The Stewardship We Have
for Our Spirit and Body
Lesson Outline for 8/2/15
Objective:
Understand the Importance of maintaining a healthy stewardship over our body
and spirit and how this relates to self-reliance.
PRINCIPLE 1: God created us and made us stewards over our
bodies and spirits.
A. DISCUSSION: What does it mean to be stewards? The
dictionary defines steward as a “person employed to manage another's property. What are some things for which we are stewards? Answers might include our families,
our jobs, our homes and property. Two
priorities for which we have a stewardship are our spirits and our bodies. Doctrine & Covenants; 136:27 Thou shalt
be diligent in preserving what thou hast, that thou mayest
be a wise steward; for it is the free gift of the Lord thy God, and thou
art his steward. D&C 51:19
B. DISCUSSION: How
does knowing that we are God’s offspring prepares us to be stewards over our
bodies?
Moses 3:7 And I,
the Lord God, formed man from the dust of the ground, and breathed
into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a
living soul, the first flesh upon the earth, the first man also;
nevertheless, all things were before created; but spiritually were they created
and made according to my word.
C. DISCUSSION: Play the video, “God’s Greatest
Creation,” by Elder Russell M. Nelson.
Discuss your “take-a-ways from this video.
PRINCIPLE 2. Our
bodies are temples.
A. DISCUSSION: Temples are holy edifices
of God and no unclean thing can enter in. In what ways can we treat our bodies
like temples? 1 Corinthians 3:16-17 Know ye not that ye are the temple
of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? If
any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God
is holy, which temple ye are.
For the Strength of Youth it says: “Your body
is God’s sacred creation. Respect it as a gift from God, and do not defile it
in any way. Through your dress and appearance, you can show the Lord that you
know how precious your body is. … The way you dress is a reflection of what you
are on the inside” ([2001], 14–15).
B. DISCUSSION: Does our spirit affect our body? - How?
Does our body affect our spirit?
- How? 1 Cor. 15:44: It is sown
a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a
natural body, and there is a spiritual body. Read Doctrine and Covenants 138:16-18 to get a sense of what our spirit feels without its body. What does this suggest to us regarding the relationship between body and spirit?
PRINCIPLE 3: Practicing good health rules strengthens us
physically, mentally, spiritually, and emotionally.
DISCUSSION:
What health rules or practices should we follow to maintain good healthy
bodies and spirits?
D&C 88:124 “Cease to
be idle; cease to be unclean; cease to find fault one with
another; cease to sleep longer than is needful; retire to thy bed
early, that ye may not be weary; arise early, that your bodies and your minds
may be invigorated.” What else might we
add to this list? “Then let
us seek to extend the present life to the uttermost, by observing every law of
health, and by properly balancing labor, study, rest, and recreation, and thus
prepare for a better life. Let us teach these principles to our children” (Discourses
of Brigham Young)
PRINCIPLE 4: Maintaining a healthy
stewardship over our bodies and spirits will help us be more self-reliant.
DISCUSSION: Being in good health gives us opportunities to
progress, gain blessings. In what ways can this help us become self-reliant? Isaiah 40:31 But they that wait upon
the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles;
they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
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