COURSE TITLE:

TEACHINGS AND DOCTRINE OF

THE BOOK OF MORMON
(RELIGION 275)
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
01. TO FEEL HEAVENLY FATHER'S LOVE AND
STRENGTHEN RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM

02. TO INCREASE FAITH IN JESUS CHRIST AND

HIS ATONEMENT
TO IDENTIFY AND EXPLAIN DISTINCTIVE TEACHINGS
03. AND DOCTRINE OF THE BOOK OF MORMON AND HOW
RELEVANT ARE THESE THINGS TO PERSONAL GROWTH

04. TO FOSTER A LOVING & RESPECTFUL LEARNING

ENVIRONMENT
- ask questions, express concerns, discuss experiences, &
share testimonies
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
01. STUDY THE CLASS PREPARATION MATERIAL
(AT LEAST 75%]

02. ATTEND 75% OF THE CLASSES HELD.

03. EXPERIENCES
COMPLETE ONE OF THREE LEARNING

- Keep a study journal

- Write responses to Three questions
- Design and complete a learning project
LESSON 1:
THE BOOK OF MORMON
ANOTHER TESTAMENT OF
JESUS CHRIST
 SECTION 1:
How can studying the Book of Mormon
improve my life?
SECTION 2:
BASIC PREMIUM
How can a study of the Book of Mormon
strengthen my testimony of Jesus Christ?
SECTION 3:
How can I effectively use [this] preparation
material to improve my experience in this class?
SECTION 1:
HOW CAN STUDYING THE
BOOK OF MORMON IMPROVE
MY LIFE?
 READ the example from Elder Peter M. Johnson found in
section 1 of the preparation material

When I started my doctoral program, I felt discouraged. The program accepted only four
students that year, and the other students were brilliant. They had higher test scores and
more work experience at senior management positions, and they exuded confidence in their
abilities. After my first two weeks in the program, feelings of discouragement and doubt began
to take hold, almost overwhelming me.
I decided that if I were going to complete this four-year program, I would finish reading the
Book of Mormon each semester. Each day as I read, I recognized the Savior’s declaration that
the Holy Ghost would teach me all things and would bring all things to my remembrance [see
John 14:26]. It reaffirmed who I am as a son of God, reminded me not to compare myself with
the others, and gave me the confidence in my divine role to succeed. … Read and study the
Book of Mormon every day, every day, every day. (“Power to Overcome the Adversary,” Ensign
or Liahona, Nov. 2019, 111)
"STUDYING THE BOOK OF MORMON
WILL IMPROVE OURLIVES BECAUSE IT
WILL HELP US COME TO KNOW
HEAVENLY FATHER AND JESUS
CHRIST."
SECTION 2:

HOW CAN A STUDY OF THE

BOOK OF MORMON
STRENGTHEN MY TESTIMONY
OF JESUS CHRIST?
FOUR (4) MAIN AUTHORS of the Book of Mormon
1. NEPHI 2. JACOB

(2 Nephi 11:2) PREMIUM

(2 Nephi 11:3)
3. MORMON 4. MORONI

(Mormon 1:15) (Ether 12:41)

Look for what qualified each of these writers to be a witness of Christ?

PONDER:
1. Imagine talking with someone who you knew had
seen and spoken with Jesus Christ. Describe how you
would listen to and respond to that person's words?

2. Knowing what you knew about Nephi, Jacob, Mormon,

and Moroni. How might you read and study the Book of
Mormon differently from other book?
 2 NEPHI 25:26
JACOB 1:8
"THE BOOK OF MORMON PERSUADES
US TO BELIEVE IN THE LORD JESUS
CHRIST AND TO DO GOOD."
SECTION 3:

HOW CAN I EFFECTIVELY USE

CLASS PREPARATION MATERIAL
TO IMPROVE MY EXPERIENCE IN
THIS CLASS?
3 Nephi 17:2-3
THANK YOU
NEXT LESSONS:

LESSON 2: Responding to the Lord’s Prophets

LESSON 3: Lehi’s Dream of the Tree of Life