Lesson 1

Making Introductions

7:15

Gospel Practice

WATCH: The Joseph Smith Story
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[Pointer] Vocabulary Preview
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(Using pictures, board, and mime the teacher explains the following words.)

Nouns Verbs

Bible
church
God
grove
Heavenly Father
help
Jesus
Joseph Smith
New York
tree ask
came
join
know
pray
read
said
should
talk
went
Other
true

[Pointer] Story
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(Teacher retells story using the pictures.)

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

Who is this?
What year was this?
Where did Joseph live?
What did he read?
Where did Joseph go?

What did he do?
Who came to Joseph?
What did Joseph ask?
What did Jesus say?
[Pointer] Listening Practice
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(Teacher reads the story or plays the video, and the students fill in the blanks.)

This is Joseph Smith. In the year 1820 __________ __________ lived in New York. He didn't know which __________ was true. He read in the __________ to ask God for help. Joseph went to a grove of trees. He __________ to Heavenly Father. __________ __________ and Jesus came to him. They talked to him. __________ __________ asked which church he should join. Jesus said, "None of them."

[EGP Extra Mile] EXTRA MILE

Reading
- Read the Script at the end of this lesson
- Read the Book of Mormon Reader, pp. 6-8 (from the ward library)
- Read from the English Scriptures
  - Genesis 6:52 (JST - Joseph Smith Translation) ...I am God; I made the world...
  - Genesis 7:42 Behold, I am God; Man of Holiness is my name; and Endless and Eternal is my name also.
  - 3 Nephi 9:15 Behold, I am Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
  - Alma 54: 14 ...I am Moroni; I am a leader of the people of the Nephites.
  - Joseph Smith History v. 17 This is My Beloved Son. Hear Him!
Writing
- Write the Joseph Smith story in your own words.
- Write a paragraph about the members of your family.
Listening/Speaking
- In your own words tell someone the Joseph Smith story.
- Without reading the text, listen to the introductions in lesson one and try to write them down. Practice saying them aloud.
- Listen and sing along to the hymns you have learned.

Nouns			Verbs
Bible church God grove	Heavenly Father help Jesus Joseph Smith	New York tree	ask came join know	pray read said should	talk went Other true

Who is this?	What year was this?	Where did Joseph live?	What did he read?	Where did Joseph go?
What did he do?	Who came to Joseph?	What did Joseph ask?	What did Jesus say?