The Gospel is Restored



Jesus Christ's Church has been restored (Primary Manual 3)



Church wasn’t as good until Heavenly Father told Joseph Smith how to make it right, whole, complete. Give something that isn’t any good until they are told what to do with it—same as prophets. Have children go through the house and find things that aren’t good without another object or part. Stove isn’t good without pans to cook in or food. Shoe isn’t good without shoelace.  (Idea by Barbara Culatta and Lee Ann Setzer)
(Seminary Teacher) To get my class ready for this section today, I brought a piece of wrapped bubble gum for each. (You can use any wrapped bubble gum).  I used  Hubba Bubba Cherry Lemonade and Extra Classic Bubble flavors.  The Extra  was for any with braces that couldn't chew the larger kind.  I told them if  their orthodontist didn't want them to chew gum, then to respect that  request.  I had no one turn me down.  I asked them to open the gum, begin to chew away, and get all the  flavor out of it that they could.  I told them to try to blow bubbles.  I even joined them.  We had a great time.  I learned  I'm not the only "bubble blowing challenged" one in the group.  Then after about 5 minutes, I asked them to take their piece and put it  back into the wrapper and wrap it back up, exactly as they had been given  it.  They really tried!  Some were very close.  Some said that  they had changed it with their saliva. They figured out that they couldn't,  especially those with the cherry lemonade flavor because the red was in the  middle surrounded by yellow.  By chewing it, it became orange colored and  they couldn't "restore" it back.  Which was what I was after.  We weren't able to "restore" it, and we discussed why we couldn't.   Then we looked at verse 1 and 41 and  talked about why the Lord gave us those names and what they mean to us.   They thought Redeemer and Savior meant the same thing.  Then we went on to  hear the Savior's own description of his suffering for us.  They told me after that I was the first teacher to let them chew gum on purpose!  We had a great lesson and covered being careful about what you ask for, you just might get it as Martin Harris found out.  This could be used with any  lesson on restoration. (Patricia Brown / ga10102006)



The Lord prepares the way for the Restoration



Joseph Smith-Prophet of the Restoration
Joseph Smith Restored the Church by Ember Thompson
Restoration Sharing Time from May 2007 Friend Magazine
The priesthood is restored
This is my Beloved Son, Hear Him



“Fruits of the Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ,” by Joseph B. Wirthlin, Ensign, Nov. 1991, 15

  Check your church library to see if they have any of these videos...

Doctrine and Covenants and Church History Video Presentations - Restoration of the Priesthood. President Boyd K. Packer speaks about the need for the restoration of the priesthood. Includes selections from the movie Restoration of the Priesthood.  6:22 min. (Video Clip 2)
Doctrine and Covenants and Church History Video Presentations - The First Vision. President Gordon B. Hinckley speaks about the Prophet Joseph Smith's First Vision. Includes selections from the movie The First Vision. 8:20 min. (Video Clip 1)
Joseph Smith: The Prophet of the Restoration - This review of the Prophet Joseph Smith's ministry shows he "has done more, save Jesus only, for the salvation of men in this world", D&C 135:3. (Video Clip 9) 13:08 min.
The Fall - (Video Clip 3) Elder Russell M. Nelson teaches that the Fall is part of the plan of salvation.  6:05 min.