1. Lesson 35: Jesus Christ Heals the Sick and Blesses the Children

2. Purpose To teach the children that Jesus Christ loves each of us and to encourage them to experience joy by having faith in him.

3. Had I Been a Child 1. Had I been a child when Jesus came Unto the Nephites that blessed day And showed them the wounds in his hands and his feet And knelt with them to pray. 2. Then he might have held me safe in his arms; He might have looked in my eyes and said A word, with his blessing of kindness and love, His hands placed upon my head. 3. Someday, when the Savior comes again, Oh, how I hope that my heart will be As pure as the hearts of the children that day Who gathered around his knee. Words: Mabel Jones Gabbott, b Music: Darwin Wolford, b From “Song of Cumorah,” a children’s cantata about the Book of Mormon. © 1981 by Jackman Music Corp

4. Our opening Prayer today will be given by
(enter name here)

5. You have all tasted salt in your lifetimes, haven’t you?.
Without using the words “salt”, “salty”, or any other form of the word “salt”, How would you explain what salt tastes like, to someone that has never tasted salt before.

6. Sometimes it is hard to describe things you have experienced in words others can understand

7. The Nephites had such great joy when Jesus Christ appeared to them that they said, “No tongue can speak, neither can there be written by any man, neither can the hearts of men conceive so great and marvelous things as we both saw and heard” (3 Nephi 17:17).

8. Tell the children that if they will picture in their minds the events they will hear in this lesson, they may be able to feel and understand with their spirits some truths that words cannot describe.

9. After teaching the people many things, Jesus told them to go home and think and pray about what he had said.

10. The Nephites began to cry. They did not want Jesus to leave yet.

11. Jesus loved the Nephites.
He told them to bring the people who were sick or hurt to him so he could heal them.

12. Everyone bowed down and worshiped him.
Jesus healed these people.
Everyone bowed down and worshiped him.

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14. The children sat on the ground near Jesus.
Jesus Christ told the Nephites to bring their little children to him
The children sat on the ground near Jesus.

15. Then he knelt and prayed to Heavenly Father.
The Savior told the people to kneel down.
Then he knelt and prayed to Heavenly Father.

16. It filled the Nephites with joy.
The Savior’s prayer was so marvelous that it could not be written.
It filled the Nephites with joy.

17. After his prayer Jesus said the Nephites would be blessed because of their faith.

18. He felt so much love and happiness that he wept.

19. Then he took the children and blessed each one
Then he took the children and blessed each one. He prayed to Heavenly Father for them and wept again.

20. Jesus told the Nephites to look at their children.

21. The children and the angels were surrounded by fire.
As the people watched, angels came down from heaven and encircled the children
The children and the angels were surrounded by fire.

22. Discussion Time

23. (To think deeply about something)
What did Jesus Christ say the people should do to help them understand the things he had taught them? (3 Nephi 17:3.)
What does it mean to ponder?
(To think deeply about something)
Why is it important to ponder and pray about what we are taught by our Church leaders and teachers?

24. How does this show that Jesus loves all of Heavenly Father’s children?
Where did the Savior say he was going after he visited the Nephites? (3 Nephi 17:4.)
How does this show that Jesus loves all of Heavenly Father’s children?

25. What did he do to show that he loved them? (3 Nephi 17:6–8.)
What did the people do when the Savior said he was leaving? (3 Nephi 17:5.)
What did he do to show that he loved them? (3 Nephi 17:6–8.)

26. What is one reason miracles sometimes do not occur? (Ether 12:12, 18.)
What did Jesus Christ say was the reason the people could be healed? (3 Nephi 17:8.)
What is one reason miracles sometimes do not occur? (Ether 12:12, 18.)

27. How did the Nephites show their thanks when Jesus Christ healed the sick? (3 Nephi 17:10.)
When should you thank Heavenly Father and Jesus? How can you show your thanks for the blessings you receive?

28. After Jesus Christ healed the sick, what did he command the people to do? (3 Nephi 17:11.)
What did he do when the children had been brought to him? (3 Nephi 17:13–15.)
Why were the words he prayed to Heavenly Father not written? (3 Nephi 17:16–17.)

29. Why did Jesus weep? (3 Nephi 17:20–21.)
How has the gospel brought you joy? How did he show his love for the children? (3 Nephi 17:21.)
How would you feel if Jesus Christ held you in his arms, blessed you, and prayed to Heavenly Father for you?

30. What can we do to serve others?
When the Savior told the parents to behold their little ones, what did the parents see? (3 Nephi 17:23–24.)
What does it mean to minister?
(To give help or service.)
What can we do to serve others?

31. Enrichment Activities

32. President Ezra Taft Benson, thirteenth President of the Church, made this following statement:
“I promise you, dear children, that angels will minister unto you also. You may not see them, but they will be there to help you, and you will feel of their presence. … “Dear children, our Heavenly Father sent you to earth at this time because you are some of His most valiant children. He knew there would be much wickedness in the world today, and He knew you would be faithful and obedient” (in Conference Report, Apr. 1989, p. 105; or Ensign, May 1989, p. 83). T

33. Let’s read together 3 Nephi 17:20–21.
20 And they arose from the earth, and he said unto them: Blessed are ye because of your faith. And anow behold, my joy is full. 21 And when he had said these words, he awept, and the multitude bare record of it, and he took their little children, one by one, and bblessed them, and prayed unto the Father for them.
What word or group of words from these verses that they think is important, and then have them share their feelings about the words they chose. T

