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Jesus Christ Loves Jesus Christ Loves Each of UsEach of Us

““Lesson 30: Jesus Christ Loves Each of Us,” Lesson 30: Jesus Christ Loves Each of Us,” Primary 3: Choose the Right B, Primary 3: Choose the Right B, (1994),144(1994),144

To help the children know that To help the children know that Jesus Christ loves and blesses Jesus Christ loves and blesses

children everywhere. children everywhere.

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OUR OPENING PRAYER WILL OUR OPENING PRAYER WILL BE GIVEN BYBE GIVEN BY

This is a map of the world.This is a map of the world.

This is where we live on this map.This is where we live on this map.

Today we are going t learn about Today we are going t learn about some other countries in the world. some other countries in the world. (If one of the following examples is (If one of the following examples is from the country in which you are from the country in which you are now living, select another country.) now living, select another country.)

Holland

Most of this country’s Most of this country’s land was once covered land was once covered by water. by water.

The people pumped The people pumped out the water and built out the water and built dikes to keep the water dikes to keep the water out. out.

Holland

Windmills were once Windmills were once used to run the pumps. used to run the pumps.

The people are famous The people are famous for raising tulips and for raising tulips and other beautiful other beautiful flowers. shoes called flowers. shoes called klompenklompen

Holland

These shoes are noisy These shoes are noisy on hard floors or other on hard floors or other surfaces, but they surfaces, but they protect the people’s protect the people’s feet feet fromfrom damp earth damp earth better than leather better than leather shoes do. shoes do.

Holland

Fiji

Children in Fiji live Children in Fiji live in a land in a land surrounded by surrounded by ocean. ocean.

The people grow The people grow bananas, coconuts, bananas, coconuts, and sugarcane. and sugarcane.

Fiji

Fiji

The warm tropical climate is very The warm tropical climate is very comfortable. comfortable.

Some people call this the land of beautiful Some people call this the land of beautiful sunrises, but the Fijians call their home the sunrises, but the Fijians call their home the happy isles, because the people seem to like happy isles, because the people seem to like their island home. their island home.

Mexico

Mexico

The people in The people in Mexico speak Mexico speak Spanish. Spanish.

Long ago they Long ago they learned how to grow learned how to grow corn, and it became corn, and it became their most their most important food. important food.

Mexico

On the nine nights before Christmas, friends On the nine nights before Christmas, friends and neighbors gather and act out the journey and neighbors gather and act out the journey of Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem. of Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem.

Mexico

Afterward, the Afterward, the children play the children play the piñata game. piñata game.

Mexico

A piñata is a A piñata is a container made of container made of clay or papier-clay or papier-mâché shaped like mâché shaped like an animal and filled an animal and filled with candy, fruit, with candy, fruit, and toys. and toys.

Mexico

It is hung above the It is hung above the heads of the heads of the children, who are children, who are blindfolded and take blindfolded and take turns trying to turns trying to break the piñata break the piñata with a stick. with a stick.

Mexico

After the piñata After the piñata breaks, they breaks, they scramble for the scramble for the candy and other candy and other contents. contents.

The children who live The children who live in these different in these different countries are the same countries are the same in some ways and in some ways and different in others. different in others.

But whether they look But whether they look and act the same really and act the same really doesn’t matter: doesn’t matter: Heavenly Father and Heavenly Father and Jesus love them just as Jesus love them just as they love you. they love you.

Heavenly Father and Heavenly Father and Jesus love and watch Jesus love and watch over all children over all children everywhere. everywhere.

