The Lord Requireth the Heart and a Willing Mind – Doctrine and Covenants 64-66

Links to free resources for children, youth, and adults to enhance the Come, Follow Me reading of Doctrine and Covenants 64-66. All links are to church websites or websites approved for further gospel study. Chose one thing a day to do with your children or chose a couple to do for family home evening.

Everyone

Saints, Volume 1 – The Gift Has Returned – Narrative history of events surrounding the revelations

Video – The Heart and a Willing Mind – (D&C 64:34) Elder Heber C. Kimball and his family willingly serve the Lord as Elder Kimball leaves first from Kirtland and then from Nauvoo to preach the gospel in England. (7:56 minutes)

Video – Required to Forgive – (D&C 64:9-11) W. W. Phelps tells how he was forgiven by Joseph Smith. (7:51 minutes)

Video – How am I Going to Tell Her I’m Sorry? – As a child, Travis did all he could to anger his mother. When she died in a plane crash, he was burdened with guilt for his actions. He prayed for forgiveness and felt the Savior’s consuming love. (6:37 minutes)

Video – Forgiveness – “When our hearts are filled with the love of God, something good and pure happens to us.” (Dieter F. Uchtdorf) (3:39 minutes)

Children

Activity – I can Follow Jesus with My Heart and Mind – Color and draw ways you can follow Jesus.

Activity – Origami Hearts – Make these hearts as you talk about ways we show love for the Lord and ways He shows love for us.

Activity – “Following Jesus” – Three challenges that help us choose to forgive.

Activity – Joseph Moves to Ohio page 1 and page 2 – Read the illustrated story of Joseph and Emma moving to Ohio. Then have your children color these scripture figures, cut them out, and retell the story in their own words.

Article/Activity – “I Forgive You” – Includes a lesson and coloring activity about walking in others’ shoes.

Article – Trying Together – Read this story to see how a boy and his mom learned to forgive each other.

Article – “Sister Squabble”  – Jaide gets mad when her sister ruins her shoes and says some mean things to her. They both apologize and forgive each other.  

Article – “Poison” – Jeni learns that when we get angry and don’t forgive, we only hurt ourselves.

Poster – The Lord Knows Who I Am and Loves Me – Print and hang where you can see it each day.

Video – The Goal: A Story of Faith, Friendship, and Forgiveness – This humorous video depicts the spiritual journey two friends go through as they struggle to forgive each other in their quest to follow the covenant path. (7:27 minutes)

Youth

Article – Line Upon Line: Lay the Foundation – Dig deeper into Doctrine and Covenants 64:33-34 with these study helps.

Article – Finding Strength to Forgive – The Lord has commanded us to forgive others. He will help us to keep His commandments, including this one.

Article – Forgiveness – Gospel Topics Essay

Article – Forgiving Others: What’s in it For Me? – Four blessings found through forgiving.

Video – Those Tithed Not Burned at His Coming – (D&C 64:23-25) President Hinckley teaches that those tithed will not be burned at His coming. (1 minute)

Youth & Adults

Article – What is Zion? – Insights into the Doctrine and Covenants from the Liahona.

Article – Zion is the Pure in Heart – I truly believe that one virtuous young woman or young man, led by the Spirit, can change the world! But before we can change the world, we must change ourselves. A BYU devotional by Elaine Dalton.

Article – Isaac Morley’s Test – Revelations in Context

Article – William McLellin’s Five Questions – Revelations in Context

Article – Bishop – Church History Topics Essay

Article – Restoration of the Melchizedek Priesthood – Church History Topics Essay

Article – Zion/New Jerusalem – Church History Topics Essay

Video – The Building of Zion – Focuses on the concept of Zion in early Latter-day Saint belief, both as a theological ideal and as a physical place. Joseph Smith Papers Documentary series (28:25 minutes)

Video – Forgive Others – Book of Mormon Central (4:55 minutes)

Video – Answers to Prayers – Book of Mormon Central (9:06 minutes)

Adults

Article – How Can I Forgive When it’s So Hard? – Forgiving someone can be hard sometimes. But the Lord makes hard things possible.

Article – The Heart and a Willing Mind – A BYU Devotional by Donald. “Having a “willing mind” connotes giving our best effort, using our finest thinking, and seeking God’s wisdom.”

Article – Out of Small Things Proceedeth That Which is Great – A BYU Devotional by Cheryl Brown. “What great things proceed out of these two small things? I believe that literally they can take a natural man or woman and change him or her into a man or woman of Christ. It is no small thing to turn a regular person into something godly.”

Article – “A Covenant and a Deed Which Cannot Be Broken” – BYU Religious Studies Center

Article – Section 64, “Of You It Is Required to Forgive All Men” – Doctrine and Covenants Institute Student Manual

Article – Chapter 24: Doctrine and Covenants 64–65 – Doctrine and Covenants Institute Student Manual

Article – Section 65, “May the Kingdom of God Go Forth, That the Kingdom of Heaven May Come” – Doctrine and Covenants Institute Student Manual

Video – Discussions on the Doctrine and Covenants: D&C 63-65 – The Lord Requireth the Heart – Religious scholars from BYU discuss these sections. BYUtv.

Video – Discussions on the Doctrine and Covenants: D&C 66-68 – The Everlasting Covenant – Religious scholars from BYU discuss these sections. BYUtv.

Video – Come, Follow Me Insights: D&C 64-66 – This week’s episode dives into the healing power of forgiveness and love. Book of Mormon Central (1:01:06 minutes)

Video – Act in Doctrine: D&C 64-66 – We focus on three doctrinal takeaways: 1) Forgiveness is the ultimate form of love. 2) Consistent small efforts can bring great results. 3) The kingdom of God will fill the earth as we call upon the Lord. Book of Mormon Central (28:31 minutes)