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Lesson 205 · Teachings of Church Leaders
Preparing for General Conference
Help students prepare to hear personal messages from the Lord during general conference.
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.
Jesus Christ speaks to us through His prophets, and the Lord’s prophets testify of Him.
New Testament Seminary Teacher Manual (2027). Follow your coordinator’s pacing guide.
Open class
Which soil?
Pairs with the lesson’s study of Matthew 13:3–8, where the soils can represent our hearts.
Review
Prepare, listen, review
The Listening Card goes home before conference. The review wall is the lesson’s own post-conference review, on phones.
Phones · saves on each phoneListening Card
Students write a question and pick how they’ll prepare, then check off what they hear. Saves on each phone.
Show the QR code →
After conference · 6 questionsConference Review Wall
After conference: the manual’s six review questions as a class wall.
Open →
Category review · class wallTalk in a Sentence
Category review for Lessons 205–208: summarize a talk and say why it matters to teens.
Open →Teacher note: The manual suggests teaching this lesson shortly before the April or October general conference. Save the review wall for the first class after conference.
Send home
Get ready to hear the Lord
Send this to your class chat after the lesson. Students and parents can open the story and resources at home, alone or with family.
“Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.”Colossians 3:2
Ask: What question will you bring to general conference?
Try: Fill out your Listening Card before the first session, and choose one or two ways to prepare.
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