Children All Over the Children All Over the WorldWorld All over the world at the end of day,All over the world at the end of day,

Heav’nly Father’s children kneel down and pray,Heav’nly Father’s children kneel down and pray,Each saying thank you in his own special way,Each saying thank you in his own special way,Saying thank you, thank you in his own special way.Saying thank you, thank you in his own special way.“Gracias.” “Gracias.” (grah-see-ahs)(grah-see-ahs) “Malo.” “Malo.” (mah-loh)(mah-loh) “Wir danken “Wir danken dir.” dir.” (veer don-ken deer)(veer don-ken deer) All over the world tender voices hear.All over the world tender voices hear.Some say “tak,” Some say “tak,” (tahk)(tahk) others “merci,” others “merci,” (mare-see)(mare-see) “Kansha shimasu,” “Kansha shimasu,” (kahn-shah shee-mah-sue)(kahn-shah shee-mah-sue) we thank we thank thee.thee.Our Heavenly Father hears them;Our Heavenly Father hears them;He understands each tongue.He understands each tongue.Our Heav’nly Father knows them;Our Heav’nly Father knows them;He loves them, loves them, ev’ry one. He loves them, loves them, ev’ry one.

Words:Words: Peggy Hill Ryskamp, b. 1949. © 1975 IRI Peggy Hill Ryskamp, b. 1949. © 1975 IRI Music:Music: Beth Groberg Stratton, b. 1944. © 1975 IRI Beth Groberg Stratton, b. 1944. © 1975 IRI

This is where Jerusalem is on the world map. This is where Jerusalem is on the world map. This is where Jesus lived when he was on the This is where Jesus lived when he was on the

earth. earth.

Listen to the story of Jesus, his Apostles, Listen to the story of Jesus, his Apostles, and the little children that is found in and the little children that is found in Mark 10:13–16. Mark 10:13–16.

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Jesus was going Jesus was going to Jerusalem. to Jerusalem.

Along the way Along the way some people some people wanted Jesus to wanted Jesus to bless their bless their children. children.

The disciples told the people not The disciples told the people not to bother Jesus.to bother Jesus.

But Jesus Christ loves children. But Jesus Christ loves children. He told the disciples to let the He told the disciples to let the

children come to Him. children come to Him.

Jesus also told the disciples that Jesus also told the disciples that they should be like little children. they should be like little children.

Then they could live with God in Then they could live with God in heaven.heaven.

This is where the Americas are on the This is where the Americas are on the map.map.

This is where the Nephite Children were.This is where the Nephite Children were.

Listen to the story of Jesus, his Apostles, Listen to the story of Jesus, his Apostles, and the little children that is found in and the little children that is found in 3 Nephi 173 Nephi 17. .

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

The Nephites began to cry..The Nephites began to cry..

They did not want Jesus to leave yet.They did not want Jesus to leave yet.

Jesus loved the Nephites.Jesus loved the Nephites.

He told them to bring the people He told them to bring the people who were sick or hurt to him so he who were sick or hurt to him so he

could heal them.could heal them.

Jesus Jesus healed healed these these

people..people..

Everyone bowed down and Everyone bowed down and worshiped him.worshiped him.

The children sat on the ground near The children sat on the ground near Jesus.Jesus.

Jesus Christ Jesus Christ told the told the

Nephites to Nephites to bring their bring their

little little children to children to

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Then he knelt Then he knelt and prayed and prayed to Heavenly to Heavenly Father.Father.

The Savior told the people to kneel The Savior told the people to kneel down. down.

It filled the Nephites with joy.It filled the Nephites with joy.

The Savior’s The Savior’s prayer was prayer was

so marvelous so marvelous that it could that it could

not be not be written. written.

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

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

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

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

The The children children and the and the angels angels were were surroundesurrounded by fire.d by fire.

As the people watched, angels came As the people watched, angels came down from heaven and encircled the down from heaven and encircled the

childrenchildren

Just as Jesus Christ Just as Jesus Christ loved and blessed loved and blessed

the children in the children in Jerusalem and the Jerusalem and the Americas, he loves Americas, he loves

and blesses the and blesses the children that live children that live today all over the today all over the

world. world.

I want you to listen I want you to listen to stories about to stories about

children from children from different countries different countries

and about how they and about how they were blessed by were blessed by Heavenly Father Heavenly Father

and Jesus. and Jesus.

