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The Gospel and the Productive Life Student Manual TG THE GOSPEL P AND THE PRODUCTIVE LIFE STUDENT MANUAL L Religion 150 THE GOSPEL AND THE PRODUCTIVE LIFE STUDENT MANUAL Religion 150 Prepared by the Church Educational System Published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Salt Lake City, Utah Send comments and corrections, including typographic errors, to CES Curriculum, 50 E. North Temple Street, Floor 8, Salt Lake City, UT 84150-2722 USA. E-mail: [email protected] © 2004 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America English approval: 8/03 CONTENTS Introduction to the Student Manual . iv Chapter 1 The Plan of Salvation for Heavenly Father’s Children . 1 Chapter 2 The Guidance of the Spirit . 7 Chapter 3 Setting Goals and Managing Time. 16 Chapter 4 Managing Financial Resources Wisely . 23 Chapter 5 Faith in Jesus Christ Gives Us Power to Provide for Ourselves and Others. 32 Chapter 6 Providing for Self, Family, and Others . 39 Chapter 7 Recognizing and Developing Talents and Abilities . 45 Chapter 8 Each of Us Can Help Build the Kingdom of God on Earth . 52 Chapter 9 Becoming Self-Reliant in the Lord’s Way . 59 Chapter 10 Seek Learning by Study and by Faith. 67 Chapter 11 Selecting and Becoming an Eternal Companion . 75 Chapter 12 Observing the Laws of Physical Health . 83 Chapter 13 “These Things Shall Give Thee Experience” . 90 Chapter 14 Honoring Covenants. 98 Chapter 15 Serving One Another. 105 The Family: A Proclamation to the World . 113 iv restored gospel does not deal just with spiritual INTRODUCTION TO THE truths. Many spiritual principles have temporal application, and our temporal lives often influence STUDENT MANUAL our ability to grow spiritually. President James E. When we apply gospel principles in our lives, Faust of the First Presidency taught: “We should we can become more productive spiritually and try to live providently with respect to our personal temporally. The gospel teaches us to do our best to lifestyles. Living providently means living well prepare for a successful future while enjoying the within our means and providing for future needs present. It teaches us to seek our Heavenly Father’s and events. We should seek to manage our help to develop our potential so that we can affairs so that we are better able to accept the calls contribute to the lives of others and be examples which might come to us now, as well as in the of faithful Latter-day Saints. To do so requires faith future” (in Conference Report, Apr. 1997, 59; or in God and effort on our part. Ensign, May 1997, 43). The Savior taught that He is the Good Shepherd The purpose of this manual is to help you and knows His sheep. He testified, “I am come understand and apply the principles taught in that they might have life, and they might have it the Gospel and the Productive Life course. Each more abundantly” (John 10:10). The fulness of an chapter begins with an “Introduction,” followed “abundant” life is eternal life—to live forever as by a section titled “Principles to Understand,” families in God’s presence (see D&C 132:19–20, which lists each of the principles taught in the 24, 55). Eternal life is made possible through the chapter. These are followed by “Supporting Atonement. Scriptures and Statements” for each of the lesson principles. The statements are drawn from the The Savior’s Atonement can also make our mortal teachings of the latter-day prophets and apostles life more abundant. Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin, a and other Church leaders. As you read and member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, ponder their inspired teachings, you will learn explained, “The Atonement of Jesus Christ has how to better apply gospel principles in your life. given the Savior the power to help you grow into the [person] He knows you can be” (in Conference The next section, titled “Application and Report, Oct. 1999, 51; or Ensign, Nov. 1999, 40). Examples,” presents hypothetical situations and Our spiritual growth must be complemented by accompanying questions. A “Points to Ponder” our temporal progress. It is important for you to section includes additional questions to help you educate and train yourself in order to better understand and apply the principles you studied. provide for your family and serve in the home, A “Notes and Impressions” section at the end of Church, and community. each chapter provides space for you to record your own insights and to answer questions given The Gospel and the Productive Life course is as assignments in class. designed to help you understand