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What Shall We Do Then?

John the Baptist gives the crowd, tax collectors and soldiers specific answers, Jesus is baptized to fulfil all righteousness, and we make repentance practical

  • 🏔️ Youth 16–18
  • Week 4
  • 📅 Sunday, January 24, 2027
🤔 Forehead Guess🏆 Showdown
💡 The big idea

Repentance is a real change of mind and heart that shows up in how I actually live, and Jesus Christ, who was baptized to fulfil all righteousness, showed me the way and sends the Holy Ghost to keep changing me.

I can bring forth “fruits worthy of repentance” in my real life (school, work, friends, phone) and keep my baptismal covenant with the Holy Ghost’s help.

Study it yourself firstRead Matthew 3; Mark 1; Luke 3 in Gospel LibraryCome, Follow Me manualOpen this week (Matthew 3; Mark 1; Luke 3)
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John the Baptist, the son of Zacharias and Elisabeth from week 1, now preaches in the wilderness in camel’s hair, living on locusts and wild honey (Matthew 3:4). His message is repentance, and his images are vivid: an axe at the root of trees that bear no good fruit, a winnowing fan that separates wheat from chaff, valleys filled and crooked paths made straight (Luke 3:4–9, 17; Isaiah 40:3–4). He warns people not to rely on their ancestry (“We have Abraham to our father”) and calls for “fruits worthy of repentance” (Luke 3:8): change you can see.

The most practical verses are Luke 3:10–14. The people, the tax collectors and the soldiers each ask, “What shall we do?” John gives each a specific answer: share your extra coat and food; don’t collect more than you’re supposed to; don’t use force or false accusations, and be content with your wages. For 16- to 18-year-olds with first jobs, car keys, group chats and growing independence, this is repentance in real clothes. The manual invites them to notice what attitudes and behaviors show that someone is truly repenting, and points to the section “Jesus Christ Will Help You” in For the Strength of Youth: A Guide for Making Choices.

Jesus, who had no sin, came to be baptized, and John protested that he needed to be baptized by Jesus instead. Jesus answered that it was right to “fulfil all righteousness” (Matthew 3:13–15; 2 Nephi 31:5–9 explains that He showed us the way and witnessed His obedience to the Father). When He came up out of the water, the heavens opened, the Spirit descended like a dove, and the Father’s voice declared His beloved Son (Matthew 3:16–17): three separate members of the Godhead at one moment. John also promised that the One coming after him would baptize “with the Holy Ghost, and with fire” (Matthew 3:11); the gift of the Holy Ghost is a continuing, refining baptism (2 Nephi 31:17; 3 Nephi 9:20).

John held the keys of the Aaronic Priesthood, and he returned as a resurrected being to restore that priesthood to Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery in 1829 (D&C 13:1; Joseph Smith—History 1:68–72). Priests in your class hold the authority to baptize today (D&C 20:46). Every youth in the room, young women and young men alike, made the same baptismal covenant and can help “prepare the way” for friends and family. Mark 1 adds two quick scenes worth mentioning: fishermen who left their nets “straightway” (Mark 1:16–20) and Jesus rising early to pray alone (Mark 1:35).

Only have 5 minutes?

Read Luke 3:2–22 and Matthew 3:13–17. Run the Cafeteria Prophet hook out loud, let Teach Mode run the reader’s theater with youth reading the parts, read Luke 3:8 together, then spend the rest on the discussion. Close with a short testimony of how repentance has changed you for the better.

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. Read Luke 3 and Matthew 3 in one sitting. Mark Luke 3:10–14: three groups, three specific answers.
  2. Text a class member on Saturday: “Want to be John the Baptist? Loud, bold and a little wild. Camel-hair costume optional.”
  3. Add names in the My Class tab so you can hand out roles with one tap.
  4. Think of one specific change repentance made in your life (not a dramatic sin story; a habit or an attitude is perfect). Keep it to a minute.
  5. Optional for the bonus: mix a handful of rice with torn tissue bits in a bowl.