• “Eleven-year-old John Roothoof lived in Rotterdam, Holland.

• He had once been happy going to school and church, playing with his friends, and doing all the things a boy enjoys.

• Then, without warning, a painful eye disease caused him to lose his sight.

• No longer could he go to school or read.

• He could not even see well enough to play with his friends.

• Each day was filled with darkness and suffering.

• “Word reached the Latter-day Saints in Holland that President Joseph F. Smith was coming to visit them.

• John thought about this for a long time, and then he said to his mother, ‘… If you’ll take me with you to the meeting so he can look into my eyes, I believe I’ll be healed.’

• “At the close of the meeting the next Sunday, President Smith went to the back of the small chapel to greet the people and shake hands with each one.

• Sister Roothoof helped John, his eyes bandaged, go with the others to speak to their beloved leader.

• “President Smith took the blind boy by the hand and then with great tenderness lifted the bandages and looked into John’s pain-filled eyes.

• The prophet blessed John and promised him he would see again.

• “Arriving home, John’s mother took the bandages from his eyes so she could bathe them as the doctors had told her to do.

• As she did so, John cried out with joy, ‘Oh, Mama, my eyes are well.

• I can see fine now—and far too.

• And I can’t feel any pain!’ ” (“President Smith Took Him by the Hand,” Friend, Aug. 1973, p. 36).

• What happened to John? • The prophet blessed him to see

again, and Heavenly Father healed him.

• How did Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ show their love for John?

• Here are our Mexican Children. Let’s call them Miguel and Tomás and that their mother earned a living by washing clothes for other people:

• ““One day when [their mother] came One day when [their mother] came home from delivering the washing, she home from delivering the washing, she was discouraged. was discouraged.

• She had worked hard, but no one had She had worked hard, but no one had been able to pay her that day, and she been able to pay her that day, and she did not have any money to buy bread. did not have any money to buy bread.

• She knew how hungry her children were She knew how hungry her children were because they had not eaten since their because they had not eaten since their small supper of bread the night before. small supper of bread the night before.

• Miguel, the oldest, had shared his piece Miguel, the oldest, had shared his piece of bread with María, who was still hungry of bread with María, who was still hungry but who was too little to understand why but who was too little to understand why there was not more. there was not more.

• Tomás noticed that Mamá had not eaten Tomás noticed that Mamá had not eaten and offered her part of his bread. and offered her part of his bread.

• ““Miguel and Tomás wanted to help. Miguel and Tomás wanted to help. Miguel remembered the stories Mamá Miguel remembered the stories Mamá had told about Jesus [Christ] when he had told about Jesus [Christ] when he taught the people to pray for help.taught the people to pray for help.

• Miguel and Tomás needed help, so they Miguel and Tomás needed help, so they knelt together and prayed. knelt together and prayed.

• After praying, Miguel and Tomás went to After praying, Miguel and Tomás went to the bakery and asked Señor Alonzo if the bakery and asked Señor Alonzo if they could do some errands for him. they could do some errands for him.

• Señor Alonzo, not knowing how hungry Señor Alonzo, not knowing how hungry the boys were, said he did not have any the boys were, said he did not have any work for them to do. work for them to do.

• They kept looking for jobs. By dark they They kept looking for jobs. By dark they had earned some money but not enough.had earned some money but not enough.

• ““Two disappointed and hungry boys Two disappointed and hungry boys started home. started home.

• As they were walking along the street, a As they were walking along the street, a man rode by on his bicycle. man rode by on his bicycle.

• He hit a bump, and something flew out of He hit a bump, and something flew out of his basket. his basket.

• Miguel ran after him and called for him Miguel ran after him and called for him to stop, but the man went right on. to stop, but the man went right on.

• Tomás picked up the package to see Tomás picked up the package to see what had fallen. what had fallen.

