Each month, LDS youth around the world study a different doctrinal principle that is coordinated across Young Men, Young Women, and youth Sunday School classes.

The topic for September is Commandments. The youth will learn how obedience to Heavenly Father’s commandments affects their happiness in this life and their progression toward eternal life in the world to come. As youth keep the commandments and continually repent, they will manifest their love for the Lord and keep themselves free from worldly influences.

Parents, grandparents, siblings, and leaders can help the youth learn these doctrines if they will study the doctrines themselves and regularly discuss the doctrines with the youth during the month. Below is a list of the lessons that may be taught during the month.  Quorum and class presidencies and leaders will use the Spirit to determine what is taught.

• Aaronic Priesthood
• Young Women
• Sunday School

The  instructional resources and videos referenced in the lesson outlines are available on LDS.org and also in the Gospel Library mobile app for iOS and Android for convenient offline use on Sunday. The youth teaching sections Getting Started, Teaching the Gospel in the Savior’s Way, and Learning and Teaching Ideas are also available on the mobile app.

You may also want to refer to the following resources:

• Read the Gospel Topics for fasting, Sabbath, tithing, honesty, and chastity
• See the Overcoming Pornography website
• Read the For the Strength of Youth standards and related videos
• Read the chapters from the Gospel Principles manual about the Sabbath, Fasting, Honesty, Tithing, Obedience, and Chastity.
  
• Watch videos about the commandments.
• Watch the video Standards: Sexual Purity and Modesty – True Confidence.
• Read the article “What’s So Great about the Great and Spacious Building?” in the September 2013 New Era that explains how to stand up for the truths of the gospel.
• Read the article “Steps to Happiness“ n the September 2013 New Era that explains that the commandments are not given to restrict, but rather to make possible what we truly desire.

The youth are encouraged to Learn the doctrine, Act upon it in some way, then Share what they have learned. Can you think of ways to help the youth Learn, Act, and Share?

Teachers

• Teachers may want to refer to the step-by-step instructions on how to show media in the classroom.
• There are also great teaching tip videos that will give you great ideas on how to encourage more discussion and teach effectively.

From page 39 of the September issue of the New Era.