If your class is wild

  • Let John the Baptist be loud. “O generation of vipers!” is a great line to shout, and the energy carries the scene.
  • Keep repentance hopeful, never shaming. Say it more than once: repentance is change, and change is good news.
  • Nobody confesses anything in class. The Fruit or Leaves game uses made-up examples on purpose.
  • Some priests may be nervous about performing baptisms someday. Tell them it’s normal to feel nervous; they’ll practice the baptismal prayer (D&C 20:73), and the bishop will help them get ready.
  • If they’re sleepy, stand everyone up for the Jordan River scene; baptism is a big physical moment.

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

Cafeteria Prophet

3 min

A funny, pointed opener shows that real repentance is specific to real lives, just like John’s answers in Luke 3.

  1. SAY“Imagine a prophet walks into your school cafeteria and each group asks, ‘What should we do?’ What would he say to athletes? To gamers? To people with jobs? To the group chat?”
  2. Give pairs 45 seconds to write one specific, one-sentence instruction for one group. Hear three or four.
  3. Have a youth read Luke 3:10–14. Say: “John did exactly this. Different people, specific answers. Repentance isn’t vague. Today we get specific.”
🌪️ If the answers get roast-y, redirect: “Now make it something that would actually help them.”

Class screen: 🍕 A prophet walks into your cafeteria. What does he tell each table? · Athletes · Gamers · Workers · The group chat

2. Story

Reader’s Theater: Voice in the Wilderness

6 min

Youth read John the Baptist’s bold, practical preaching and the Savior’s baptism, with a modern priest facing his own “What shall I do?”

  1. Hand out roles (tap Roles in Teach Mode). Readers read their lines straight from Luke 3 and Matthew 3. You read the words of Jesus and of the Father.
  2. Read or assign the narration for each scene and pause for the action cue.
  3. In scene 2, John stands on a sturdy chair while someone holds it steady.
  4. After the last scene, ask: “What did Kai’s repentance look like? What made it real?”
🌪️ If it gets loud, call “Jordan!” and everyone freezes like they’re waist-deep in cold water until you say “Straightway.”

Class screen: 🎭 Voice in the Wilderness: Luke 3 and Matthew 3 · Crowd: “What shall we do then?”

3. Scripture

Symbols of Change

4 min

Youth practice a study skill the manual highlights (reading symbols) and discover what John’s images teach about repentance.

  1. Read Luke 3:8 together and teach the motions. Say it twice.
  2. In pairs, assign one symbol each from Luke 3:4–17: the straight path and filled valleys (v. 4–5) · stones and Abraham (v. 8) · the axe, root and fruit (v. 9) · the two coats (v. 11) · the fan, wheat and chaff (v. 17) · fire (v. 16–17).
  3. SAY“60 seconds: what does your symbol teach about repentance? One sentence.” Each pair shares.
  4. SAY“Notice none of these is about feeling bad. They’re about something changing: a path, a tree, a harvest.”

Class screen: 🪓 Paths, axes, fruit, fire: what do they say about change? · Luke 3:4–17 · One symbol per pair

No supplies? Do this instead

Instead of: Scriptures for each pair (their own, a classroom set from the library, or Gospel Library on their phones)

  1. Read Luke 3:8 together and teach the motions. Say it twice.
  2. Read Luke 3:4–17 aloud from your scriptures. Every time you hit a symbol (path, valley, stones, axe, fruit, coats, fan, wheat, chaff, fire), the room shouts “Symbol!”
  3. Pick four symbols. For each, anyone who wants gives a one-sentence meaning about repentance.
  4. SAY“None of these is about feeling bad. They’re about something changing.”
4. Wiggle break

Fruit or Leaves?

2 min

A stand-up game shows the difference between real change (fruit) and looking good (just leaves).

