Doctrine and Covenants 89

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 89–92: Overview

“Doctrine and Covenants 89–92: Overview,” Doctrine and Covenants Seminary Teacher Manual (2025)

“Doctrine and Covenants 89–92,” Doctrine and Covenants Seminary Teacher Manual

Doctrine and Covenants 89–92

Overview

As was common with many people in the 1830s, some members of the Church used tobacco and drank alcohol. In answer to the Prophet Joseph Smith’s prayers about the matter, the Lord revealed the Word of Wisdom, recorded in Doctrine and Covenants 89. Later that year, Sidney Rigdon and Frederick G. Williams were ordained as counselors to the Prophet. The Lord revealed instructions about the responsibilities of this presidency.

Use the words of prophets to emphasize doctrine and principles. Living prophets and apostles teach, explain, and expound the doctrine and principles taught in the scriptures. Using prophetic words can help students better understand and live the gospel of Jesus Christ. For more on how the Savior did this, see the section “The Savior Taught from the Scriptures” in Teaching in the Savior’s Way. You can also see an example of how to do this in this week’s lesson titled “Doctrine and Covenants 90.”

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 89:1–17

Lesson purpose: To help students feel gratitude for the Lord’s loving instruction known as the Word of Wisdom.

Student preparation: Invite students to think of ways the world would be a better place if drugs, alcohol, tobacco, or other potentially harmful substances did not exist. They might also think of how their personal life would be different if no one ever abused these substances.
Content to display: Fishing lures (or an image of fishing lures), owner’s manual for a product students are familiar with
Images to display: Room in which the School of the Prophets was held
Video: “You Will Be Freed” (2:55)
Materials for students: Full sheet of paper for each student

Doctrine and Covenants 89:18–21

Lesson purpose: To help students receive the Savior’s promised blessings by choosing to live the Word of Wisdom.

Student preparation: Invite students to read the doctrinal mastery passage Doctrine and Covenants 89:18–21, looking for what the Lord promises when they keep the Word of Wisdom. Encourage students to come to class prepared to share examples of how they have seen the Lord fulfill those promises.
Content to display: Drawing of a bay with a man-made barrier that separates it from the open ocean
Images to display: Daniel refusing to eat the king’s meat, Passover showing blood on the doorpost

Doctrine and Covenants 90

Lesson purpose: To help students feel the importance of the direction Jesus Christ gives to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints through His First Presidency.

Student preparation: Invite students to find a teaching or statement from a member of the First Presidency that has impacted their lives.
Material to display: A key, a container that could be locked with a key
Materials for students: Small piece of paper for each student, copies of recent talks by members of the First Presidency for students who can’t access talks in class on their devices
Image to display: The First Presidency in 1833 consisting of Joseph Smith, Sidney Rigdon, and Frederick G. Williams
Video: “Where Are the Keys?” (2:51)