❤️LOVE THE LORD
This short verse from 1 John explains WHY we are even able to love God in the first place.
What is "We love him, because he first loved us"? (1 John 4:19)
Moses warned the Israelites they would be tempted to forget God when life in the promised land became too much of THIS.
What is comfortable / prosperous?
President Nelson completed this statement: "One of the easiest ways to identify a true follower of Jesus Christ is ___________."
What is "how compassionately that person treats other people"?
This Syrian army captain was healed of leprosy after following the prophet Elisha's simple instruction to wash in the Jordan River seven times.
Who is Naaman?
Deuteronomy 6:5 says to love God with your heart, soul, AND might — three things. If loving God is worth 100 points total and each part is exactly equal, this is how many points you earn per thing.
What is 33.33 points? (100 ÷ 3)
A unicorn wants to spot a true follower of Jesus Christ at the ward party. According to President Nelson, the unicorn should look for someone doing THIS one specific thing.
What is treating other people compassionately?
According to Deuteronomy 6:5, we are commanded to love the Lord our God with these three things.
What are heart, soul, and might?
The Israelites wandered in the wilderness for this many years before crossing the Jordan River.
What is 40 years?
In Deuteronomy 15, the Lord commanded Israel to forgive all debts every this many years.
What is seven years?
When Elijah was taken up to heaven, Elisha picked up this piece of Elijah's clothing and used it to part the Jordan River — a sign that God had given Elisha authority.
What is the mantle (or cloak)?
The Lord forgave all debts in Israel every 7 years. Your friend loaned you $20 in year 1, $30 in year 4, and $15 in year 6. This is the exact amount you owe them in year 8.
What is $0? (All debts forgiven at year 7)
A very comfortable unicorn living in a lush meadow with plenty of food, water, and rainbows completely forgets to pray. Moses warned the Israelites about this exact spiritual danger in this book of scripture.
What is Deuteronomy?
President Holland called God's love for us "the first great truth of all eternity" and said it should be the foundation stone of THIS.
What is our daily life?
Elder Renlund taught that remembering the goodness of God doesn't just make us grateful — it ultimately does THIS to us.
What is transform us?
In Deuteronomy 15:7–11, the Lord commanded Israel to care for those in need. This is the repeated phrase used in verses 8 and 11 to describe HOW generously they should give.
What is "open thine hand wide"?
Alma 37:6–7 teaches this principle, perfectly illustrated by Naaman's story — that a simple seven-dip instruction from the prophet led to a miraculous healing.
What is "by small and simple things are great things brought to pass"?
Naaman spent 20 minutes complaining about the Jordan River, 5 minutes listening to his servant, and 35 minutes actually washing. This is the percentage of his total time he spent complaining — rounded to the nearest whole number.
What is 33%? (20 ÷ 60 = 0.333)
A unicorn refuses to dip in the muddy Jordan River, saying the rivers back home in Syria are way nicer. It finally listens to its servant and is completely healed. In 2 Kings 5, this unicorn's real name is actually THIS.
Who is Naaman?
Moses wrote Deuteronomy as his final counsel to Israel before this man led them into the promised land.
Who is Joshua?
In class we compared two situations — friends laughing at the beach, and someone sick in a hospital bed. This is the situation where a person is MORE likely to remember and rely on God - and why.
What is being sick and alone in the hospital?
Because we are humble.
King Benjamin in Mosiah 4 taught that we should not judge people in need. This is the humbling question he asked about ALL of us that levels the playing field.
What is "Are we not all beggars?"
⭐ DAILY DOUBLE
Place your wager!
Our lesson taught that priesthood AUTHORITY comes from being set apart in a calling, but priesthood POWER comes from doing THIS.
Elisha asked for a double portion of Elijah's spirit. If Elijah's spiritual power is rated at 50 units and Elisha received double, then gave 25% of his to his servant, this is how many units the servant received.
What is 25 units? (50 × 2 = 100, 100 × 25% = 25)
A unicorn receives Elijah's mantle at the Jordan River and believes the cloak itself is the source of the magic. Our lesson corrected this — the mantle didn't CONTAIN the power, it did THIS instead.
What is represented God's power and authority?
⭐ DAILY DOUBLE
Place your wager!
Clue - In John 14:15, Jesus taught that THIS is the most meaningful way to show our love for Him — more meaningful than just saying "I love You."
According to Deuteronomy 8:3, God allowed Israel to experience hunger in the wilderness to teach them that man does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from THIS.
What is the mouth of God?
This Book of Mormon king delivered a sermon found in Mosiah 4 and asked the famous question "Are we not all beggars?"
Who is King Benjamin?
In our drip irrigation illustration, small steady drops of water represented these small consistent spiritual habits — the ones President Oaks said lead to "powerful spiritual uplift and growth" over time.
What are scripture study, personal prayer, and seminary attendance? (accept any "small and simple things")
In Deuteronomy 15, debts were forgiven every 7 years. Someone borrowed $100 in year 1, $200 in year 3, $50 in year 5, and $75 in year 6. This is the grand total wiped completely clean on year 7.
What is $425?
A unicorn is called as the new class president and panics, saying "I am not magical enough for this!" President Henry B. Eyring's counsel to that terrified unicorn: The Lord will do THIS to what you say and do in the eyes of the people you serve.
What is magnify it?