Young Women · Aaronic Priesthood · 25 minutes
Chapter 10: Your body is sacred · 1 Corinthians 6:18–20
If a youth is teaching
Keep this Sunday's lesson open in Gospel Library the whole time, and start by having someone read D&C 89:3 aloud. Run just one activity, either the Promise Hunt or Daniel's Ten-Day Test, and skip the other resources listed in the lesson. Close by having someone read D&C 89:18–21 aloud, then invite everyone to choose one promise to watch for this week.
Before Sunday
Sunday: What does the Lord promise in D&C 89?
Open this Sunday's lesson in the For the Strength of Youth magazine and read the short intro about the Word of Wisdom. Then read Doctrine and Covenants 89:18–21 on your own. The Lord calls it "a principle with promise." Which promise in those verses do you want most right now?
Pick one opening
Have everyone open this Sunday's lesson in Gospel Library. Have someone read D&C 89:3 aloud. Point out the words "a principle with promise." Then ask: "Most rules just tell you what not to do. What changes when a commandment comes with a promise attached?" Take two or three answers. Don't correct anyone yet. Then say: "Today let's find out what the Lord actually promises."
Have everyone open this Sunday's lesson in Gospel Library. Have someone read D&C 89:3 aloud. Point out the words "a principle with promise." Then ask: "Most rules just tell you what not to do. What changes when a commandment comes with a promise attached?" Take two or three answers. Don't correct anyone yet. Then say: "Today let's find out what the Lord actually promises."
Tell the class: "Picture a teenager in a foreign king's palace. He's offered the king's own food, and he asks for simple food instead." Have everyone open Daniel 1. Have one youth read verse 8 aloud and another read verses 12–13. Ask: "What was Daniel risking when he asked for a ten-day test?" Then say: "We'll find out how the test turned out. It connects to a law of health the Lord gave us, the Word of Wisdom." Open this Sunday's lesson to show where the lesson points to Daniel.
Interactive activity — pick one
8–10 minutes
Materials: Chalkboard or whiteboard, chalk or markers, Gospel Library on phones or scriptures
Bring it back: Look at the PROMISES column. Which one would make the biggest difference for someone your age this week, and why?
8–10 minutes
Materials: Chalkboard or whiteboard, chalk or markers, Gospel Library on phones or scriptures
Bring it back: Look at the PROMISES column. Which one would make the biggest difference for someone your age this week, and why?
8–10 minutes
Materials: Gospel Library on phones or scriptures
Bring it back: Daniel's blessings were both physical and spiritual. How do you see that same pairing in the promises of D&C 89:18–21?
Teach this first
Open this Sunday's lesson and have someone read the opening description of the Word of Wisdom aloud. Then have someone read Doctrine and Covenants 89:18–21. The Lord gave this law to help you care for your body and mind, stay free to choose, and keep close to the Spirit, and He attached promises to it.
Ask the class
If time remains
If you have time, open this Sunday's lesson to the question "How can you live the Word of Wisdom daily?" and have someone read the short paragraph under it aloud.
Ask the class
Last 3–5 minutes
This week, reread Doctrine and Covenants 89:18–21 and pick one promise. Each day, notice one choice you make that helps you care for your body and keep your mind clear so you can feel the Spirit.
Those who remember to keep and do these sayings, walking in obedience, will receive health and great treasures of knowledge, will run and not be weary, and will walk and not faint (Doctrine and Covenants 89:18–21).
Your witness: Think of a time when keeping the Word of Wisdom, or watching someone you love keep it, brought freedom, clearer thinking, or closeness to the Spirit. Share it briefly and connect it back to Jesus Christ as the Giver of the promise.