Church leaders have announced the curriculum Church members will be studying during 2016.
The Instructions for Curriculum 2016 that list the manuals for Melchizedek Priesthood, Relief Society, Primary, Sunday School, Young Men, and Young Women can be found under Manuals on LDS.org.
Primary
The theme for Primary sharing time in 2016 is “I Know the Scriptures Are True.” Leaders soon will be able to find the 2016 Outline for Sharing Timeand other helpful resources online.
Primary teachers and leaders will use the following manuals in 2016:
Nursery Class (ages 18 months–2 years): Behold Your Little Ones: Nursery Manual
Sunbeam Class (age 3 years): Primary 1: I Am a Child of God
CTR 4, 5, 6, and 7 (ages 4–7 years): Primary 2: Choose the Right A
Valiant 8, 9, 10, and 11 (ages 8–11 years): Primary 4: Book of Mormon
Aaronic Priesthood and Young Women
In 2016, Aaronic priesthood quorum advisers and Young Women instructors will teach from Come, Follow Me: Learning Resources for Youth.
The Mutual theme for 2016 is:
“Wherefore, ye must press forward with a steadfastness in Christ, having a perfect brightness of hope, and a love of God and of all men. Wherefore, if ye shall press forward, feasting upon the word of Christ, and endure to the end, behold, thus saith the Father: Ye shall have eternal life” (2 Nephi 31:20; emphasis added).
The theme may be used to enrich Mutual opening exercises, as a topic for sacrament meeting talks by youth, or to provide focus for youth activities, including camps, youth conferences, and devotionals. Leaders are encouraged to emphasize any of the principles taught in this verse to help meet the needs of the youth they serve.
Resources for introducing the theme, including videos and music, will be available to leaders online by the end of 2015. Additional materials supporting the theme will be made available in Church magazines and on LDS.org throughout 2016.
Melchizedek Priesthood and Relief Society
The Melchizedek Priesthood and Relief Society will be studying the new Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Howard W. Hunter manual during second and third Sundays.
Sunday School
The adult Sunday School course of study for 2016 is the Book of Mormon. Manuals are the Book of Mormon Gospel Doctrine Teacher’s Manual and the Book of Mormon Class Member Study Guide.
New members, investigators, and members returning to activity will study from Gospel Principles.
Youth will study from Come, Follow Me.
Materials for those with disabilities
Curriculum materials are available for those with disabilities. Either download them from disabilities.lds.org or order them from the online store.
