Acquiring Spiritual Knowledge
What's the phrase?
Fill in the blanks (not learned)
Applies to you?
What is the Doctrine?
100
What does A.S.K. stand for?
Act in Faith
Seek answers through divinely appointed sources.
Keep an eternal perspective
100
Alma 39:9
"To lusts be blind"
Go no more after the lusts of your eyes.
100
Charity is the _____ love of Christ.
pure
Moroni 7:45-48
100
President Spencer W. Kimball taught that the most important word in the dictionary could be remember.
Helaman encouraged his sons Nephi and Lehi to remember important lessons and people (see Helaman 5:4–14).
What truths have you learned since the beginning of school this year?
Open question...
Pencil Flip:
Place as many pencils as you want on the back of your hand and then try to catch them all in the same hand. Don't let them hit the ground. (100 points for each pencil. ie: 3 pencils= 300 points)
100
What doctrine do we learn from Alma 41:10?
10 Do not suppose, because it has been spoken concerning restoration, that ye shall be restored from sin to happiness. Behold, I say unto you, wickedness never was happiness.
Wickedness never was happiness.
200
Fill in the blank:
In reference to Acting in Faith, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles taught:
“When those moments come and issues surface, the resolution of which is not immediately forthcoming, hold _____ to what you already know and stand strong until additional _____________ comes”
fast, knowledge
200
Helaman 5:12
"On Christ's foundation survive"
It is upon the rock of our Redeemer...that ye must build your foundation.
200
Go no more after the _________ of your own _____.
lusts, eyes
200
You feel inspired to invite a friend to watch general conference with you. As you prayerfully prepare to act on this prompting, you decide to explain to your friend what a prophet is and why you are excited to listen to him. You remember that you have learned about some great prophets in the Book of Mormon that could help you explain the role of a prophet to your friend.
How would you explain this?
Bonus point for every scripture passage used!
Open question...
If students need help identifying scriptures, you might direct them to passages such as Helaman 7:29; 8:22–23; 10:4–7; 11:23; 13:5; and 14:11–12.
Cookie Face:
No hands! Get the cookie into your mouth.
1st=300 points; 2nd=200 points; 3rd=100 points; 4th=just eat your cookie
200
What doctrine do we learn from Helaman 5:12?
12 And now, my sons, remember, remember that it is upon the rock of our Redeemer, who is Christ, the Son of God, that ye must build your foundation; that when the devil shall send forth his mighty winds, yea, his shafts in the whirlwind, yea, when all his hail and his mighty storm shall beat upon you, it shall have no power over you to drag you down to the gulf of misery and endless wo, because of the rock upon which ye are built, which is a sure foundation, a foundation whereon if men build they cannot fall.
Jesus Christ is our sure foundation.
and
If we build our foundation on Jesus Christ, the devil will have no power over us.
300
Fill in the blank:
In referring to Keeping an eternal perspective, "it is important to remember that historical details do not carry the saving power of ____________, ordinances, and doctrine. To be distracted by less significant details at the expense of missing the unfolding miracle of the Restoration is like spending time analyzing a gift box and ignoring the wonder of the gift itself."
covenants
300
Alma 34:9-10
"Atonement is sure"
There must be an atonement made, ...an infinite and eternal sacrifice.
300
Charity is the _____ ____ of ______.
pure love, Christ
Moroni 7:45-48
300
As we studied the Pride Cycle, you may have evaluated your efforts to be humble. You also may have recorded a commitment in your study journal to increase in humility and overcome pride.
What have you done in recent weeks to remember the Lord and all He has done for you?
Open question...
Defying Gravity
1 person must keep all 3 balloons up in the air for 1 minute. (100 points to each team that can do this)
300
What doctrine do we find in Alma 39:9?
9 Now my son, I would that ye should repent and forsake your sins, and go no more after the lusts of your eyes, but cross yourself in all these things; for except ye do this ye can in nowise inherit the kingdom of God. Oh, remember, and take it upon you, and cross yourself in these things.
As we exercise self-control and turn to the Lord, we can overcome the temptation to violate God’s law of chastity.
