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A Voice from the Dust

A king with five “I will”s, a professor who couldn’t read a sealed book, and a farm boy who could

  • 🧭 Youth 11–14
  • Week 39
  • 📅 Sunday, September 27, 2026
🤔 Forehead Guess🏆 Showdown
💡 The big idea

Pride always falls, but the Lord keeps His promises: He brought the Book of Mormon out of the dust as a marvelous work, and He can make anything dry in my life bloom again.

I can choose “Thy will” over “I will,” and build my testimony of the Book of Mormon line upon line.

Study it yourself firstRead Isaiah 13–14; 22; 24–30; 35 in Gospel LibraryCome, Follow Me manualOpen this week (Isaiah 13–14; 22; 24–30; 35)
Know the chapters

Isaiah 13–23 is a string of bold warnings to the proud nations of Isaiah’s day. Babylon gets the biggest one: its glory would end, and it did. Babylon becomes a symbol of pride and worldliness. In Isaiah 14, Isaiah mocks the king of Babylon, and in verses 12–15 the words reach past him to Lucifer, the “son of the morning,” who said in his heart “I will” five times and wanted to be “like the most High.” Compare Moses 4:1–4: Satan wanted God’s honor for himself, while the Beloved Son offered to do the Father’s will and give Him the glory. Pride is the difference.

Isaiah 29 is the heart of this week. Isaiah saw a people who would “speak out of the ground” with a voice that whispers “out of the dust” (29:4). Nephi applies this to his own people’s record, the Book of Mormon (2 Nephi 26:15–16; 2 Nephi 27). Isaiah also saw a sealed book handed to a learned man who says “I cannot; for it is sealed,” and then to a man who is “not learned” (29:11–12). In 1828 Martin Harris took characters copied from the gold plates to Professor Charles Anthon in New York City. Anthon first wrote a certificate saying they were genuine, tore it up when he heard an angel was involved, and then said he could not read a sealed book (Joseph Smith—History 1:63–65). Joseph Smith, with little schooling, translated by the gift and power of God. The Lord calls it “a marvellous work and a wonder” (29:14; see also D&C 4:1).

Jesus Christ is all over these chapters. Isaiah 22:22–23 describes a faithful servant fastened “as a nail in a sure place,” holding the key of the house of David; Revelation 3:7 applies that key to the Savior. He is “a refuge from the storm” (25:4), He will “swallow up death in victory” and wipe away tears (25:8), He keeps in “perfect peace” those whose minds are stayed on Him (26:3), and He makes the desert “blossom as the rose” (35:1). He also teaches us the way we can actually learn: “line upon line” (28:10).

For 11- to 14-year-olds: they are new deacons and Young Women, going to the temple for the first time, and deciding for themselves whether the Book of Mormon is true. Pride shows up for them as comparison, clout, and needing to look like they know everything. Celebrate that the Lord gave the book to a humble teenager, not a famous professor. Invite them to gain their own testimony a little at a time, and be honest that it grows line upon line, not all at once.

Only have 5 minutes?

Open with the sealed envelope (the “learned” volunteer can’t read it; the youngest gets to open it). Run the story scenes in Teach Mode while youth act the King’s five “I will”s and the Martin Harris and Professor Anthon scenes. Teach Isaiah 29:14 with the motions, play Forehead Guess, ask two discussion questions, and end by reading Isaiah 35:1 and 25:8 with your testimony of the Book of Mormon. Brought nothing? Tap “I brought nothing”: your own closed scriptures become the sealed book and the backpack becomes the Lean Test.

What to bring5 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. Seal the envelope with tape and write “Read this, I pray thee” on the front. Put the slip inside.
  2. Text three youth before Sunday: a King of Babylon (a natural ham), Isaiah (a confident reader who bookmarks Isaiah 14:12–15 and 29:11–14 in a real Bible), and Professor Anthon (great at a snooty voice).
  3. Find a solid hook for the backpack: a doorknob, coat hook, or the back of a sturdy chair. Test that the sticky note really can’t hold it.
  4. Split the class into two teams for the whole lesson: Team Rose and Team Refuge. Keep score on the Goal Jar or with tally marks.
  5. Add your class list in the My Class tab so the Name Spinner and Roles can pick names.
  6. Think of one short, true moment when the Book of Mormon helped you or felt like it was speaking to you. You’ll share it at the end in under a minute.

