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Primary 3 (CTR-B):Primary 3 (CTR-B):

Lesson 29Lesson 29

• Remember to

reverently listen to

others as they

share.

Let’s take 1 minute each to share something fun that you

did last week.

• You can ask

questions when

they are done.

• A young girl took her father’s lunch to him as he worked deep in a well.

• Although she could not see her father down in the darkness of the well, when she called to him he answered, so she knew he was there.

• The father told her to put the lunch into the bucket, drop the bucket into the hole, & he would catch it.

• She did as he asked, & he caught it.

In a moment, heIn a moment, he

called to her. Hecalled to her. He

said he had toosaid he had too

much lunch for onemuch lunch for one

person & invited herperson & invited her

to join him. to join him.

““Jump. I will catchJump. I will catch

you,” he said. “Youyou,” he said. “You

cannot see me, but Icannot see me, but I

can see you, & I willcan see you, & I will

not let you fall.”not let you fall.”

• She jumped into the dark well & landed safely in her father’s strong arms. Together they had a fun time sharing the lunch.

• The little girl trusted her father to catch her, even though she could not see him.

•The trust the young girl had in her father is like faith.

• Faith is believing in something you cannot see, but you have great hope that it is true.

Do you believe Do you believe there is something there is something behind this piece of behind this piece of cloth?cloth?

Why?Why? Can you see Can you see

anything behind it?anything behind it?

Even though we have notEven though we have not

seen Jesus Christ, weseen Jesus Christ, we

believe He is there. Webelieve He is there. We

see evidence of Hissee evidence of His

existence everywhere:existence everywhere:1.1. the world around usthe world around us

2.2. the stars in the heavensthe stars in the heavens

3.3. the scriptures we readthe scriptures we read

4.4. the prophets tell usthe prophets tell us

The The Brother of Brother of

Jared & Jared & the Jaredites the Jaredites

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Jared & his brother were righteous men who lived in a city called Babel.

They lived hundreds of years before the Nephites.

They built a tower to try to get to heaven. The Lord became angry & changed their language.

Most of the people in Babel were wicked.

Jared asked his brother to pray & ask the Lord not to change the language of their families &

friends.

Jared, his brother, their families & friends could still understand one another.

The brother of Jared prayed, & the Lord answered his prayer.

The Lord told the brother of Jared to gather his family & friends & leave the land. They took their animals & all kinds

of seeds with them. The Lord said He would lead the Jaredites to a promised land.

The Jaredites caught animals,

birds & fish to take with them.

They took swarms of honeybees, too.

The Jaredites traveled in the wilderness. Jesus talked to them from a cloud & told them where to go.

He said the people who live in the promised land must serve God or they will be destroyed.

When the Jaredites got to the seashore, they put up their tents. They stayed by the sea for four years.

The Lord told the brother of Jared to build barges to take his people to the promised land.

The barges were made airtight so no water could get inside.

The brother of Jared wondered how the people would have air to breathe in the barges.

He asked the Lord what he should do.

The Lord told him to make a hole in the top & bottom of each barge. The hole could be opened to let air in & closed to keep water out.

The brother of Jared told the Lord that the barges were dark inside. The Lord asked him to think of a way to light the barges.

1.Why did the Lord ask the brother of Jared to think of some ideas to light the barges?

2. What are some ideas you might have thought of?

The brother of Jared went to a mountain & got 16 small stones. The stones looked like clear glass. He made 2 stones for each of the 8 barges.

The brother of Jared carried the stones to the top of a mountain. There he prayed to the Lord.

The brother of Jared asked the Lord to touch the stones so they would give light inside the barges.

The Lord touched each stone with His finger.

Because the brother of Jared had great faith, he saw the finger of the Lord. It looked like a human finger.

Then the

Lord showed himself to the

brother of

Jared.

Jesus said those people who believe in Him will have eternal life.

Jesus taught & showed the brother of Jared many things. Jesus told him to write down what he had seen & heard.

The brother of Jared carried the stones down the mountain. He put one stone in each end of each barge. They gave light inside the barges.

The Jaredites went into the barges with their animals & food. The Lord made a strong wind blow the barges toward the promised land.

The Lord protected them in the rough sea.

When the Jaredites arrived at the promised land, they knelt down & cried tears of joy. They taught their children to listen to the Lord & obey His words.

1.What were the people in Babel doing that made God angry?

They built a tower to try to get to heaven.

2. Because the Lord got mad, He changed the language of the people. What did the brother of Jared do?

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The brother of Jared prayed, & the Lord answered his prayer. Jared, his brother, their families & friends could still understand one another.

3. What did the Lord tell the brother of Jared to do?

.

He told them to gather all kinds of animals & seeds because the Lord said He would lead his family & friends to a promised land.

4. The Lord told the brother of Jared to build barges to take his people to the promised land. How did they light the barges?

The brother of Jared asked the Lord to touch the stones so they would give light inside the barges. The Lord touched each stone with His finger.

5. What did the Jaredites do when they reached the promised land?

When the Jaredites arrived at the promised land, they knelt down & cried tears of joy. They taught their children to listen to the Lord & obey His words.

Faith is believing & Faith is believing & trusting in Heavenly trusting in Heavenly Father & Jesus Christ.Father & Jesus Christ.

We show our faith by We show our faith by being obedient & being obedient & prayerful.prayerful.

We have been promised We have been promised that our prayers will be that our prayers will be answers, if we ask in answers, if we ask in faith for what is right.faith for what is right.

Let’s read D&C 29:6Let’s read D&C 29:6

Heavenly Father has promised to answer our prayers Heavenly Father has promised to answer our prayers if we ask Him in faith. It is not enough for us to just if we ask Him in faith. It is not enough for us to just say our prayers. We need to believe that He will say our prayers. We need to believe that He will answer our prayers in the way that is best for us.answer our prayers in the way that is best for us.

We need faith when we We need faith when we pray to our Heavenly pray to our Heavenly Father.Father.

Bart was asked to talk in Bart was asked to talk in Primary next Sunday. He Primary next Sunday. He was very nervous.was very nervous.

During the week, he During the week, he worked hard on his talk.worked hard on his talk.

On Sunday he was still On Sunday he was still nervous, so he prayed to nervous, so he prayed to ask Heavenly Father to ask Heavenly Father to help him be calm.help him be calm.

What did Bart do to What did Bart do to show faith?show faith?

How do you think his How do you think his faith was rewarded?faith was rewarded?

Sally lost her CTR ring at Sally lost her CTR ring at school. Her friends told school. Her friends told her there was no chance her there was no chance she would find it.she would find it.

Sally wanted to find her Sally wanted to find her ring, but knew she ring, but knew she needed some extra help.needed some extra help.

She prayed for help, and She prayed for help, and had a good feeling inside had a good feeling inside that she would get help that she would get help in finding her ring.in finding her ring.

What did Sally do to show What did Sally do to show faith?faith?

How do you think her faith How do you think her faith was rewarded?was rewarded?

Let’s Play Hangman Let’s Play Hangman on the Chalk Boardon the Chalk Board

(See the game on page 142 of the lesson manual)(See the game on page 142 of the lesson manual)

I testify thatI testify thatHeavenly FatherHeavenly Father

will hear & answer will hear & answer our prayers whenour prayers when

we ask in faith,we ask in faith,just like He did for just like He did for

the brother ofthe brother ofJared.Jared.

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