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Nevertheless at Thy Word

The tempter’s three sales pitches, a hometown that turned on Him, and a tired fisherman who tried one more time

  • 🧭 Youth 11–14
  • Week 5
  • 📅 Sunday, January 31, 2027
🤔 Forehead Guess🏆 Showdown
💡 The big idea

Jesus Christ drew close to His Father before He served, answered every temptation with scripture, and when I trust His word even before it makes sense, He can make far more of me than I could alone.

I can draw close to Heavenly Father, answer temptation with truth I already know, and say “nevertheless at thy word” when the Lord asks me to try again.

Study it yourself firstRead Matthew 4; Luke 4–5 in Gospel LibraryCome, Follow Me manualOpen this week (Matthew 4; Luke 4–5)
Know the chapters

Matthew 4:1–11 opens right after Jesus’s baptism. Before He healed or taught anyone, He spent forty days fasting in the wilderness; the Joseph Smith Translation says He went there “to be with God.” Then the tempter came with three offers: turn stones into bread, throw Yourself off the temple so angels have to catch You, and bow down in exchange for the kingdoms of the world. The manual notes that President David O. McKay taught that nearly every temptation fits one of these three kinds: appetite (my body wants it now), pride (look at me), and power or riches (I want to win, get or control). Jesus answered all three with “It is written,” quoting Deuteronomy 8:3, 6:16 and 6:13. Two details your 11–14s will catch: Satan opened with “If thou be the Son of God,” right after the Father had called Jesus His beloved Son, and in verse 6 Satan quoted scripture himself (Psalm 91), twisted out of context. The Joseph Smith Translation also clarifies that the Spirit, not the devil, carried Jesus to the temple and the mountain.

Luke 4:16–30: in His hometown synagogue in Nazareth, Jesus read Isaiah’s prophecy about the Anointed One who would heal the brokenhearted and free captives, then said it was fulfilled that day. The people who had watched Him grow up couldn’t accept it (“Is not this Joseph’s son?”) and tried to throw Him off a cliff, but He walked through the middle of them. It’s a good warning for teenagers who grew up in the Church: “I already know this” can keep us from really meeting Him.

Luke 5:1–11 is today’s drama. Simon Peter, a professional fisherman, had worked all night and caught nothing. A carpenter’s son told him to go back out into deep water and try again, which may have made little sense to an expert after a whole night of nothing. Peter answered, “nevertheless at thy word,” and the nets broke. Then Peter fell at Jesus’s knees feeling unworthy, and Jesus said, “Fear not.” The manual frames this as trusting the Lord to help us reach a potential we couldn’t see ourselves. For brand-new deacons and Young Women, that fits: a first time passing the sacrament, a class presidency calling, a Children and Youth goal that feels bigger than they are.

Calendar check: January 31 is a fifth Sunday; the bishopric decides the topic and whether youth and adults meet together or separately, so confirm with your bishopric whether your class meets. Next Sunday (February 7) is fast Sunday. Deacons in many wards gather fast offerings, and youth can choose a purpose for their fast. Youth can decide with their parents how to fast; the purpose and the prayer are what make it a fast.

Only have 5 minutes?

Read Matthew 4:1–11 and Luke 5:1–11. Ask the “What did He do first?” hook, give three teams one temptation each to break down (offer, kind, Jesus’s answer), teach Matthew 4:4, run the Appetite, Pride or Power corner game with the scenarios in the plan, let Teach Mode carry the fishing drama (you read Jesus’s words), and close by asking what “deep water” the Lord might be asking each of them to try. Brought nothing? Tap “I brought nothing”: you read the temptations and scenarios aloud and the game still works.

What to bring3 items

Tick what you have. Forgot something? Every step that needs a supply has a no-supplies version in the plan below.

Before class

  1. Write one scenario on each card: (1) It’s 12:40 a.m. and autoplay just started the next episode. (2) You skipped lunch and there’s a whole bag of chips, a phone, and nobody’s home before dinner. (3) Jump off the shed roof into the pool so the video goes viral. (4) Roast the new kid in the group chat; everyone will laugh. (5) Post only the photo where you look perfect and hide the real ones. (6) A hacked account would get you to top rank tonight. (7) Tell your parents a small lie so you get the new phone sooner. (8) Take credit for the group project idea that was really your friend’s.
  2. Answer key for you: 1–2 appetite, 3–5 pride, 6–8 power or stuff. Some can fit two; let teams argue it.
  3. Text three readers before Sunday: Reader 1 takes Matthew 4:3–4, Reader 2 takes 4:5–7, Reader 3 takes 4:8–10.
  4. Label three corners of the room in your head: Appetite corner, Pride corner, Power corner.
  5. Add names in the My Class tab so you can hand out fishermen roles with one tap.
  6. Think of a time you did something the Lord asked before it made sense. You’ll share it in two sentences at the end.

