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Come, Follow Me Lesson for
March 2-8

“This Is the Way”
2 Nephi 31-33

Come, Follow Me Lesson for
March 9-15

Be Reconciled unto God through the Atonement of Christ
Jacob 1-4

Come, Follow Me Lesson for
March 16-22

The Lord Labors with Us
Jacob 5-7

Come, Follow Me Lesson for
March 23-29

He Works in Me to Do His Will
Enos-Words of Mormon

Come, Follow Me Lesson for
March 30-April 12

“He Shall Rise … with Healing in His Wings”
Easter

Come, Follow Me Lesson for
April 13-19

“Filled with Love towards God and All Men”
Mosiah 1-3

Come, Follow Me Lesson for
April 20-26

“A Mighty Change”
Mosiah 4-6

Come, Follow Me Lesson for
April 27-May 3

“In the Strength of the Lord”
Mosiah 7-10

Come, Follow Me Lesson for
May 4-10

“A Light … That Can Never Be Darkened”
Mosiah 11-17

Come, Follow Me Lesson for
May 11-17

We Have Entered into a Covenant with Him
Mosiah 18-24

Come, Follow Me Lesson for
May 18-24

“They Were Called the People of God”
Mosiah 25-28

Come, Follow Me Lesson for
May 25-31

“They Were Steadfast and Immovable”
Mosiah 29-Alma 4

Come, Follow Me Lesson for
June 1-7

“Have Ye Experienced This Mighty Change in Your Hearts?”
Alma 5-7

Come, Follow Me Lesson for
June 8-14

Jesus Christ Will Come to Redeem His People
Alma 8-12

Come, Follow Me Lesson for
June 15-21

“Enter into the Rest of the Lord”
Alma 13-16

Come, Follow Me Lesson for
June 22-28

“I Will Make an Instrument of Thee”
Alma 17-22

Come, Follow Me Lesson for
June 29-July 5

They “Never Did Fall Away”
Alma 23-29

Come, Follow Me Lesson for
July 6-12

“The Virtue of the Word of God”
Alma 30-31

Come, Follow Me Lesson for
July 13-19

“Plant This Word in Your Hearts”
Alma 32-35

Come, Follow Me Lesson for
July 20-26

“Look to God and Live”
Alma 36-38

Come, Follow Me Lesson for
July 27-August 2

“The Great Plan of Happiness”
Alma 39-42

Come, Follow Me Lesson for
August 3-9

“Stand Fast in the Faith of Christ”
Alma 43-52

Come, Follow Me Lesson for
August 10-16

“Preserved by His Marvelous Power”
Alma 53-63

Come, Follow Me Lesson for
August 17-23

“The Rock of Our Redeemer”
Helaman 1-6

Come, Follow Me Lesson for
August 24-30

“Remember the Lord”
Helaman 7-12

Come, Follow Me Lesson for
August 31-September 6

“Glad Tidings of Great Joy”
Helaman 13-16

Come, Follow Me Lesson for
September 7-13

“Lift Up Your Head and Be of Good Cheer”
3 Nephi 1-7

Come, Follow Me Lesson for
September 14-20

“Arise and Come Forth unto Me”
3 Nephi 8-11

Come, Follow Me Lesson for
September 21-27

“I Am the Law, and the Light”
3 Nephi 12-16

Come, Follow Me Lesson for
September 28-October 11

“Behold, My Joy Is Full”
3 Nephi 17-19

Come, Follow Me Lesson for
October 12-18

“Ye Are the Children of the Covenant”
3 Nephi 20-26

Come, Follow Me Lesson for
October 19-25

“There Could Not Be a Happier People”
3 Nephi 27-4 Nephi

Come, Follow Me Lesson for
October 26-November 1

“I Would That I Could Persuade All … to Repent”
Mormon 1-6

Come, Follow Me Lesson for
November 2-8

“I Speak unto You As If Ye Were Present”
Mormon 7-9

Come, Follow Me Lesson for
November 9-15

“Rend That Veil of Unbelief”
Ether 1-5

Come, Follow Me Lesson for
November 16-22

“That Evil May Be Done Away”
Ether 6-11

Come, Follow Me Lesson for
November 23-29

“By Faith All Things Are Fulfilled”
Ether 12-15

Come, Follow Me Lesson for
November 30-December 6

“To Keep Them in the Right Way”
Moroni 1-6

Come, Follow Me Lesson for
December 7-13

“May Christ Lift Thee Up”
Moroni 7-9

Come, Follow Me Lesson for
December 14-20

“Come unto Christ, and Be Perfected in Him”
Moroni 10

Come, Follow Me Lesson for
December 21-27

“He Shall Come into the World to Redeem His People”
Christmas

Come, Follow Me Lesson for
December 28–January 3

“Hearken, O Ye People”
D&C 1

Come, Follow Me Lesson for
January 4–10

“I Saw a Pillar of Light”
JS—History 1:1–26

Come, Follow Me Lesson for
January 11–17

“The Hearts of the Children Shall Turn to Their Fathers”
D&C 2; JS—History 1:27–65

