Jeremiah 31–33; 36–38; Lamentations 1; 3: Lesson 137
Doctrinal Mastery Practice 9
Memorizing Key Phrases and Applying Principles of Acquiring Spiritual Knowledge
Visit “Studying the Scriptures” to help prepare yourself spiritually to learn.
Doctrinal mastery can help you build the foundation for your life on Jesus Christ and His gospel. This lesson can help you memorize the key scripture phrases in doctrinal mastery passages. It can also help you apply the divine principles of acquiring spiritual knowledge.
Memorize
Think about what books of scripture the Savior studied in His childhood and youth and while He ministered on the earth. He would have had access to many of the scriptures in the Old Testament, the scriptures you are studying now.
Read one or more of the following references. Mark how the Savior used memorized phrases or verses from the Old Testament:
As you memorize doctrinal mastery passages or key scripture phrases and use them in your life, you follow Jesus Christ’s example.
Respond to one of the following questions in your notebook:
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What are some situations you have faced or may face in the future in which a memorized scripture would have been or would be helpful?
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What are some things you do or could do that might help you memorize key scripture phrases or passages?
Review all the following doctrinal mastery passages (see below). Use one of the following memorization techniques to memorize the references and key phrases of at least two doctrinal mastery passages. As you do this activity, ponder how these phrases or passages could help you in your life or help you become more like the Savior.
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Write down and erase words.
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Use flash cards.
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Use the first letters of each word in the doctrinal mastery phrase.
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Use the Doctrinal Mastery app.
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Doctrinal mastery passage reference |
Key scripture phrase |
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Doctrinal mastery passage reference | Key scripture phrase “This is my work and my glory—to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man.” |
Doctrinal mastery passage reference | Key scripture phrase “The Lord called his people Zion, because they were of one heart and one mind.” |
Doctrinal mastery passage reference | Key scripture phrase The Lord promised Abraham that his seed would “bear this ministry and Priesthood unto all nations.” |
Doctrinal mastery passage reference | Key scripture phrase As spirits, we “were organized before the world was.” |
Doctrinal mastery passage reference | Key scripture phrase “God created man in his own image.” |
Doctrinal mastery passage reference | Key scripture phrase “A man … shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one.” |
Doctrinal mastery passage reference | Key scripture phrase “How then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?” |
Doctrinal mastery passage reference | Key scripture phrase The Ten Commandments |
Doctrinal mastery passage reference | Key scripture phrase “Choose you this day whom ye will serve.” |
Doctrinal mastery passage reference | Key scripture phrase “Who shall stand in his holy place? He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart.” |
Doctrinal mastery passage reference | Key scripture phrase “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart … and he shall direct thy paths.” |
Doctrinal mastery passage reference | Key scripture phrase “Though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow.” |
Doctrinal mastery passage reference | Key scripture phrase “Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil.” |
Doctrinal mastery passage reference | Key scripture phrase The Restoration of the gospel is “a marvellous work and a wonder.” |
Doctrinal mastery passage reference | Key scripture phrase “Surely [Jesus Christ] hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows.” |
Doctrinal mastery passage reference | Key scripture phrase The blessings of a proper fast |
Doctrinal mastery passage reference | Key scripture phrase “Turn away … from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight.” |
Doctrinal mastery passage reference | Key scripture phrase “Before I formed thee in the belly … I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.” |
Doctrinal mastery passage reference | Key scripture phrase The prophet is “a watchman unto the house of Israel.” |
Doctrinal mastery passage reference | Key scripture phrase The Bible and the Book of Mormon “shall become one in thine hand.” |
Doctrinal mastery passage reference | Key scripture phrase God shall “set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed.” |
Doctrinal mastery passage reference | Key scripture phrase “The Lord God … revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.” |
Doctrinal mastery passage reference | Key scripture phrase The blessings of tithing |
Doctrinal mastery passage reference | Key scripture phrase Elijah “shall turn … the heart of the children to their fathers.” |
Learn and Apply
Imagine your friend Mia says: “The way we’re supposed to spend Sundays is so boring and feels like a waste of time. Don’t you think our weekends would be so much better if we didn’t have to worry about keeping the Sabbath day holy?”
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What are some reasons Mia might be struggling with this commandment?
In your notebook, on a piece of paper, or in a document, complete the following steps regarding how you could help Mia:
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Find scriptures, statements from Church leaders, or other divinely appointed sources. These may include doctrinal mastery verses—such as Exodus 20:8; Isaiah 58:13–14; Mosiah 2:41—or other verses, such as Doctrine and Covenants 59:9, 13–15.
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Find truths or doctrine that could help Mia see this situation with an eternal perspective. How could this help her to become more like the Lord? (See Moses 3.)
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Find an example from scriptures, a general conference talk, or a personal experience that illustrates how someone may act in faith in the Lord Jesus Christ to keep the Sabbath, which may include attending church and partaking of the sacrament. You also might describe how the Lord blessed them as they showed faith. (Some scriptural examples include Exodus 16:14–30 and Jarom 1:5–9.)
Share Your Thoughts
Lesson Purpose: To help you memorize the key scripture phrases in doctrinal mastery passages and apply the divine principles of acquiring spiritual knowledge.
Share one or more of the following with your teacher or class:
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The doctrinal mastery passages you chose and the memorization technique you used. Describe the experience.
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What you wrote to help Mia. Include the scriptures, statements, and examples you found.
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Something specific you did to achieve the purpose of this lesson.
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Any questions this lesson raised for you. How will you try to find answers to your questions?