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Come Follow Me - a new teaching curriculum

With the new year came a new curriculum for Priesthood and Relief Society. Its purpose is to make Sunday lessons be more than classes; they are places to counsel together, learn together, and organize to accomplish it.  

The monthly schedule is as follows:

First Sunday     Counsel together about local responsibilities, opportunities, and challenges and make plans to act.
Second and Third Sunday   Study recent general conference messages chosen by leaders.
Fourth Sunday  Discuss a special topic chosen by the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
Fifth Sunday     Address a topic chosen by the bishopric.

A Pattern for Our Meetings


Our meetings are to follow the following pattern:
1. Share experiences resulting from impressions and invitations received in previous meetings.
2. Counsel together (first Sunday) or learn together (second, third, and fourth Sunday)
3. Plan to act as a group or as individuals.
First Sunday
   Before the council meeting:
·  Leaders identify local responsibilities, opportunities, and challenges, and chooses a topic to discuss
·  Everyone seeks that guidance of the Spirit
·  Everyone prepares to share thoughts and experiences
  
   During the Council Meeting
· Leaders invite members to share experiences that come from acting on impressions they had from previous meetings
· Everyone counsels together about the topic, listens to each other, and seeks the guidance of the Spirit
· Leaders summarize key points and extend invitations to act

  After the Council Meeting
· Everyone acts on impressions and invitations, together and as individuals
· Everyone prepares to share their experiences in future meetings.

   A council meeting should lead to action – individuals and group plans, inspired by the
     Spirit. 

   Do not touch on confidential or sensitive issues.

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