relationships between the spiritual and the temporal. The T HE G OSPEL AND THE P RODUCTIVE L IFE S TUDENT M ANUAL 1 CHAPTER 1 THE PLAN OF SALVATION FOR HEAVENLY FATHER’S CHILDREN INTRODUCTION Heavenly Father has a fulness of joy. He loves His children and wants us to become like Him. He prepared the plan of salvation, also called the plan Heavenly Father explains the plan of salvation. of happiness, to make it possible for us to experience this same joy. As we grow in our understanding ᔣ “God conversed with men, and made known of Heavenly Father’s plan and as we keep His unto them the plan of redemption, which had commandments, we become more like Him. been prepared from the foundation of the world; and this he made known unto them according to PRINCIPLES TO UNDERSTAND their faith and repentance and their holy works” • Heavenly Father prepared a plan of salvation. It (see Alma 12:30). teaches us where we came from, why we are here, ᔣ “For behold, this is my work and my glory—to and where we are going after mortality. bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of • Understanding our place in the plan of salvation man” (Moses 1:39 [Scripture Mastery]). helps us develop faith and find joy in a world ᔣ Elder Richard G. Scott of the Quorum of the with many inequities. Twelve Apostles: “Although our memory of it is • We can use our knowledge of the plan of withheld, before we came to this earth we lived salvation to help us in our earthly challenges. in the presence of God, our Eternal Father, and His Son, Jesus Christ. We shouted for joy when SUPPORTING SCRIPTURES given the privilege of coming to this earth to AND STATEMENTS receive a body and to move forward in God’s plan for our happiness. We knew that we would Heavenly Father prepared a plan of be tested here. Our determination was to live salvation. It teaches us where we came obediently to be able to return to be with our from, why we are here, and where we Father forever. Part of that testing here is to have are going after mortality. so many seemingly interesting things to do that we can forget the main purposes for being here. ᔣ “We will take of these materials, and we will Satan works very hard so that the essential things make an earth whereon these may dwell; won’t happen” (in Conference Report, Apr. 1997, “And we will prove them herewith, to see if they 78; or Ensign, May 1997, 53–54). will do all things whatsoever the Lord their God ᔣ Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin of the Quorum of the shall command them; Twelve Apostles: “In a premortal council at which “And they who keep their first estate we were all present, [Jesus Christ] shall be added upon; and they who “Mortality is accepted our Father’s great plan of happiness for His children and was keep not their first estate shall not very brief but chosen by the Father to give effect have glory in the same kingdom with immeasurably those who keep their first estate; and to that plan. He led the forces of important.” they who keep their second estate good against those of Satan and his shall have glory added upon their followers in a battle for the souls heads for ever and ever” (Abraham 3:24–26). of men that began before this world was formed. That conflict continues today. We were all on the T HE G OSPEL AND THE P RODUCTIVE L IFE S TUDENT M ANUAL 2 T HE P LAN OF S ALVATION FOR H EAVENLY F ATHER’ S C HILDREN side of Jesus then. We are on the side of Jesus for the wicked (see 2 Nephi 9:10–16; Alma 40:7–14). today” (in Conference Report, Oct. 1996, 96; or In either state, we continue to learn and are Ensign, Nov. 1996, 71). accountable for our actions (see D&C 138:10–22). ᔣ The First Presidency and Council of the Twelve “After all have been dealt with equally, a judgment Apostles: “The family is ordained of God. Marriage will be rendered (see Mosiah 3:18; see also Teachings, between man and woman is essential to His eternal 218–19). Each will be resurrected in his or her own plan” (“The Family: A Proclamation to order (see 1 Corinthians 15:21–23). the World,” Ensign, Nov. 1995, 102). The glory one receives, however, will “Understanding ᔣ Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin: depend on obedience to the laws and the gospel of ordinances of our Father’s plan (see “We understand that we will live a Jesus Christ and 1 Corinthians 15:40–42). postmortal life of infinite duration and following him as “Those who have become pure that we determine the kind of life it our Savior and our will be by our thoughts and actions in through repentance will obtain eternal Redeemer will mortality.
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