Mosiah 4–6

Overview

King Benjamin referred to our imperfect nature as “the natural man” (Mosiah 3:19). He taught that we can overcome this through the Atonement of Jesus Christ. The Nephites, moved by King Benjamin’s teachings, were “filled with joy” and felt “peace of conscience” as they repented and received a remission of their sins (Mosiah 4:3). King Benjamin then taught them how to retain these feelings, and he emphasized the importance of believing in God.

Prepare to Teach

The following information provides teachers with ideas of what may need to be prepared in advance for each lesson.

Mosiah 3:19

Lesson purpose: This lesson is intended to help students seek the Savior’s help in overcoming their fallen nature.

Student preparation: Invite students to read Mosiah 3:19 and ponder its meaning. You could also invite them to find a scripture or statement from a Church leader that increases their understanding of a portion of this verse.
Image: A wolf
Content to display: The list of cross-references
Videoconference teaching suggestion: Consider inviting students to work in small groups in breakout rooms to find one or more scriptures that enhance their understanding of Mosiah 3:19. Then a member of each group could share a scripture their group found. Consider inviting the students to use the chat feature to share the scriptures they found so their classmates can write them down.

Doctrinal Mastery: Mosiah 3:19

Lesson purpose: This lesson can help students memorize the doctrinal mastery reference and key scripture phrase for Mosiah 3:19. It can also help them explain the doctrine taught in this passage and apply principles of acquiring spiritual knowledge in real-life situations.

Student preparation: Invite students to begin trying to memorize Mosiah 3:19. Explain that you will provide time in class to memorize the key scripture phrase, but it can also benefit them to practice memorizing the entire verse.
Videoconference teaching suggestion: Consider inviting students to use the chat feature to submit different behaviors of the natural man. Then allow students to decide which behavior to use for the “Practice application” scenario.

Mosiah 4

Lesson purpose: This lesson can help students understand what they can do to receive and retain a remission of their sins.

Student preparation: Invite students to read Mosiah 4, looking for how the people were impacted by Jesus Christ and what King Benjamin invited his people to do after they received a remission of their sins.
Image: A person carrying bags
Videoconference teaching suggestion: To begin the lesson, consider using the whiteboard function to display the picture of the person carrying bags. Students can write near the bags some of the things people carry that they may want to keep and some of the things people carry that they may not want to keep.

Mosiah 4:9–10

Lesson purpose: This lesson can help students strengthen their belief in and love for God.

Student preparation: Invite students to come to class with a list of three to five things they believe about God.
Video: “Come, Follow Me” (17:50; watch from time code 14:17 to 14:56)
Materials: Current copies of the general conference edition of the Liahona; slips of paper so that students can write down and display their beliefs about God
Videoconference teaching suggestion: Depending on class size, consider doing the circle activity with Mosiah 4:9–10 as a class, using the whiteboard feature. Alternatively, students could use a similar feature and work in pairs or small groups in breakout rooms to complete this activity. Students may want to take screenshots to save their group work to refer to later in the lesson.

Doctrinal Mastery: Mosiah 4:9

Lesson purpose: This lesson can help students memorize the doctrinal mastery reference and key scripture phrase for Mosiah 4:9, explain the doctrine, and apply principles of acquiring spiritual knowledge in real-life situations.

Student preparation: Invite students to ask family or friends about why they choose to believe in God.
Video: “His Grace: Choosing to Believe in God” (4:07)
Videoconference teaching suggestion: To review King Benjamin’s teachings in Mosiah 4:9 at the beginning of the lesson, students could type in the chat as many things as they can remember that King Benjamin taught his people to believe about God in Mosiah 4:9–10.