5 Teach These Things Freely unto Your Children
Teach These Things Freely unto Your Children
Teach These Things Freely unto Your Children
Recorded genealogy.
Genesis
5:24 And Enoch walked with God: and he was not;
for God took him.
Moses
6:50–52 50 But God hath made known unto our fathers that all
men must repent.
51 And he called upon our father Adam by his own
voice, saying: I am God; I made the world,
and men before they were in the flesh.
52 And he also said unto him: If thou wilt turn
unto me, and hearken unto my voice, and believe, and repent of all thy
transgressions, and be baptized, even in water, in the name of mine Only
Begotten Son, who is full of grace and truth, which is Jesus
Christ, the only name which shall be given under heaven,
whereby salvation shall come unto the children of men, ye shall
receive the gift of the Holy Ghost, asking all things in his name, and
whatsoever ye shall ask, it shall be given you.
Moses
6:7 Now this same Priesthood, which was in the beginning, shall be in
the end of the world also.
Sin limits my ability to see, feel, and hear the things
of God.
Moses
6:26–36
What do you learn about the effects of sin in these verses?
God calls me to do His work despite my weaknesses.
Moses
6:26–47
If you feel overwhelmed when you receive a new calling, you
are in good company.
verses
37–47 The Lord can bless and empower us as He did Enoch.
Moses
7:13 13 And so great was the faith of Enoch that he led
the people of God, and their enemies came to battle against them; and
he spake the word of the Lord, and the earth trembled, and
the mountains fled, even according to his command; and
the rivers of water were turned out of their course; and the roar of
the lions was heard out of the wilderness; and all nations feared greatly,
so powerful was the word of Enoch, and so great was the power of the
language which God had given him.
Others who felt inadequate
Exodus
4:10–16 10 ¶ And Moses said unto the Lord, O my Lord,
I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast
spoken unto thy servant: but I am slow of speech, and of
a slow tongue.
11 And the Lord said unto him, Who
hath made man’s mouth?
Jeremiah
1:4–10 5 Before I formed thee in the belly
I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb
I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a
prophet unto the nations.
6 Then said I, Ah, Lord God! behold, I
cannot speak: for I am a child.
2 Nephi
33:1–4 1 And now I, Nephi, cannot write all the things which
were taught among my people; neither am I mighty in writing, like
unto speaking; for when a man speaketh by the power of the Holy Ghost
the power of the Holy Ghost carrieth it unto the hearts of the children of men.
4 And I know that the Lord God will consecrate my prayers for the
gain of my people. And the words which I have written in weakness will be made
strong unto them; for it persuadeth them to do good; it maketh known
unto them of their fathers; and it speaketh of Jesus, and persuadeth them to
believe in him, and to endure to the end, which is life eternal.
Ether
12:23–29 23 And I said unto him: Lord, the Gentiles
will mock at these things, because of our weakness in
writing; for Lord thou hast made us mighty in word by faith, but thou
hast not made us mighty in writing; for thou hast made all this people that
they could speak much, because of the Holy Ghost which thou hast given them;
24 And thou hast made us that we could write but
little, because of the awkwardness of our hands.
Prophets
Speak by the Power of the Holy Spirit
Moses
6:34 34 Behold my Spirit is upon you, wherefore all
thy words will I justify; and the mountains shall flee before you,
and the rivers shall turn from their course; and thou shalt abide in
me, and I in you; therefore walk with me.
Walk with Me: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/video/walk-with-me-worldwide-discussion-for-youth?lang=eng
Abide
in Me, and I in You; Therefore Walk with Me,
I’ll
Go Where You Want Me to Go
The gospel of Jesus Christ was taught from the beginning.
Look for the things that you must know and do to be
redeemed.
verse 53
Adam asked good why questions?
53 And our father Adam spake unto the Lord,
and said: Why is it that men must repent and be baptized in water? And the Lord
said unto Adam: Behold I have forgiven thee thy transgression in the
Garden of Eden.
verses
53–65? God answered Adam’s questions, increasing his understanding and His
appreciation for God’s plan.
verse 59
When we are baptized, we are born again.
59 That by reason of transgression cometh the
fall, which fall bringeth death, and inasmuch as ye were born into the world by
water, and blood, and the spirit, which I have made, and so became
of dust a living soul, even so ye must be born again into
the kingdom of heaven, of water, and of the Spirit, and be cleansed by
blood, even the blood of mine Only Begotten; that ye might be sanctified from
all sin, and enjoy the words of eternal life in
this world, and eternal life in the world to come, even immortal glory;
Look for symbols. In the scriptures, objects or
events can often represent or symbolize spiritual truths, especially truths
about the Savior (see Teaching in the Savior’s Way, 7).
These symbols can enrich your understanding of Him and His doctrine. For
instance, what do you learn from the symbols of hearts and ears in Moses
6:27, eyes and clay in Moses
6:35, or water in Moses
6:59–60?