If your class is wild

  • Let the King of Babylon go big on the five “I will”s. The bigger the strut, the funnier the fall, and the point lands better.
  • Nobody plays Satan. The King of Babylon is Isaiah’s picture of that pride, so keep it about the attitude, not a character.
  • Professor Anthon’s certificate-rip is the class favorite. Let him tear an imaginary paper with a loud “RRRIP” sound effect from the class.
  • Phones out is fine for the Isaiah match-up (Gospel Library). Set the rule up front: scriptures app only, then face-down on the floor.
  • End quiet. Turn the lights down for Isaiah 35:1 and wait for real stillness before you testify.

The 25-minute plan24 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

Read This, I Pray Thee

2 min

Acting out Isaiah 29:11–12 before anyone knows it’s scripture makes the prophecy feel real and a little eerie.

  1. Hold up the sealed envelope. Say: “I need the most learned person in this room. Who reads the most? Best grades? Knows the most random facts?” Let the class vote.
  2. Hand it to the winner and read the label: “Read this, I pray thee.” Rule: they can’t open it. They’ll say something like, “I can’t, it’s sealed.”
  3. SAY“Now give it to the youngest person here.” The youngest may open it and read the slip aloud: “a marvellous work and a wonder.”
  4. Open your Bible and read Isaiah 29:11–12 word for word. Say: “Isaiah wrote exactly what you two just did, about 2,700 years ago. Today we find out who really lived it.”
🌪️ Keep it snappy. If the “learned” kid tries to peek through the envelope, even better: “Nope. Sealed.”

Class screen: ✉️ Read this, I pray thee… without opening it. · The most learned person in the room gets first try

No supplies? Do this instead

Instead of: An envelope taped shut, labeled “Read this, I pray thee,” with a slip inside that says “a marvellous work and a wonder (Isaiah 29:14)”

The Sealed Scriptures

  1. Close your own scriptures and hold them shut with both hands. Say: “I need the most learned person in this room.” Let the class vote.
  2. Hold the closed book in front of the winner and say: “Read this, I pray thee: Isaiah 29, verse 14. But the book stays shut.” They’ll say, “I can’t, it’s sealed.”
  3. SAY“Now I’ll give it to the youngest person here.” Open the book to Isaiah 29:14 and let the youngest read it aloud.
  4. Read Isaiah 29:11–12 and say: “Isaiah wrote exactly what you two just did, about 2,700 years ago. Today we find out who really lived it.”

Class screen: 🔒 Read this, I pray thee… but it’s sealed. · Isaiah 29:11–12

2. Story

Scripture Scene: Five “I Will”s and a Sealed Book

5 min

Acting out the proud king’s fall and the true story of the sealed book shows that the Lord passes over pride and works through the humble.

  1. Hand out roles (tap Roles in Teach Mode). Everyone without a part is in the Crowd.
  2. SAY“Part one is Isaiah 14. Part two really happened in 1828, and Isaiah saw it coming.”
  3. Read each scene and pause for the action. Isaiah reads 14:13–14 in scene 2, 14:12 and 15 in scene 3, and 29:11–12 in scene 4 from a real Bible.
  4. Afterward ask: “Who got the book: the famous professor or the farm boy? Why do you think the Lord works that way?” (He needs humble people who will listen, not people who think they already know everything.)
🌪️ “Out of the dust” whispering doubles as a quiet signal. Any time the room gets loud, whisper “out of the dust…” and wait for them to whisper it back.

Class screen: 🎭 A proud king falls. A sealed book comes out of the dust. · Isaiah 14 · Isaiah 29 · Joseph Smith—History 1:63–65

3. Wiggle break

I Will vs. Thy Will

2 min

A fast command game makes the lesson’s big contrast physical: Lucifer’s “I will” versus the Savior’s “Thy will be done.”

