“Lesson 21: Jesus Christ Heals Ten Lepers,” Primary 7: New Testament, 69

How do you feel when How do you feel when someone makes a special someone makes a special

effort to thank you?effort to thank you?

New Testament Stories, New Testament Stories, Chapter 37Chapter 37

Jesus went to a small town Jesus went to a small town where He saw ten lepers. where He saw ten lepers. Lepers are people who are sick. Lepers are people who are sick. Their sickness Their sickness causes them to causes them to get terrible get terrible sores all over sores all over their bodies.their bodies.

People were People were afraid to go afraid to go near them. near them. They did not They did not want to get want to get sick too.sick too.

Doctors could not help the Doctors could not help the lepers.lepers.

The lepers The lepers asked Jesus to asked Jesus to heal them. heal them. They knew He They knew He could make could make their sores go their sores go away.away.Jesus wanted them to be well. Jesus wanted them to be well.

He told them to He told them to go and show go and show themselves to themselves to the priests.the priests.

On their way to the On their way to the priests, the ten priests, the ten lepers were healed. lepers were healed. Their sores were Their sores were gone.gone.

One of the lepers knew that One of the lepers knew that Jesus had healed them. Jesus had healed them. He went He went back to back to thank thank Him. Him. Jesus asked where the other Jesus asked where the other nine lepers were. nine lepers were.

Jesus told the leper who had Jesus told the leper who had thanked Him that the leper’s thanked Him that the leper’s faith had made him well.faith had made him well.

They had They had not come not come back. back.

What did the What did the lepers do when lepers do when they saw Jesus? they saw Jesus? Let’s read Let’s read Luke 17:13Luke 17:13Do you think Do you think they knew who they knew who Jesus was and Jesus was and believed in him?believed in him?

What did Jesus ask the lepers What did Jesus ask the lepers to do to be healed? to do to be healed? Let’s read Luke 17:14Let’s read Luke 17:14

How many lepers returned to How many lepers returned to thank Jesus? thank Jesus?

Let’s read Let’s read Luke 17:15–Luke 17:15–

1616What did Jesus say What did Jesus say about the lepers? about the lepers?

Let’s read Let’s read Luke 17:17–Luke 17:17–

1919

Why do you think nine of the Why do you think nine of the lepers did not return to thank lepers did not return to thank

Jesus?Jesus?How would you How would you

feel if you feel if you helped ten helped ten

people and only people and only one returned to one returned to

thank you?thank you?

Bishop Merrill J. Bateman said:Bishop Merrill J. Bateman said:““In becoming a whole person, In becoming a whole person, the grateful leper was healed the grateful leper was healed insideinside as well as on the as well as on the outsideoutside. . ““That day nine lepers were That day nine lepers were healed skin deep, but only one healed skin deep, but only one had the faith to be made had the faith to be made whole” whole” (“The Power to Heal from Within,” (“The Power to Heal from Within,” EnsignEnsign, May 1995, 13)., May 1995, 13).

What things should What things should we thank Heavenly we thank Heavenly Father for? Father for?

Let’s read Let’s read D&C 59:7D&C 59:7

Why is it important to thank Why is it important to thank Heavenly Father for specific Heavenly Father for specific blessings we receive?blessings we receive?

How can we express our How can we express our gratitude to Heavenly Father?gratitude to Heavenly Father?

Write down things you Write down things you can thank Heavenly can thank Heavenly Father for.Father for.

What are some of the What are some of the things you can thank things you can thank Heavenly Father for?Heavenly Father for?

Let’s memorize D&C Let’s memorize D&C 59:7:59:7:

Thou shalt thank the Lord Thou shalt thank the Lord thy God in all things.thy God in all things.

Write this scripture on the Write this scripture on the back of your “Remember to back of your “Remember to Thank Heavenly Father” cards, Thank Heavenly Father” cards, and put this card where you and put this card where you can see it every day.can see it every day.Enr. Act. 1

Let’s write Let’s write GratitudeGratitude on on the chalkboard. the chalkboard. Name things you are Name things you are thankful for that start with thankful for that start with each letter of this word. each letter of this word. We depend on the Lord for We depend on the Lord for everything we have and everything we have and are.are.

Enr. Act. 2

GratitudeGratitudeTellTell

Name specific things you can tell Name specific things you can tell Heavenly Father “thank you” for. Heavenly Father “thank you” for. We’ll list them under We’ll list them under Tell.Tell.

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ParentsParents

Decide ways you can show Heavenly Decide ways you can show Heavenly Father gratitude for these blessings. Father gratitude for these blessings. We’ll list these under We’ll list these under Show.Show.

Enr. Act. 3

GratitudeGratitudeTellTell ShowShow

ParentsParents Obey commandmentsObey commandments

It is important to both It is important to both telltell and and showshow gratitude. gratitude.

Enr. Act. 3

GratitudeGratitudeTellTell ShowShow

ParentsParents Obey commandmentsObey commandments

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Jesus Christ created Jesus Christ created this beautiful world this beautiful world for us under Heavenly for us under Heavenly Father’s direction.Father’s direction.

He separated the He separated the light from the darklight from the dark

He separated the He separated the waters from the waters from the firmamentfirmament

He separated the He separated the water from the dry water from the dry landland

He created the moon He created the moon and starsand starsHe created the fish He created the fish and the birdsand the birds

He created all of the He created all of the creatures on the creatures on the land and sealand and seaHe created man in He created man in His own imageHis own image

We should We should be grateful be grateful to Heavenly to Heavenly Father and Father and Jesus for the Jesus for the earth and for earth and for everything everything they created they created for us.for us.

Enr. Act. 4

Earlier in the lesson, I gave each Earlier in the lesson, I gave each of you a thank-you note.of you a thank-you note.Now, it is your turn to write a Now, it is your turn to write a thank-you note to someone thank-you note to someone else. You can write to a parent, a else. You can write to a parent, a friend, a neighbor, a teacher, the friend, a neighbor, a teacher, the bishop, and so on. bishop, and so on. Enr. Act. 5

We can never repay Heavenly We can never repay Heavenly Father for all he does for us; he Father for all he does for us; he deserves all the gratitude we deserves all the gratitude we could ever give him.could ever give him.Enr. Act. 6

Let’s read Let’s read Mosiah 2:19–24 Mosiah 2:19–24 and discuss and discuss what King what King Benjamin said. Benjamin said.

I am thankful to I am thankful to Heavenly Father Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ and Jesus Christ for all we have for all we have been blessed with. been blessed with.

I am also grateful for the I am also grateful for the privilege of being your teacher privilege of being your teacher and helping you learn more of and helping you learn more of the gospel of Jesus Christ.the gospel of Jesus Christ.

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