Teaching is more than just delivering information—it’s about understanding hearts and helping students recognize their divine worth. In this episode, we discuss Doctrine and Covenants 18, focusing on how to help students take the “hops” needed to apply the gospel in their lives. We explore powerful learning activities, prophetic insights, and Doctrinal Mastery Practice #2 to ensure understanding.

📖 Doctrine & Covenants 18:10-16 – How Jesus Christ sees our worth and calls us to help others.

• The “Hop” Students Must Take – How do we help students recognize their divine worth? (01:17)
• PLA: "Christ Knows You" – A powerful learning activity to help students feel Christ’s love (05:14)
• Amplifying Prophetic Voices – Quotes from Elder Uchtdorf and Elder Holland on our worth to God (08:08)

📖 Doctrine & Covenants 18:21 – Speaking the truth in soberness and what that means for teaching and discipleship.

• Speaking Truth in Soberness – Teaching with self-control, love, and clarity (16:18)
• What Does Soberness Mean? – Insights from Webster’s 1828 Dictionary & President Nelson

📖 Doctrine & Covenants 18:26-47 – The Lord’s pattern for calling His representatives.

• Student-Designed Lessons – A method to help students engage with and teach scripture principles (12:16)
• How to Take Upon You the Name of Christ – What does it really mean?

📖 Mastering Key Doctrinal Passages

• How to Ensure Students Really Understand – Moving beyond surface-level answers (26:00)
• PLA: Social Media Challenge – Summarizing scripture in 125 or 280 characters
• Text-for-Answers – A practical application for engaging students in personal reflection

🗣 Elder Uchtdorf:"You are known and remembered by the most majestic, powerful, and glorious being in the universe. You are loved by the King of infinite space and everlasting time."

🗣 Elder Holland:"However late you think you are, however many chances you think you have missed—the Lord’s arms are stretched out still."

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Lesson 1: “The Worth of Souls Is Great” (D&C 18:10-16)Lesson 2: “You Are Called to Declare My Gospel” (D&C 18:18-25)Lesson 3: “The Calling of the Twelve” (D&C 18:26-47)Doctrinal Mastery Practice #2: Ensuring UnderstandingKey Quotes from General Conference📌 Resources for Teachers

Chapters:0:00-1:01 – Introduction1:02-13:31 – D&C 1013:32-26:51 – D&C 1126:52-35:08 – Life Prep Lesson 188 and Conclusion📖 Doctrine & Covenants 10–11 | Coping with Trials & Letting God PrevailWelcome to another episode of Teach Ye Diligently! This week, Mark and Will dive into Doctrine & Covenants 10 and 11, exploring how God's wisdom always prevails over Satan’s cunning. We’ll discuss:🔹 How the Lord prepared for the loss of the 116 pages🔹 The power of obtaining the word of God before preaching (D&C11:21)🔹 Ways to let God prevail in our lives (President Nelson, October 2020)🔹 Coping with sadness and depression through faith in Christ🔥 Powerful Learning Activities (PLAs) & Teaching Ideas:✅ Remote Control Activity – Help students act out life scenarios & see how God provides escape routes.✅ Jesus vs. Satan Scripture Comparison – A contrast of Christ’s power & Satan’s deception.✅ Treasure the Gems – Invite students to find and treasure key verses from D&C 11.✅ Mission Power – Connect Hyrum Smith’s revelation to modern missionary work.🗣 Amplifying Prophetic Voices:🔹 President Nelson on Spiritual Survival (2019)🔹 Elder Glen Pace: Come, Follow Me as God’s Counter-Strategy🔹 Elder Holland on Overcoming Depression (2013)✨ Expect Miracles: How has God’s wisdom helped YOU overcome an obstacle? Share in the comments!🔗 Downloadable Resources:https://www.teachyediligently.org/pod...👀 Watch Next:🎥 Finding Truth in a World of Misinformation (Video)🎥 The Parable of the Gems (Video)💬 Like, subscribe, and share to help other seminary and institute teachers strengthen their lessons!#TeachYeDiligently#DoctrineAndCovenants#Seminary#JesusChrist#GospelTeaching#LetGodPrevail#ExpectMiraclesLink to "In Search of Truth" video -https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/m...Link to "Parable of the Gems" video -https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/m...