Lesson 5

Asking Questions

1:21:17

VOCABULARY

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I'm Juan. Hi, I'm Juan. I think you know a little about me now. As you know, I'm from Venezuela. My wife died one year ago. It was hard for me, so I came to live with my brother and his family one month ago.

English Class Two weeks ago, I went to my first English class here. I was a little nervous, but the teacher made me feel comfortable. There were other students like me, learning English. Class is going to be fun. We sing and we study English there. I learned about a prophet. His name is Joseph Smith.

Meeting The next week I went to the LDS church for the first time. I met some more people there. They call each other "Brother" and "Sister." A woman told a story from The Book of Mormon. It was about Lehi and Nephi. They had a lot of faith.

Missionaries I met the missionaries. There was a new missionary called Elder Hansen. I liked him a lot. I think he really liked me. He wanted to talk to me. But my nephew, Andres, wanted me to go to Primary with him. He said he was giving a talk.

Children The children know a lot about God. I learned about a prophet, Samuel. He told the people to repent. I felt good inside.

Baptism This church has many activities. On Saturday, we went to a special meeting called a baptism. A young woman and her daughter were baptized. One speaker talked about Jesus Christ. He was baptized by John the Baptist. I had a good feeling. I met Elder Hansen again. He tried to talk to me, but my niece, Jenny, wanted me to meet her friend. I really wanted to talk to Elder Hansen.

Sunday School The next day I went to church again, to Sunday School. My brother was teaching the lesson. Julio talked about the Holy Ghost. I felt a special feeling again. Afterwards, Elder Hansen finally asked me if I wanted to hear the missionary discussions. I said, "yes".

Venezuela I'm very interested and I want to know more about this church. Sometimes I miss my home in Venezuela, but I feel happy here.

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(Students fill in the blank with one of the following words or phrases.)

Jesus and John the Baptist on Saturday one year ago a prophet	Sunday School sing and study English the missionaries Venezuela to English class	one month ago a baptism Brother and Sister the teacher to hear the missionary discussions	to repent Lehi and Nephi to Primary Joseph Smith The Holy Ghost
1)	Where is Juan from? _______________	2)	When did Juan's wife die? _______________
3)	When did Juan come to live with his family? _______________	4)	Where did Juan go with his parents? _______________
5)	Who did Juan meet? _______________	6)	Who are all these people? _______________
7)	What do the students do in class? _______________	8)	Who did Juan learn about? _______________
9)	What are the people in the church called? _______________	10)	What did Sandra talk about? _______________
11)	Who did Juan meet after church? _______________	12)	Where did Juan go with Andres? _______________
13)	Who was Samuel the Lamanite? _______________	14)	What did the prophet Samuel tell the people to do? _______________
15)	What special activity did Juan go to with his family? _______________	16)	When was the baptism? _______________
17)	Who did Sister Johnson talk about? _______________	18)	What kind of meeting did Juan go to last? _______________
19)	Who did Julio talk about? _______________	20)	What did Elder Hansen finally ask Juan? _______________

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	Hi, I'm Juan. I think you know a little about me now. As you know, I'm from Venezuela. My wife died one year ago. It was hard for me, so I came to live with my brother and his family one month ago.
	Two weeks ago, I went to my first English class here. I was a little nervous, but the teacher made me feel comfortable. There were other students like me, learning English. Class is going to be fun. We sing and we study English there. I learned about a prophet. His name is Joseph Smith.
	The next week I went to the LDS church for the first time. I met some more people there. They call each other "Brother" and "Sister." A woman told a story from The Book of Mormon. It was about Lehi and Nephi. They had a lot of faith.
	I met the missionaries. There was a new missionary called Elder Hansen. I liked him a lot. I think he really liked me. He wanted to talk to me. But my nephew, Andres, wanted me to go to Primary with him. He said he was giving a talk.
	The children know a lot about God. I learned about a prophet, Samuel. He told the people to repent. I felt good inside.
	This church has many activities. On Saturday, we went to a special meeting called a baptism. A young woman and her daughter were baptized. One speaker talked about Jesus Christ. He was baptized by John the Baptist. I had a good feeling. I met Elder Hansen again. He tried to talk to me, but my niece, Jenny, wanted me to meet her friend. I really wanted to talk to Elder Hansen.
	The next day I went to church again, to Sunday School. My brother was teaching the lesson. Julio talked about the Holy Ghost. I felt a special feeling again. Afterwards, Elder Hansen finally asked me if I wanted to hear the missionary discussions. I said, "yes".
	I'm very interested and I want to know more about this church. Sometimes I miss my home in Venezuela, but I feel happy here.