What is my role in fulfilling Heavenly Father’s plan?

Prepare Yourself Spiritually

Heavenly Father has said that His work and glory is “to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man” (Moses 1:39). As priesthood holders, we play a role in Heavenly Father’s plan as we keep ourselves worthy and perform our priesthood duties. These duties include performing priesthood ordinances, serving others, and inviting all to come unto Christ.

Resources to Help You Prepare

These resources are to help you prepare for the “Learn together” section of the meeting.

Moses 1:39 (God’s work and glory is to exalt his children)
Doctrine and Covenants 20:46–60, 75–79; 84:111; 107:68 (Aaronic Priesthood duties)
Doctrine and Covenants 38:42 (Priesthood holders must be clean and worthy)
“Inviting All to Come unto Christ” (video)

4:30
Inviting All to Come unto Christ: Sharing the Gospel
“Fulfilling Your Duty to God” (video)

4:55
Fulfilling Your Duty to God
Fulfilling My Duty to God, 23 (duties of deacons), 46–47 (duties of teachers), 70–71 (duties of priests)
“Message to the Youth from the First Presidency,” For the Strength of Youth, ii–iii

Questions to Ponder before You Teach

Think about experiences you have had fulfilling your priesthood duties. What have been the results of your efforts? How have you helped Heavenly Father accomplish His plan?

When have you seen the young men bless others through their priesthood service?

What can the young men do to prepare to learn? For example, they could read a talk, watch a video, or study a scripture related to this doctrine.

Teaching in the Savior’s Way

The Savior prayed for His disciples and continually served them. He found opportunities to be with them and express His love. You will have many opportunities to provide priesthood service with an Aaronic Priesthood holder at your side. In these moments, share how what you are doing is helping fulfill Heavenly Father’s plan of salvation.

Meeting Outline

1. Counsel Together and Share Experiences

Led by a member of the quorum presidency; approximately 5–10 minutes

Lead a discussion about items such as the following:

Our quorum: Who is missing today? What visits do we need to make? Who should we invite to an upcoming activity? Who needs our help and prayers?
Our duties: What assignments do we need to make? What assignments have we fulfilled? How have we invited others to come unto Christ, and how can we invite others now?
Our lives: Remind the quorum of the discussion from the last meeting. What experiences have we had with applying what we learned? What experiences have we had in the past few weeks that strengthened our testimonies of the gospel?

If possible, discuss these items beforehand in a quorum presidency meeting.

2. Learn Together

Led by a leader or teacher or a member of the quorum; approximately 25–35 minutes

After studying the above resources and following the inspiration of the Spirit, you may select one or more of the activities below to help quorum members understand the doctrine.

Invite each young man to search the “Priesthood Duties” section of the Duty to God book (pages 23, 46–47, 70–71) and underline the action words and phrases. Ask the young men to explain how each duty helps fulfill Heavenly Father’s plan. How have the young men been blessed by the priesthood service of others? What examples have they seen of priesthood service blessing others?
As a quorum, review Doctrine and Covenants 20:46–60. Invite the young men to share experiences they have had fulfilling their duty to invite others to come unto Christ—including family members and friends. How are they helping fulfill God’s plan? Invite them to role-play possible scenarios in which they could have opportunities to share the gospel. For example: “Your friend asks you why you do not play football on Sunday or drink coffee or tea.” How would they answer their friend’s question if their goal was to share the gospel? Invite them to turn to page 29, 51, or 73 of their Duty to God books and make plans based on what they have learned.
Show one or both of the videos suggested in this outline. Ask the young men to identify which priesthood duties are demonstrated in the videos and how these priesthood duties help fulfill God’s plan (for a summary of priesthood duties, see Duty to God pages 23, 46–47, 70–71). What experiences have they had fulfilling these duties? Why is it important to understand that fulfilling our duties helps accomplish God’s plan? How does this understanding affect the way they fulfill their duties?

3. Plan to Act

Led by a member of the quorum presidency; approximately 5–10 minutes

Ask the young men to discuss any feelings or impressions they had during the meeting. What was meaningful to them? Is there something they can do personally or as a quorum to apply what they have learned?
Give the young men a few minutes to record what they will do in the coming weeks to act on their impressions. Invite them to share their ideas.
Remind the young men that they will have the opportunity to share their experiences at the beginning of the next meeting.

Duty to God Plans

Allow time at the end of the quorum meeting for the young men to make plans in their Duty to God books or in the online version of Duty to God. These plans are personal, but quorum members can help each other generate ideas for their plans.