How many "days" did it the creation take?
6 creation days - 1 rest day
The physical Creation itself was staged through ordered periods of time. In Genesis and Moses, those periods are called days. But in the book of Abraham, each period is referred to as a time. Whether termed a day, a time, or an age, each phase was a period between identifiable events (https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/2000/05/the-creation?lang=eng)
The Apostle Paul described our bodies as a Temple of God. How are our bodies a temple?
Answer: Our body is the temple for our spirit.
Note: The scriptures compare our bodies to a holy temple, a place where the Spirit can dwell. Of course, your body is not perfect now. But the experiences you’re having with your body can help you prepare to receive one day a perfect, resurrected, glorified body.
We are all spirit children of God. How you use your body effects your spirit!
Who is the "Strength of Youth"
(hint - First Presidency Message)
The Savior
One day a leader of the Jews asked Jesus what he must do to have eternal life. The Savior asked him what the scriptures said. The leader said that a man should love God and also love his neighbor. Jesus said that he was right. Then the leader asked, “Who is my neighbor?”
What parable did Jesus respond with?
(hint - Luke 10)
The Good Samaritan
The spirit whispers this to me and tells me it is true
And tells me it is true
I know my father lives
What was created on Day 4 of the creation?
(hint Moses 2 - verses 14-19)
Day 4 – Sun, Moon, Stars – sun for day, moon for night (TWO GREAT LIGHTS) – Gave us the first nightlight!
What is your favorite animal and why?
Free Answer
Your body is an amazing gift from your Heavenly Father. Why did he give it to you?
He gave it to you to help you become more like Him. Having a body gives you increased power to exercise your freedom to choose.
Who was the Lamanite prophet who went to teach the Nephites in Zarahemla about repentance, faith in Jesus Christ, and that Jesus, the Son of God, would be born in five years.
(Hint - Helaman 13-16)
Samuel
_______ _________ how sweet the sound—
That saved a wretch like me!
I once was lost, but now am found,
Was blind, but now I see.
Amazing Grace
What day of the creation is is known by the Jews as the day of "double blessings"?
Day 3 -
Why? - Because God called that day "Good" twice.
Looking Forward -
What is the difference between a transgression and sin?
- Example - The fall of Adam and Eve (Second - Article of faith)
While often used interchangeably, sin generally means "missing the mark" or failing God's standard, whereas transgression specifically means "crossing a boundary" or intentionally violating a known law or command.
Some acts, like murder, are crimes because they are inherently wrong. Other acts, like operating without a license, are crimes only because they are legally prohibited. Under these distinctions, the act that produced the Fall was not a sin—inherently wrong—but a transgression—wrong because it was formally prohibited. These words are not always used to denote something different, but this distinction seems meaningful in the circumstances of the Fall.
The purpose of For the Strength of Youth is not to give you a “yes” or “no” about every possible choice you might face.
What is it for?
(hint - make inspired choices)
Instead, the Lord is inviting you to live in a higher and holier way—His way. This guide will teach you about His way. It explains truths He has revealed.
Make these truths your guide for making choices—big choices, such as making covenants in the temple and serving a mission, as well as daily choices, such as how to treat people or how to spend your time.
Captain Moroni, the leader of the Nephite armies, believed in Jesus. He knew the Nephites were blessed because they kept God’s commandments. He was very angry that Amalickiah was leading people away from God, trying to become king, and trying to hurt people.
Moroni ripped his coat. He wrote on it that people should remember ______, _________, _________. Then he tied it to a pole and called it the title of liberty.
What did Moroni write that people should remember?
(Hint - Alma 45-46)
Their God, their freedom, and their families
“Love one another as Jesus loves you.
Try to show kindness in all that you do.
Be gentle and loving in deed and in thought,
For these are the things Jesus taught.”
I’m trying to be like Jesus
What day of the week did the creation start on?
Day 1 - Sunday - Divided the light from the darkness – creates day and night, morning and evening
Day 2 - Monday - Divides the waters & creates the Firmament (heavens), create dry land
Day 3 - Tuesday - *Double Blessing Day* - planted seeds, grass, trees, etc.
Day 4 - Wednesday - Sun, Moon, Stars – sun for day, moon for night (TWO GREAT LIGHTS)
Day 5 - Thursday - bring forth life abundantly – fowl, whales, fish, sea creatures
Day 6 - Friday - land animals and man
Day 7 - Saturday - Rest Day
*The Christian observance shifted from Saturday to Sunday gradually, driven by the belief that Jesus rose on Sunday, with key moments including early church meetings on Sunday and Emperor Constantine's 321 AD
What is the Hebrew meaning of the word good?
The main Hebrew word for "good" is tov, a versatile term meaning pleasant, excellent, right, beautiful, beneficial, or morally sound, describing everything from God's creation to a "good heart" or the blessing.
With these three truths as your guide, you can make inspired choices that will bless you now and throughout eternity.
Jesus Christ is the way to eternal joy.
You are a beloved spirit child of God.
Your Father in Heaven trusts you.
This Nephite was a leader in Captain Moroni's army who was trying to keep Nephite cities safe from the Lamanites and wicked king Amalickiah. This Nephite leader snuck into the Lamanite camp in the dark of night and killed Amalickiah before he could wake.
Who is this leader? (Alma 51-52)
Teancum
"___ _____ _____ ______ ______
In all the world around me.
His Spirit warms my soul
Through ev’rything I see.
He knows I will follow him,
Give all my life to him.
___ _____ _____ ______ ______,
The love he freely gives me."
I Feel My Savior’s Love
How many times can you find the word "Good" in Genesis Chapter 1?
Answer - 7 Times
Why is that significant?
- The number 7 is crucial in the Bible/Gospel because it symbolizes divine perfection, completeness, and wholeness
To complete the creation, what did God do on the 7th day?
Why is that important?
(hint - Genesis 2:2-3)
On the 7th day God blessed and sanctified his work.
Why - God made this day for rest - intended to be a gift of rest for us to have and spend the day in the presence of God.
In the For the Strength of Youth - under the section "Your Body is Sacred" -
Identify 3 Eternal Truths, their invitation and promised blessing for following those invitations.

Lazarus became very sick. Jesus was in another city. Mary and Martha sent Him a message to let Him know His friend was sick. Jesus waited for two days. Then He told His disciples they would go to Bethany. Jesus said that Lazarus had already died, and He was going to bring Him back to life.
John 11:39–40
39 Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh: for he hath been dead four days.
40 Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?
Why did Jesus wait so long before going to Bethany to raise Lazarus from the dead?
Jesus is the resurrection, and the life. He needed to wait so everyone knew without a doubt that Lazarus was dead and they could understand that Christ was the Son of God and had power over death
Ev’rywhere I go, I’m gonna let it shine.
Ev’rywhere I go, I’m gonna let it shine.
Ev’rywhere I go, I’m gonna let it shine,
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.
This little light of mine