Uh…. What was I supposed to remember? What are some things we do in order to remember things?

Chapters 18-26 Laws to help Israel Remember Ways to help Israel REMEMBER their Covenant to BE His PEOPLE The last chapters focus on how Israel could remain clean before God and become more holy and godly. - Some might consider some of this too detailed and as we look at them we might say - THAT’s DUMB Chapters 18-26 Laws to help Israel Remember

Dumb Laws or Common sense? Alabama: It is illegal for a driver to be blindfolded while operating a vehicle. Boogers may not be flicked into the wind. It is legal to drive the wrong way down a one-way street if you have a lantern attached to the front of your automobile. You may not have an ice cream cone in your back pocket at any time. It is illegal to sell peanuts in Lee County after sundown on Wednesday. Oklahoma: Fish may not be contained in fishbowls while on a public bus. Whaling is illegal. Dumb Laws & Common Sense List of dumb state laws. from dumblaws.com discuss some and have some fun with why such dumb laws are necessary. Alabama: It is illegal for a driver to be blindfolded while operating a vehicle. Boogers may not be flicked into the wind. It is legal to drive the wrong way down a one-way street if you have a lantern attached to the front of your automobile. You may not have an ice cream cone in your back pocket at any time. It is illegal to sell peanuts in Lee County after sundown on Wednesday. Oklahoma: Whaling is illegal. Fish may not be contained in fishbowls while on a public bus. Minnesota; Citizens may not enter Wisconsin with a chicken on their head. Louisiana: It is illegal to gargle in public places. Biting someone with your natural teeth is “simple assault,” while biting someone with your false teeth is “aggravated assault. Vermont: At one time it was illegal to tie a giraffe to a telephone pole. Texas: It is illegal to milk another person’s cow. It is illegal to sell one’s eye

Dumb Laws or Common sense? Minnesota: Citizens may not enter Wisconsin with a chicken on their head. Louisiana: It is illegal to gargle in public places. Biting someone with your natural teeth is “simple assault,” while biting someone with your false teeth is “aggravated assault”. Vermont: At one time it was illegal to tie a giraffe to a telephone pole. Texas: It is illegal to milk another person’s cow. It is illegal to sell one’s eye Dumb Laws & Common Sense List of dumb state laws. from dumblaws.com discuss some and have some fun with why such dumb laws are necessary. Alabama: It is illegal for a driver to be blindfolded while operating a vehicle. Boogers may not be flicked into the wind. It is legal to drive the wrong way down a one-way street if you have a lantern attached to the front of your automobile. You may not have an ice cream cone in your back pocket at any time. It is illegal to sell peanuts in Lee County after sundown on Wednesday. Oklahoma: Whaling is illegal. Fish may not be contained in fishbowls while on a public bus. Minnesota; Citizens may not enter Wisconsin with a chicken on their head. Louisiana: It is illegal to gargle in public places. Biting someone with your natural teeth is “simple assault,” while biting someone with your false teeth is “aggravated assault. Vermont: At one time it was illegal to tie a giraffe to a telephone pole. Texas: It is illegal to milk another person’s cow. It is illegal to sell one’s eye

Ways to help Israel REMEMBER their Covenant to BE His PEOPLE Chapters 19-20 Holiness in social relationships Chapters 21-22 Holiness in the Priesthood Laws on How to remember to be a covenant people Chapters 19–20 —Holiness in social relationships, such as in a congregation Chapters 21–22 —Holiness in the priesthood

Ways to help Israel REMEMBER their Covenant to BE His PEOPLE Leviticus 19 Identify the commandment 19:9–10 19:11 19:12 19:13 19:14 19:15 How might this have helped remind Israel to separate themselves from the world 19:16 19:17 19:18 19:19 19:23–25 Ways to help Israel REMEMBER their Covenant to BE His PEOPLE Assign students one or more of the following verses in Leviticus: Have them complete the following tasks and share their responses with each other: Identify the commandment found in the verse. List ways that living the commandment may have helped remind the Israelites to separate themselves from the wicked practices of the world. Consider what we can do to live the commandment today. Have you heard taught recently by our leaders? What can we do to live this today

Common sins of the time, era The internet did not invent these sins Ways to help Israel REMEMBER their Covenant to BE His PEOPLE Quickly scan Leviticus 20:6, 9-21 Does the specificity of these instructions and commandments surprise you? Have students quickly read Leviticus 20:6, 9–21 and identify the sins the Lord commanded Israel to avoid. Remind them that those sins were common then. Ask: Are those sins prevalent today? - Common sins of the time, era The internet did not invent these sins

Ways to help Israel REMEMBER their Covenant to BE His PEOPLE Quickly scan Leviticus 20:6, 9-21 Common sins of our time, era So how can WE become His people? So this counsel is for us today as well – how WE can become his People What else has the Lord asked us to do or to avoid that is different from what the world does? (Some good examples can be found in the For the Strength of Youth pamphlet .) Read Doctrine and Covenants 53:2 . -- What has the Lord commanded us to do? Is that easy or difficult for you? Why? What benefits come when we forsake worldliness? D&C 53:2 What benefits come when we forsake the world?

Now for some Common Sense Leviticus 19:26-31

Now for some Common Sense Leviticus 19:18

Now for some Common Sense Leviticus 23-25 Remember what you’ve been taught

Leviticus 26 If ye walk in my statues and obey them, then… If ye hearken not and despise my statues then… v16 v17 v20 v21 v22 v25 v29 v33 v36 v4 v5 v6 v7 v8 v9 v12

Leviticus 26:40-46