Book of Mormon Doctrinal Mastery Review 1

Mark and Memorize

One of the purposes of doctrinal mastery is to help you memorize the doctrinal mastery scripture references and key scripture phrases. This lesson is intended to help you locate, mark, and practice memorizing the scripture references and key scripture phrases for the first 12 Book of Mormon doctrinal mastery scripture passages.

Marking doctrinal mastery passages. Marking these scripture passages will help students remember and locate them more easily. Invite students to consider marking doctrinal mastery scripture passages in a way that is unique from their other markings.

Student preparation: Invite students to review the scripture references and key scripture phrases for the first 12 doctrinal mastery passages in the Book of Mormon. Students can find these passages in the Doctrinal Mastery Core Document (2023) or in the doctrinal mastery app.

Possible Learning Activities

A doctrinal mastery passage lesson may need to be taught in place of this review lesson. Refer to the pacing schedule provided by the area or region director or coordinator to ensure that each doctrinal mastery passage lesson will be taught while seminary is in session.

Scripture references and key scripture phrases

• Why would it be useful to know the scripture references and key scripture phrases for doctrinal mastery passages?

To help you learn the scripture references and key scripture phrases for the first 12 doctrinal mastery passages, consider copying the following chart into your study journal or downloading the Doctrinal Mastery app on a mobile device and using the activities in the app to help you with memorization.

Display the following chart, or provide a copy of the handout.

First 12 Doctrinal Mastery Passages and Key Phrases

Book of Mormon Teacher Manual (2024)

Scripture Reference	Key Scripture Phrase
Scripture Reference 1 Nephi 3:7	Key Scripture Phrase “I will go and do the things which the Lord hath commanded.”
Scripture Reference 2 Nephi 2:25	Key Scripture Phrase “Adam fell that men might be; and men are, that they might have joy.”
Scripture Reference 2 Nephi 2:27	Key Scripture Phrase “They are free to choose liberty and eternal life … or … captivity and death.”
Scripture Reference 2 Nephi 26:33	Key Scripture Phrase “All are alike unto God.”
Scripture Reference 2 Nephi 28:30	Key Scripture Phrase God “will give unto the children of men line upon line, precept upon precept.”
Scripture Reference 2 Nephi 32:3	Key Scripture Phrase “Feast upon the words of Christ; for behold, the words of Christ will tell you all things what ye should do.”
Scripture Reference 2 Nephi 32:8–9	Key Scripture Phrase “Ye must pray always.”
Scripture Reference Mosiah 2:17	Key Scripture Phrase “When ye are in the service of your fellow beings ye are only in the service of your God.”
Scripture Reference Mosiah 2:41	Key Scripture Phrase “Those that keep the commandments of God … are blessed in all things.”
Scripture Reference Mosiah 3:19	Key Scripture Phrase “[Put] off the natural man and [become] a saint through the atonement of Christ the Lord.”
Scripture Reference Mosiah 4:9	Key Scripture Phrase “Believe in God; … believe that he has all wisdom.”
Scripture Reference Mosiah 18:8–10	Key Scripture Phrase Be “baptized in the name of the Lord, as a witness … that ye have entered into a covenant with him.”

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Depending on the size of your class, consider assigning each student one or more of the 12 doctrinal mastery scripture passages. If necessary, the same passage can be given to multiple students.

Students could move around the classroom and work with another classmate who has a different doctrinal mastery passage by doing the following (consider writing these on the board):

1. Ask a question to get to know each other better. (For example: “What is one of your hobbies?” “What is one of your favorite places to visit?”)

2. Help each other locate and mark the assigned doctrinal mastery scripture passage and key scripture phrase.

3. Share how knowing the truth in the key scripture phrase might be a blessing in your life.

4. Try to memorize the scripture reference and key scripture phrase.

Encourage students to switch partners every couple of minutes. Have them continue switching until all students have identified or marked all 12 doctrinal mastery scripture passages.

Supplemental Learning Activities

Alternate activity

Another way to help students mark and memorize the key scripture phrases is to prepare slips of paper for each doctrinal mastery passage with questions for students to discuss. Then have students work with different class members to answer the questions. Think of questions that will allow students to learn more about each other and help them process the doctrine being taught. The following are examples of questions students could discuss while locating and marking the corresponding doctrinal mastery reference:

2 Nephi 32:3.What is your favorite food to eat?

Locate and mark 2 Nephi 32:3. Mark the key scripture phrase: “Feast upon the words of Christ; for behold, the words of Christ will tell you all things what ye should do.”

Try to memorize the scripture reference and key scripture phrase.

Why is it important to regularly feast upon the words of Christ?

Mosiah 18:8–10.What do you remember about your baptism?

Locate and mark Mosiah 18:8–10. Mark the key scripture phrase: Be “baptized in the name of the Lord, as a witness … that ye have entered into a covenant with him.”

Try to memorize the scripture reference and key scripture phrase.

What blessings have you noticed from striving to live your baptismal covenants?