gratitude

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

2. How do you feel when
someone makes a special
effort to thank you?

3. New Testament Stories, Chapter 37

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

5. People were
afraid to go
near them.
They did not
want to get
sick too.
Doctors could not help the
lepers.

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

7. He told them to
go and show
themselves to
the priests.
On their way to the
priests, the ten
lepers were healed.
Their sores were
gone.

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

9. Jesus told the leper who had
thanked Him that the leper’s
faith had made him well.
They had
not come
back.

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

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

13. How many lepers returned to
thank Jesus?
Let’s read Luke
17:15–16
What did Jesus say
about the lepers?
Let’s read Luke
17:17–19

14. Why do you think nine of the
lepers did not return to thank
Jesus?
How would you
feel if you helped
ten people and
only one
returned to
thank you?

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

16. What things should
we thank Heavenly
Father for?
Let’s read D&C
59:7
Why is it important to thank
Heavenly Father for specific
blessings we receive?

17. How can we express our
gratitude to Heavenly Father?
Write down things you
can thank Heavenly
Father for.
What are some of the
things you can thank
Heavenly Father for?

18. Let’s memorize D&C 59:7:
Thou shalt thank the Lord
thy God in all things.
Write this scripture on the
back of your “Remember to
Thank Heavenly Father” cards,
and put this card where you
can see it every day.
Enr. Act. 1

19. Let’s write Gratitude on
the chalkboard.
Name things you are
thankful for that start with
each letter of this word.
We depend on the Lord
for everything we have
and are.
Enr. Act. 2

20. Gratitude
Tell
Name specific things you can tell
Heavenly Father “thank you” for.
We’ll list them under Tell.
Enr. Act. 3
Parents

21. Decide ways you can show Heavenly
Father gratitude for these blessings.
We’ll list these under Show.
Enr. Act. 3
Gratitude
Tell Show
Parents Obey commandments

22. It is important to both tell and
show gratitude.
Enr. Act. 3
Gratitude
Tell Show
Parents Obey commandments

23. Enr. Act. 4
Jesus Christ created
this beautiful world
for us under Heavenly
Father’s direction.
He separated the
light from the dark
He separated the
waters from the
firmament
He separated the
water from the dry
land
He created the moon
and stars
He created the fish
and the birds
He created all of the
creatures on the
land and sea
He created man in
His own image

24. We should
be grateful
to Heavenly
Father and
Jesus for the
earth and for
everything
they created
for us.
Enr. Act. 4

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

26. We can never repay Heavenly
Father for all he does for us; he
deserves all the gratitude we
could ever give him.
Enr. Act. 6
Let’s read
Mosiah 2:19–24
and discuss
what King
Benjamin said.

27. I am thankful to
Heavenly Father
and Jesus Christ
for all we have
been blessed with.
I am also grateful for the
privilege of being your teacher
and helping you learn more of
the gospel of Jesus Christ.

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