“Teach these things freely unto your children.”
Moses
6:51–62
In these verses, see how the Lord taught Adam and Eve the
gospel, and they taught it to their children.
Mosiah
4:14–15 14 And ye will not suffer your children that
they go hungry, or naked; neither will ye suffer that they transgress
the laws of God…15 But ye will teach them
to walk in the ways of truth and soberness; ye will teach them
to love one another, and to serve one another.
Doctrine
and Covenants 68:25–28 25 And again, inasmuch
as parents have children in Zion, or in any of
her stakes which are organized, that teach them not to
understand the doctrine of repentance, faith in Christ the Son of the
living God, and of baptism and the gift of the Holy Ghost by the laying on of
the hands, when eight years old, the sin be upon the heads
of the parents….27 And their children shall
be baptized for the remission of their sins
when eight years old, and receive the laying on of the hands.
28 And they shall also teach their
children to pray, and to walk uprightly before the Lord.
93:40–50
40 But I have commanded you to bring up
your children in light and truth.,,, 43 And now a commandment I give unto
you—if you will be delivered you shall set in order your own house,
for there are many things that are not right in your house…. 48 Your family must
needs repent and forsake some things, and give more earnest heed unto your
sayings … 49 What I say unto one I say unto
all; pray always.
Jesus
Christ Is the Strength of Parents
Video: Parenting: Touching the Hearts of Our Youth: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/media/video/2010-08-0015-parenting-touching-the-hearts-of-our-youth?lang=eng
Video: But Why?: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/media/video/2009-04-0009-but-why?lang=eng
Scripture Helps
- What
do the symbols of water, spirit, and blood teach us about being born again
through Jesus Christ?
- How
did Adam become a “son of God”?
God can help me do hard things.
Moses
6:26–34
Moses
6:26–34 Read about Enoch’s call to preach the gospel.
Moses
6:31 31 And when Enoch had heard these words,
he bowed himself to the earth, before the Lord, and spake before the
Lord, saying: Why is it that I have found favor in thy sight, and am
but a lad, and all the people hate me; for I am slow of
speech; wherefore am I thy servant?
Moses
6:32–34 32 And the Lord said unto Enoch: Go forth and do as I
have commanded thee, and no man shall pierce thee. Open thy mouth, and it
shall be filled, and I will give thee utterance, for all flesh is in my hands,
and I will do as seemeth me good.
33 Say unto this
people: Choose ye this day, to serve the Lord God who made you.
34 Behold my Spirit is upon you,
wherefore all thy words will I justify; and the mountains shall flee
before you, and the rivers shall turn from their course; and thou
shalt abide in me, and I in you; therefore walk with me.
7:13
13 And so great was the faith of Enoch that he led the
people of God, and their enemies came to battle against them; and
he spake the word of the Lord, and the earth trembled, and
the mountains fled, even according to his command; and
the rivers of water were turned out of their course; and the roar of
the lions was heard out of the wilderness; and all nations feared greatly,
so powerful was the word of Enoch, and so great was the power of the
language which God had given him.
What other prophets needed to do difficult things?
Noah, David, Ammon, or Samuel the Lamanite (see Gospel
Art Book, nos.
7, 19, 78, 81)
Faith in Christ, repentance, baptism, and receiving the
Holy Ghost prepare me to return to God.
Moses
6:50–62
Adam and Eve were taught the Doctrine of Christ. Look for
the principles that they taught. Help the children prepare short talks about one
of the principles to share with each other.
Moses
6:52, 57 52 And he also said unto him: If thou wilt turn
unto me, and hearken unto my voice, and believe, and repent of all thy
transgressions, and be baptized, even in water, in the name of mine Only
Begotten Son, who is full of grace and truth, which is Jesus
Christ, the only name which shall be given under heaven,
whereby salvation shall come unto the children of men, ye shall
receive the gift of the Holy Ghost, asking all things in his name, and
whatsoever ye shall ask, it shall be given you.
57 Wherefore teach it unto your children, that
all men, everywhere, must repent, or they can in nowise inherit the
kingdom of God, for no unclean thing can dwell there,
or dwell in his presence; for, in the language of Adam, Man of
Holiness is his name, and the name of his Only Begotten is the Son of Man,
even Jesus Christ, a righteous Judge, who shall come in the meridian
of time.
Choose songs to sing: “Faith,”
“When I Am Baptized,” and “The
Holy Ghost” (Children’s Songbook, 96–97, 103, 105).
Heavenly Father wants parents to teach their children.
Moses
6:57–58
Moses
6:58 58 Therefore I give unto you a commandment,
to teach these things freely unto your children
How can you help your parents teach the gospel in your home?
Show the picture of Adam and Eve teaching their children.
Then talk about the activities they might have together with their own families;
prayer, eating together, singing, reading scriptures, working, playing….
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