December: Learn from the Scriptures to Prepare for the Second Coming?

All printables for this lesson available HERE

1. Introduction (See sources at the bottom of this post for great insights into the Second Coming that will aide your class discussions.)

• Display a picture of the Savior's birth and a picture of the Second Coming side by side. (You can use your own or the pictures in the link above.)
• Give each class member two pieces of paper. On one have them write a word that describes the first picture. On the other have them write a word that describes the second picture. Then post their descriptions next to the picture.
• This will give you a good feeling for how the youth in your class feel about the Second Coming. You can discuss their thoughts as you feel inspired to.
• Display the fill in the blank. Give the class time to guess the missing words. If needed, look up the scripture to find the words. Discuss this scripture. 
• Show the comic to the class and discuss how we don't know when the Second Coming will happen.

2. Liken the Scriptures

• Display topic. The whole lesson is likening the scriptures!

3. Learn Together (Pictionary Time!)

• Using the printouts found in the link above, play Pictionary to find out what will happen as signs of the Second Coming and how we can prepare for it.
• I had a timer, just in case the class got stuck on one of them. After the phrase was drawn and guessed, we turned to the scripture and read it. You can use the headings in the link above, if you want to display the guessed cards under the appropriate heading.

4. Making it Personal

• Ask if the class has any questions. Discover the answers together.
• As time permits, have the youth use the Topical Guide and Index to learn more about the Second Coming. (Look up the heading "Jesus Christ, Second Coming")
• Bear your testimony

5. Treat 

• Now and Laters with the quote from Elder Dallin H. Oaks, "What if the day of His coming were tomorrow?... what would we do today? What confessions would we make? What practices would we discontinue? What accounts would we settle? What forgivenesses would we extend? What testimonies would we bear? If we would do those things then, why not now?"

Great Sources:

• http://mothers-who-know.blogspot.com/2012/09/preparing-for-second-coming.html
• https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2004/04/preparation-for-the-second-coming?lang=eng
• https://www.lds.org/manual/true-to-the-faith/second-coming-of-jesus-christ?lang=eng