Lesson 32: Job 1-3; 12-14; 19; 21-24; 38-40; 42

August 1-7
Job 1-3; 12-14; 19; 21-24; 38-40; 42
"Yet I Will Trust in Him"

Materials: video (clip provided, photo (printed), document cards (printed), scissors, glue, scriptures 
Opening Song: "Abide with me tis' eventide" (Hymns, 165)
Opening Prayer:

Attention Activity: Watch the video "Get back up again" 

In the video clip, Poppy has bad things happen to her, even though she is trying to do the right thing by venturing out into the unknown to save her friends. The truth is, bad things do happen to good people. Just because we are righteous and follow Christ, doesn't mean we'll have an easy carefree life. They key is to be positive like Poppy and keep our faith in Christ through our trials. 

Lesson:

This week, we will be talking about a man named Job, the trials and challenges he faces, and how he was able to endure his suffering. The book of Job is written like a story with poetic language, but it was revealed to Joseph Smith in liberty jail that Job was a real person. In the book, Heavenly Father and Satan are talking and they disagree on why Job is so righteous. Satan thinks Job is only righteous because he is blessed. God allows Satan to afflict Job with many trials to test his faithfulness. Job looses his wealth, his children, and his health. However, Job stays faithful through it all. 

Job does wonder why all these bad things have happened to him. Others remark that he must have done something bad to have been punished with all his challenges, but Job knows he has always stayed faithful. The Lord finally appears to Job and talks with him. The Lord explains to Job that mortals have a limited perspective when it comes to the creation and His overarching plan. God then blesses Job with double the amount of wealth he had before, he has more children, and his health is restored. When he finally dies, he dies happy and blessed. 

Activity: Lessons from Job puzzle

Before FHE: print the picture and document below (Best if you scale up to 126%). Cut out cards. Arrange the cards onto the back of the photo to fit, paste, and cut photo into 20 pieces . Paste the cards to the back of the photo pieces. 

Directions: Place cards with word side up onto a table. Family members will take turns picking and reading a card and slowly building the picture on the back puzzle-style. 

Read the following quote from Elder Richard G. Scott ("Trust in the Lord" General Conference, Oct. 1995). 

"Your trust in the Lord must be more powerful and enduring than your confidence in your own personal feelings and experience.
To exercise faith is to trust that the Lord knows what He is doing with you and that He can accomplish it for your eternal good even though you cannot understand how He can possibly do it. We are like infants in our understanding of eternal matters and their impact on us here in mortality. Yet at times we act as if we knew it all. When you pass through trials for His purposes, as you trust Him, exercise faith in Him, He will help you. That support will generally come step by step, a portion at a time. While you are passing through each phase, the pain and difficulty that comes from being enlarged will continue. If all matters were immediately resolved at your first petition, you could not grow.”

Bear your testimony on how adversity has helped you to become better and strengthened your faith. 

Closing Song: "I know that my Redeemer lives" (Hymns, 136)
Closing Prayer:
Refreshment: Biscoff cookie bars recipe here