  1. Everyone stands. Say: “If it’s real fruit (actual change), stand tall with arms up like a tree. If it’s just leaves (looks good, changes nothing), wiggle your fingers like leaves in the wind.”
  2. Read made-up examples: Apologizing to your sister and then taking her dish night. · Posting a verse, then roasting someone in the comments. · Deleting an app that keeps pulling you down and telling a friend so they can check on you. · Telling your manager you’ve been giving away free food. · Saying “I’ll start Monday” for the fifth Monday.
  3. SAY“Fruit grows slowly. Slipping back isn’t failure; it’s a reason to keep going. The Savior helps it grow.”

Class screen: 🍎 Real fruit, or just leaves? · Arms up = fruit · Wiggle fingers = leaves

5. Talk it over

His Baptism, Our Covenants

4 min

An honest conversation about why the sinless Savior was baptized and what our own covenant asks and gives.

  1. Ask one question at a time. Wait ten seconds before anyone answers. Share your own answer too.
  2. If someone asks about a hard personal question of repentance, invite them to talk with a parent or the bishop, and assure them it’s a sign of strength.
💬 Ask the class
  • Jesus had no sins to repent of. Why do you think He insisted on being baptized “to fulfil all righteousness”? (See also 2 Nephi 31:5–9.)
  • If John the Baptist visited you this week and you asked, “What shall I do?”, what specific answer do you think he’d give?
  • John said Jesus would baptize “with the Holy Ghost, and with fire.” What does fire do to metal or to wheat chaff, and how does the Holy Ghost do something similar in you?
  • At the baptism, the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost each appear separately. How would you explain the Godhead to a friend of another faith, kindly and clearly?
  • Priests can baptize, and all of us can help prepare the way for someone. Who might you help get ready for baptism, the temple or a mission?

Class screen: 💬 Why would the sinless Son of God be baptized?

6. Game

Lightning Showdown

3 min

A fast team quiz locks in John the Baptist’s message and the Savior’s baptism.

  1. Split into two teams and pick captains. Tap Scripture Showdown.
  2. Play as many questions as fit in three minutes. Huddle five seconds; only the captain answers.
  3. Steal rule: if a team misses, the other team can steal by naming the verse.
▶ Play Scripture Showdown on the web

Class screen: ⚡ Lightning Showdown: Matthew 3, Mark 1 and Luke 3

7. Object lesson

Wheat and Chaff

3 minBONUS

A bonus hands-on picture of Luke 3:17 and the refining work of the Holy Ghost.

  1. Show the bowl of rice and tissue bits. Read Luke 3:17 about the fan, the wheat and the chaff.
  2. Invite a youth to gently blow across the bowl (or fan it with a scripture cover). The light tissue flies off; the rice stays.
  3. Ask: “What’s the chaff in a teenager’s life: stuff that looks like it belongs but has no weight? How does the Holy Ghost help blow it away without hurting the wheat?”

Class screen: 🌾 The wind takes the chaff. The wheat stays. · Luke 3:17

No supplies? Do this instead

Instead of: A bowl of uncooked rice mixed with small bits of torn tissue paper (“wheat and chaff”)

  1. Read Luke 3:17. Explain winnowing: farmers tossed grain into the wind; the heavy wheat fell back and the light chaff blew away.
  2. Everyone mimes tossing grain from a basket while you play wind on the Sound Board. Half the room are wheat (drop to a crouch); half are chaff (drift away across the room).
  3. Ask: “What’s the chaff in a teenager’s life? How does the Holy Ghost help blow it away without hurting the wheat?”
8. Game

Forehead Guess: At the Jordan

4 minBONUS

A fun bonus round if you have time.

  1. Tap Forehead Guess. One volunteer holds your phone or tablet to their forehead; the class gives clues without saying the word.
  2. Tilt down for got it, up to pass. 45-second turns; switch guessers.
▶ Play Forehead Guess on the web

Class screen: 🤔 Forehead Guess: At the Jordan

9. Testimony

Testimony: Change Is Good News

2 min

End quiet, with a personal witness that repentance through Jesus Christ is joyful, and one specific step for this week.

  1. Lower your voice. In a minute or less, share one specific way repentance changed you (a habit or an attitude is perfect).
  2. SAY“Repentance isn’t a punishment. It’s the Savior straightening the path between you and Him.”
  3. Introduce the challenge on the screen.
  4. Invite a youth to offer the closing prayer.