  1. Everyone stands. Pick a youth Commander to call these moves, faster and faster:
  2. “I will ascend!” = jump as high as you can. “I will exalt my throne!” = tiptoes, arms up, chin high. “Brought down!” = drop into a squat. “Marvellous work!” = hammer fist on palm three times.
  3. The trap: the Commander sometimes shouts a move with “I will” twice in a row. Anyone who hesitates gives the other team a point.
  4. Final command: “Thy will be done.” Everyone freezes, bows their head, and stays silent for 10 seconds.
  5. SAY“Lucifer said ‘I will’ five times. When Jesus Christ faced the hardest night in history, He said, ‘not my will, but thine, be done’ (Luke 22:42). That’s the whole difference.”

Class screen: 🙇 I will ascend! Brought down! …Thy will be done. · Isaiah 14:13–15 · Luke 22:42

4. Object lesson

A Nail in a Sure Place

3 min

A backpack that crashes off a sticky note but holds on a solid hook shows why Jesus Christ is the sure place to hang our worth and our weight.

  1. Stick the sticky note on the wall. Say: “This is where a lot of people hang their whole worth.” Let the class name what’s written on it: likes, followers, grades, being picked first, the right friend group.
  2. Hang the loaded backpack on the sticky note and let go. Crash. (Stand close so it drops, not flies.)
  3. Hang the same backpack on the doorknob or a solid hook. It holds. Read Isaiah 22:23: “I will fasten him as a nail in a sure place.”
  4. SAY“Isaiah was describing a faithful servant who was trusted with the key of the house of David. Revelation 3:7 uses that same picture for Jesus Christ. He’s the nail in a sure place.”
  5. Ask: “What’s heavy in a 12-year-old’s backpack right now that only a sure place can hold?” Take one or two answers.
🌪️ Let a youth do the backpack drop, but you call “Three, two, one, let go!” so it happens on cue.

Class screen: 🎒 Sticky note or sure nail: where are you hanging your weight? · Isaiah 22:23

No supplies? Do this instead

Instead of: A backpack loaded with 3–4 books, plus one sticky note

The Lean Test

  1. Call up two volunteers. Volunteer A stands on one foot with eyes closed. Say: “This is the sticky note: likes, followers, grades, being popular.”
  2. Volunteer B gently rests one hand on A’s shoulder and leans just a little. A wobbles and puts a foot down. (A can put a foot down any time.)
  3. Now B leans the same amount against the wall. Solid. Read Isaiah 22:23: “I will fasten him as a nail in a sure place.”
  4. SAY“Isaiah was describing a faithful servant who was trusted with the key of the house of David. Revelation 3:7 uses that same picture for Jesus Christ. He’s the nail in a sure place.”
  5. Ask: “What’s heavy in a 12-year-old’s life right now that only a sure place can hold?” Take one or two answers.

Class screen: 🧱 Lean on the wobble or lean on the wall? · Isaiah 22:23

5. Scripture

Isaiah Saw It Coming: Isaiah 29:14

4 min

Youth memorize Isaiah 29:14, then race to match Isaiah’s prophecies with how they were fulfilled in the Restoration.

  1. Teach Isaiah 29:14 with the motions. Say it twice together, then once with only the motions and no words.
  2. Pairs look up these four matches. Isaiah 29:4 ↔ 2 Nephi 26:16. Isaiah 29:11–12 ↔ Joseph Smith—History 1:65. Isaiah 29:13 ↔ Joseph Smith—History 1:19. Isaiah 29:14 ↔ D&C 4:1.
  3. SAY“Find what Isaiah saw and how it came true. Ninety seconds. First pair with a one-sentence answer for every match scores for their team.” Start the Big Timer.
  4. Pairs share one match each. Point out: in the First Vision, the Lord used Isaiah 29:13 to describe the churches of Joseph’s day, and D&C 4 opens with “a marvelous work.”
🌪️ One book or phone per pair. The partner without it is the one who reads the verse aloud.
⏱️ Big Timer (a class game in the Gospel Sparks app)

Class screen: 🔎 Isaiah saw it coming. Find where it came true! · 29:4 ↔ 2 Nephi 26:16 · 29:11–12 ↔ JS—H 1:65 · 29:13 ↔ JS—H 1:19 · 29:14 ↔ D&C 4:1

No supplies? Do this instead

Instead of: Scriptures for pairs: Bibles, a quad, or the Gospel Library app on phones

Prophecy or Fulfillment?

