"The first article of faith is surely familiar to all members of the Church. It is the pivotal position of our religion."

Read President Gordon B. Hinckley’s recent testimony and statement of belief on the Godhead, "In These Three I Believe," Ensign, July 2006, 3–8

Recursos básicos

• Do you want to see this week's Gospel Doctrine Lección? Lección 38
• Would you like to see the class member study guide for this week? Lección 38
• You can read the assigned scriptures for this week online: Isaiah 40–49.
• Do you have an MP3 player? Try downloading Isaiah 40, which is in this week's reading. For more Old Testament audio, click here.
• The official scripture study aids often have helpful information you can use in your Leccións. For example, for this week's Lección, read the definition of "Isaiah" in the Bible Dictionary.

Discursos recientes y artículos de las revistas de la Iglesia

Would you like to see what Church leaders have said recently about topics in this week's Lección? Click on the photographs or article titles below to read the complete articles.

Sister Margaret S. Lifferth, "Trust in the Lord Forever," Ensign, Sept. 2006, 24–26 Download or listen to this article online in MP3 format.

Elder John H. Groberg, "Choose a Bright Future," New Era, Sept. 2006, 38–40 Download or listen to this article online in MP3 format.

Música

Below is a Church hymn that relates to this week's Lección. You could read words from a hymn in class or have your class sing a hymn together. Click on the hymn title below to go to the Church Música site, where you can read or listen to the hymn online. Or, search for other hymns that relate to the Lección.

Isaiah 41:10

• "How Firm a Foundation," Hymns, no. 85

Ayudas adicionales

• Several verses in the New Testament Gospels refer to Isaiah’s testimony:
  • Matthew 12:17–21 (Isaiah 42:1–4)
  • Matthew 3:3 and Luke 3:4 (Isaiah 40:3)
  • John 12:38–41 (Isaiah 53:1 and 6:10)

• Just as Jesus quoted Isaiah many times to identify himself as the promised Messiah, so too did Jehovah, as quoted by Isaiah, repeatedly identify himself as the Savior. For example, see Isaiah 43:7, 11, 14, 15, 25.