Come Follow Me for Teens: "He Hath Borne Our Griefs, and Carried Our Sorrows" (Isaiah 58-66)

This week on Come Follow Me for Teens, we study Isaiah 58–66 and the theme “The Redeemer Shall Come to Zion.”

Isaiah gives us one of the clearest descriptions anywhere in scripture of what the Savior came to do: bind up the brokenhearted, free captives, comfort those who mourn, and give “beauty for ashes.”

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Beauty for Ashes

Centuries after Isaiah wrote his prophecy, Christ stood in the synagogue at Nazareth, read those very words, and declared:

“This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.”

We’ll explore what it means for the Redeemer to create beauty from experiences that feel broken, painful, or beyond repair.

The fire may be part of your history, but it doesn’t get to write the ending.

“Is Not This the Fast That I Have Chosen?”

Isaiah connects fasting with remarkable promises of light, healing, guidance, answered prayer, and the breaking of spiritual yokes.

We’ll look at how fasting teaches self-mastery, how Satan often tempts us with shortcuts to legitimate desires, and why the Savior taught that some difficult battles require “prayer and fasting.”

Self-mastery teaches us that we don’t have to obey every appetite. The Savior teaches us that we don’t have to fight every appetite alone.

“Call the Sabbath a Delight”

The Savior taught that “the sabbath was made for man.”

Instead of asking only, “What am I allowed to do on Sunday?” we’ll ask a better question:

“What did God design the Sabbath to do for me?”

The Sabbath can become a weekly opportunity to reconnect with God, partake of the sacrament, and carry more of His influence into the days ahead.

Sometimes the clearest evidence of a meaningful Sabbath is simply this:

Sunday changes Monday.

Through all three principles runs one central truth:

The practices are not the power. The Savior is.

If you’re teaching this week, the complete Isaiah 58–66 Study & Teaching Guide is ready to help you turn these ideas into a meaningful discussion with teens.

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