Come, Follow Me Lesson for
January 18–24

“My Work Shall Go Forth”
D&C 3–5

Come, Follow Me Lesson for
January 25–31

“This Is the Spirit of Revelation”
D&C 6–9

Come, Follow Me Lesson for
February 1–7

“That You May Come Off Conqueror”
D&C 10–11

Come, Follow Me Lesson for
February 8–14

“Upon You My Fellow Servants”
D&C 12–13; JS—History 1:66–75

Come, Follow Me Lesson for
February 15–21

“Stand as a Witness”
D&C 14–17

Come, Follow Me Lesson for
February 22–28

“The Worth of Souls Is Great”
D&C 18–19

Come, Follow Me Lesson for
March 1–7

“The Rise of the Church of Christ”
D&C 20–22

Come, Follow Me Lesson for
March 8–14

“Strengthen the Church”
D&C 23–26

Come, Follow Me Lesson for
March 15–21

“All Things Must Be Done in Order”
D&C 27–28

Come, Follow Me Lesson for
March 22–28

Jesus Christ Will Gather His People
D&C 29

Come, Follow Me Lesson for
March 29–April 4

“I Am He Who Liveth, I Am He Who Was Slain”
Easter

Come, Follow Me Lesson for
April 5–11

“You Are Called to Preach My Gospel”
D&C 30–36

Come, Follow Me Lesson for
April 12–18

“If Ye Are Not One Ye Are Not Mine”
D&C 37–40

Come, Follow Me Lesson for
April 19–25

“My Law to Govern My Church”
D&C 41–44

Come, Follow Me Lesson for
April 26–May 2

“The Promises … Shall Be Fulfilled”
D&C 45

Come, Follow Me Lesson for
May 3–9

“Seek Ye Earnestly the Best Gifts”
D&C 46–48

Come, Follow Me Lesson for
May 10–16

“That Which Is of God Is Light”
D&C 49–50

Come, Follow Me Lesson for
May 17–23

“A Faithful, a Just, and a Wise Steward”
D&C 51–57

Come, Follow Me Lesson for
May 24–30

“Anxiously Engaged in a Good Cause”
D&C 58–59

Come, Follow Me Lesson for
May 31–June 6

“All Flesh Is in Mine Hand”
D&C 60–62

Come, Follow Me Lesson for
June 7–13

“That Which Cometh from Above Is Sacred”
D&C 63

Come, Follow Me Lesson for
June 14–20

“The Lord Requireth the Heart and a Willing Mind”
D&C 64–66

Come, Follow Me Lesson for
June 21–27

“Worth … the Riches of the Whole Earth”
D&C 67–70

Come, Follow Me Lesson for
June 28–July 4

“No Weapon That Is Formed against You Shall Prosper”
D&C 71–75

Come, Follow Me Lesson for
July 5–11

“Great Shall Be Their Reward and Eternal Shall Be Their Glory”
D&C 76

Come, Follow Me Lesson for
July 12–18

“I Will Lead You Along”
D&C 77–80

Come, Follow Me Lesson for
July 19–25

Where “Much Is Given Much Is Required”
D&C 81–83

Come, Follow Me Lesson for
July 26–August 1

“The Power of Godliness”
D&C 84

Come, Follow Me Lesson for
August 2–8

“Stand Ye in Holy Places”
D&C 85–87

Come, Follow Me Lesson for
August 9–15

“Establish … a House of God”
D&C 88

Come, Follow Me Lesson for
August 16–22

“A Principle with Promise”
D&C 89–92

Come, Follow Me Lesson for
August 23–29

“Receive of His Fulness”
D&C 93

Come, Follow Me Lesson for
August 30–September 5

“For the Salvation of Zion”
D&C 94–97

Come, Follow Me Lesson for
September 6–12

“Be Still and Know That I Am God”
D&C 98–101

Come, Follow Me Lesson for
September 13–19

“After Much Tribulation … Cometh the Blessing”
D&C 102–105

Come, Follow Me Lesson for
September 20–26

“To Have the Heavens Opened”
D&C 106–108

Come, Follow Me Lesson for
September 27–October 3

“It Is Thy House, a Place of Thy Holiness”
D&C 109–110

Come, Follow Me Lesson for
October 4–10

“I Will Order All Things for Your Good”
D&C 111–114

Come, Follow Me Lesson for
October 11–17

“His Sacrifice Shall Be More Sacred unto Me Than His Increase”
D&C 115–120

Come, Follow Me Lesson for
October 18–24

“O God, Where Art Thou?”
D&C 121–123

Come, Follow Me Lesson for
October 25–31

“A House unto My Name”
D&C 124