If your class is wild

  • Eleven- to fourteen-year-olds love catching adults in trick details. Lead with the “If” and the “Satan quoted scripture” discoveries and let them feel smart for finding them.
  • The corner game gets loud. Rule: teams walk fast, never run, and whoever arrives first has to sit down to claim the corner. Sitting is harder to cheat than touching a wall.
  • Don’t ask anyone to confess their own temptations. Keep examples in the third person (“a kid your age”) so nobody feels exposed in front of friends.
  • Give the leaders jobs: a scorekeeper, a Tug of War relay captain for each team, and a youth to read discussion questions.
  • If the deacons are restless, make them the fishermen in the drama. Hauling an invisible net that’s about to break is great for burning energy.

The 25-minute plan25 min + bonus

Bonus steps are for when you have extra time. Steps that mention Teach Mode, the Sound Board or other class games refer to the Gospel Sparks app; on the web you can play Forehead Guess and Scripture Showdown from this page.

1. Hook

What Did He Do First?

3 min

Youth discover that before Jesus served anyone, He spent forty days getting close to His Father, and connect that to their own new callings.

  1. SAY“Jesus is about to start the most important three years in history. Before He heals anyone, teaches anyone or calls a single disciple, He does one thing for forty days. Teams, you get two guesses each.”
  2. Take the guesses, then have a youth read Matthew 4:1–2. Add: “The Joseph Smith Translation says He went into the wilderness to be with God.”
  3. Ask: “Why would the Son of God need forty days alone with His Father before He started?”
  4. SAY“Some of you just became deacons, started Young Women, or got called to a class presidency. You’re not going to fast forty days. But what’s your version of ‘be with God first’ before something big?” Take two or three answers (prayer before a hard day, reading before school, the temple, a fast).
🌪️ Guesses must be whispered to the team first, then one spokesperson answers. It keeps twelve voices from shouting at once.

Class screen: 🏜️ Before He did anything else, He did this for forty days. · Matthew 4:1–2

2. Scripture

The Tempter’s Three Pitches

6 min

Teams break down each temptation and find that Jesus beat all three kinds with scripture He already knew.

  1. Split into three teams, one per temptation: Team 1 reads Matthew 4:3–4, Team 2 reads 4:5–7, Team 3 reads 4:8–10. Each team finds three things: what was offered, what the tempter was really after, and what Jesus answered.
  2. SAY“President David O. McKay taught that almost every temptation comes in one of three kinds: appetite, pride, or power and riches. Which one did your team get?” Each team reports in thirty seconds or less.
  3. Point out two details: “Which two-letter word starts two of the pitches?” (If.) “What had Heavenly Father just said about Jesus in Matthew 3:17?” Then: “Look at verse 6. Who is quoting scripture?” (Satan, twisting Psalm 91.) Ask: “How do you beat someone who uses truth the wrong way?”
  4. Teach Matthew 4:4 with the motions. Say it twice together, then once with only the motions and no words.
  5. SAY“Jesus didn’t Google a verse in the moment. He already knew it. That’s why what you read on an ordinary Tuesday matters.”
🌪️ Each team picks one reader and one reporter so no one person does it all. A reporter over thirty seconds gets a Sound Board buzzer.

Class screen: 🛡️ Three pitches. Three answers. Break them down. · Team 1 · Matthew 4:3–4 · Team 2 · Matthew 4:5–7 · Team 3 · Matthew 4:8–10 · Offered? Really after? Jesus’s answer?