Class screen: 🛤️ Make the path straight. Let Him change you. · Luke 3:8

Story drama

Voice in the Wilderness

Luke 3:2–22; Matthew 3:1–17 ↗

Parts to hand out

  • NarratorReads the setup of each scene in a calm, documentary voice.
  • John the BaptistPreaches boldly: reads Luke 3:7–8, 3:11, 3:13, 3:14 and 3:16, and Matthew 3:14.
  • The CrowdEveryone not in another role: asks “What shall we do then?” together and reacts on cue.
  • Tax CollectorReads Luke 3:12, then counts coins nervously while John answers.
  • SoldierReads the question in Luke 3:14 with his arms crossed, then slowly uncrosses them.
  • KaiA 16-year-old priest in our own day with a first job; speaks in scenes 1 and 9.

Scenes

  1. 🥤📅 Kai has a job, a habit and a big Saturday

    Kai just turned sixteen and got his first job at a smoothie shop. Everyone there hands out free drinks to friends, and Kai has too. On Sunday his cousin asks Kai, a priest now, to baptize her next Saturday. Kai says yes, then goes quiet.

    🎬 Kai mimes making smoothies and sliding one to a friend. Then he looks at his phone and says: “She wants me to baptize her. Me?”

  2. 🏜️🐫 A wild voice in the wilderness

    Two thousand years earlier, John, the son of Zacharias, is preaching in the wilderness near the Jordan. He wears camel’s hair and eats locusts and wild honey. His message is simple: repent, the kingdom of heaven is at hand. People pour out of Jerusalem to hear him.

    🎬 John the Baptist stands on a sturdy chair (hold it steady) and calls: “Repent ye!” The Crowd shuffles toward him.

  3. 🪓🌳 “Bring forth fruits worthy of repentance”

    John doesn’t soften it. Don’t tell yourselves you’re fine because Abraham is your ancestor. God wants fruit: real change. The axe is already at the root of every tree that bears no good fruit.

    🎬 John reads Luke 3:7–8. On “the axe is laid unto the root,” everyone chops the air once, together.

  4. 🧥🍞 The crowd asks, “What shall we do then?”

    The people don’t argue. They ask the best question anyone can ask a prophet: okay, what do we actually do? John’s answer is practical. If you have two coats, give one away. If you have food, share it.

    🎬 The Crowd asks together: “What shall we do then?” John reads Luke 3:11. Each person hands an imaginary coat to a neighbor.

  5. 💰🛡️ Tax collectors and soldiers get specific answers

    Even tax collectors, famous for overcharging, come to be baptized. John tells them to collect only what is required. Soldiers ask too: don’t bully, don’t lie about people, be content with your pay. Every group gets a different, specific answer.

    🎬 Tax Collector reads Luke 3:12; John reads 3:13. Soldier asks, “And what shall we do?” John reads the rest of 3:14. The Soldier uncrosses his arms.

  6. 🔥🕊️ “One mightier than I cometh”

    People start wondering if John is the Christ. He shuts that down: he baptizes with water, but Someone mightier is coming who will baptize with the Holy Ghost and with fire. John says he isn’t even worthy to untie His shoes.

    🎬 John reads Luke 3:16 and kneels as if to untie a sandal, then shakes his head.

  7. 🌊🙇 Jesus asks to be baptized

    Then Jesus comes from Galilee to the Jordan. John is stunned: I need to be baptized by You, and You come to me? Jesus answers that it is right, to fulfil all righteousness. The One without sin steps into the water to show the rest of us the way.

    🎬 John reads Matthew 3:14. The teacher reads Jesus’s answer from Matthew 3:15 (no youth voices Jesus). Everyone stands quietly.

  8. ☁️🕊️ The heavens open: Father, Son and Holy Ghost

    As Jesus comes up out of the water, the heavens open. The Spirit of God descends like a dove, and a voice from heaven declares, “This is my beloved Son.” The Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost, three separate beings, at one moment.