  1. Teach Isaiah 29:14 with the motions. Say it twice together, then once with only the motions and no words.
  2. From your own scriptures, read Isaiah 29:4, 29:11–12, 29:13, and 29:14 one at a time.
  3. After each, teams get five seconds to huddle and shout what it came true as: the Book of Mormon speaking from the dust, Professor Anthon and the sealed book, what Jesus told Joseph in the First Vision, or the Restoration itself. First correct team scores.
  4. SAY“Isaiah never saw any of this happen. We get to see it. We’re part of it.”

Class screen: 🔮 Isaiah wrote it. Where did it come true? · Isaiah 29:4 · 11–12 · 13 · 14

6. Game

Forehead Guess: Sealed Book Edition

3 min

A fast team review of the people, places, and promises from Isaiah 13–35.

  1. Tap Forehead Guess. Someone from Team Rose goes first: device on forehead, screen facing the class.
  2. Youth rules: clue-givers can’t say the word OR any word in the hint. Acting is allowed.
  3. 45-second turns, teams alternate. Scorekeeper adds correct guesses to the team score.
  4. No phone or tablet? Play Twenty Questions: you secretly pick a word from the list and teams take turns asking yes-or-no questions.
▶ Play Forehead Guess on the web

Class screen: 🤔 Forehead Guess: Sealed Book Edition · No words from the hint!

7. Talk it over

Real Talk

3 min

Honest questions connect Isaiah’s warnings and promises to what 11- to 14-year-olds actually face.

  1. Sit in a circle. A youth Discussion Leader reads each question from your phone or tablet and uses the Name Spinner or picks who answers.
  2. Anyone can pass. Share one honest answer of your own so it doesn’t feel like a test.
💬 Ask the class
  • Lucifer’s plan was “I will… I will… I will.” Where do you see that kind of pride at school or online?
  • Isaiah 29:13 describes people who honor the Lord with their lips while their hearts are far away. What helps your heart actually show up during the sacrament?
  • Isaiah 26:3 promises perfect peace to the one “whose mind is stayed on thee.” What keeps your mind on the Savior when your screen keeps pulling at it?
  • The Lord teaches “line upon line” (Isaiah 28:10). What’s one line you’ve already learned from the Book of Mormon?
  • Isaiah 35:1 says the desert will blossom. What feels dry in a teenager’s life that Jesus Christ can make bloom again?
🎡 Name Spinner (a class game in the Gospel Sparks app)

Class screen: 💬 Real talk

8. Testimony

Blossom as the Rose

2 min

A quiet ending with Isaiah’s biggest promises and a personal witness of the Book of Mormon helps each youth feel the marvelous work is for them.

  1. Lower your voice and wait for real quiet. If you brought a Book of Mormon, hold it up. Say: “This is the voice from the dust.”
  2. Read Isaiah 35:1 and Isaiah 25:8: “He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from off all faces.”
  3. Share your short personal moment when the Book of Mormon helped you. Testify that Jesus Christ is a refuge from the storm (Isaiah 25:4), that He can make anything dry in their lives bloom again, and that they can know the Book of Mormon is true for themselves, line upon line.
  4. Introduce the challenge and invite a youth to pray.

Class screen: 🌹 The desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose. · Isaiah 35:1

9. Game

Scripture Showdown

5 minBONUS

A quick team quiz reviews Babylon, the sealed book, and Isaiah’s promises about Jesus Christ.

  1. Keep Team Rose and Team Refuge. Tap Scripture Showdown.
  2. Ten seconds to whisper, then point. Bonus point if the winning team can name the verse.
▶ Play Scripture Showdown on the web

Class screen: 🏆 Scripture Showdown: Team Rose vs. Team Refuge!

