1. Keep the commandments; keep the 1. Keep the commandments; keep the commandments!commandments!In this there is safety; in this there is In this there is safety; in this there is peace.peace.He will send blessings; He will send He will send blessings; He will send blessings.blessings.Words of a prophet: Keep the Words of a prophet: Keep the commandments.commandments.In this there is safety and peace.In this there is safety and peace.

2. We are His children; we are His children,2. We are His children; we are His children,and we must be tested to show we are and we must be tested to show we are true.true.Hold to His promises; Hold to His Hold to His promises; Hold to His promises,promises,Heeding the prophets: Keep the Heeding the prophets: Keep the commandments.commandments.In this there is safety and peace.In this there is safety and peace.

Words and music: Barbara A. McConochie, b. 1940. © 1975 IRI. Obbligato by Barbara A. McConochie © 1989 IRI. Arr. by Darwin Wolford © 1986, 1989 Deseret Book Company. Used by permission. This song may be copied for incidental, noncommercial church or home use.

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““Lesson 7: Jesus Christ Was Tempted by Lesson 7: Jesus Christ Was Tempted by Satan,” Satan,” Primary 7: New Testament, Primary 7: New Testament, 2121

What did you What did you write down? write down?

Write down three Write down three things you think things you think children your age children your age might be tempted to might be tempted to do that are wrong. do that are wrong.

This lesson will help us This lesson will help us learn how to resist learn how to resist such temptations.such temptations.

Jesus went Jesus went into the into the wilderness to wilderness to be with God. be with God.

The Savior The Savior talked with talked with Heavenly Heavenly Father.Father.

He did not eat anything He did not eat anything for 40 days because He for 40 days because He was fasting.was fasting.

The devil came and The devil came and tempted Jesus to prove that tempted Jesus to prove that He was the Son of God. He was the Son of God.

First, he told Jesus to First, he told Jesus to change some rocks into change some rocks into bread. bread.

Jesus was hungry, but Jesus was hungry, but He knew that He should He knew that He should use His power only to use His power only to help other people. help other people.

He did not do what the He did not do what the devil said.devil said.

Next the Holy Ghost took Jesus Next the Holy Ghost took Jesus to a high place on the temple. to a high place on the temple.

The devil tempted Jesus a The devil tempted Jesus a second time, telling Him to second time, telling Him to jump off the temple wall. jump off the temple wall.

The devil said that if Jesus was The devil said that if Jesus was the Son of God, the angels the Son of God, the angels would not let Him be hurt. would not let Him be hurt.

He knew that it would be He knew that it would be wrong to use His sacred wrong to use His sacred powers in this way.powers in this way.

Jesus Jesus did not did not jump. jump.

Then the Then the Holy Holy Ghost Ghost took Jesus took Jesus to the top to the top of a of a mountain.mountain.

He showed Jesus all He showed Jesus all the kingdoms and the kingdoms and treasures of the world. treasures of the world.

The devil told Jesus The devil told Jesus that He could have all that He could have all these things if He these things if He would obey him. would obey him.

Jesus said He would only Jesus said He would only obey Heavenly Father. obey Heavenly Father.

He told the devil to go away. He told the devil to go away. The devil left. The devil left.

Angels came and Angels came and blessed Jesus.blessed Jesus.

Jesus was ready to Jesus was ready to begin His work.begin His work.

Why did Why did Jesus go Jesus go into the into the wildernesswilderness? ? Let’s read Let’s read

Matthew Matthew 4:1, 4:1,

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The Joseph Smith Translation The Joseph Smith Translation (JST) clarifies the account (JST) clarifies the account found in the King James found in the King James Version of the Bible. Version of the Bible.

The JST makes it clear that Jesus The JST makes it clear that Jesus was “led by the Spirit into the was “led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be with God” and wilderness to be with God” and not to be tempted by the devil. not to be tempted by the devil.

Jesus did not willingly go into a Jesus did not willingly go into a situation where he would be situation where he would be tempted, and he doesn’t want tempted, and he doesn’t want us to do so either. us to do so either.

In the Joseph Smith In the Joseph Smith Translation of Matthew Translation of Matthew 4:2 it says that while 4:2 it says that while Jesus was in the Jesus was in the wilderness, he wilderness, he “communed with God.” “communed with God.”

What do you What do you think it means to think it means to commune with commune with God? God?

How can you How can you commune with commune with God?God?

How do you How do you think the think the forty days of forty days of fasting and fasting and communing communing with God with God helped helped prepare prepare Jesus to Jesus to withstand withstand temptation?temptation?

How did Satan first How did Satan first tempt Jesus? tempt Jesus?

Let’s read Matthew 4:3Let’s read Matthew 4:3Why do you Why do you think this think this temptation temptation might have might have been hard for been hard for him to him to withstand? withstand?

Let’s read Matthew 4:2Let’s read Matthew 4:2

How did How did Jesus Jesus answer answer Satan?Satan?

What did What did Jesus Jesus mean? mean?

Let’s Let’s read read

Matthew Matthew 4:44:4

What were the other What were the other ways Satan tempted ways Satan tempted Jesus? Jesus?

Let’s read Matthew Let’s read Matthew 4:5–6, 8–94:5–6, 8–9

How did Jesus How did Jesus respond to respond to these these temptations? temptations?

Let’s read Let’s read Matthew 4:7, 10Matthew 4:7, 10

Do you think these Do you think these were the only times were the only times Christ was tempted?Christ was tempted?

Let’s read Let’s read Luke 4:13Luke 4:13

““For a For a season” season”

would would indicate indicate

these these weren’t the weren’t the only times.only times.

The JST states that Jesus The JST states that Jesus was taken by the Spirit to was taken by the Spirit to the pinnacle and the high the pinnacle and the high mountain and not by the mountain and not by the devil as it reads in the devil as it reads in the Bible.Bible.

