Lesson 9

Justice and Mercy

Discussion Questions

What is justice? What is mercy?

Read Alma 34:15–16. What is the relationship between justice and mercy?

What are the consequences if you decide not to repent? (See Alma 42:22–24; D&C 19:16–17.)

How do you receive the gift of mercy?

Additional Resources

Dallin H. Oaks, "Love and Law," Liahona and Ensign, Nov. 2009, 26–29.

True to the Faith: A Gospel Reference (2004), 102–3.

Duty to God

In the Duty to God book, the young men are invited to learn and teach about doctrinal topics (see pages 66–68). If a young man in your quorum has chosen the Atonement as one of his doctrinal topics, consider inviting him to teach what he has learned as part of the lesson.