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Lesson 19Lesson 19

A father & his married A father & his married daughter lived on opposite daughter lived on opposite

sides of a very large mountain. sides of a very large mountain.

How could this father & How could this father & daughter communicate without daughter communicate without going to the other side of the going to the other side of the

mountain?mountain?

What about a telephone?What about a telephone?

What about a radio?What about a radio?

What about a carrier What about a carrier pigeon?pigeon?

Carrier pigeon

What about mail (regular or What about mail (regular or email)?email)?

Why is it important for the Why is it important for the father & daughter to father & daughter to

communicate with each other?communicate with each other?

To show love, receive and To show love, receive and give help, & share ideasgive help, & share ideas

What would happened if they What would happened if they did not communicate with each did not communicate with each other?other?

They would not feel close to each otherThey would not feel close to each other & they could not help each other.& they could not help each other.

Why is it important to Why is it important to communicate with our communicate with our

Heavenly Father?Heavenly Father?•Thank Him Thank Him for ourfor our blessingsblessings• Show faithShow faith in Himin Him• Ask and Ask and receive receive helphelp & blessings& blessings• Increase Increase ourour love for love for HimHim

Nephi Prayed to Receive Nephi Prayed to Receive HelpHelp

The Lord told Lehi to take his family onto the ship they had built. They loaded it with fruit, meat, honey & seeds for the promised land.

Strong winds blew the ship toward the promised land.

With the help of the Liahona, Lehi steered the ship toward

thepromised land.

The Liahona The Liahona was a type of was a type of compass. It compass. It

showed them showed them which direction which direction

to travel - to travel - through the through the wilderness & wilderness &

where to steer where to steer the ship.the ship.

It only worked when Lehi & his It only worked when Lehi & his family were righteous.family were righteous.

While at sea, some of Nephi’s brothers began to act wickedly. When Nephi told them to stop,

they got angryand tied him up with ropes.

Because of their wickedness, the Liahona stopped working. They did not know which way to steer the

ship. A terrible storm blew the ship backwards for many days.

The storm got worse, & the ship was

about to sink.

Laman & Lemuel knew that God had sent the

storm.They were afraid

they would drown.

Laman & Lemuel repented & untied Nephi.

Even though his wrists & ankles had become swollen and sore from the ropes, Nephi had not complained.

The wind stopped blowing & the sea became calm.

Nephi steered the ship to the promised land.

Nephi prayed to Heavenly Father. Nephi then picked up the Liahona, & it worked again.

Why wouldn’t the Liahona work while Nephi Why wouldn’t the Liahona work while Nephi was tied up?was tied up?

Why didn’t he complain?Why didn’t he complain? What can we learn from Nephi’s example?What can we learn from Nephi’s example? What did Nephi do to save the ship from What did Nephi do to save the ship from

sinking in the storm?sinking in the storm? What did Heavenly Father do to help What did Heavenly Father do to help

Nephi?Nephi?

Our Our Loving Loving

Heavenly Heavenly Father Father

Helps Us Helps Us When We When We

PrayPray

What is Jesus doing in What is Jesus doing in this picture?this picture?

Why did Jesus pray?Why did Jesus pray?

When Jesus was on When Jesus was on Earth, he prayed often Earth, he prayed often to Heavenly Father. to Heavenly Father.

We can also pray to We can also pray to Heavenly Father when Heavenly Father when we need help, too.we need help, too.

There are lots of examples in There are lots of examples in the scriptures that show us the the scriptures that show us the

importance of prayer. importance of prayer.

Mary’s StoryMary’s Story

How important How important is daily prayer?is daily prayer?

What are some of the What are some of the times you might times you might pray? pray?

Why is Why is it so it so importanimportant to pray t to pray each each day?day?

You hear your mother up in the You hear your mother up in the night with your sick brother.night with your sick brother.

You become separated from You become separated from your family in a crowd.your family in a crowd.

You are unhappy about your You are unhappy about your grades in school.grades in school.

Someone in your ward Someone in your ward

or branch is seriously ill.or branch is seriously ill.

Let’s list on Let’s list on the board the board what you what you might ask might ask for and be for and be

thankful for thankful for in your in your

prayers.prayers.

You should always You should always express gratitude express gratitude

for blessings, for blessings, asking for the asking for the

Lord’s help Lord’s help throughout the throughout the day, and pray day, and pray

with your families with your families whenever whenever possible.possible.

Each of us will take Each of us will take a turn saying one a turn saying one thing that we could thing that we could either pray for or either pray for or show gratitude for show gratitude for and place a and place a toothpick across the toothpick across the top of this bottle. top of this bottle.

We will continue We will continue until the toothpicks until the toothpicks fall.fall.

I bear my I bear my testimony testimony

thatthatHeavenly Heavenly

Father Father loves us & loves us & wants to wants to help us if help us if we will we will pray pray

for His for His help.help.

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