The Lord Called His People Zion

Gathered in this post are resources to help you teach your family not only the stories of the people in the Old Testament but also the doctrine and principles found in the study block for the Come, Follow Me reading of Moses 7. There are resources for children, youth, and adults. Every resource linked to is free! Most links are to church websites or websites approved for further gospel study. Choose on thing a day to do with your family or a couple to do for family home evening. Enjoy!

Everyone

Article – Dispelling the Myth of the “Curse of Cain” – from FAIR Latter-day Saints.

Video – We Come Together & Unite as One – As much as our differences enrich our collective experience, the Gospel of Jesus Christ transcends them all. (6:19 minutes)

Video – One in Christ – Ulisses Soares spoke of two large rivers that unite to become the mighty, majestic Amazon River. He reflects on the confluence of these two great rivers, teaching the listener that inasmuch as the rivers are of two such completely different compositions, miles pass before the two completely unite to become the powerful Amazon River. This division in the waters can even be seen from satellites high above the earth’s atmosphere. He compares this “uniting” process to how peoples of different cultures, religions, and ideologies can unite within the Gospel of Jesus Christ. (4:48 minutes)

Video – We Don’t Need to Be the Same to Be One – In the beginning God made Heaven and Earth, light and dark, man and woman. He made everything different. No two fingerprints are alike. No two people are the same. We look different. We sound different. We act different. We believe different. But, we can be different and still be together. We can be kind. We can be patient. We can not judge. We can forgive over and over again because we don’t have to be the same to be one. We are all God’s children. (1:00 minute)

Video – I Was a Stranger: Love One Another – When one woman helped a young refugee from the Ivory Coast, her service created a friendship that blessed them both. (3:28 minutes)

Primary Children

Lesson – Enoch and a Zion People – Primary lesson with additional activity ideas from the Old Testament Primary Manual.

Video – Enoch the Prophet – Old Testament Stories

Video – Enoch – Old Testament Scripture Reader

God wants us to love each other. We can be unified like the people of Zion were. Moses 7:18-21, 62-63, 68-69

Activity – God Wants Us to Love Each Other – Make a heart chain.

Activity – Enoch Builds Zion – A retelling of the story of Enoch. Includes figures to use in telling the story.

Activity – Follow the Prophet – A retelling of the story of Enoch. Includes figures to use in telling the story.

Activity – Being Like a Missionary – Learn about and color a picture of Enoch and then draw clothing on a boy to show what missionaries look like today.

Activity – The City of Enoch – Create a moving picture to use in telling the story of the city of Enoch being taken up to heaven.

Activity – City of Enoch – Solve this code to figure out why the people in the city of Enoch were so righteous.

God cares about His children. God weeps for His children. Moses 7:28-37

Activity – I Am My Heavenly Father’s Child – Pictures to color with captions about Heavenly Father.

Activity/Article – God Is Our Father – Thomas S. Monson shares some truths about our Heavenly Father and our relationship to Him. Includes an simple matching activity using pictures and information from “The Family: A Proclamation to the World.”

Activity/Article – Heavenly Father Loves Me, and He Has a Plan for Me – Nathaniel learns about Heavenly Father’s love from his grandma. Includes an activity to make snowflakes to remind you of how you are a unique child of God.

Article – Does Heavenly Father love members of the Church more than He loves other people? – Quentin L. Cook testifies that God loves all His children.

Article – He Wants the Best for Me – Hugo E. Martinez of the Seventy shares how his earthly father wanted the best for him and how he later learned from the missionaries that his Heavenly Parents did too.

Article – How do I know that Heavenly Father loves me?– M. Russell Ballard shares some of his thoughts on the subject.

Poster – Heavenly Father Loves You – Print this out and hang where you can see it.

Jesus will come back to earth. Moses 7:59-67

Activity – To Prepare for the Second Coming, I Will Follow Jesus Christ – Coloring page

Activity – I Will Remember Jesus Christ – Activity comparing the Savior’s Second Coming to 10 women and their lamps.

Article – The Latter Days – M. Russell Ballard teaches about having courage in the days before the Savior’s Second Coming.

Sunday School – Youth and Adults

Video – Comfort in the Cross – Book of Mormon Central (6:54 minutes)

Video – Evidence for Enoch in the Pseudepigrapha – Extra-biblical, ancient writings on the prophet Enoch have striking parallels with what Latter-day Saints find in the Book of Moses. Studying these parallels can provide a compelling reason to believe that Joseph Smith’s revelations were reproducing something authentically ancient. Most importantly, the Book of Moses restores “plain and precious” truths about the ancient prophet Enoch. Enoch was a mighty prophet who walked before God with perfect righteousness. Studying about his life in the Book of Moses and other ancient texts with the spirit of discernment (D&C 91:1–6) can bring readers closer to this ancient prophet, and unlock insights into the everlasting gospel that he preached. Book of Mormon Central (5:45 minutes)

We can build Zion in our day. Enoch’s efforts are a pattern for building Zion in our own lives. Moses 7: 16-21, 27, 53, 62-69

Article – Come to Zion – In our families and in our stakes and districts, let us seek to build up Zion through unity, godliness, and charity.

