Old Testament Seminary
Revisit a lesson, discover something new, and carry what you learn back into the scriptures and your personal journal.
Short, phone-friendly activities designed to support our class study. Choose any activity and work at your own pace.
44 activities
Lessons 144 and 145: Daniel 3 and 6—“Our God … Is Able to Deliver Us. … But If Not”; Finding Gospel Truths in the Scriptures
Hear what three friends said to a king, follow them into the furnace, find a gospel truth in Daniel and the lions’ den, and shape a private journal page.
Open activityLesson 186: Resolving Feelings of Anger
See how the Lord responds, follow Esau through three steps for managing anger, practise them on a made-up situation, and shape a private journal page.
Open activityLesson 143 — Daniel 2: A Kingdom Which Shall Never Be Destroyed
Label the image in the king’s dream, weigh what Daniel 2 says about the stone, build the doctrinal mastery phrase from memory, and shape a private page about your own testimony.
Open activityLesson 142: Daniel 1—“Daniel … Would Not Defile Himself”
See what Daniel decided before the king’s table, sort the blessings the Lord gave, practise answering like Daniel in a real situation, and shape a poster page about the Word of Wisdom.
Open activityLessons 140 and 141: Ezekiel 37 and 47—The Bible and the Book of Mormon Testify of Jesus Christ; Blessings of the Temple
Join Ezekiel’s two sticks, hear the Bible and the Book of Mormon witness of Jesus Christ together, follow the river from the temple, and shape a private journal page.
Open activityLesson 139: Ezekiel 34—“He Shall Be Their Shepherd”
See how the Lord answers every failure of Israel’s shepherds, watch Jesus Christ keep those promises, practise seeking and caring, and shape a private plan.
Open activityLesson 182: Caring for Our Physical Body
Find what scripture teaches about the body, see how a friend’s choices reach her feelings, gather words that could help her, and shape a private journal page.
Open activityLesson 138: Ezekiel 1–3; 33—“I Have Made Thee a Watchman”
Rebuild the Lord’s call to Ezekiel, see why He sends a watchman, study one prophetic warning, and shape a private journal page.
Open activityLesson 181: Building Emotional Strength in the Lord
See what wind does to a young tree, sort the Lord’s promises to Joshua, find scriptures for hard moments, and shape a private page for pondering.
Open activityLesson 136: Lamentations 1; 3—“His Compassions Fail Not”
Hear the sorrow in Lamentations 1, tell godly sorrow from the sorrow of the world, find the turn in Lamentations 3, and shape a private page about the Saviour’s compassion.
Open activityLesson 135: Jeremiah 36—The Word of God
Mark why the Lord had His words written in Jeremiah 36:3, tag what scripture does, follow the roll to the king’s fire and back, and shape what you would say to the king.
Open activityLesson 134: Jeremiah 31—He Will Write His Law upon Our Hearts
Find the Lord’s promises in Jeremiah 31, see where and how He writes His law, prepare an answer for a friend from the scriptures, and shape a private journal page.
Open activityLesson 133: Assess Your Learning 8—Isaiah–Jeremiah 20
Look back over Isaiah and Jeremiah: find titles of Jesus Christ, study His promise in Isaiah 1:18, choose a passage for a friend who feels beyond forgiveness, and shape a private letter.
Open activityLesson 131: Jeremiah 2–3—“Return … For I Am Merciful, Saith the Lord”
Find the two evils in Jeremiah 2:13, fill the cup with the Lord’s promises in Jeremiah 3, study one way to return, and shape a message for someone who has lost hope.
Open activityLesson 130: Jeremiah 1—“Before I Formed Thee in the Belly I Knew Thee … and I Ordained Thee”
See what the Lord did before Jeremiah was born, match His answers to Jeremiah’s worries, meet Moses or Enoch when they felt too small, and shape a private message to your future self.
Open activityLessons 126 and 127: Isaiah 58:1–12 and 58:13–14—The Power of Fasting and Prayer; “Call the Sabbath a Delight”
Sort the two fasts in Isaiah 58, find a promise for a real situation, understand the Lord’s invitation to call the Sabbath a delight, practise two doctrinal mastery key phrases, and shape a private journal page.
Open activityLesson 206: Studying the Messages of the Lord’s Servants—Making the Words of Church Leaders Part of Your Gospel Learning
See the prophet’s charge and our choice in Ezekiel 3, practise the doctrine–invitation–blessing study pattern, give counsel for real obstacles, and shape a private study plan.
Open activityLesson 125: Isaiah 54—“With Great Mercies Will I Gather Thee”
Pitch Isaiah’s growing tent, meet the Saviour by His names in Isaiah 54:5, finish His promises, and shape a message for someone who feels alone.
Open activityLesson 124: Isaiah 53—Jesus Christ Has “Borne Our Griefs, and Carried Our Sorrows”
Study what the Saviour experienced and what He can do for you in Isaiah 53 and Alma 7, understand Isaiah’s difficult words, learn the doctrinal mastery passage Isaiah 53:3–5, and shape a private journal page.