34. Think about the times in their lives when they have been the happiest
What were you doing to make you happy?
Why are we happiest when we live like Jesus Taught?
Why are you happiest with certain friends and family members? T

35. We naturally want to be with those whom we love and who love us.
If we obey the commandments, we can live with Heavenly Father and Jesus and our families forever.
This will give us the greatest joy we can experience. T

36. What did Jesus ask the people to do?
Because the Nephite people who gathered at Bountiful were not sufficiently prepared, the Savior could not tell them everything that Heavenly Father wanted them to know.
What did Jesus ask the people to do?
Read 3 Nephi 17:3 and fill in the following T

37. Therefore, __________ __________ __________ __________ ________, and __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________, and ask __________ __________ __________, __________ __________ ___________ that ye may understand.
(3 Nephi 17:3.) T

38. Therefore, ____go____ ____ye____ ___unto___ ___your___ __homes_, and ___ponder_ ___upon___ ____the___ ___things_ __which___ _____I_____ ___have___ ___said___, and ask ___of_____ ___the____ ___father_, ____in____ ____my____ ____name__ that ye may understand. (3 Nephi 17:3.) T

39. Following a conference, sacrament meeting, or Primary, what should you do to help you understand what you have heard? T

40. Testimony I Testify that Jesus Christ and Heavenly Father love all children and that if we have faith in Jesus Christ and obey the commandments, we will know the joy of living with them again.

41. Our closing Prayer today will be given by
(enter name here)

42. THE END

43. 3 Nephi 17:3
3 Therefore, go ye unto your homes, and aponder upon the things which I have said, and ask of the Father, in my name, that ye may understand, and bprepare your minds for the cmorrow, and I come unto you again.
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44. 3 Nephi 17:4
4 But now I ago unto the Father, and also to bshow myself unto the lost tribes of Israel, for they are not clost unto the Father, for he knoweth whither he hath taken them.
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45. 3 Nephi 17:5
5 And it came to pass that when Jesus had thus spoken, he cast his eyes round about again on the multitude, and beheld they were ain tears, and did look steadfastly upon him as if they would ask him to tarry a little longer with them.
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46. 3 Nephi 17:6–8
6 And he said unto them: Behold, my bowels are filled with acompassion towards you.
7 Have ye any that are asick among you? Bring them hither. Have ye any that are lame, or blind, or halt, or maimed, or bleprous, or that are withered, or that are deaf, or that are afflicted in any manner? Bring them hither and I will cheal them, for I have compassion upon you; my bowels are filled with mercy.
8 For I perceive that ye desire that I should show unto you what I have done unto your brethren at Jerusalem, for I see that your afaith is bsufficient that I should heal you.
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47. 3 Nephi 17:8
8 For I perceive that ye desire that I should show unto you what I have done unto your brethren at Jerusalem, for I see that your afaith is bsufficient that I should heal you.
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48. Ether 12:12, 18
12 For if there be no afaith among the children of men God can do no bmiracle among them; wherefore, he showed not himself until after their faith.
18 And neither at any time hath any wrought miracles until after their faith; wherefore they first believed in the Son of God.
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49. 3 Nephi 17:10
10 And they did all, both they who had been healed and they who were whole, bow down at his feet, and did worship him; and as many as could come for the multitude did akiss his feet, insomuch that they did bathe his feet with their tears.
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50. 3 Nephi 17:11
11 And it came to pass that he commanded that their alittle children should be brought.
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51. 3 Nephi 17:13–15
13 And it came to pass that when they had all been brought, and Jesus stood in the midst, he commanded the multitude that they should akneel down upon the ground.
14 And it came to pass that when they had knelt upon the ground, Jesus groaned within himself, and said: Father, I am atroubled because of the wickedness of the people of the house of Israel.
15 And when he had said these words, he himself also aknelt upon the earth; and behold he bprayed unto the Father, and the things which he prayed cannot be written, and the multitude did bear record who heard him.
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52. 3 Nephi 17:16–17
16 And after this manner do they bear record: The aeye hath never seen, neither hath the ear heard, before, so great and marvelous things as we saw and heard Jesus speak unto the Father;
17 And no atongue can speak, neither can there be written by any man, neither can the hearts of men conceive so great and marvelous things as we both saw and heard Jesus speak; and no one can conceive of the joy which filled our souls at the time we heard him pray for us unto the Father.
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53. 3 Nephi 17:20–21
20 And they arose from the earth, and he said unto them: Blessed are ye because of your faith. And anow behold, my joy is full. 21 And when he had said these words, he awept, and the multitude bare record of it, and he took their little children, one by one, and bblessed them, and prayed unto the Father for them.
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54. 3 Nephi 17:21
21 And when he had said these words, he awept, and the multitude bare record of it, and he took their little children, one by one, and bblessed them, and prayed unto the Father for them.
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55. 3 Nephi 17:23–24
23 And he spake unto the multitude, and said unto them: Behold your little ones.
24 And as they looked to behold they cast their eyes towards heaven, and they saw the heavens open, and they saw angels descending out of heaven as it were in the midst of fire; and they came down and aencircled those little ones about, and they were encircled about with fire; and the angels did minister unto them.
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56. 3 Nephi 17:3
3 Therefore, go ye unto your homes, and aponder upon the things which I have said, and ask of the Father, in my name, that ye may understand, and bprepare your minds for the cmorrow, and I come unto you again.
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