The Lost Sheep, The Lost Sheep, the Lost Coin, the Lost Coin,

and the and the Prodigal SonProdigal Son

“Lesson 19: The Lost Sheep, the Lost Coin, and the Prodigal Son,”

Primary 7: New Testament, 63

• One day Jesus was One day Jesus was eating and talking eating and talking with people who with people who many thought many thought were sinners. were sinners. • Some Pharisees Some Pharisees

saw Him.saw Him.• The Pharisees The Pharisees

believed that good believed that good men should not men should not talk to sinners. talk to sinners.

• They thought that Jesus was They thought that Jesus was not a good man because he not a good man because he was talking to sinners.was talking to sinners.

• The Savior wanted to help The Savior wanted to help the Pharisees understand the Pharisees understand why He was with the sinners. why He was with the sinners.

• He told them He told them three parables. three parables. The first one was The first one was about a lost about a lost sheep.sheep.

• A good shepherd A good shepherd had 100 sheep. One had 100 sheep. One of them was lost.of them was lost.

• The shepherd The shepherd left the 99 left the 99 sheep to look sheep to look for the lost for the lost one. one.

• When he found When he found it, he was very it, he was very happy.happy.

• The shepherd carried the The shepherd carried the sheep home. sheep home.

• He called to He called to all his friends all his friends and and neighbors to neighbors to come and be come and be happy with happy with him. him.

• He was very happy that He was very happy that he had found the lost he had found the lost sheep.sheep.

• He said that those He said that those who sin are like who sin are like the lost sheep.the lost sheep.

• Just as the Just as the shepherd wanted shepherd wanted to save the lost to save the lost sheep, Jesus sheep, Jesus wants to save wants to save those who sin.those who sin.

• Jesus Christ told the Jesus Christ told the Pharisees what the parable Pharisees what the parable

meant. meant.

• Jesus said that was Jesus said that was why He was why He was talking with talking with sinners.sinners.

• And just as the And just as the shepherd was very shepherd was very happy when he happy when he found the lost found the lost sheep, Jesus is sheep, Jesus is very happy when very happy when we repent.we repent.

• A woman A woman had 10 had 10 silver silver coins. coins.

• She lost She lost one of the one of the coins. coins.

• She looked all over the She looked all over the house for it.house for it.

• At last she found the At last she found the coin. coin. • She was She was very very happy.happy.

• She told She told her her friends friends and and neighborneighbors. s.

• They too were happy They too were happy that she had found the that she had found the lost coin.lost coin.

• Church leaders Church leaders and members and members are like the are like the woman in the woman in the story.story.

• The lost coin is like a The lost coin is like a member of the Church member of the Church who does not go to who does not go to church or try to live the church or try to live the commandments commandments anymore. anymore.

• It is as if they It is as if they are lost from are lost from the Church. the Church.

• Jesus Christ wants Church Jesus Christ wants Church members to find any lost members to find any lost brothers or sisters and brothers or sisters and help them come back to help them come back to Him. Him.

• He is very happy when this He is very happy when this happens.happens.

• The friends and neighbors in The friends and neighbors in the story are like the angels of the story are like the angels of God. God.

• The angels are very happy The angels are very happy when a person repents.when a person repents.

• Why was the shepherd so Why was the shepherd so concerned with one sheep out concerned with one sheep out of a hundred or the woman of a hundred or the woman with one coin out of ten? with one coin out of ten?

• Let’s read Let’s read Luke 15:4, 8

• The people generally were The people generally were poor and one coin or sheep poor and one coin or sheep was very valuable to them. was very valuable to them.

• In the same way, all of In the same way, all of Heavenly Father’s children Heavenly Father’s children are valuable to Him. are valuable to Him.

• Why do you think each one Why do you think each one of us is valuable to of us is valuable to Heavenly Father?Heavenly Father?

• Why do you think the sheep got lost? Why do you think the sheep got lost?

• How do you think How do you think the coin got lost?the coin got lost?

• How can we or How can we or someone we know someone we know be lost? be lost?

• Being lost also refers to Being lost also refers to people who are not obeying people who are not obeying the commandments and are the commandments and are doing things that make doing things that make them unworthy to return to them unworthy to return to Heavenly Father.Heavenly Father.

• What did the shepherd do What did the shepherd do with the lost sheep when he with the lost sheep when he found it? found it?

• Let’s read Luke 15:5Let’s read Luke 15:5• How did his actions show he How did his actions show he

loved the sheep? loved the sheep? • Whom does the Whom does the

shepherd shepherd represent? represent?

• Whom do the Whom do the sheep sheep represent?represent?

• What did the woman do to What did the woman do to find the lost coin?find the lost coin?

