Choices
Your friends want to do something you know you shouldn't. They tell you, “Everybody does it. Just come with us.”
Joshua 24:15 — Choose whom you will serve.
Someone is being pressured to break a commandment when nobody from church or their family would ever know.
Genesis 39:9
Someone asks, “Does God actually have a plan for me, or am I just here?”
Moses 1:39
A friend asks what the scriptures teach about marriage.
Genesis 2:24
Someone asks, “How does God communicate His will to the whole Church?”
Amos 3:7
You have a major decision to make about your future. You've made a huge pros-and-cons list, but you haven't prayed about it at all.
Proverbs 3:5–6 — Trust in the Lord, not only your own understanding.
A friend says, “Standards have changed. Things people used to call wrong aren't really wrong anymore.”
Isaiah 5:20
A friend asks, “Did I exist at all before I was born?”
Abraham 3:22–23
Your class has become divided into cliques. People constantly argue, gossip, and exclude one another.
Moses 7:18 — Zion was of one heart and one mind.
A friend doesn't understand why they should pay tithing when money is already tight.
Malachi 3:8–10
Someone says, “I don't see why I need commandments. I should be able to decide for myself what's right.”
Exodus 20:3–17 — God gives commandments to guide His children.
Someone has made some serious mistakes and says, “There's no point trying anymore. God wouldn't forgive me.”
Isaiah 1:18 — Christ can make scarlet sins white as snow.
Someone says, “Why should I listen to prophets? They're just people.”
Amos 3:7
Someone says, “Why does the Church care so much about family history and temples?”
Malachi 4:5–6
omeone says, “Jesus understands sin, but He couldn't possibly understand what I'm going through emotionally.”
Isaiah 53:3–5
Someone is offered an opportunity that would make life much easier, but they'd have to compromise something they know is wrong to get it.
Genesis 39:9 — Joseph chose faithfulness over temptation.
Your friend keeps saying they want to get closer to God, but every Sunday they treat the Sabbath exactly like every other day.
Isaiah 58:13–14
A friend asks, “Why do we need the Book of Mormon when we already have the Bible?”
Ezekiel 37:15–17
You notice someone at school regularly doesn't have enough food, but everyone seems to ignore it because “it's not our problem.”
Isaiah 58:6–7
Someone asks, “Why would God call prophets to warn people instead of just letting everyone figure things out themselves?”
Ezekiel 3:16–17 — Prophets are watchmen.
Your friend says, “If something makes me happy, how could it possibly be wrong?”
Isaiah 5:20 — We can't redefine good and evil based simply on what we want.
Someone says, “I follow most of the commandments. Why should God care about this one little thing I don't want to give up?”
Joshua 24:15, Exodus 20:3–17, or Proverbs 3:5–6
Why? defend your choice
Someone says, “The Restoration sounds convenient. Did the Old Testament actually say anything about something like that happening?”
Isaiah 29:13–14
A friend says, “Religion is supposed to be about my relationship with God. What does helping other people have to do with it?”
Isaiah 58:6–7, Moses 7:18
why, defend yourself.
Someone says, “The Church is tiny compared with the whole world. How could this possibly be God's kingdom?”
Daniel 2:44–45