Lesson 181 • Wind. Promise. Scripture. Ponder.

Roots in the Wind Lab

See what wind does to a young tree, find what the Lord promised Joshua, match scriptures to hard moments, and shape a private page for pondering.

Difficult feelings are a normal part of life. Start with what the lesson teaches about them, and what it does not.

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Read the wind

What does the lesson teach about difficult feelings?

0 of 5 roots have grown.

Elder Neil L. Andersen compared hard times to wind against a young tree (“Spiritual Whirlwinds”). Decide whether the lesson teaches each statement, and watch the roots.

Difficult feelings are a normal part of life.

If a person’s faith is strong enough, difficult feelings stop coming.

Wind can make a young tree’s roots grow faster and spread farther.

The Lord can strengthen a person, and He can also prompt them to seek additional help.

Asking another person for help means a person’s faith is weak.

If a whirlwind ever feels too strong to face alone, that is a time to seek additional help. The Church gathers resources at the Church’s mental health page.

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Hear the promise

What did the Lord say to Joshua?

Joshua had to lead Israel after Moses. Read Joshua 1:1, 5–9. Some of the Lord’s words are promises and some are things He asked Joshua to do. Sort them.

“as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee”

“I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee”

“Be strong and of a good courage”

“thou shalt meditate therein day and night”

“the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest”

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Find a scripture

Which passage does the lesson suggest?

The Lord told Joshua to “meditate” on the scriptures “day and night” (Joshua 1:8). The lesson pairs some hard feelings with passages to ponder. Each situation below describes how someone feels. Many scriptures could help; find the one the lesson suggests.

    Someone feels overwhelmed: there is too much to carry and no strength left.

    Someone feels afraid about what is coming.

    Someone feels forgotten, as if nobody notices them.

    Someone feels lonely.

    More ideas: “12 Scriptures for When You Feel …” (For the Strength of Youth, March 2024).

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    Take it to the journal

    Ponder one passage

    Choose any passage from the lesson’s list and one of the lesson’s two pondering questions. You do not need to say why you chose it.

    A passage to ponder:

    A question to ask:

    PRIVATE JOURNAL: Keep the writing outside this app. Nothing you choose is stored or sent; it disappears when the page is refreshed.
    Journal page model titled ROOTS IN THE WIND with three empty sections: 1 THE TREE with WHIRLWINDS on the left and SCRIPTURES on the right of a simple tree, 2 UNDER THE TREE, and 3 WORDS I WILL KEEP
    Original teaching aid, not official Church artwork. Copy the layout; the words are yours.

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