and others teaching the Church’s For the Strength of Youth curriculum.
Preparation is intentionally simple. A leader should be able to review the guide in about 15 minutes and feel prepared to lead a thoughtful 25-minute discussion without building a lesson from scratch.
The goal this week is simple: help youth understand that the scriptures are more than words to read—they contain the word of God, which can bring light, revelation, strength, and power into their lives as they learn to hold fast to it.