    🎬 The teacher reads Matthew 3:16–17 (no youth voices the Father). Everyone looks up, then holds up three fingers.

  9. ✅🤍 Kai asks, “What shall I do then?”

    Kai reads Luke 3 on Monday and the tax collectors hit hard. He tells his manager about the free drinks and offers to pay them back. He prays, talks with his bishop about getting ready, and on Saturday he stands in the water with his cousin, nervous and ready.

    🎬 Kai says: “I didn’t have to be perfect. I just had to actually change.” Then he raises his right arm to the square, as a priest does at a baptism.

Key verse

Luke 3:8 ↗
“Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance”
In plain words: Let your repentance show: real changes in how you live.
🙌 Three beats: “Bring forth” = both hands pull forward from your chest · “fruits” = cup your hands like holding fruit · “worthy of repentance” = turn your whole body to face the other way. Say it twice, then once in a whisper.

More verses

Luke 3:12–14 ↗
“Then came also publicans to be baptized, and said unto him, Master, what shall we do? And he said unto them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you. And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your wages.”
In plain words: Tax collectors asked what to do: don’t overcharge. Soldiers asked too: don’t bully, don’t lie about anyone, and be happy with your pay.
Matthew 3:15 ↗
“And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.”
In plain words: Jesus told John: Let it happen, because this is how we do everything God asks. So John baptized Him.
Matthew 3:16–17 ↗
“And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him: And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
In plain words: When Jesus came out of the water, heaven opened, the Spirit came down like a dove, and the Father said: This is my Son, and I love Him.
Matthew 3:11 ↗
“I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:”
In plain words: John said: I baptize with water, but the One coming after me is greater. He will baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire.

Forehead Guess words16 words

  • 🌾 John the Baptist
  • 🌊 Jordan River
  • 🐫 Camel’s Hair
  • 🦗 Locusts
  • 🪓 Axe
  • 🍎 Fruit
  • 🌬️ Chaff
  • 💰 Tax Collector
  • 🛡️ Soldier
  • 🕊️ Dove
  • 💧 Baptism
  • 🔥 Holy Ghost
  • 🔄 Repentance
  • 🙋 Priest
  • 🎣 Fishers of Men
  • 🏜️ Wilderness
Clues for each word
  • John the Baptist: Voice crying in the wilderness
  • Jordan River: Where Jesus was baptized
  • Camel’s Hair: What John wore
  • Locusts: John ate these with wild honey
  • Axe: Laid at the root of trees with no fruit
  • Fruit: What real repentance produces
  • Chaff: Blown away from the wheat
  • Tax Collector: Told to take no more than required
  • Soldier: Told to be content with his wages
  • Dove: Sign of the Spirit at Jesus’s baptism
  • Baptism: Jesus did it to fulfil all righteousness
  • Holy Ghost: Baptism “with fire”
  • Repentance: A real change of mind and heart
  • Priest: Aaronic Priesthood office with authority to baptize
  • Fishers of Men: What Jesus called Simon and Andrew to become
  • Wilderness: Where John preached
▶ Play Forehead GuessFull screen, 60-second timer, works on any phone.

Scripture Showdown9 questions

  1. What did John the Baptist eat in the wilderness?
    • A. Bread and fish
    • B. Locusts and wild honey
    • C. Figs and olives
    Show answer

    ✅ B. Locusts and wild honey Matthew 3:4, and he wore camel’s hair.

  2. What kind of fruits did John say to bring forth?
    • A. Fruits worthy of repentance
    • B. Firstfruits for the temple
    • C. Fruits of the field
    Show answer

    ✅ A. Fruits worthy of repentance Luke 3:8. Repentance shows up in changed lives.

  3. What did John tell people with two coats to do?
    • A. Sell one
    • B. Wear both in winter
    • C. Give one to someone who has none
    Show answer

    ✅ C. Give one to someone who has none Luke 3:11. Same with food.