Open activityLesson 123: Isaiah 51–52—“Hearken to Me”
Find the word Isaiah 51 repeats, work out who is calling “Awake” to whom, pair Isaiah’s phrases with their meanings, and shape a private page about the Lord’s invitation to you.
Open activityLesson 205: Preparing for General Conference—Hearing the Savior’s Words in General Conference
See how the Lord sends His messages, learn from His servants how to receive them, practise “just for me” notes, and shape a private plan for general conference.
Open activityLessons 121 & 122: Isaiah 49—“I Have Graven Thee upon the Palms of My Hands” and Doctrinal Mastery Practice 8
Sort Isaiah 49’s words into the feeling and the Lord’s answer, link the witnesses of His hands, name four doctrinal mastery memory pictures, and choose a passage for a real situation.
Open activityLesson 120: Isaiah 44–47—“Beside Me There Is No God”
Follow one tree through Isaiah 44, see who carries whom in Isaiah 46, find reasons to trust Jesus Christ, and shape a plan to put Him first.
Open activityLesson 119: Isaiah 40–43—God Comforts His People
Sort God’s invitations and promises in Isaiah 41:10–14, learn the three steps of a message of comfort, study one of six passages and shape your own message.
Open activityLesson 118: Isaiah 29—“A Marvellous Work and a Wonder”
Sort Isaiah’s words into the need and the Lord’s answer, decode the doctrinal mastery picture for Isaiah 29:13–14, and decide what is marvellous to you.
Open activityLesson 170: Making Comparisons
Set two people, reports or moments side by side, notice what is the same and different, and find the truth the comparison teaches.
Open activityLesson 117: Isaiah 25—Waiting for the Lord
Sort what Isaiah says the Lord has done and will do, test what waiting means, and link a promise for your journal.
Open activityLesson 169: Actions That Invite the Holy Ghost into Scripture Study
Inspect Isaiah’s words, distinguish invitation from a formula, and build a private scripture-study path.
Open activityIsaiah 5; 11–12: Truth and an Ensign
Practise Isaiah’s contrasts, use Christ-centred scripture tests, interpret the ensign prophecy, and prepare a private loving invitation.
Open activityIsaiah 1: From Scarlet to Snow
Use Isaiah’s imagery and parallelism, compare witnesses of Christ’s Atonement, and prepare a private scripture-rooted note of hope.
Open activityIntroduction to Isaiah: Find Jesus Christ
Practise the Saviour’s invitation to search Isaiah, connect names and roles to verses, and prepare a private next-look card.
Open activitySetting Goals and Focusing on Jesus Christ
Practise noticing Christ in scripture, align a goal with a small action, and make a private plan with the Lord’s help.
Open activityAssess Your Learning 7: Notice My Growth
Revisit recent scripture discoveries, practise explaining doctrine, reflect on gratitude and shape one private study goal.
Open activityEcclesiastes: An Eternal View
Compare short-term and eternal views, discover Ecclesiastes, practise a kind response and write a private note to your future self.
Open activityProverbs 3: Trust in the Lord
Explore reasons to trust the Lord, practise Proverbs 3:5–6, choose a wise response and make a private journal plan.
Open activityLesson 109: Introduction to Proverbs, The Lord Giveth Wisdom
Explore the source of wisdom, practise three Proverbs, revisit the lesson video and use the illustrated journal model to choose one wise next step.
Open activityLessons 107–108: Psalms 119 and 136, Light and Mercy
Explore Psalm 119’s pictures of God’s word, recognise mercy in Psalm 136, and build a private scripture-study and gratitude habit.
Open activityLesson 70: 1 Samuel 3, Speak, Lord; for Thy Servant Heareth
Follow Samuel’s learning pattern, explore scriptural descriptions of the Holy Ghost, and make a private plan to practise recognising the Lord’s voice.
Open activityLesson 68: Ruth 1–4, If We Come to Jesus Christ, He Will Redeem Us
Walk through Ruth’s story, explore what redeem means, and discover how Boaz’s role points to Jesus Christ.
Open activityLesson 63: Joshua 23–24, Choose You This Day
Remember the Lord’s goodness, practise faithful choices, learn Joshua 24:15 and choose a personal reminder.
Open activityLesson 168: Annotating Scriptures
Practise marking, noting and linking with Psalm 116, then choose a simple plan for your next personal scripture study.
Open activityDoctrinal Mastery Practice 7
Practise scripture phrases, review the principles of acquiring spiritual knowledge and reframe a difficult question.
Open activityPsalms 61–86: Give Ear to My Prayer, O God
Choose a Psalm for what you are feeling, shape your next prayer and take a quiet Selah minute.
Open activityPsalms: Prophecies of Jesus Christ
Discover six prophecies, match them with their fulfilment and explore what they reveal about the Saviour.
Open activityPrivate by design
These activities require no account and do not ask for names or submitted answers. Keep personal reflections in your own paper or digital journal, and choose for yourself what you wish to share.