No supplies? Do this instead

Instead of: Scriptures: Bibles, a quad, or Gospel Library on phones (one per team of two or three)

The Tempter’s Three Pitches: Freeze-Frame

  1. Split into three teams. From your own scriptures or Gospel Library, read one temptation at a time (Matthew 4:3–4, 5–7, 8–10) while the assigned team makes a silent five-second freeze-frame of what was offered.
  2. After each one, ask the class: “Appetite, pride, or power? And what did Jesus answer?” Explain that President David O. McKay taught that most temptations come in those three kinds.
  3. Point out the two-letter word “If,” Matthew 3:17, and Satan quoting Psalm 91 in verse 6. Ask: “How do you beat someone who uses truth the wrong way?”
  4. Teach Matthew 4:4 with the motions. Say it twice together, then once with motions only.
3. Game

Appetite, Pride or Power?

4 min

A fast corner game helps youth spot which kind of temptation they’re facing, then answer it with truth.

  1. Point out the three corners: Appetite, Pride, Power. Teams stand in the middle.
  2. A youth draws a scenario card and reads it aloud. Teams walk fast to the corner they think fits; the first team to sit down in the right corner scores a point.
  3. Bonus point: one person from the scoring team gives an “It is written” answer in one sentence, either a scripture or a truth they know (“I’m a child of God, I don’t need the likes”).
  4. If a card fits two corners, let two teams argue it for ten seconds. Reward the best argument.
  5. Ask after the last card: “Which kind do you think hits people your age the most? Which one is easiest to not even notice?”
🌪️ Walk fast, never run, and sit to claim. A team that runs loses the point.

Class screen: 🎯 Appetite, pride or power? Pick your corner. · 🍔 Appetite · my body wants it now · 📸 Pride · look at me · 👑 Power · win, get, control

No supplies? Do this instead

Instead of: Eight index cards or paper slips, each with one modern temptation scenario written on it (see prep), shuffled

  1. Point out the three corners: Appetite, Pride, Power. Teams stand in the middle.
  2. Read these one at a time: autoplay at 12:40 a.m. · a whole bag of chips before dinner · jump off the shed into the pool for a viral video · roast the new kid in the group chat · post only the perfect photo · a hack to hit top rank · a small lie to get the new phone · taking credit for a friend’s idea.
  3. First team to sit down in the right corner scores. Bonus point for a one-sentence “It is written” answer.
  4. Ask: “Which kind hits people your age the most? Which one is easiest to not even notice?”
4. Story

Story Drama: Nevertheless at Thy Word

5 min

Acting out Peter’s night of failure and morning of miracles shows what happens when we trust the Lord’s word before it makes sense.

  1. Hand out roles (tap Roles in Teach Mode). Everyone else is the Crowd on the Shore. You read Jesus’s words yourself.
  2. Read each scene and pause for the action. In scene 3, have Simon Peter read Luke 5:5 from the Bible or the kid screen.
  3. After scene 5, ask: “Peter just got the best catch of his life. Why is his first reaction ‘Depart from me’?” (He felt unworthy next to the Lord’s power.) “What do you think Jesus will say back?” Then read scene 6.
  4. After the last scene, ask: “Peter was the expert. Why do you think he listened anyway?”
🌪️ Cast your most restless deacons as Peter, Andrew, James and John. Straining against a net that’s about to snap is a full-body job.

Class screen: 🎭 All night. Nothing. Then Jesus said, try again. · Luke 5:1–11

5. Wiggle break

Net-Haul Relay

2 min

A tapping relay gets everyone out of their seats to haul in the net before the other boat does.

  1. Tap Tug of War. Each team lines up about ten steps from your phone or tablet.
  2. Relay rules: one person per team at your phone or tablet at a time. They tap for five seconds, then sprint back and tag the next person. Relay captains call the switches.
  3. The winning boat shouts “Nevertheless!” The other boat shouts “At thy word!” Everyone sits.
  4. No phone or tablet? Teams stand in two lines and haul an invisible net hand over hand, straining harder every time you call “It’s breaking!” The team that looks most exhausted wins.
🪢 Tug of War (a class game in the Gospel Sparks app)

Class screen: 🚣 Haul the net before it breaks! · Tap five seconds, then tag the next fisher.

6. Talk it over

Deep Water Talk

3 min

Honest questions connect the wilderness, Nazareth and the Sea of Galilee to a twelve-year-old’s real week.

