“Doctrine and Covenants 133–134: Overview,” Doctrine and Covenants Seminary Teacher Manual (2025)
“Doctrine and Covenants 133–134,” Doctrine and Covenants Seminary Teacher Manual
Doctrine and Covenants 133–134
Doctrine and Covenants 133–134
Overview
In Doctrine and Covenants 133, the Lord revealed events that will precede His Second Coming and how His Saints can prepare for those events; He also revealed more about His character and attributes. In Doctrine and Covenants 134, Church leaders outlined the Church’s beliefs on government and religion.
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 133:1–40
Lesson purpose: To help students prepare for the Second Coming of Jesus Christ.
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Student preparation: Invite students to read and ponder Doctrine and Covenants 29:10–11 and to reflect on how ready they feel to meet the Savior when He comes again to the earth.
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Materials: Poster board or other paper for each student; colored markers or colored pencils
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Handout: “Jesus Christ Invites Us to Prepare for His Second Coming by …”
Doctrine and Covenants 133:41–56
Lesson purpose: To help students better understand the attributes and character of Jesus Christ.
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Student preparation: Invite students to find a picture depicting the Savior’s Second Coming. Encourage them to discuss with their family or friends the Savior’s attributes depicted in the artwork.
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Image to display: The Second Coming of Jesus Christ
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Materials: Pieces of paper for small groups of students to share
Doctrine and Covenants 134
Lesson purpose: To help students understand the importance of religious freedom and of obeying government laws where they live.
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Student preparation: Invite students to try to learn what their government’s policy is on the exercise of religion. Students may ask a parent or trusted adult for help in learning about this.
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Video: “The Book of Mormon: What Would Your Life Be Like without It?” (15:01; watch from time code 0:00 to 3:16)
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Handouts: “We Believe in Obeying the Laws of the Government Where We Live”; “We Believe in Freedom of Religion and Conscience”
Assess Your Learning 9
Lesson purpose: To help students evaluate how studying the Doctrine and Covenants has helped them grow spiritually.
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Student preparation: Invite students to reflect on how their gospel knowledge and testimony have grown and deepened in the past year or two. They also could reflect on what they feel has made the biggest difference in their spiritual progress.
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Images to display: Different stages of construction of the Salt Lake Temple; temple baptismal font
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Content to display: Rough and smooth stones or an image of rough and smooth stones