Come, Follow Me Lesson for
November 1–7

“A Voice of Gladness for the Living and the Dead”
D&C 125–128

Come, Follow Me Lesson for
November 8–14

“When We Obtain Any Blessing from God, It Is by Obedience”
D&C 129–132

Come, Follow Me Lesson for
November 15–21

“Prepare Ye for the Coming of the Bridegroom”
D&C 133–134

Come, Follow Me Lesson for
November 22–28

He “Has Sealed His Mission and His Works with His Own Blood”
D&C 135–136

Come, Follow Me Lesson for
November 29–December 5

“The Vision of the Redemption of the Dead”
D&C 137–138

Come, Follow Me Lesson for
December 6–12

“We Believe”
The Articles of Faith and Official Declarations 1 and 2

Come, Follow Me Lesson for
December 13–19

“The Family Is Central to the Creator’s Plan”
The Family: A Proclamation to the World

Come, Follow Me Lesson for
December 20–26

The Matchless Gift of God’s Divine Son
Christmas

Recently updated Lessons (01/13): 1, 2, 3, 4
Browse through the D&C Lesson Index
Study with our D&C Study and Teaching Helps
Listen to our D&C Roundtables
View our Come, Follow Me Book of Mormon & New Testament Resources

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Essay #38: Moses 1 in Its Ancient Context: Moses Passes Through the Heavenly Veil (Moses 1:25–27)

by Book of Mormon Central Staff, Jeffrey M. Bradshaw, David J. Larsen and Stephen T. Whitlock | Jan 16, 2021 | 0 Comments

In light of our cultural and conceptual distance from the milieu of Moses 1, we are fortunate that imperfect documents from antiquity like the Apocalypse of Abraham (ApAb) may nevertheless provide keys for understanding that “mysterious other world,” even when existing manuscripts were written much later and, not infrequently, have come to us in a form that is riddled with the ridiculous.

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by Amanda Colleen Brown | Jan 15, 2021 | 1 Comment

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by Administration | Jan 12, 2021 | 0 Comments

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Doctrine and Covenants Study and Teaching Helps — Lesson 4

by Jonn Claybaugh | Jan 12, 2021 | 0 Comments

To better understand the Lord’s words in the Doctrine and Covenants, the thoughtful student will read the section headings for helpful background and other information. Occasional further information will be added herein. Section 3 was given for Joseph Smith,...

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by Administration | Jan 11, 2021 | 0 Comments

You can listen to or download the December 27 broadcast of the Interpreter Radio Show below. It will also be included in our podcast feed (https://interpreterfoundation.org/feeds/podcast). The hosts were Steve Densley, Matthew Bowen and Mark J. Johnson. In this...

The Pleading Bar of God

by Royal Skousen | Jan 11, 2021 | 6 Comments

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“Witnesses” Movie Trailer and Interview

by Administration | Jan 11, 2021 | 3 Comments

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Essay #37: Moses 1 in Its Ancient Context: Moses Ascends to Heaven (Moses 1:24)

by Book of Mormon Central Staff, Jeffrey M. Bradshaw, David J. Larsen and Stephen T. Whitlock | Jan 9, 2021 | 0 Comments

In this Essay, we compare the symbolism in the Apocalypse of Abraham (ApAb) description of the ascent of Abraham to the Book of Moses and other accounts in Latter-day Saint scripture.

Working out Salvation History in the Book of Mormon Politeia with Fear and Trembling

by Alan Goff | Jan 8, 2021 | 6 Comments

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