Come Follow Me Youth Curriculum - using the Gospel Library App

If you have a mobile device, I hope you already use this wonderful resource.

It's available for Android, IOS, and other devices.

It took a little getting used to, and I had to kind of force myself to use it for scripture study at first, but once I got going I loved the convenience and portability.

Here's how I use the Gospel Library App:

• Gospel studying in the car (while my husband is driving!) and on other travels
• Note-taking, highlighting, and linking scriptures and all other included church content
• Creating 'study notebooks' to collect resources for particular topics or as notes for church talks and lessons
• Listening to General Conference while walking or driving
• Sharing videos

My favorite things:

• Easy access to church materials all the time - I have the app on my iPhone and iPad
• Linking content from scriptures, manuals, magazines and so many other publications
• Adding extensive personal notes to my scriptures
• Easy video downloading
• Audio options available for most resources
• My notes and links are available on all my devices and on lds.org (if I sign in to my lds account)

Come Follow Me

The entire youth curriculum is available in the Gospel Library App. You can access unit resources, read the lessons, make notes, easily open the linked scriptures and other resources, and view videos right on your device. The best thing for me - you can download the videos with just one click and have them available to show in the classroom. You can also stream the videos - but be careful because it's sometimes difficult to link to church meetinghouse internet and, if you can, sometimes it's so slow that videos won't stream well.

If you don't have the app, you can search 'Gospel Library' in your device's app store or find links to all lds.org mobile apps here.

I haven't been able to find a lds.org tutorial but here are a few resources that will introduce you to the Gospel Library App.

Upgrade announcement from Church News and Events

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Share how you use Gospel Library by leaving a comment - and let us know if you've found helpful resources on how to use it.

Videos for the Commandments unit

Many wonderful resources are linked within the Young Women Come Follow Me lessons on Commandments.

Here are a few additional videos related to the 'why' of keeping commandments:

The newest one - True Confidence
Two young women share their secret for confidence and self-worth: the companionship of the Holy Ghost.

Stay Within the Lines - this is focused on young men preparing for missions, but the metaphor is great for young women as well.

Just as athletes must stay within lines in order to compete in sports, those who are called to labor in the Lord's work must stay within the lines of worthiness. Elder Jeffrey R. Holland charges young men to be active and worthy to serve as missionaries.

There are also some great excerpts from General Conference that relate to keeping the commandments - here are a few of them:

Thomas S. Monson - Obedience Brings Blessings

There is no need for you or for me, in this enlightened age when the fulness of the gospel has been restored, to sail uncharted seas or to travel unmarked roads in search of truth. A loving Heavenly Father has plotted our course and provided an unfailing guide—even obedience. A knowledge of truth and the answers to our greatest questions come to us as we are obedient to the commandments of God

Quentin L Cook - Personal Peace: The Reward of Righteousness

We all long for peace. Peace is not just safety or lack of war, violence, conflict, and contention. Peace comes from knowing that the Savior knows who we are and knows that we have faith in Him, love Him, and keep His commandments, even and especially amid life’s devastating trials and tragedies. The Lord’s answer to the Prophet Joseph Smith in Liberty Jail brings solace to the heart:

“My son, peace be unto thy soul; thine adversity and thine afflictions shall be but a small moment;

“And then, if thou endure it well, God shall exalt thee on high” (Doctrine and Covenants 121:7–8).

L. Tom Perry - Obedience to Law Is Liberty

God reveals to His prophets that there are moral absolutes. Sin will always be sin. Disobedience to the Lord’s commandments will always deprive us of His blessings. The world changes constantly and dramatically, but God, His commandments, and promised blessings do not change. They are immutable and unchanging. Men and women receive their agency as a gift from God, but their liberty, in turn, their eternal happiness comes from obedience to His laws.

Facebook Group

Did you know there's a facebook group for LDS teachers of youth?

Here's a description:

• We're here to discuss how to more effectively teach the gospel and share ideas about the new curriculum. Share what has worked for you, what has NOT worked, and what you would like to see happen in the Church's teaching programs. Our goal is to see teachers and those in the teaching programs become more efficient in delivering the gospel message to everyone because this is a gospel that is for everyone!

You can find the LDS Teachers FB group here:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/368559796563438/

2014 Young Women Young Men Mutual Theme

Here is  the youth theme for 2014!

“Come unto Christ, and be perfected in him, and deny yourselves of all ungodliness” (Moroni 10:32).

Perfect