Video – What Can We Learn from Enoch? – Book of Mormon Central (6:27 minutes)

Video – How Is the Unity of Zion Society Achieved? – Many today living in the midst of divisiveness and violence, long for the peace and prosperity of a Zion society. The description in 4 Nephi can help people today outline how such a society can be achieved, and illustrates that sharply divided societies can become Zion-like through application of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Book of Mormon Central (2:13 minutes)

God’s people should strive to be “of one heart and one mind.” Moses 7:18-19, 53

Article – Hearts Knit in Righteousness and Unity – At this 200-year hinge point in our Church history, let us commit ourselves to live righteously and be united as never before.

Video – Enoch and the People of Zion – Book of Mormon Central (3:46 minutes)

What happened to the city of Enoch? Moses 7:21, 23-24, 27, 69

Article – A Strange Thing in the Land: The Return of the Book of Enoch, Part 12 – Zion is not limited just to Enoch’s Zion—it is the glorious ideal. Brigham Young taught that it is “the Holy Order that God has established for his people in all ages of the world.”

Article – Building Zion – A General Conference talk by Bruce R. McConkie.

Artwork – Enoch and the City of Zion – artwork by Justin Kunz, Liahona magazine

God weeps for His children. Moses 7:28-44

Article – The Grandeur of God – In word and in deed Jesus was trying to reveal and make personal to us the true nature of His Father, our Father in Heaven.

Video – God Weeps! – Book of Mormon Central (4:18 minutes)

Video – The Chiasmus in Moses 7 – Book of Mormon Central (8:38 minutes)

Video – Inspiring Short: Jesus Christ Perfectly Knows Our Burdens – BYU Speeches (1:15 minutes)

The Lord will come again in the last days. In the last days God will gather His elect. Moses 7:59-67

Article – Preparing the World for the Second Coming – Your mission will be a sacred opportunity to bring others to Christ and help prepare for the Second Coming of the Savior.

Video – Enoch’s Vision of the Last Days – Book of Mormon Central (8:17 minutes)

Video – President Nelson Challenges Youth to Participate in ‘Greatest Cause’ on Earth – “I am inviting every young woman and every young man between the ages of 12 and 18 in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to enlist in the youth battalion of the Lord to help gather Israel,” said President Nelson, who challenged Mormon youth to participate in what he called “the greatest challenge, the greatest cause, and the greatest work on the earth today.” (3:12 minutes)

Video – A Witness of God – Neil L. Andersen describes how all of God’s children are pieces of a large puzzle in preparation for the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. (2:40 minutes)

Adults

Article – The Pearl of Great Price Institute Student Manual: Moses 7:1–41 – Enoch Was a Leader of God’s People and a Seer

Article – The Pearl of Great Price Institute Student Manual: Moses 7:42–69 – Enoch Foresaw the Days of Noah, the Time of Jesus Christ, and the Last Days

Article – Zion, Zion, Zion – BYU Religious Studies Center

Article – Faith and Evidence in the Witness of Ancient Texts for the Book of Moses Enoch Story – My hope is that in reading and applying his message and the lessons of the story of the city of Enoch we will remember that the glorious day of the return of heavenly Zion to the earth depends on the degree to which each of us individually “embrace the truth and look upward” (JST Genesis 9:22). From FAIR.

Podcast – Audio Roundtable: Moses 7 – from The Interpreter Foundation

Podcast – Follow Him: Moses 7 part 1 (video link) – What will spur the Saints to build Zion? Dr. Avram Shannon joins Hank Smith and John Bytheway on the podcast and discusses the commandment to build Zion and how it parallels the City of Enoch and is an antitype to Cain’s city. The Savior’s return to Zion, the end of contention, and who will build and reside in Zion are all discussed in this compelling episode. Find the audio of this episode here.

Podcast – Follow Him: Moses 2 part 2 (video link) – Dr. Avram Shannon continues to discuss the creation of a Zion people, a God that weeps, and man’s redemption through the Atonement of Jesus Christ. Find the audio of this episode here.

Podcast – Since Hugh Nibley: Remarkable New Findings on Enoch and the Gathering of Zion – This podcast series features past FAIR Conference presentations. This presentation is from the 2021 conference held in August.

Video – Pearl of Great Price Discussions: The Ministry of Enoch – Listen as members of the BYU religion faculty discuss the ministry of Enoch. Learn about his life, his development into his calling as a prophet, and the important doctrine that he taught. BYUtv (54:19 minutes)

Video – Come Follow Up: Moses 7 – Come Follow Up host, Ben Lomu, meets with our guests, Patrick Mason and Brother Ahmad Corbitt to discuss Zion, and how God weeps for his children. BYUtv (54:46 minutes)

Video – Come, Follow Me Insights: Moses 7 – Continue the story of Enoch and learn about how he built the community of Zion with Taylor and Tyler. Book of Mormon Central (1:17:47 minutes)