Story drama

Five “I Will”s and a Sealed Book

Isaiah 14:12–15; 29:4, 11–14; Joseph Smith—History 1:63–65 ↗

Parts to hand out

  • IsaiahThe prophet: reads Isaiah 14:12–15 and 29:11–12 from a real Bible at the right moments.
  • The King of BabylonStruts, rises a little higher with every “I will,” then sinks all the way down to the floor.
  • Martin HarrisA farmer who carries a paper of copied characters all the way to New York City.
  • Professor AnthonA famous scholar: studies the paper, signs a certificate, rips it up, and refuses the sealed book.
  • Joseph SmithA young farmer with little schooling who translates by the gift and power of God.
  • The CrowdEveryone else: cheer for Babylon, echo the “I will”s, gasp at the fall, then become readers of the book around the world.

Scenes

  1. 👑🏛️ Babylon: the proudest kingdom on earth

    In Isaiah’s day, Babylon was rich, powerful, and very impressed with itself. Isaiah warned that its glory would end. Then he painted a picture of its proud king, and the picture pointed at someone even older and prouder: Lucifer.

    🎬 The King of Babylon struts in a circle. The Crowd bows and cheers, “Long live the king!”

  2. 🪜☁️ “I will… I will… I will…”

    Isaiah reveals what Lucifer said in his heart. I will ascend into heaven. I will exalt my throne above the stars of God. I will sit on the mount. I will ascend above the clouds. I will be like the most High. Count them: five.

    🎬 Isaiah reads Isaiah 14:13–14. The King starts crouched and rises a little higher on each “I will” until he’s on tiptoe, arms up. The Crowd echoes each “I will!” louder and louder.

  3. ⬇️💥 “How art thou fallen from heaven”

    Then the answer: “How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning!” All that climbing, and he ends up brought down to the pit. Pride promises to lift you up. It always takes you down.

    🎬 Isaiah reads Isaiah 14:12 and 15. The King slowly sinks, lower and lower, all the way to sitting on the floor. The Crowd: a long, low “Ohhhh.”

  4. 📜🤫 A voice whispering out of the dust

    Now Isaiah looks far into the future. He sees a people whose voice would speak “out of the ground” and whisper “out of the dust.” He sees a sealed book handed to a learned man, who says, “I cannot; for it is sealed.” Nephi later said this was about his people’s record: the Book of Mormon.

    🎬 Isaiah reads Isaiah 29:11–12. The Crowd crouches low and whispers together: “out of the dust… out of the dust…”

  5. 🧑‍🌾🗽 1828: Martin Harris heads to New York

    About 2,500 years later, a young man named Joseph Smith had the gold plates. He copied some of the characters onto paper. His friend Martin Harris, a farmer, carried the paper all the way to New York City to show a famous professor, Charles Anthon.

    🎬 Martin Harris marches around the room holding the paper high. The Crowd makes wagon-wheel and horse sounds.

  6. 🎓📝 The professor signs… then rips it up

    Professor Anthon studied the characters and said they looked genuine. He even wrote a certificate saying so. Then he asked where the plates came from. When Martin said an angel of God had shown them to Joseph, the professor took the certificate back and tore it to pieces.

    🎬 Professor Anthon squints, nods, signs with a flourish, then hears “angel,” snatches the certificate back and rips it. The Crowd: “RRRIP!”

  7. 🔒😤 “I cannot; for it is sealed”

    The professor told Martin to bring him the plates and he would translate them himself. Martin explained that part of the plates was sealed. The professor answered that he could not read a sealed book. He said almost exactly what Isaiah wrote 2,500 years earlier.

    🎬 Professor Anthon folds his arms: “I cannot read a sealed book!” Isaiah holds up the Bible and points at Isaiah 29:11. The Crowd gasps.

  8. 👦📖 Given to the one “not learned”

    The book went to the one Isaiah called “not learned”: Joseph Smith, a farm boy with little schooling. He translated it by the gift and power of God, and in 1830 the Book of Mormon was printed. The famous professor missed it. The humble young man didn’t. Isaiah called it “a marvellous work and a wonder.”