400
Name 3 "divinely appointed sources we can look to when we are praying and looking for answers.
Fill in the blank:
"As part of the Lord’s appointed process for obtaining spiritual knowledge, He has established sources through which He reveals truth and guidance to His children. These sources include the light of Christ, the Holy Ghost, the scriptures, parents, and Church leaders. The First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles—the Lord’s prophets upon the earth today—are a vital source of truth. The Lord has chosen and ordained these individuals to speak for Him."
400
Alma 7:11-13
"Christ's mission given"
And he shall go forth, suffering pains and afflictions and temptations of every kind.
400
If ____ come unto me ...then will I make _________ things become ________ unto ____.
men, weak, strong, them
Ether 12:27
400
you studied many accounts of individuals who overcame attacks on their lives, religion, and testimonies of Jesus Christ. While studying, you may have made some commitments to help you build a stronger foundation on Jesus Christ to withstand the attacks of Satan.
Lehonti and Amalickiah (Alma 47:10–18) 
Captain Moroni building fortifications (Alma 50:1–6) 
Helaman’s counsel to his sons (Helaman 5:12)
What successes have you experienced in your efforts to build your foundation on Jesus Christ?
Open question...
Golf Ball/Spoon/Water Bottle
While balancing a golf ball on a spoon in your mouth, you must flip the bottle to stand upright as many times as possible within 1 minute. (100 points for each upright flip)
400
What doctrine do we learn from Alma 7:11-13?
11 And he shall go forth, suffering pains and afflictions and temptations of every kind; and this that the word might be fulfilled which saith he will take upon him the pains and the sicknesses of his people.
12 And he will take upon him death, that he may loose the bands of death which bind his people; and he will take upon him their infirmities, that his bowels may be filled with mercy, according to the flesh, that he may know according to the flesh how to succor his people according to their infirmities.
13 Now the Spirit knoweth all things; nevertheless the Son of God suffereth according to the flesh that he might take upon him the sins of his people, that he might blot out their transgressions according to the power of his deliverance; and now behold, this is the testimony which is in me.
Jesus Christ suffered to save me from sin and death and to help me through the challenges of mortality.
500
Fill in the blanks:
"...sincere seekers of truth should be wary of unreliable sources of information. We live in a time when many “call evil good, and good evil” (Isaiah 5:20). Satan is the father of lies and seeks to distort truth and persuade us to turn away from the Lord and His appointed servants. Learning to recognize and avoid unreliable sources can protect us from misinformation and from those who seek to destroy faith. As we seek help from the _____ _______ and turn to the Lord’s divinely appointed sources for answers and direction, we can be blessed to discern between truth and error. We can trust in the Lord’s promise that “by the power of the ______ ______, ye may know the truth of all things” (Moroni 10:5).
Holy Ghost
500
Alma 41:10
"Unhappy wicked one"
Wickedness never was happiness
500
"____ with a sincere heart, with real _______, having ______ in Christ... [and] by the _______ of the Holy Ghost ye may know the _______ of all things."
Ask, intent, faith, power, truth
Moroni 10:4-5
500
What is one Doctrinal Mastery scripture (this semester) that you feel the youth in your school need to hear?Why?
Open Question...
Vertical Golf Balls
In less than 60 seconds, players (1 per team) have to stack 3 golf balls vertically. They can take as many shots as possible, as long as there’s still time on the clock. (300 points to longest time, 200 points to 2nd longest time, 100 points to 3rd longest time, 0 points to those who cannot stack them)
500
What doctrine do we learn from Alma 34:9-10
9 For it is expedient that an atonement should be made; for according to the great plan of the Eternal God there must be an atonement made, or else all mankind must unavoidably perish; yea, all are hardened; yea, all are fallen and are lost, and must perish except it be through the atonement which it is expedient should be made.
10 For it is expedient that there should be a great and last sacrifice; yea, not a sacrifice of man, neither of beast, neither of any manner of fowl; for it shall not be a human sacrifice; but it must be an infinite and eternal sacrifice.
Without the infinite and eternal Atonement of Jesus Christ, all mankind would be lost forever.