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Lesson 29: Having Faith in the Lord Jesus
Christ
“Lesson 29: Having Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ” Primary 3, (1994) 138-143
A little 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 drop the lunch
bucket into the hole, and he would catch it. He did so, and in a moment
called up to her that he had too much lunch for just one
person, and invited her to join him.
“Jump,” he said, “and I will catch
you. You cannot see me, but I can see
you, and I will not let you fall.”
She jumped into the dark well and landed safely in her father’s strong arms. Together
they had a fun time sharing the lunch.
This trust is like faith. Faith is believing in
something you cannot see, but you have great
hope that it is true.
We see evidence of his existence everywhere as we
look at the world that he created, as we see the
stars in the heavens, and especially as we read the
scriptures.
Today they will learn of someone from the Book
of Mormon who had such great faith that he
actually saw Jesus Christ.
17 And they were built after a manner that they
were exceedingly tight, even that they would hold
water like unto a dish; and the bottom thereof was
tight like unto a dish; and the sides thereof were
tight like unto a dish; and the ends thereof were
peaked; and the top thereof was tight like unto a
dish; and the length thereof was the length of a
tree; and the door thereof, when it was shut, was
tight like unto a dish.
Place your cupped hands together like a ship, and
turn them one way, then another, to show how the
barges might roll over onto either side like one dish
placed tightly on top of another.
23 And the Lord said
unto the brother of
Jared: What will ye
that I should do that
ye may have light in
your vessels? For
behold, ye cannot
have windows, for
for they will be dashed
in pieces; neither shall
ye take fire with you,
for ye shall not go by
the light of fire.
6 And it came to pass that when the brother of Jared had said these
words, behold, the Lord stretched forth his hand and touched the stones one by one with his
finger. And the veil was taken from off the eyes of the brother of Jared, and he saw the finger of the Lord; and it was
as the finger of a man, like unto flesh and blood; and the brother
as the finger of a man, like unto flesh and blood; and the brother of Jared fell down before the Lord, for he was struck with fear.
• People today can have faith like the brother of Jared.
• Faith is believing and trusting in Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ.
• We show our faith
by being obedient and prayerful.
• We have been promised that we can have our prayers answered if we ask in faith for what is right (see Mosiah 4:21).
4 We believe that the first principles and ordinances of the Gospel are: first, Faith
Let’s say the Fourth Article of Faith
in the Lord Jesus Christ; second, Repentance; third, Baptism by immersion for the remission of sins; fourth, Laying on of hands for the gift of the Holy Ghost.
6 And, as it is written—Whatsoever ye shall ask in faith, being united in prayer according to my command, ye shall receive.
Let’s Read Doctrine and Covenants 29:6
What did Jesus Christ
do to the stones?
We need faith when we pray to our Heavenly Father. Heavenly Father has promised to answer our prayers if we ask him in faith.
What did Jesus Christ
do to the stones?
It is not enough for us to just say our prayers. We need to believe that he will answer our prayers in the way that is best for us.
Listen to the following imaginary situations.
Tell me how the main character in each situation showed faith.
1. Bart had lost his CTR ring on the school playground. His best friend, Jim, told him that there was no chance that he would find it in all the gravel and sand. Bart knew he needed extra help. He wanted to find his ring. That night he prayed and asked Heavenly Father for help. When he finished his prayer, he had a good feeling inside and felt he would get help from Heavenly Father, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost to find his ring. The next day he found the ring.
2. Sally was asked to give a talk in Primary the next Sunday. She had never done this before, and she was very nervous. During the week Sally worked hard preparing her talk. When Sunday came, she still felt nervous and wasn’t sure about giving her talk. Just before she left home, she knelt by her bed and asked Heavenly Father to help her be calm. She knew she had worked hard on the talk, and she felt Heavenly Father would help her.
You can have your prayers answered if you ask in faith.
Sometimes our prayers are not answered in the way we would like them to be.
If we have faith in Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ, we know that we will be given the answers that are best for us.
I want to bear my testimony to you that Heavenly Father will hear and answer our prayers when we ask in faith.
I want to encourage you to strengthen your faith.
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Jared and his brother
were righteous men who
lived in a city called
Babel. They lived
hundreds of years before
the Nephites.
Most of the people in
Babel were wicked. They
built a tower to try to get
to heaven. The Lord
became angry and
changed their language.
The brother of Jared
prayed, and the Lord
answered his prayer.
Jared, his brother, and
their families and friends
could still understand
one another.
Jared asked his brother
to pray and ask the Lord
not to change the
language of their families
and friends.
The Lord told the
brother of Jared to
gather his family and
friends and leave the
land. They took their
animals and all kinds of
seeds with them.
The Lord said he would
lead the Jaredites to a
promised land.
The Jaredites traveled to
the wilderness. The Lord
spoke to them from a
cloud and told them
which way to go.
The Lord 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.
While the Jaredites
camped by the sea, the
brother of Jared forgot
to pray. The Lord came
in a cloud to tell him to
repent.
The brother of Jared
repented and prayed.
The Lord forgave the
brother of Jared but said
he should not sin
anymore.
The Lord told the
brother of Jared how to
build the barges.
The Lord told the
brother of Jared to build
barges to take his people
to the promised land.
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 barges were made
airtight so no water
could get inside.
The brother of Jared
told the Lord that the
barges were dark inside.
The Lord asked him to
think of a way to have
light inside the barges.
The Lord told him to
make a hole in the top
and bottom of each
barge. The hole could be
opened to let air in and
closed to keep water out.
The brother of Jared
went to a mountain and
formed 16 small stones
from a rock. The stones
looked like clear glass.
He made two stones for
each of the eight barges.
The light for the barges
could not come from fire
or from windows
because they would
break.
The brother of Jared
asked the Lord to touch
the stones so they would
give light inside the
barges.
The brother of Jared
carried the stones to the
top of a mountain. There
he prayed to the Lord.
Because the brother of
Jared had great faith, he
saw the finger of the
Lord. It looked like a
human finger.
The Lord touched each
stone with his finger.
Jesus said those people
who believe in him will
have eternal life.
Then the Lord showed
himself to the brother of
Jared.
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.
Jesus taught and showed
the brother of Jared
many things. Jesus told
him to write what he had
seen and heard.
The Lord protected them
in the rough sea. They
thanked the Lord and
sang praises to him.
The Jaredites went into
the barges with their
animals and food. The
Lord made a strong
wind blow the barges
toward the promised
land.
When the Jaredites came
out of the barges, they
knelt down and cried
tears of joy.
After 344 days on the
water, the barges landed
on the shore of the
promised land.