    🎬 Joseph Smith opens his hands like a book. The King of Babylon stands up, and the whole Crowd opens their hands like books too and says, “A marvellous work and a wonder!”

Key verse

Isaiah 29:14 ↗
“I will proceed to do a marvellous work among this people, even a marvellous work and a wonder: for the wisdom of their wise men shall perish”
In plain words: The Lord said, “I’m going to do something amazing among My people, something truly wonderful, and the people who think they know it all will be left behind.”
🙌 “I will proceed” = march in place · “a marvellous work” = pound a fist on your palm like a hammer · “among this people” = sweep a hand around the room · “and a wonder” = hands burst open like fireworks · “the wisdom of their wise men” = tap your temple, chin up like a know-it-all · “shall perish” = hands drop, fingers wiggle down like falling dust.

More verses

Isaiah 14:13–14 ↗
“I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God … I will be like the most High.”
In plain words: Lucifer’s whole plan was about himself: me first, me on top, me in charge. That pride is exactly what brought him down.
Isaiah 29:4 ↗
“thy speech shall be low out of the dust … thy speech shall whisper out of the dust”
In plain words: A people long gone would speak again from the ground. The Book of Mormon came out of a hill and still speaks today.
Isaiah 22:23 ↗
“I will fasten him as a nail in a sure place”
In plain words: A nail hammered into something solid holds whatever you hang on it. Jesus Christ is that sure place.
Isaiah 26:3 ↗
“Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.”
In plain words: When your mind stays locked on the Lord and you trust Him, He gives you a peace nothing else can.

Forehead Guess words18 words

  • 📜 Isaiah
  • 🏛️ Babylon
  • ⬇️ Lucifer
  • 🦚 Pride
  • 🔒 Sealed Book
  • 📀 Gold Plates
  • 🧑‍🌾 Martin Harris
  • 🎓 Professor
  • 👦 Joseph Smith
  • 📖 Book of Mormon
  • 🌫️ Dust
  • 🔨 Nail
  • ⛺ Refuge
  • 🌹 Rose
  • 🏜️ Desert
  • 🕊️ Perfect Peace
  • 📏 Line upon Line
  • 😢 Tears
Clues for each word
  • Isaiah: Prophet who saw a sealed book 2,500 years early
  • Babylon: Proud kingdom Isaiah said would fall
  • Lucifer: “Son of the morning” who fell because of pride
  • Pride: “I will… I will… I will…” attitude
  • Sealed Book: “I cannot; for it is sealed”
  • Gold Plates: The record Joseph Smith translated
  • Martin Harris: Farmer who carried the characters to New York
  • Professor: Charles Anthon’s job; he ripped up his certificate
  • Joseph Smith: The “not learned” young man who got the book
  • Book of Mormon: The voice that whispers out of the dust
  • Dust: Isaiah said a voice would whisper out of it
  • Nail: Fastened in a sure place (Isaiah 22:23)
  • Refuge: A safe shelter from the storm (Isaiah 25:4)
  • Rose: The desert will blossom like one
  • Desert: Dry place that will rejoice and bloom
  • Perfect Peace: What you get when your mind is stayed on Him
  • Line upon Line: How the Lord teaches us, a little at a time
  • Tears: The Lord will wipe them from all faces
▶ Play Forehead GuessFull screen, 60-second timer, works on any phone.

Scripture Showdown9 questions

  1. How many times does Lucifer say “I will” in Isaiah 14:13–14?
    • A. Two
    • B. Five
    • C. Ten
    Show answer

    ✅ B. Five Five “I will”s, all about himself. Then verse 15: brought down.

  2. Isaiah 22:23: “I will fasten him as a nail in a ___ place.”
    • A. sure
    • B. secret
    • C. high
    Show answer

    ✅ A. sure A nail in something solid holds whatever you hang on it. Jesus Christ is that sure place.

  3. Who took characters from the gold plates to Professor Anthon?
    • A. Oliver Cowdery
    • B. Hyrum Smith
    • C. Martin Harris
    Show answer

    ✅ C. Martin Harris Joseph Smith—History 1:63–65. Martin Harris, a farmer, went all the way to New York City.

