Doctrine and Covenants 29: Overview

Doctrine and Covenants Seminary Teacher Manual

Contents
Title Page
Introduction to the Doctrine and Covenants Seminary Teacher Manual
Doctrine and Covenants Lessons
- The Restoration Proclamation
- Doctrine and Covenants 1
- Joseph Smith—History 1:1–26
- Doctrine and Covenants 2; Joseph Smith—History 1:27–65
- Doctrine and Covenants 3–5
- Doctrine and Covenants 6–9
- Doctrine and Covenants 10–11
- Doctrine and Covenants 12–17; Joseph Smith—History 1:66–75
- Doctrine and Covenants 18
- Doctrine and Covenants 19
- Doctrine and Covenants 20–22
- Doctrine and Covenants 23–26
- Doctrine and Covenants 27–28
- Doctrine and Covenants 29
- Doctrine and Covenants 30–36
- Doctrine and Covenants 37–40
- Doctrine and Covenants 41–44
- Doctrine and Covenants 45
- Doctrine and Covenants 46–48
- Doctrine and Covenants 49–50
- Doctrine and Covenants 51–57
- Doctrine and Covenants 58–59
- Doctrine and Covenants 60–63
- Doctrine and Covenants 64–66
- Doctrine and Covenants 67–70
- Doctrine and Covenants 71–75
- Doctrine and Covenants 76
- Doctrine and Covenants 77–80
- Doctrine and Covenants 81–83
- Doctrine and Covenants 84
- Doctrine and Covenants 85–87
- Doctrine and Covenants 88
- Doctrine and Covenants 89–92
- Doctrine and Covenants 93
- Doctrine and Covenants 94–97
- Doctrine and Covenants 98–101
- Doctrine and Covenants 102–105
- Doctrine and Covenants 106–108
- Doctrine and Covenants 109–110
- Doctrine and Covenants 111–114
- Doctrine and Covenants 115–120
- Doctrine and Covenants 121–123
- Doctrine and Covenants 124
- Doctrine and Covenants 125–128
- Doctrine and Covenants 129–132
- Doctrine and Covenants 133–134
- Doctrine and Covenants 135–136
- Doctrine and Covenants 137–138
- The Articles of Faith and Official Declarations 1 and 2
- The Family: A Proclamation to the World
- The Living Christ
Life Preparation Lessons
- Doctrinal Mastery: Finding Answers to My Questions
- Scripture Study Skills
- For the Strength of Youth: Making Choices
- Building Self-Reliance
- Physical and Emotional Health
- Preparing for Future Education and Employment
- Succeeding in School
- Missionary Preparation
- Temple Preparation
- Teachings of Church Leaders
Appendix

“Doctrine and Covenants 29: Overview,” Doctrine and Covenants Seminary Teacher Manual (2025)

“Doctrine and Covenants 29,” Doctrine and Covenants Seminary Teacher Manual

Doctrine and Covenants 29

Overview

In September 1830, the Lord taught Joseph Smith of His glorious Second Coming, the blessings He has prepared for the righteous, and the destruction that awaits the wicked. He lovingly taught of the redemption He offers from the Fall of Adam and Eve as well as from our sins and mistakes.

Invite students to share: Find moments in the lesson when you can prompt students to ponder their feelings. Ask them to share what they feel or to write their feelings and then share. Giving students an opportunity to verbalize thoughts and feelings can help them feel confident in expressing testimony. For more on how the Savior did this, see the section “The Savior Provided Opportunities for People to Be Taught by the Holy Ghost” in Teaching in the Savior’s Way. You can also see an example of how to do this in the lesson titled “Doctrine and Covenants 29:36–50.”

Prepare to teach

The following information provides you with ideas of what you may need to prepare in advance for each lesson.

Doctrine and Covenants 29:1–8

Lesson purpose: To help students better understand the desires Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ have for them.

Student preparation: Invite students to ponder the question, “What does God want for me in this life and after this life?” They could also reflect on how they have discovered God’s desires for them in their lives.
Content to display: List of instructions for study activity

Doctrine and Covenants 29:9–29

Lesson purpose: To help students feel joy as they anticipate the return of Jesus Christ to the earth.

Student preparation: Invite students to search ChurchofJesusChrist.org for different images depicting the Second Coming and to ponder what they learn about Jesus from each image.
Content to display: Image of the Second Coming of Jesus Christ
Video: “Jesus Christ Appears in the Ancient Americas” (16:43; watch from time code 11:19 to 16:31)

Doctrine and Covenants 29:36–50

Lesson purpose: To help students better understand our God-given agency and the redemption offered by Jesus Christ.

Student preparation: Ask students to think back on the various choices they have made in the past 24 hours. They could be invited to list them as either “inconsequential choices” or “choices that affect my relationship with God.”
Handout: “ Agency and Redemption through Jesus Christ”