Identity & Purpose
You start feeling like your worth depends on your number of followers, your appearance, your athletic ability, or whether you’re accepted by the “right” group at school. You wonder, “What is my life really about?” Which scripture teaches what God’s ultimate work and glory is?
Moses 1:39 — “This is my work and my glory—to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man.”
A friend sends you a picture that you know you shouldn’t look at. Everyone else in the group chat is opening it, and you’re tempted to do the same. You remember that sometimes the most important decision is simply choosing whom you’re going to follow. Which scripture applies?
Joshua 24:15 — “Choose you this day whom ye will serve.”
You’ve made a serious mistake. You feel ashamed and think, “I’ve messed up too badly for God to forgive me.” Which scripture teaches that sins can become clean through the Savior?
Isaiah 1:18 — “Though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow.”
Your friends ask, “Why do we even need a prophet? Can’t we just pray and figure everything out ourselves?” Which scripture teaches that the Lord reveals His will through His servants, the prophets?
Amos 3:7 — “The Lord God … revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.”
You’re asked why your family pays tithing when there are plenty of things you could spend that money on. You remember that the Lord attached specific blessings to faithful tithing. Which scripture teaches this?
Malachi 3:8–10
You’re sitting in class wondering why you’re here on earth. Your friends have very different ideas about the purpose of life, but you remember being taught that your existence didn’t begin at birth. Which scripture teaches that we existed as spirits before the world was created?
Abraham 3:22–23 — We “were organized before the world was.”
You’re dating someone and things begin moving in a direction that makes you uncomfortable. You know you could probably hide what happened, but something inside you says, “I can’t do this and still be true to God.” Which scripture expresses this kind of conviction?
Genesis 39:9 — “How then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?”
A student is dealing with anxiety, loneliness, rejection, and emotional pain. A friend tells them, “Jesus Christ understands what you’re going through.” Which scripture teaches that the Savior literally bore our griefs and carried our sorrows?
Isaiah 53:3–5 — “Surely [Jesus Christ] hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows.”
Your seminary class discusses how prophets warn God’s children about spiritual dangers before those dangers cause harm. Which scripture compares a prophet to someone standing watch and warning the people?
Ezekiel 3:16–17 — The prophet is “a watchman unto the house of Israel.”
Your friends want to spend Sunday doing everything they normally do—shopping, sports, entertainment, and homework. You decide that the Sabbath can be more than simply “a day when I don’t go to school.” Which scripture teaches us to call the Sabbath a delight?
Isaiah 58:13–14
Someone at school tells you, “You’re not good enough. You’ll never amount to anything.” Instead of allowing that person’s opinion to define you, you remember that your identity has a divine origin. Which scripture teaches that mankind was created in God’s image?
Genesis 1:26–27 — “God created man in his own image.”
Someone on social media says, “Everybody does it, so it can’t really be wrong.” Another person says, “If it feels right, it must be right.” You recognize that popular opinion isn’t always the same thing as truth. Which scripture warns about confusing good and evil?
Isaiah 5:20 — “Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil.”
You’ve made a mistake and you’re tempted to believe that your mistake is now your identity: “I’m a sinner, so that’s just who I am.” Which scripture gives hope that sin doesn’t have to permanently define your future?
Isaiah 1:18
Someone says, “The Bible is enough. Why would God give us another book of scripture?” You remember a prophecy describing two records of God’s dealings with His children becoming united. Which scripture is this?
Ezekiel 37:15–17 — The Bible and Book of Mormon “shall become one in thine hand.”
Your youth group participates in a fast, but you realize fasting isn’t simply about skipping meals. You want to understand what God actually wants fasting to accomplish for others. Which scripture teaches about the blessings and purposes of a proper fast?
Isaiah 58:6–7
You have been thinking about what kind of person you want to become. You realize that God has a purpose for you that is bigger than getting good grades, making money, becoming popular, or winning championships. Which scripture teaches that God’s work centers on bringing His children to immortality and eternal life?
Moses 1:39
For behold, this is my work and my glory—to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man.
You’re trying to decide whether to cheat on a test. Your teacher probably won’t discover it, and getting the answer would make your life easier. But you realize that your decision isn’t just about getting caught—it is about the person you’re becoming. Which scripture best represents this principle?
Joshua 24:15
You watch a friend go through something difficult and realize that Christ’s Atonement isn’t only about forgiving sins. It also allows Him to understand pain, sorrow, rejection, loneliness, and suffering. Which scripture teaches this?
Isaiah 53:3–5
You hear someone say that Joseph Smith and the Restoration were simply another religious movement. You remember an Old Testament prophecy describing a future “marvellous work and a wonder.” Which scripture is it?
Isaiah 29:13–14
You’re preparing to enter the temple someday and realize that being spiritually prepared involves more than wearing the right clothes or knowing the right answers. Which scripture asks who can stand in God’s holy place and describes that person as having clean hands and a pure heart?
Psalm 24:3–4
Imagine discovering that before you came to earth, God knew you and had a purpose for you. You don’t remember the premortal world, but you learn that your life has a divine beginning. Which scripture supports the idea that we existed and were known before mortal life?
Abraham 3:22–23
A teenager is pressured by friends to break a commandment because they say, “Relax. Nobody will know.” The teenager realizes that the real question isn’t “Will I get caught?” but “Who am I choosing to serve?” Which scripture should come to mind?
Joshua 24:15
A teenager has been carrying guilt for something they did months ago. They have repented, but they still can’t forgive themselves. They wonder whether God really can make someone spiritually clean again. Which scripture could they turn to?
Isaiah 1:18
You’re scrolling through social media and see conflicting opinions about morality, relationships, gender, money, and religion. Everyone seems certain they’re right. You ask yourself, “How can I know what God actually wants me to know?” Which scripture teaches that God reveals His will through prophets?
Amos 3:7
Your family is struggling to make an important decision. Everyone has an opinion, and you’re unsure what to do. Instead of trusting only your own understanding, you decide to seek God and trust Him to guide your path. Which scripture teaches this principle?
Proverbs 3:5–6 — “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart … and he shall direct thy paths.”