• Let’s read Luke 15:8Let’s read Luke 15:8• What has Jesus What has Jesus

Christ done to help Christ done to help those who become those who become lost and do not lost and do not keep the keep the commandments? commandments?

• Let’s read D&C 18:10–11Let’s read D&C 18:10–11• How can we help those who How can we help those who

may be lost?may be lost?

• What did both the shepherd What did both the shepherd and the woman do when they and the woman do when they found the sheep and the coin? found the sheep and the coin?

• Let’s read Luke 15:6, 9Let’s read Luke 15:6, 9

• How would you How would you feel if you had feel if you had helped someone helped someone repent and come repent and come back to Jesus back to Jesus Christ?Christ?

• Why do you think Why do you think that heaven and that heaven and the angels feel joy the angels feel joy when someone when someone repents?repents?

• Let’s read Luke Let’s read Luke 15:7, 1015:7, 10

• A man had two sons.A man had two sons.• The man promised to The man promised to

give his money to give his money to them when he died. them when he died.

• The younger son did not The younger son did not want to wait. want to wait.

• He asked his father for his He asked his father for his part of the money. part of the money.

• His father gave it to him.His father gave it to him.• The son took the money The son took the money

and left home. and left home. • He went to another land. He went to another land.

• The son The son sinned sinned again and again and again. He again. He spent all of spent all of the money.the money.

• Finally the son had no money to Finally the son had no money to buy food. He was very hungry. buy food. He was very hungry.

• He asked a man He asked a man for help. The man for help. The man hired him to feed hired him to feed his pigs.his pigs.

• The son was The son was so hungry that so hungry that he wanted to he wanted to eat the pigs’ eat the pigs’ food. food.

• He knew that the servants in He knew that the servants in his father’s house had better his father’s house had better food to eat than he did.food to eat than he did.

• He decided to He decided to repent and repent and ask to be a ask to be a servant in his servant in his father’s father’s house. house.

• When the son When the son went home, went home, his father saw his father saw him coming.him coming.

• The father ran to meet The father ran to meet his son. his son.

• He put his arms around He put his arms around him and kissed him.him and kissed him.

• The son told his The son told his father that he had father that he had sinned. sinned.

• He felt he was not He felt he was not worthy to be called worthy to be called his father’s son.his father’s son.

• The father told a The father told a servant to bring the servant to bring the best clothes and put best clothes and put them on the son. them on the son.

• The servant put shoes on the The servant put shoes on the son’s feet and a ring on his son’s feet and a ring on his finger.finger.

• The father told the servant to The father told the servant to prepare a feast. prepare a feast.

• He wanted He wanted everyone to everyone to celebrate. celebrate.

• The son who The son who had sinned had had sinned had repented and repented and returned home.returned home.

• The older son had been The older son had been working in the field. working in the field.

• A servant told A servant told him that his him that his younger brother younger brother had come home. had come home.

• His father His father wanted everyone wanted everyone to celebrate.to celebrate.

• The older son was The older son was angry and would angry and would not go into the not go into the house. His father house. His father came out to talk came out to talk with him.with him.

• The father was thankful The father was thankful that the older son had that the older son had always stayed with him. always stayed with him.

• Everything Everything the father the father had would be had would be his. his. • The father also said that The father also said that it was right to celebrate. it was right to celebrate.

• He was happy his He was happy his younger son had younger son had repented and returned repented and returned home.home.

• Jesus told the Pharisees Jesus told the Pharisees the three parables because the three parables because He wanted them to know He wanted them to know how much Heavenly Father how much Heavenly Father loves everyone. loves everyone.

• He loves He loves people people who who obey obey Him. Him.

• He also loves sinners, but Heavenly He also loves sinners, but Heavenly Father cannot bless them until they Father cannot bless them until they repent. He wants sinners to repent repent. He wants sinners to repent and come back to Him. and come back to Him. • And He wants us to help them do And He wants us to help them do

that and to be happy when they that and to be happy when they return.return.

• What does What does prodigalprodigal mean? mean?

• To be wayward To be wayward and wasteful.and wasteful.

• What did the prodigal son What did the prodigal son do with his inheritance? do with his inheritance? • Let’s read Luke 15:12–13Let’s read Luke 15:12–13

• What do you think What do you think “riotous living” means? “riotous living” means?

• Why do you think some people Why do you think some people decide to live this way? decide to live this way?

• How do you think the father How do you think the father felt while his son was gone? felt while his son was gone?

• How would you feel if someone How would you feel if someone in your family acted like the in your family acted like the prodigal son? prodigal son?

• What did the What did the prodigal son do to prodigal son do to get food when his get food when his money ran out? money ran out?

• Let’s read Luke Let’s read Luke 15:14–1615:14–16

• What does “when he What does “when he came to himself” mean? came to himself” mean?

