Lesson 4

Giving Testimonies

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    Gospel Practice

    WATCH: The Story of Jesus' Baptism
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    • [Pointer] Vocabulary Preview
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    (Teacher shows the pictures and identifies them. The students repeat.)

    Nouns
    cousin
    Heaven
    John the Baptist
    Jordan River    		 Judea
    people
    sin
    story
    way    		 Verbs
    baptize
    become
    believe
    follow    		 have
    must
    obey
    speak    		 Other
    beloved
    even
    many
    soon
    wicked

    [Pointer] Story
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    (Teacher retells story with pictures.)

    [Pointer] Comprehension Questions
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    (Teacher holds up the corresponding picture as he/she asks the questions.)

    Who?
    Who are these
    men?    		 How old?
    How old was
    Jesus?    		 Who?
    Who was John?    		 What?
    What did
    Jesus ask John
    to do
    John
    Why did John
    say "no"?    		 What?
    Where did John
    baptize Jesus?    		 Dove
    Who came to
    Jesus after he
    was baptized?    		 What?
    What did
    Heavenly
    Father say?

    [Pointer] Fill in the Blank
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    Jesus got baptized when he was ____________ years old. His cousin, ____________, told the people to ____________ and be baptized. One day Jesus asked John to baptize him. John said, "____________. You have no ____________." Jesus said, "I must ____________ Heavenly Father." So John baptized Jesus in the ____________ River. The Holy ____________ came to Jesus, and Heavenly Father said, "This is my beloved ____________."


    EXTRA MILE

    • Reading
      • Read the Script at the end of this lesson (pp. 17-18)
      • Read the Book of Luke, pp. 33-37 (from the ward library)
      • Read from the English Scriptures
        • John 20:31 ...Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God.
        • D&C 76:22 ...this is the testimony, las of all, which we give of him: That he lives.
        • Alma 5:45 ...I do know that these things whereof I have spoken are true.
    • Writing
      • Write the story of Jesus' baptism in your own words.
    • Listening/Speaking
      • In your own words tell someone the story of Jesus' baptism.
      • Listen and sing along to the hymns you have learned.
      • Give your testimony aloud to someone in English.
      • Without reading the text, listen to the testimonies in lesson four and try to write them down. Practice them aloud.


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