  1. Circle up. A youth reads each question from your phone or tablet and picks who answers. Anyone can pass.
  2. Keep answers short so more voices get in, and add one honest answer of your own.
💬 Ask the class
  • The tempter started with “If thou be the Son of God.” What “if” messages do people your age hear about who they are? What’s the answer?
  • Nazareth rejected Jesus because they thought they already knew Him. How can growing up in the Church make it easy to stop really listening?
  • Peter was the expert, and Jesus’s advice didn’t make sense. When is it hard to follow counsel from the Lord, your parents or a leader before you see why?
  • Jesus said “Fear not” right when Peter felt most unworthy. What does that tell you about how He sees you after a mistake?

Class screen: 💬 Deep water talk

7. Testimony

Your Deep Water

2 min

Each youth quietly names one thing the Lord may be asking them to try again, and hears the teacher’s witness that He fills nets.

  1. Wait for real quiet. Say: “Deep water is the thing you’ve already tried and it didn’t work: a prayer habit, a friendship, a calling that scares you, a goal you gave up on. Think of yours. Don’t say it out loud.”
  2. Share your two-sentence story of doing something the Lord asked before it made sense, and what happened.
  3. Testify that Jesus Christ knows what He’s asking, that He saw more in Peter than Peter did, and that He sees more in them.
  4. SAY“Next Sunday is fast Sunday. Deacons may gather fast offerings that help people in need, often in our own ward. Choose a purpose for your fast this week.” Introduce the challenge and ask a youth to pray.

Class screen: 🌊 What’s your deep water? · Nevertheless at thy word. Luke 5:5

8. Game

Forehead Guess: Wilderness to Galilee

4 minBONUS

A quick team review of the people, places and words from Matthew 4 and Luke 4–5.

  1. Tap Forehead Guess. One youth holds your phone or tablet on their forehead facing the class.
  2. Hard mode: clue-givers can’t say the word or any word in the hint.
  3. Teams alternate 45-second turns; add correct guesses to the lesson score.
▶ Play Forehead Guess on the web

Class screen: 🤔 Forehead Guess: no words from the hint!

9. Game

Scripture Showdown

5 minBONUS

A team quiz reviews the temptations, Nazareth and the call of the fishermen.

  1. Keep the same teams. Tap Scripture Showdown.
  2. Read each question aloud; teams get ten seconds to decide, then point.
  3. Bonus point if the winning team can name the verse.
▶ Play Scripture Showdown on the web

Class screen: 🏆 Scripture Showdown!

Story drama

Nevertheless at Thy Word

Luke 5:1–11; Matthew 4:18–22 ↗

Parts to hand out

  • Simon PeterThe exhausted expert. Scrubs nets, argues politely, then drops to one knee in scene 5.
  • AndrewPeter’s brother. Yawns huge, helps haul, and says “Master, we’ve got nothing” with Peter.
  • James and JohnPartners in the second boat. Wave frantically when called to help, then leave the boat.
  • ZebedeeJames and John’s dad. Stays in the boat, mends nets, and gives a surprised, proud shrug at the end.
  • The Crowd on the ShoreEveryone else: press in to hear, lean forward, then gasp and cheer when the nets break.

Scenes

  1. 🌙 A whole night of work. Zero fish.

    Peter, Andrew, James and John fished for a living. They had worked the Sea of Galilee all night, throwing nets and hauling them back empty, again and again. Now it was morning, and all they had to show for it were sore arms and dirty nets.

    🎬 The fishermen throw an invisible net, haul it in, look inside, and groan. Three times. Andrew does the biggest yawn in history.

  2. 👥 A crowd pushes in to hear Jesus

    While they washed their nets on the shore, a crowd pressed around Jesus to hear the word of God. He stepped into Peter’s boat and asked him to push out a little. Then He sat down and taught the people from the boat.

    🎬 The Crowd shuffles in closer and closer, leaning in to hear. Simon Peter pushes the boat out with a big two-handed shove.

  3. 🤔 “Launch out into the deep”

    When He finished teaching, Jesus told Peter to row out to deep water and let down the nets. Peter knew fishing, and they had just tried all night with nothing to show for it. But listen to what he answered.

    🎬 Simon Peter reads Luke 5:5 aloud. On “nevertheless,” the whole class says it with him.

  4. 🐟 So many fish the nets started breaking

    They let the net down, and it filled with so many fish that it began to rip. Peter and Andrew waved to their partners in the other boat to come help. They filled both boats so full that the boats started to sink.

