D a r e t o d o r i g h t ! D a r e t o b e t r u e ! Yo u h a v e a w o r k t h a t n o o t h e r c a n d o ; D o i t s o b r a v e l y, s o k i n d l y, s o w e l l , A n g e l s w i l l h a s t e n t h e s t o r y t o t e l l . D a r e , d a r e , d a r e t o d o r i g h t ; D a r e , d a r e , d a r e t o b e t r u e , D a r e t o b e t r u e , d a r e t o b e t r u e . D a r e t o d o r i g h t ! D a r e t o b e t r u e ! O t h e r m e n ’s fa i l u r e s c a n n e v e r s a v e y o u . S t a n d b y y o u r c o n s c i e n c e , y o u r h o n o r, y o u r fa i t h ; S t a n d l i ke a h e r o a n d b a t t l e t i l l d e a t h . Words: George L. Taylor, b. 1835 Music: Arr. by A. C. Smyth, 1840–1909

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• Imagine that you are alone on a raft in

the middle of the ocean.

• You discover that you must lighten your

load because the raft is riding low in the

water.

• You must throw

overboard all but

two items of your

supplies.

• From the following list, choose the two items you will

keep:

• Life jacket

• First aid kit

• Chest filled with gold

• Fishing pole, fishing tackle, and bait

• Case of one dozen bottles of fresh water

• Two-way radio

• Box of emergency flares

• Large can of shark repellent

• Why did you pick those two items?

• Your choices pose a dilemma.

• Making a choice would be difficult because you would not

know what would happen in the future:

• You may sink and need the life jacket

• You may become thirsty and need the water to drink

• You may become hungry and need the fishing pole

• You may encounter sharks and need the repellent

• You may need the radio to seek help

• You may get hurt and need the first-aid kit

• You may need the flares for a nighttime rescue

• Or you may even get rescued in the next few hours and wish you had kept the treasure.

This lesson is about making choices.

• In Life we have many difficult choices to make.

• Heavenly Father has given us commandments to help us.

*

*Alma’s son Corianton had not kept

the commandments, and he had not

been a faithful missionary while

teaching the Zoramites. Alma 39:1–

3

*The

Zoramites

would not

believe

Alma’s

teachings

because of

the things

Corianton

did.

Alma 39:11

*Alma told

Corianton

that no one

can hide

his sins

from God,

that

Corianton

needed to

repent. Alma 39:8–9

*Alma taught his son that everyone

will be resurrected. The righteous

will live with God, but the wicked

will be cast out. Alma 40:1, 9–10,

25–26

*Now is the

time for

people to

repent and

to serve

God, Alma

said.

Alma 42:4

*Reminding Corianton that he had

been called to be a missionary, Alma

told him to return to the Zoramites

and preach repentance. Alma 42:31

*Alma and his sons continued to

teach the gospel to the people.

They preached by the power of the

priesthood. Alma 43:1–2

Discussion time

• What kind of example had Corianton’s

brother set for him? (Alma 39:1.)

• Whom do

you look to

for a

righteous

example?

• What

righteous

choices have

they made?

• Why did Alma say he was unhappy with

Corianton? (Alma 39:2.)

• What does it mean that Corianton did not

give heed to his father’s words?

• Corianton did not obey Alma.

• Why do we need to obey our

parents?

• What does it mean to boast?

• To brag or put ourselves

above others.

• Why is it wrong to boast?

• Why did Alma say

he was reminding

Corianton of his

sins? (Alma 39:7–9)

• To “cross yourself

in all these things”

[verse 9] means to

turn away from

these evils.

• Who knows of all our sins? (Alma 39:8.)

• How can feelings of guilt lead a person to repent?

• Who did Alma say

could give Corianton

good advice in making

choices? (Alma

39:10.)

• How have your

parents and family

helped you make right

decisions?

• From what other sources can you receive righteous

counsel?

• How did Corianton’s unrighteous actions

affect the Zoramites? (Alma 39:11)

• What ways may our choices affect

others?

• What are some of the choices you have to make?

• How might the Holy Ghost help you know when

you are doing something wrong?

• How might the Holy Ghost help you know you

have made a good decision?

• Would any of you like to share experiences when

the Holy Ghost has helped you make decisions?

• What did Alma teach Corianton

about repentance? (Alma 39:13.)

• What do you think it means to “turn

to the Lord with all your mind,

might, and strength”?

• Why should we apologize to those

whom we have hurt by our wrong

choices?

• What was Alma’s counsel about

seeking riches? (Alma 39:14.)

• What happens to people when

riches become the most important

things in their lives?

• What did Alma teach Corianton about the

mission of Jesus Christ? (Alma 39:15.)

• What was Corianton supposed to teach

about? (Alma 39:16.)

• What can we do to share the gospel with

those around us?

*

*The Second Article of

Faith:

*"We believe that men will

be punished for their own

sins, and not for Adam's

transgression." Enr. Act. 1

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• We all have choices to make in Life.

• The consequences of our choices can

affect other people.

Enr. Act. 2

• What kind of choice do you think Jesus would

want you to make with the following, and

consider the consequences for the choices you

make:

• The language you use

• Keeping the Sabbath day holy

• The clothes you wear

• Obeying your parents

• The music you listen to

• Stealing

• The movies, videos, and television shows you

watch

• Telling the truth

• The books and magazines you read

Enr. Act. 2

• President Spencer W. Kimball had a

decision to make in this story.

“I made up my mind while still a little

boy that I would never break the Word

of Wisdom. … I knew that when the

Lord said it, it was pleasing unto him

for men to abstain from all these

destructive elements and that the thing

I wanted to do was to please my

Heavenly Father. And so I made up my

mind firmly and solidly that I would

never touch those harmful things.

Having made up my mind fully and

unequivocally, I found it not too

difficult to keep the promise to myself

and to my Heavenly Father” (in

Conference Report, Apr. 1974, p. 127;

or Ensign, May 1974, p. 88). Enr. Act. 4

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• What choice did President Spencer W.

Kimball make when he was young?

• Once he made up his mind, do you

think it was hard for him to follow the

Word of Wisdom?

• Do you obey the Word of

Wisdom?

• Is it hard for you?

Enr. Act. 4

*

*We claim the privilege of

worshiping Almighty God according

to the dictates of our own

conscience, and allow all men the

same privilege, let them worship

how, where, or what they may.

Enr. Act. 6

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*In that article of faith we see that

each person is responsible for his

or her choices.

*Why should we not try to force

someone to believe the gospel?

*Why should we expect others to

let us worship God as we desire?

Enr. Act. 6

• I want to testify to you,

that deciding to follow

Jesus Christ will lead to

making righteous choices

and that this is the only

way to find true

happiness.

• By obeying the

commandments your lives

will be happy and blessed.

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