Lesson 98

Priesthood and Priesthood Keys

Introduction

In this lesson, students will study paragraphs 6.1–6.7 of doctrinal topic 6 of the Doctrinal Mastery Core Document, “Priesthood and Priesthood Keys.” This lesson also contains a cumulative doctrinal mastery review activity that will help students become more familiar with the doctrinal mastery passages they have already studied this year.

Note: You could teach the following lesson in a single class session or over two separate class sessions, sharing time with sequential scripture lessons.

Suggestions for Teaching

Understanding the Doctrine (30 Minutes)

Doctrinal Mastery has come by revelation

Elder Kim B. Clark of the Seventy shared the following about Doctrinal Mastery: “I want you to know and feel in your hearts that it has come by revelation from the Lord; it is a miracle. I have reflected often on how it came and when it came and why it came. I have come to see Doctrinal Mastery in the larger context of Church education and the great work of the Lord in the earth” (Kim B. Clark, “Doctrinal Mastery and Deep Learning” [evening with a General Authority, Feb. 17, 2017], broadcasts.lds.org).

Give each student a copy of the accompanying handout. Invite students to read each statement and mark if they think it is true or false. After students have marked each statement as either true or false, ask students to locate doctrinal topic 6, “Priesthood and Priesthood Keys,” in the Doctrinal Mastery Core Document. Invite students to read paragraphs 6.1–6.7 silently, looking for sentences or phrases that either support or correct the statements on the handout. Ask students to write in the middle column the number of the paragraph in the Doctrinal Mastery Core Document that contains information relating to each statement. Invite students to write the correct sentences or phrases for any statements on the handout that are false. Make sure students correct their answers for any questions they may have initially answered incorrectly. (To provide an example, you may want to read paragraph 6.1 and analyze the first statement as a class.)

After students have had sufficient time to complete the handout, discuss the statements on the handout and the information in the Doctrinal Mastery Core Document as a class. Also discuss any questions students may have about the statements on the handout or the information in the Doctrinal Mastery Core Document.

Priesthood and Priesthood Keys

Statement	Paragraph Number	Corrected Statement (if Needed)
1. Through the priesthood, God created the earth and redeems and exalts His children. True False
2. Priesthood keys allow man to govern and direct the kingdom of God on the earth. True False
3. The President of the Church and each of the Apostles are authorized to exercise all of the priesthood keys that pertain to the kingdom of God on earth. True False
4. All priesthood holders have priesthood keys. True False
5. All who serve in the Church—men and women—are called under the direction of one who holds priesthood keys. True False
6. Personal righteousness does not matter in priesthood service. True False
7. The Aaronic Priesthood is often called the preparatory priesthood. True False
8. The offices of the Aaronic Priesthood include the office of bishop. True False
9. The Aaronic Priesthood “holds the right of presidency, and has power and authority over all the offices in the church” (D&C 107:8). True False
10. The President of the Church is the President of the Melchizedek Priesthood. True False

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Answer Key

1. True (paragraph 6.1), 2. True (paragraph 6.2), 3. False (paragraph 6.3), 4. False (paragraph 6.3), 5. True (paragraph 6.4), 6. False (paragraph 6.4), 7. True (paragraph 6.6), 8. True (paragraph 6.6), 9. False (paragraph 6.7), 10. True (paragraph 6.7)

Invite students to ponder how the priesthood and priesthood keys have blessed their lives. Encourage a few students to share their thoughts with the class. You may want to share your testimony of the priesthood and priesthood keys and how they have blessed your life.

Doctrinal Mastery Cumulative Review (10 Minutes)

Doctrinal mastery cumulative review activities

Cumulative review activities allow students to review all of the doctrinal mastery scripture passages they have studied up to a given point in the course of study. It is important that these review activities be done in class. The more students see and work with doctrinal mastery scripture passages, the more likely they are to remember them. You may want to encourage students to study doctrinal mastery scripture passages outside of class as well as in class.

Before class, prepare a separate piece of paper for each of the doctrinal mastery scripture references in the accompanying chart. Do the same for each of the key phrases in the chart. Give each student one piece of paper containing a scripture reference or a key phrase. (If your class has an odd number of students, you may want to participate in the activity to create an even number of participants. If there are fewer than 30 students in your class, do not use all the scripture references and key phrases at once. Instead, do the activity in multiple rounds, making sure to keep corresponding scripture references and key phrases in the same round.)

Invite students to find the class member who has the doctrinal mastery scripture reference or key phrase that corresponds to their key phrase or scripture reference. For example, the student who has the scripture reference Proverbs 3:5–6 and the student who has the key phrase “trust in the Lord with all thine heart, and He shall direct thy paths” should find one another. Invite students who think they have correctly matched scripture references and key phrases to check their answers using the Doctrinal Mastery Reference Guide, the section “Doctrinal Mastery Passages and Key Phrases” in the Doctrinal Mastery Core Document, or a master copy of the handout. Invite students to then briefly discuss with one another how the doctrinal mastery scripture passage they were assigned can help guide their choices or help them teach the gospel to someone else. After students finish this brief discussion, encourage them to trade papers with other members of the class and repeat the activity. (If you are doing the activity in multiple rounds, make sure to not allow a single round to take too much time.)

This activity can be repeated as many times as time allows.

Doctrinal Mastery Cumulative Review

Doctrinal mastery passage	Key phrase
Proverbs 3:5–6	Trust in the Lord with all thine heart, and He shall direct thy paths.
Isaiah 5:20	Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil.
Moses 1:39	God’s work and glory is to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man.
Abraham 3:22–23	Abraham was chosen before he was born.
Genesis 1:26–27	God created man in His own image.
Joshua 24:15	Choose you this day whom ye will serve.
Isaiah 1:18	If we repent, our sins will be as white as snow.
Isaiah 53:3–5	Jesus Christ bore our griefs and suffered for our sins.
Moses 7:18	Zion—one heart and one mind in righteousness.
Isaiah 29:13–14	The Restoration is a marvelous work and a wonder.
Ezekiel 37:15–17	The Bible and the Book of Mormon are joined together.
Daniel 2:44	God’s kingdom shall stand forever.
Jeremiah 1:4–5	Jeremiah was foreordained to be a prophet.
Ezekiel 3:16–17	The Lord’s watchmen give warnings from Him.
Amos 3:7	God reveals His secret to His prophets.

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