    🎬 Fishermen haul an invisible net, straining hard. Peter and Andrew wave frantically; James and John rush over. The Crowd gasps, then cheers.

  5. 🧎 “Depart from me; for I am a sinful man”

    Peter looked at the fish, then at Jesus. He suddenly understood who was in his boat. He fell down at Jesus’s knees and said, Go away from me, Lord, I’m not good enough to be near You.

    🎬 Simon Peter drops to one knee and bows his head. Everyone else freezes, silent.

  6. 🎣 “Fear not; from henceforth thou shalt catch men”

    Jesus didn’t send him away. He told Peter not to be afraid, and gave him a new job: from now on he would be catching people, bringing them to God. The same was true for Andrew, James and John.

    🎬 Simon Peter slowly stands. The fishermen look at each other, then look at their nets.

  7. 🚶 They left everything and followed Him

    They brought the boats to shore, the best catch of their lives, and left it all there. Nets, boats, fish. James and John even left their father Zebedee sitting in the boat. Straightway, they followed Jesus.

    🎬 The fishermen drop their invisible nets and take three big steps forward together. Zebedee gives a surprised, proud shrug and waves.

Key verse

Matthew 4:4 ↗
“It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.”
In plain words: Food keeps your body going, but you actually live by what God says.
🙌 “It is written” = open your hands like a book · “Man shall not live by bread alone” = hold up an invisible sandwich and shake your head · “but by every word” = swipe a finger across the page · “that proceedeth out of the mouth of God” = touch your lips, then point up.

More verses

Luke 5:5 ↗
“Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net.”
In plain words: Peter was tired and the plan made no sense to an expert, but he trusted Jesus anyway.
Luke 5:10 ↗
“Fear not; from henceforth thou shalt catch men.”
In plain words: When Peter felt unworthy, Jesus didn’t send him away. He gave him a bigger job.
Matthew 4:20 ↗
“And they straightway left their nets, and followed him.”
In plain words: Straightway means right away. They didn’t wait until it was convenient.
Luke 4:18 ↗
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted”
In plain words: Jesus read Isaiah’s prophecy in His hometown and told them it was about Him. He came to heal hearts.

Forehead Guess words18 words

  • 🏜️ Wilderness
  • 🍽️ Fasting
  • 🐍 Tempter
  • 🪨 Stones into bread
  • 🏛️ Pinnacle of the temple
  • 👑 Kingdoms of the world
  • 📖 It is written
  • 📘 Deuteronomy
  • 🏘️ Nazareth
  • 🕍 Synagogue
  • 🪚 Joseph’s son
  • 🌊 Sea of Galilee
  • 🧔 Simon Peter
  • 🌊 Deep water
  • 🐟 Breaking nets
  • 🎣 Fishers of men
  • ⚡ Straightway
  • 🤲 Fast offering
Clues for each word
  • Wilderness: Where Jesus went to be with God for forty days
  • Fasting: Going without food to draw closer to God
  • Tempter: Satan’s title in Matthew 4:3
  • Stones into bread: The first temptation, aimed at hunger
  • Pinnacle of the temple: Jump from here and angels will catch you
  • Kingdoms of the world: Offered if Jesus would bow down
  • It is written: How Jesus started every answer
  • Deuteronomy: The book Jesus quoted three times
  • Nazareth: His hometown that tried to throw Him off a hill
  • Synagogue: Where Jesus read from Isaiah on the Sabbath
  • Joseph’s son: What the doubters called Him
  • Sea of Galilee: The lake where Peter fished all night
  • Simon Peter: Fisherman who said “nevertheless”
  • Deep water: Where Jesus told Peter to launch out
  • Breaking nets: What happened when they obeyed
  • Fishers of men: Their new job title
  • Straightway: How fast they left their nets
  • Fast offering: What deacons often gather on fast Sunday
▶ Play Forehead GuessFull screen, 60-second timer, works on any phone.

Scripture Showdown9 questions

  1. According to the Joseph Smith Translation, why did Jesus go into the wilderness?
    • A. To hide from Herod
    • B. To be with God
    • C. To find John the Baptist
    Show answer

    ✅ B. To be with God He prepared for His ministry by drawing close to His Father first.

  2. Which two-letter word did Satan use to attack Jesus’s identity?
    • A. If
    • B. No
    • C. Go
    Show answer

    ✅ A. If “If thou be the Son of God,” right after the Father had called Him His beloved Son.