• It was a fresh loaf of bread. It was a fresh loaf of bread. • They hurried back to Señor Alonzo’s They hurried back to Señor Alonzo’s

bakery and explained what had bakery and explained what had happened. happened.

• Señor Alonzo remembered who the man Señor Alonzo remembered who the man was and said he would give him another was and said he would give him another loaf the next time the man came to his loaf the next time the man came to his store. store.

• He then told the boys that he would sell He then told the boys that he would sell the slightly damaged loaf of bread for the slightly damaged loaf of bread for half price. half price.

• Miguel and Tomás quickly counted their Miguel and Tomás quickly counted their money; they had just enough. money; they had just enough.

• The boys bought the bread and hurried The boys bought the bread and hurried home. home.

• ““Mamá was surprised to see the bread.Mamá was surprised to see the bread.

• The boys explained how their prayers The boys explained how their prayers had been answered. had been answered.

• That night a hungry family knelt down That night a hungry family knelt down and gave thanks to [Heavenly Father] for and gave thanks to [Heavenly Father] for food to eat” food to eat” ((Walk in His Ways: Basic Manual for Children, Part BWalk in His Ways: Basic Manual for Children, Part B [1979], p. 25). [1979], p. 25).

• Heavenly Father Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ and Jesus Christ bless children bless children wherever they live wherever they live in the world. in the world.

• The true Church The true Church of Jesus Christ is of Jesus Christ is the same all over the same all over the world.the world.

• All children in the Church have All children in the Church have an opportunity to attend an opportunity to attend Primary, where they sing the Primary, where they sing the same songs and hear the same same songs and hear the same lessons all around the world. lessons all around the world.

• Throughout the world, children Throughout the world, children of the same age as those in of the same age as those in your class wear CTR rings to your class wear CTR rings to help them remember to choose help them remember to choose the right. the right.

• Children in the Church may be Children in the Church may be baptized when they are eight baptized when they are eight years old no matter where they years old no matter where they live. live.

• They may be baptized in a They may be baptized in a baptismal font in a Church baptismal font in a Church meetinghouse, in an icy lake, meetinghouse, in an icy lake, in the ocean, or in a small in the ocean, or in a small stream or pond. stream or pond.

• But their baptism is always by But their baptism is always by immersion and is always immersion and is always performed by someone who performed by someone who holds the priesthood. holds the priesthood.

• They may be baptized in a They may be baptized in a baptismal font in a Church baptismal font in a Church meetinghouse, in an icy lake, meetinghouse, in an icy lake, in the ocean, or in a small in the ocean, or in a small stream or pond. stream or pond.

• But their baptism is always by But their baptism is always by immersion and is always immersion and is always performed by someone who performed by someone who holds the priesthood. holds the priesthood.

• Let’s read 2 Nephi 26:33,

• 33 For none of these iniquities come of 33 For none of these iniquities come of the Lord; for he doeth that which is the Lord; for he doeth that which is good among the children of men; and he good among the children of men; and he doeth nothing save it be plain unto the doeth nothing save it be plain unto the children of men; and he inviteth them all children of men; and he inviteth them all to come unto him and partake of his to come unto him and partake of his goodness; and he denieth none that goodness; and he denieth none that come unto him, black and white, bond come unto him, black and white, bond and free, male and female; and he and free, male and female; and he remembereth the remembereth the ffheathen; and all are heathen; and all are alike unto God, both Jew and Gentile.alike unto God, both Jew and Gentile.

I want to bear you my testimony that I want to bear you my testimony that Heavenly Father loves all children, no Heavenly Father loves all children, no matter who they are, or where they live, matter who they are, or where they live, or what kind of house they live in, or or what kind of house they live in, or what color their hair, eyes, or skin are.what color their hair, eyes, or skin are.

Heavenly Father wants us all to be Heavenly Father wants us all to be happy and come back to live with him happy and come back to live with him again. again.

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