How did studying the How did studying the scriptures help Jesus scriptures help Jesus

resist the temptations? resist the temptations?

Let’s read Let’s read Matthew Matthew 4:4, 6–7, 4:4, 6–7, 1010

What is What is Satan Satan trying to do trying to do to each of to each of us? us?

Let’s read-Let’s read-2 Nephi 2:182 Nephi 2:182 Nephi 2 Nephi 28:20–2228:20–22

D&C 10:27D&C 10:27

How can Heavenly How can Heavenly Father help you resist Father help you resist temptations? temptations? What can What can

you do you do right now right now that will that will help you help you avoid avoid future future temptatiotemptations?ns?

What great promise has the What great promise has the Lord given us regarding our Lord given us regarding our temptations?temptations?

Let’s read 1 Corinthians 10:13 Let’s read 1 Corinthians 10:13 together:together:

There hath no temptation There hath no temptation taken you but such as is taken you but such as is common to man: but God is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will that ye are able; but will with the temptation also with the temptation also make a way to escape, that make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.ye may be able to bear it.

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1. 1. DecideDecide to resist to resist temptation before temptation before you are faced with you are faced with it.it.

““Right decisions Right decisions are easiest to make are easiest to make when we make when we make them well in them well in advance. … advance. …

President Spencer President Spencer W. Kimball said:W. Kimball said:

““When I was young, I When I was young, I made up my mind … that I made up my mind … that I would never taste tea, would never taste tea, coffee, tobacco, or liquor. coffee, tobacco, or liquor. … …

““The time to decide on… honesty The time to decide on… honesty is before the store clerk gives you is before the store clerk gives you too much change. too much change. ““The time to decide against using The time to decide against using [illegal] drugs is before a friend [illegal] drugs is before a friend you like teases you for being you like teases you for being afraid or [righteous]. afraid or [righteous]. ““The time to decide that we will The time to decide that we will settle for nothing less than an settle for nothing less than an opportunity to live eternally with opportunity to live eternally with our [Heavenly] Father is now” our [Heavenly] Father is now” (“Decisions: Why It’s Important to Make Some Now,” (“Decisions: Why It’s Important to Make Some Now,” New Era,New Era, Apr. 1971, p. 3). Apr. 1971, p. 3).

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2. 2. PrayPray that you can that you can avoid temptation and avoid temptation and that if you are tempted, that if you are tempted, you will have the power you will have the power and faith to resist. and faith to resist.

Let’s read Mark 14:38Let’s read Mark 14:38

Daily prayer, striving Daily prayer, striving to avoid any kind of to avoid any kind of temptation, and temptation, and pursuing worthwhile pursuing worthwhile service and activities service and activities will help us.will help us.

Listen to the Listen to the Holy GhostHoly Ghost

Listen to the Listen to the Holy GhostHoly Ghost

3. 3. Listen to the Holy Listen to the Holy Ghost.Ghost.

After we are baptized, After we are baptized, we are given the gift of we are given the gift of the Holy Ghost, which the Holy Ghost, which can help us overcome can help us overcome temptation. temptation.

Let’s read D&C 11:12Let’s read D&C 11:12

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What are some What are some experiences you have experiences you have had when you have had when you have been tempted?been tempted?

What did you do to What did you do to avoid or resist the avoid or resist the temptation?temptation?

Listen to Listen to the Holy the Holy

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Listen to Listen to the Holy the Holy

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Do you remember the Do you remember the temptations that were temptations that were written on the board at written on the board at the beginning of the the beginning of the lesson? lesson?

How could a young How could a young person avoid and resist person avoid and resist each one?each one?

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Listen to Listen to the Holy the Holy

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Listen to Listen to the Holy the Holy

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Without saying it out Without saying it out loud, choose one loud, choose one temptation you want to temptation you want to be prepared to resist be prepared to resist and plan how you can and plan how you can avoid or resist this avoid or resist this temptation.temptation.

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Listen to Listen to the Holy the Holy

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Listen to Listen to the Holy the Holy

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This container has This container has questions in it that questions in it that describe temptations describe temptations you might face. you might face.

Take one of the Take one of the questions out, read it, questions out, read it, and answer the and answer the question. question.

Then, choose someone Then, choose someone else to select another else to select another “What if” question from “What if” question from the container. the container.

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Deciding what to Deciding what to do in advance is an do in advance is an important help in important help in resisting resisting temptation.temptation.

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Act out what you Act out what you would do to resist would do to resist temptations.temptations.

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President Joseph President Joseph Fielding Smith Fielding Smith said: said:

““Habits are Habits are easily formed. It easily formed. It is just as easy to is just as easy to form good habits form good habits as it is to form as it is to form evil ones” evil ones” ((New Era,New Era, July 1972, p. July 1972, p.

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Let’s memorize this Let’s memorize this quotation!quotation!

What are What are some some

decisions you decisions you have made have made

that will help that will help you avoid you avoid

temptation in temptation in the future?the future?

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Let’s memorize Let’s memorize Matthew 4:4Matthew 4:4

But he answered But he answered and said, It is and said, It is

written, Man shall written, Man shall not live by bread not live by bread

alone, but by every alone, but by every word that word that

proceedeth out of proceedeth out of the mouth of God.the mouth of God.

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I bear testimony that we I bear testimony that we have the power to resist have the power to resist the temptations that the temptations that come to us. come to us.

I love Jesus and his I love Jesus and his example of resisting example of resisting Satan’s temptations.Satan’s temptations.

The time to decide that The time to decide that we will settle for we will settle for nothing less than an nothing less than an opportunity to live opportunity to live eternally with our eternally with our Heavenly Father is now. Heavenly Father is now.

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