  3. Jumping from the temple so angels would catch Him was mostly a temptation of…
    • A. Appetite
    • B. Riches
    • C. Pride, showing off
    Show answer

    ✅ C. Pride, showing off It was a stunt to prove Himself. Jesus answered that we don’t tempt God (Matthew 4:7).

  4. Who quoted scripture out of context in Matthew 4:6?
    • A. Peter
    • B. Satan
    • C. The Pharisees
    Show answer

    ✅ B. Satan He twisted Psalm 91. Knowing scripture well helps us spot twisted truth.

  5. Which book did Jesus quote to answer all three temptations?
    • A. Psalms
    • B. Isaiah
    • C. Deuteronomy
    Show answer

    ✅ C. Deuteronomy Deuteronomy 8:3, 6:16 and 6:13. He already knew them by heart.

  6. Why did the people of Nazareth reject Jesus?
    • A. They thought they already knew Him
    • B. He refused to read
    • C. He came from far away
    Show answer

    ✅ A. They thought they already knew Him “Is not this Joseph’s son?” (Luke 4:22). Familiarity blinded them.

  7. What had Peter caught after fishing all night?
    • A. Two small fish
    • B. Nothing
    • C. One huge fish
    Show answer

    ✅ B. Nothing Luke 5:5. “We have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing.”

  8. What word did Peter use before letting the net down anyway?
    • A. Maybe
    • B. Fine
    • C. Nevertheless
    Show answer

    ✅ C. Nevertheless “Nevertheless at thy word.” He trusted before it made sense.

  9. When Peter felt unworthy, what did Jesus tell him?
    • A. “Fear not”
    • B. “Go home”
    • C. “Try harder”
    Show answer

    ✅ A. “Fear not” Luke 5:10. Then He gave Peter a bigger calling: catching men.

▶ Play Scripture ShowdownTeams take turns on one screen.

Songs

  • Called to Serve Hymns, no. 249

    Peter, Andrew, James and John were called to serve, and so are new deacons and class presidencies. Find it ↗

  • Come, Follow Me Hymns, no. 116

    Jesus’s invitation at the shore was “Follow me” (Matthew 4:19). Sing it as a promise to keep following. Find it ↗

This week’s challenge

Launch Out This Week

Pick your “deep water” (a prayer habit, a calling, a Children and Youth goal, a friendship) and try it one more time this week, trusting the Lord’s word. Memorize Matthew 4:4 so it’s ready when you need it. Then choose a purpose for your fast next Sunday and write it somewhere you’ll see it.

Text the parents

This week in class we broke down Satan’s three temptations of Jesus (appetite, pride and power) and how Jesus answered each with “It is written” (Matthew 4:1–11). We acted out Peter fishing all night, then letting the net down again “at thy word” (Luke 5:1–11). Ask your youth: what’s the “deep water” you’re trying again this week, and what purpose could our family fast for next Sunday?

📝 After class

What worked? Who needs a check-in this week? Jot it here on a printed copy, or in the app’s private class notes.

Got extra time?

📜 Is Not This Joseph’s Son? · 4 min

  1. Two readers: one reads Isaiah 61:1, the other reads Luke 4:18–21. Ask: “What did Jesus claim about Himself?”
  2. Read Luke 4:22 and 28–30. Ask: “Why was it hardest for the people who knew Him best?”
  3. Ask: “What’s something about the gospel you’ve heard so many times you stopped really hearing it?” Pick one and look at it fresh together.

📺 Satan’s Sales Pitch · 5 min

  1. Teams write a twenty-second over-the-top commercial for a modern temptation, making it sound amazing.
  2. After each pitch, the other team answers with “It is written” plus a scripture or a truth.
  3. Ask: “What does the ad always leave out?” (The cost, and who you really are.)

🤲 Fast Sunday Game Plan · 3 min

  1. Ask a deacon to explain what happens with fast offerings (they help people in need, often right in our ward).
  2. Each youth writes one possible purpose for next week’s fast: someone to pray for, a question, strength for something hard.
  3. Remind them that how long to fast is a family decision; the purpose and the prayer are what make it a fast.

Sources

Scripture quotations are from the King James Version, the Bible used by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Tap or click a reference to open it in Gospel Library. Start with the official Come, Follow Me manual; these ideas are here to help it come alive.

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