  4. What did John tell the tax collectors?
    • A. Quit your jobs
    • B. Collect no more than required
    • C. Pay double tithing
    Show answer

    ✅ B. Collect no more than required Luke 3:13: exact no more than what is appointed.

  5. Why did Jesus say He should be baptized?
    • A. To fulfil all righteousness
    • B. To be forgiven
    • C. To please the crowd
    Show answer

    ✅ A. To fulfil all righteousness Matthew 3:15. He had no sin; He showed us the way (2 Nephi 31:5–9).

  6. What did the Spirit look like when it descended on Jesus?
    • A. A pillar of fire
    • B. A bright cloud
    • C. Like a dove
    Show answer

    ✅ C. Like a dove Matthew 3:16. The dove was a sign, as John 1:32–33 explains.

  7. Whose voice spoke from heaven at Jesus’s baptism?
    • A. John the Baptist’s
    • B. Heavenly Father’s
    • C. An angel’s
    Show answer

    ✅ B. Heavenly Father’s Matthew 3:17: “This is my beloved Son.” Three separate members of the Godhead.

  8. John said the One coming after him would baptize with what?
    • A. Oil and water
    • B. Water only
    • C. The Holy Ghost and with fire
    Show answer

    ✅ C. The Holy Ghost and with fire Matthew 3:11; Luke 3:16. The gift of the Holy Ghost keeps refining us.

  9. What did Simon and Andrew leave when Jesus called them?
    • A. Their nets
    • B. Their tax table
    • C. Their sheep
    Show answer

    ✅ A. Their nets Mark 1:17–18: “straightway they forsook their nets.”

▶ Play Scripture ShowdownTeams take turns on one screen.

Songs

  • Come, Follow Me Hymns, no. 116

    Jesus showed the way into the water; we follow. Find it ↗

  • The Spirit of God Hymns, no. 2

    A hymn about the Spirit of God, fitting for John’s promise of a baptism with the Holy Ghost and with fire. Find it ↗

  • Choose the Right Hymns, no. 239

    Repentance in practice: specific, daily choices. Find it ↗

This week’s challenge

What Shall I Do?

Ask Heavenly Father in prayer this week, “What shall I do?”, just like the crowd asked John. Write down the first specific thing that comes to mind (at school, at work, at home or online) and do it before Sunday. Priests: read D&C 20:72–74 so you know the baptismal prayer and how baptism is performed. Everyone: during the sacrament next week, remember the covenant you made at your own baptism.

Text the parents

Today in class we studied John the Baptist, who gave real people specific answers to “What shall we do?” (Luke 3:10–14), and the Savior’s baptism, where the Father, Son and Holy Ghost were all present (Matthew 3:16–17). We learned “Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance” (Luke 3:8). Ask your youth: “If John the Baptist answered ‘What shall I do?’ for you this week, what would he say?” Share an answer for yourself too.

📝 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?

💧 His Baptism and Mine · 6 min

  1. Make two columns: THE SAVIOR’S BAPTISM and MY BAPTISM. Rows: who baptized, with what authority, where, how, why, and how Heavenly Father showed He was pleased.
  2. Fill in the Savior’s column from Matthew 3:13–17 and Mark 1:9–11, then let each youth fill in their own column privately (use Mosiah 18:10, 13 for “why”).
  3. Ask: “How has Heavenly Father shown He loves you since your baptism?”

🗝️ The Keys John Held · 5 min

  1. Read D&C 13:1 and Joseph Smith—History 1:68–72: John the Baptist, as a resurrected being, restored the Aaronic Priesthood in 1829.
  2. Read D&C 20:46–60 and list the duties of a priest and teacher.
  3. Ask: “What does it mean that the same messenger who baptized Jesus restored this priesthood? How can the whole class, young women and young men, help the Aaronic Priesthood do its work in our ward?”

⚓ Straightway · 4 min

  1. Read Mark 1:16–20 and count how many times “straightway” appears.
  2. Then read Mark 1:35: Jesus rose a great while before day to pray alone.
  3. Ask: “What would ‘straightway’ obedience look like for you? What would a Mark 1:35 morning look like on a school day?”

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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