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Come, Follow Me · Old Testament 2026 · Week 5
“Teach These Things Freely unto Your Children”
January 26 – February 1, 2026Genesis 5; Moses 62 chapters · 100 verses
Genesis 5 is a family record from Adam to Noah, with one line that stands out: “Enoch walked with God.” Moses 6 tells Enoch's story. A young man, slow of speech, is called to preach. He learns the gospel Adam was taught: faith, repentance, baptism and the Holy Ghost, and the command to teach it to our children.
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Study guide
Genesis mentions Enoch in a single sentence; the Book of Moses gives him two chapters. These notes help you see what the restored account adds.
How to read this week
Don't skip the genealogy. Genesis 5 links Adam to Noah. Its rhythm (“and he died … and he died”) makes Enoch's ending stand out: he didn't die; God took him.
Read Moses 6 as a call story. Enoch's objections (young, disliked, slow of speech) and the Lord's answers follow the same pattern as Moses, Jeremiah and others.
Notice what Adam was taught. Moses 6:51–68 shows the first principles and ordinances taught from the beginning, not invented later.
Look for teaching at home. Adam taught his children; Enoch's message was what Adam had taught. The chapter models passing the gospel down through generations.
From Adam to Noah (Genesis 5)
Generation 1 — Adam
Generation 2 — Seth
Generations 3–6 — Enos, Cainan, Mahalaleel, Jared
Generation 7 — Enoch, who walked with God and was taken up
Generation 8 — Methuselah, who lived 969 years
Generation 9 — Lamech
Generation 10 — Noah
Images and ideas to recognize
Passage
Image
What it means
Gen 5:24
“Walked with God”
A life of close, daily companionship with the Lord.
Moses 6:5–6
Book of remembrance
Sacred family records kept by inspiration.
Moses 6:35–36
Clay on the eyes
Spiritual sight given by God; Enoch becomes a seer.
Moses 6:59
Water, blood and spirit
Natural birth as a pattern for spiritual rebirth.
Moses 6:63
All things bear record
Creation itself testifies of Christ.
Restoration connections
D&C 107:48–57 — Enoch's ordination by Adam, and Adam's gathering of his posterity at Adam-ondi-Ahman.
D&C 68:25–28 — Parents are to teach children faith, repentance, baptism and the gift of the Holy Ghost by age eight.
Article of Faith 4 — The first principles and ordinances taught to Adam in Moses 6.
Jude 1:14–15 — The New Testament quotes a prophecy of Enoch.
Questions for the week
What would it look like for you to “walk with God” like Enoch (Genesis 5:24; Moses 6:34)?
Enoch felt inadequate. What has the Lord asked you to do that felt beyond you?
How have you seen the Lord “open your mouth” when you needed to speak (Moses 6:32)?
What does Moses 6:59–60 teach you about what happens when we're born again?
What's one gospel truth you want to “teach freely” to the children in your life?
Conference talks & Church resources
Talks the Church's lesson points to this week, plus other Church resources that teach from these chapters.
Scholarly papers
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