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Lesson 173 · For the Strength of Youth
Our Divine Identity
Help students feel increased confidence that they have divine identity and purpose as children of God.
Teach from the manual first
The lesson comes from the Church’s seminary manual
Use the official lesson as written. These activities take a few minutes to open or review class, and the send-home card helps families reinforce what was taught.
We are the offspring of God.
New Testament Seminary Teacher Manual (2027). Follow your coordinator’s pacing guide.
Open class
Labels
The lesson’s board of New Testament labels: Fishers, Blind, Publicans, Lunatic, Sinner. How did the Savior treat each one?
Review
My divine identity
The three-part pamphlet as a private phone card, with the lesson’s self-assessment.
Phones · private pamphletMy Divine Identity
A private pamphlet: why it matters, how it gives purpose, and how to treat others.
Show the QR code →
Category review · poll + wallStrength for Choices
Category review for Lessons 171–176, from the manual’s Assess Your Learning ideas.
Open →Teacher note: Keep the label activity about people in the scriptures and teens in general. Make sure no label is tied to a real person in the class.
Send home
Remember who you are
Send this to your class chat after the lesson. Students and parents can open the story and resources at home, alone or with family.
“Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man’s device.”Acts 17:29
Ask: How would you treat yourself, and others, differently this week if you remembered you are a child of God?
Try: Each morning this week, say or sing “I am a child of God” before you check your phone.
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