What should you do in these medical emergencies? * Bee sting * Sun burn * Broken bone * Chop off finger * Unconscious person * Neck injury in the water * Tooth breaks off

Look for the spiritual medical emergency in Jacob 1: * 1. vss.7-9 * 2. vs.13 * 3. vss.10, 15 * 4. vs.16 * 5. vs.8 * 6. vss.29, 33

Look for the spiritual medical emergency: * 1. vss.7-9The sharp words of Jacob against the men. * 2. vs.13 Having more money than their brethren. * 3. vss.10,15 His eyes. * 4. vs.16 Pride. * 5. vs.8 The word of God (reading the scriptures). * 6. vss.29,33 Cursed be the land to destruction.

Can you think of a situation where you end up being responsible for another’s sins?

Jacob 2:1–3, 6–7, 10–11. Identify phrases that indicate Jacob’s feelings about his task of calling the people to repentance. * a. When have you felt a priesthood leader’s love and concern for you? * b. When have you felt that a priesthood leader’s words or actions were inspired by God to help you?

“Perhaps you already know (but if you don’t you should) that with rare exception, no man or woman who speaks in general conference is assigned a topic. Each is to fast and pray, study and seek, start and stop and start again until he or she is confident that for this conference, at this time, his or hers is the topic the Lord wishes that speaker to present regardless of personal wishes or private preferences. … Each has wept, worried, and earnestly sought the Lord’s direction to guide his or her thoughts and expression” (Elder Holland, April 2011)

Ways to Support your Bishop * 1. Pray for him specifically * 2. Magnify your calling. * 3. Pray for his wife. * 4. Never ask to be released. * 5. Make temple attendance a priority. * 6. Don’t murmur or be contentious. * 7. Be reverent, especially during the Sacrament. * 8. Serve others. * 9. Follow his counsel—even when you see things a little differently.

“The worst fear I have about this people is that they will get rich in this country, forget God and His people, wax fat, and kick themselves out of the Church and go to hell. “The worst fear I have about this people is that they will get rich in this country, forget God and His people, wax fat, and kick themselves out of the Church and go to hell. “This people will stand mobbing, robbing, poverty, and all manner of persecution and be true. “But my greatest fear is that they cannot stand wealth” (quoted in Kimball, Miracle of Forgiveness, 48).

Jacob 2:5 Jacob read their thoughts, and was not pleased at what they thought. 2:6 Jacob rebuked the men for the wickedness of their hearts. 2:23 The men sought to excuse themselves in committing whoredoms. The men were not looking for multiple wives, they were looking for multiple partners.

Any polygamy questions? What percent of early Saints practiced polygamy? Were those marriages happy/sad? Was it forced upon the women? Joseph Smith and Vilate Kimball story

“The Lord’s people are authorized to practice plural marriage only when the Lord commands it. At certain times in the history of the world, the Lord has commanded His people to practice plural marriage. For example, plural marriage was practiced in Old Testament times by Abraham and Sarah and by their grandson Jacob and it was practiced for a time during the early days of the restored Church for approximately 50 years. However, God commanded His prophet Wilford Woodruff to end the practice of plural marriage in Book of Mormon Teacher Resource Manual, Jacob 3

“The plaguing sin of this generation is sexual immorality. This, the Prophet Joseph said, would be the source of more temptations, more buffetings, and more difficulties for the elders of Israel than any other.” (Journal of Discourses, 8:55.)

“Any sexual intimacy outside of the bonds of marriage—I mean any intentional contact with the sacred, private parts of another’s body, with or without clothing—is a sin and is forbidden by God. It is also a transgression to intentionally stimulate these emotions within your own body” (Elder Richard G. Scott, “Making the Right Choices,” Ensign, Nov. 1994, 38).

Why is the law of chastity so important? What consequences have you seen immorality cause? What’s the cure for wickedness? Jacob 2:17-21 Jacob 3:1-2

Marion G. Romney In my view, seeking to counsel the Lord generally means disregarding the Lord’s counsel, either knowingly or unknowingly, and in place thereof substituting our own counsel or the persuasions of men. Doing this is a very common human weakness. But until we are able to conquer it, real closeness to the Spirit of the Lord eludes us regardless of our other gifts and attainments… Now I do not think that many members of the Church consciously urge the persuasions of men or their own counsel instead of heeding the Lord’s. However, when we do not keep ourselves advised as to what the counsel of the Lord is, we are prone to substitute our own counsel for His. As a matter of fact, there is nothing else we can do but follow our own counsel when we do not know the Lord’s instructions. Ensign, 1985

“For I, the Lord God, delight in the chastity of women.”

“If we could truly understand the atonement…” (April 2004, GC)