• Let’s read Luke 15:17Let’s read Luke 15:17

• How do you think the son’s How do you think the son’s suffering and sadness suffering and sadness helped him want to repent?helped him want to repent?

• Why do you think Why do you think the son decided to the son decided to return to his return to his father?father?• Let’s read Luke 15:17–19Let’s read Luke 15:17–19

• What kind of master was What kind of master was his father? his father?

• Let’s read Luke 15:17Let’s read Luke 15:17

• How did the father feel How did the father feel when his son came home? when his son came home?

• Let’s read Luke Let’s read Luke 15:2015:20

• Let’s read Let’s read Luke Luke 15:22–2415:22–24

• What What did he did he do for do for his son? his son?

• How did the older son feel How did the older son feel when he learned that his when he learned that his younger brother was home? younger brother was home?

• Let’s Let’s read Luke read Luke 15:28–3015:28–30

• Why is it important to Why is it important to continue to love family continue to love family members who disobey members who disobey the commandments?the commandments?

• What did the father promise What did the father promise the older brother? the older brother?

• Let’s read Luke 15:31Let’s read Luke 15:31• What example did the father What example did the father

set of how to treat those who set of how to treat those who have sinned but have have sinned but have repented? repented? • Let’s read Luke Let’s read Luke

15:3215:32

• How do you feel when you How do you feel when you see someone repent and see someone repent and turn from wrong to right? turn from wrong to right?

• How should we How should we treat people who treat people who have not kept the have not kept the commandments commandments but who are but who are sincerely sorry?sincerely sorry?

• We can:We can:–Be friendlyBe friendly

–Be a good Be a good exampleexample

– Invite them to Invite them to Church activitiesChurch activities

–Do things togetherDo things togetherEnr. Act. 1

• What are ways we can What are ways we can help a less-active child?help a less-active child?

• Ten-year-old Joshua Dennis Ten-year-old Joshua Dennis went with his father and went with his father and others to explore an others to explore an abandoned mine. abandoned mine.

• He was careful in the mine but He was careful in the mine but became separated from the became separated from the

other boys and was lost in the other boys and was lost in the dark without light, food or dark without light, food or

water. water. Enr. Act. 2

• When the others realized he When the others realized he was missing, they started was missing, they started searching for him immediately. searching for him immediately.

• After a while hundreds of After a while hundreds of people came to look for people came to look for Joshua. Joshua.

• Thousands of others fasted Thousands of others fasted and prayed that he would be and prayed that he would be found safe. The searchers found safe. The searchers looked for five days, but they looked for five days, but they couldn’t find him. couldn’t find him. Enr. Act. 2

• An expert who knew the An expert who knew the mine heard of the search mine heard of the search and volunteered to help. and volunteered to help.

• He knew the mine so well He knew the mine so well that he found Joshua in a that he found Joshua in a place the others didn’t know place the others didn’t know existed. existed.

• When he found Joshua, he When he found Joshua, he couldn’t begin to describe couldn’t begin to describe the joy he felt. the joy he felt.

Enr. Act. 2

• All of the people at the mine and All of the people at the mine and thousands of others cried with thousands of others cried with relief and joy when they found relief and joy when they found out that Joshua was alive and safe out that Joshua was alive and safe (see “Making Friends: Joshua Dennis—A Treasure of Faith,” (see “Making Friends: Joshua Dennis—A Treasure of Faith,” Friend,Friend, Nov. 1990, pp. 20–22). Nov. 1990, pp. 20–22).

• What is the difference between What is the difference between being physically lost and spiritually being physically lost and spiritually lost?lost?

• We must work just as hard to We must work just as hard to rescue those who are spiritually lost rescue those who are spiritually lost as those who are physically lost.as those who are physically lost.

Enr. Act. 2

• I need a volunteer!I need a volunteer!• Think of a place where you Think of a place where you

could get lost and write it on could get lost and write it on a piece of paper or whisper it a piece of paper or whisper it to the teacher. to the teacher.

• Everyone else will ask “yes” Everyone else will ask “yes” or “no” questions to or “no” questions to determine where the determine where the location is.location is.

Enr. Act. 3

It takes time and effort to It takes time and effort to find someone who is find someone who is

lost…lost…

especiallyespecially someone who someone who is spiritually lost.is spiritually lost.

Enr. Act. 3

• Let’s memorize D&C Let’s memorize D&C 18:10:18:10:

Remember the Remember the worth of souls is worth of souls is

great in the sight great in the sight of Godof God

Enr. Act. 4

• I know that Heavenly I know that Heavenly Father loves each of His Father loves each of His children and that we are children and that we are all important to Him. all important to Him.

• Heavenly Heavenly Father and Father and Jesus Christ Jesus Christ want us to want us to help those who help those who are lost come are lost come back to them.back to them.

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