  4. What did the learned man say when handed the sealed book?
    • A. “I cannot; for it is sealed”
    • B. “I already read it”
    • C. “Give it to the king”
    Show answer

    ✅ A. “I cannot; for it is sealed” Isaiah 29:11. Professor Anthon said almost the same words in 1828.

  5. Isaiah 25:8 says the Lord will swallow up what in victory?
    • A. The sea
    • B. Death
    • C. Babylon
    Show answer

    ✅ B. Death Because Jesus Christ rose again, everyone will be resurrected.

  6. Perfect peace comes to the one whose mind is ___ on the Lord.
    • A. busy
    • B. closed
    • C. stayed
    Show answer

    ✅ C. stayed Isaiah 26:3. “Stayed” means fixed, locked on, trusting.

  7. According to Isaiah 28:10, how does the Lord teach?
    • A. All at once
    • B. Line upon line
    • C. Only to adults
    Show answer

    ✅ B. Line upon line “Here a little, and there a little.” Testimony grows the same way.

  8. Isaiah 35:1 says the desert shall blossom as the…
    • A. cactus
    • B. rose
    • C. palm tree
    Show answer

    ✅ B. rose The Lord can make the driest places, and people, bloom again.

  9. Which Book of Mormon chapter explains Isaiah 29 in detail?
    • A. 2 Nephi 27
    • B. Alma 32
    • C. Ether 12
    Show answer

    ✅ A. 2 Nephi 27 Nephi retells Isaiah 29 and makes it plain that it’s about a book coming forth.

▶ Play Scripture ShowdownTeams take turns on one screen.

Songs

  • The Spirit of God Hymns, no. 2

    A hymn of the Restoration: the marvelous work Isaiah saw is happening. Find it ↗

  • How Firm a Foundation Hymns, no. 85

    Pairs with the nail in a sure place and the sure foundation of Isaiah 28:16. Find it ↗

  • I Know That My Redeemer Lives Hymns, no. 136

    He will swallow up death in victory (Isaiah 25:8). Find it ↗

This week’s challenge

Hear the Voice from the Dust

This week, read 2 Nephi 27:6–26 a few verses a night (line upon line) and mark every phrase you recognize from Isaiah 29. Pick one verse that speaks to you and share it with your family or a friend by Sunday.

Text the parents

This week in class we studied Isaiah 13–35. We acted out the proud king’s five “I will”s and his fall, then the true story of Martin Harris taking characters from the gold plates to Professor Anthon, who said he couldn’t read a sealed book, just as Isaiah 29:11 foretold. We memorized Isaiah 29:14, “a marvellous work and a wonder.” Ask your youth: why do you think the Lord gave the book to a humble farm boy instead of a famous professor?

📝 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?

⛈️ Refuge from the Storm · 4 min

  1. Read Isaiah 25:4. One volunteer sits in the middle of the room.
  2. Teams have 45 seconds to build a “refuge” around them using chairs, jackets, and their own arms while the rest of the class makes a storm: rain with finger snaps, thunder with stomps.
  3. Ask: “What storms hit people your age? How is Jesus Christ a refuge, a shade from the heat, when life feels like that?”

📏 Line upon Line Tower · 4 min

  1. Read Isaiah 28:10. Teams build the tallest tower they can from scriptures, hymnbooks, or paper cups, one item per person per turn.
  2. Anyone who tries to add two at once knocks their team back one level.
  3. Ask: “Why does the Lord teach us line upon line instead of all at once? How is a testimony built the same way?”

💗 Lips or Heart? · 4 min

  1. Read Isaiah 29:13, then Joseph Smith—History 1:19, where the Lord used the same idea in the First Vision.
  2. Call out quick scenarios (saying a prayer while scrolling, passing the sacrament while whispering, singing a hymn while meaning it). Youth point to their lips or their heart.
  3. Ask the deacons and Young Women: “What’s one thing you can do this Sunday so your heart shows up, not just your lips?”

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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