If you’re teaching Young Men or Young Women this week, Doctrine and Covenants 125–128 offers a powerful mix of practical instruction and deep doctrine—especially around the topics of gathering, record-keeping, and temple work. These sections remind us that even in times of hardship, the Lord is guiding His people and preparing great blessings for those who stay faithful. It’s a great opportunity to help your youth understand the importance of ordinances, personal testimony, and doing their part in God’s work. To help bring these principles to life, we’ve put together engaging questions, creative object lesson ideas, and personal sharing prompts that will invite the Spirit and spark meaningful discussions in your class.
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The Lord wants me to care for my family. (Doctrine and Covenants 126)
10 Engaging Questions
- Why do you think the Lord directed Brigham Young to focus on his family after missionary service?
- What does this teach us about God’s view of family responsibilities?
- How do we balance church service and family priorities?
- What sacrifices have you seen families make for the gospel?
- How can serving our families strengthen our discipleship?
- Why is family considered part of God’s work?
- How do you recognize when your family needs your special care?
- What does “especial care” look like in modern family life?
- How does caring for family members bring spiritual blessings?
- How can families support one another in their gospel callings?
5 Object Lessons
- See-Saw – Balance between family and church responsibilities.
- First Aid Kit – Caring for family provides healing and protection.
- Garden Watering Can – Nurturing family like watering plants.
- Nest – Home as a place of safety and care.
- Toolbox – Different tools for different family needs.
10 Personal Sharing Prompts
- Share a time when you had to put family first.
- Tell about a family member who cared for you in a Christlike way.
- Reflect on how family service strengthens your faith.
- Share an experience when the Spirit helped you know how to help your family.
- Tell about a leader who modeled balancing family and service.
- Share how you feel when you fulfill responsibilities at home.
- Reflect on a moment your family was blessed by sacrifice.
- Tell about how strengthening family bonds strengthened your testimony.
- Share an example of how you’ve shown “especial care” recently.
- Reflect on why God values family care as part of His gospel.
I can rely on the Lord during difficult times. (Doctrine and Covenants 127:2–4)
10 Engaging Questions
- How did Joseph Smith show optimism despite persecution?
- What phrases in these verses bring you comfort?
- Why is joy possible even in “deep waters”?
- How do trials refine our faith?
- What role does gratitude play in hard times?
- Why is it powerful to remain cheerful during persecution?
- How do these verses change your view of trials?
- How can relying on God help in modern forms of ridicule?
- What does this passage teach about God’s sustaining power?
- How can we encourage others in their “deep waters”?
5 Object Lessons
- Life Jacket – God sustains us in deep water.
- Anchor – Stability in stormy seas.
- Flashlight – Light in dark times.
- Bridge – God makes a way through obstacles.
- Umbrella – Protection during storms.
10 Personal Sharing Prompts
- Share a trial when you felt sustained by the Lord.
- Reflect on a scripture that gave you strength in hardship.
- Tell about a moment you found joy during adversity.
- Share how gratitude helped you endure trials.
- Reflect on someone who modeled optimism in difficulty.
- Tell about a time you felt God’s power while being ridiculed.
- Share how your trials deepened your testimony.
- Reflect on how God’s presence comforted you in “deep waters.”
- Share an experience of helping someone else during their trials.
- Tell how remembering Christ gave you courage in hard moments.
“Whatsoever you record on earth shall be recorded in heaven.” (Doctrine and Covenants 127:5–8; 128:1–8)
10 Engaging Questions
- Why was record-keeping so important to the Lord?
- How do records bless us today in family history work?
- What do records teach about God’s order and accuracy?
- How do journals strengthen faith?
- Why do ordinances need to be recorded and witnessed?
- How does heaven’s “record” affect how we live on earth?
- What does this teach you about God’s respect for agency and order?
- How can we improve how we keep personal or family records?
- How might record-keeping help future generations?
- What does it mean to you that God keeps a heavenly record?
5 Object Lessons
- Ledger Book – Shows accuracy in accounts.
- Camera – Captures moments permanently.
- Certificate – Proof of covenant kept.
- File Cabinet – Organized records for lasting memory.
- Computer Backup – Earthly records reflected in heaven.
10 Personal Sharing Prompts
- Share how journaling has strengthened your testimony.
- Reflect on a sacred record in your family history.
- Tell about a time when record-keeping helped you remember God’s blessings.
- Share how reading pioneer journals has strengthened you.
- Reflect on how temple records bless your family.
- Tell about a spiritual prompting you recorded that guided you later.
- Share why you keep (or wish to keep) a personal journal.
- Reflect on how records connect you to your ancestors.
- Share how keeping a record helped you through a trial.
- Tell about how written testimonies influenced your faith.
The salvation of my ancestors is essential to my salvation. (Doctrine and Covenants 128:5–25)
10 Engaging Questions
- Why is baptism for the dead essential to God’s plan?
- How does helping our ancestors bless us?
- Why do you think Joseph called this the “most glorious of all subjects”?
- How do words like “binding” and “welding” teach about ordinances?
- Why is family connection central to salvation?
- How do temple ordinances bless both the living and the dead?
- What do you learn about God’s love from this doctrine?
- How do you feel knowing the plan was prepared before the world began?
- How do you experience joy in doing family history or temple work?
- Why do you think the earth would be cursed without this work?
5 Object Lessons
- Chain Links – Represent welding families together.
- Rope Knot – Shows binding connections.
- Family Tree – Roots and branches connected.
- Bridge – Connection across generations.
- Puzzle Pieces – Each person completes the picture.
10 Personal Sharing Prompts
- Share an experience from temple work for an ancestor.
- Reflect on how family history has strengthened your testimony.
- Tell how baptism for the dead has deepened your gratitude for Christ.
- Share why you feel connected to your ancestors.
- Reflect on a time you felt joy from doing proxy ordinances.
- Tell about how your family honored their ancestors.
- Share how sealing ordinances blessed your family.
- Reflect on a phrase like “perfect union” and what it means to you.
- Share how this doctrine changes the way you view death.
- Tell how serving in the temple blessed you in daily life.
