Lesson 10: Repentance

Lesson 10: RepentanceLesson 10: Repentance

“Lesson 10: Repentance,” Primary 3: Choose the Right B, (1994),46

Our opening prayer will be given Our opening prayer will be given byby

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Attention ActivityAttention Activity

• Have any of you ever had a cut? Have any of you ever had a cut? • How did it feel? How did it feel? • What should we do when we get a cut? What should we do when we get a cut? –Clean and bandage it.Clean and bandage it.


• Why should we clean and bandage a cut? Why should we clean and bandage a cut? –To help it heal faster.To help it heal faster.

• When we do something wrong, it is like When we do something wrong, it is like having a cut. having a cut.

• It hurts inside and makes us sad because It hurts inside and makes us sad because we know we have done wrong. we know we have done wrong.


• Repentance can help us when we have Repentance can help us when we have made a mistake. made a mistake.

• It is a way of cleaning and healing a It is a way of cleaning and healing a spiritual hurt. spiritual hurt.

Repentance

StoryStory

• Ricardo was at the store to get some thread Ricardo was at the store to get some thread for his mother. He saw some candy for sale on for his mother. He saw some candy for sale on the counter. He wanted some but did not have the counter. He wanted some but did not have enough money. While the storekeeper went to enough money. While the storekeeper went to find the thread, Ricardo put some candy in his find the thread, Ricardo put some candy in his pocket. When the storekeeper returned, pocket. When the storekeeper returned, Ricardo paid for the thread. He ate the candy Ricardo paid for the thread. He ate the candy on his way home. Later Ricardo began thinking on his way home. Later Ricardo began thinking about something his parents had taught him. about something his parents had taught him.

In Exodus 20:15 (Old Testament) we In Exodus 20:15 (Old Testament) we read:read:

15 Thou shalt not 15 Thou shalt not aasteal.steal.

• How do you think Ricardo felt? How do you think Ricardo felt? –Unhappy.Unhappy.

• • • What has Ricardo done wrong? What has Ricardo done wrong? –He stole some candy.He stole some candy.

• • • What can Ricardo do to get rid of this What can Ricardo do to get rid of this unhappy feeling? unhappy feeling? –Repent.Repent.

Feel Sorry

Repentance

• When we realize that we have done When we realize that we have done something wrong, we should admit that something wrong, we should admit that we’ve done wrong and feel sorry that we we’ve done wrong and feel sorry that we did it. did it.

• This feeling is Heavenly Father’s way of This feeling is Heavenly Father’s way of helping us to know we have done helping us to know we have done something wrong. something wrong.

• The next thing Ricardo has to do is to ask The next thing Ricardo has to do is to ask forgiveness for what he has done. forgiveness for what he has done.

Feel Sorry

Repentance

Ask Forgiveness

• Of whom does Ricardo need to ask Of whom does Ricardo need to ask forgiveness? forgiveness? –Heavenly Father and the storekeeper.Heavenly Father and the storekeeper.

• When we repent of our wrong choices, When we repent of our wrong choices, we must ask our Heavenly Father and we must ask our Heavenly Father and the person we have wronged to forgive the person we have wronged to forgive us. us.

• We need to admit that we have made a We need to admit that we have made a wrong choice and then ask to be forgiven wrong choice and then ask to be forgiven for what we have done. for what we have done.

• How do we ask Heavenly Father to How do we ask Heavenly Father to forgive us? forgive us? –We ask in prayer.We ask in prayer.

• The third thing Ricardo has to do is to try The third thing Ricardo has to do is to try to right the wrong. to right the wrong.

Feel Sorry

Repentance

Ask Forgiveness

Right the Wrong

• We need to try to correct any problems We need to try to correct any problems we have caused because of our wrong we have caused because of our wrong choice. choice.

• Sometimes we cannot correct the Sometimes we cannot correct the problems (such as replacing something problems (such as replacing something that we ruined), but we need to do the that we ruined), but we need to do the best we can.best we can.

• How could Ricardo make right his How could Ricardo make right his wrong? wrong? –Return to the store and pay for the Return to the store and pay for the

candy or do some work for the candy or do some work for the storekeeper without pay.storekeeper without pay.

• Another thing Ricardo must do is to Another thing Ricardo must do is to decide not to make that wrong choice decide not to make that wrong choice again. again.

Feel Sorry

Repentance

Ask Forgiveness

Right the Wrong

Don’t repeat the

wrong

• Ricardo has to decide never Ricardo has to decide never to make that wrong choice to make that wrong choice again. again.

• He will know he has truly He will know he has truly repented if he feels sorry for repented if he feels sorry for doing wrong and is willing to doing wrong and is willing to admit it, asks to be forgiven, admit it, asks to be forgiven, tries to right the wrong, and tries to right the wrong, and decides never to make that decides never to make that wrong choice again. wrong choice again.

Feel Sorry

Repentance

Ask Forgiveness

Right the Wrong

Don’t repeat the wrong

Song

• Let’s sing the Song “Help me Dear Let’s sing the Song “Help me Dear Father”Father”

• Listen carefully to the second verse Listen carefully to the second verse about repentance.about repentance.

SongSong1. Help me, dear Father, to freely forgive1. Help me, dear Father, to freely forgiveAll who may seem unkind to me.All who may seem unkind to me.Help me each day, Father, I pray;Help me each day, Father, I pray;Help me live nearer, nearer to thee.Help me live nearer, nearer to thee.

2. Help me, dear Father, to truly repent,2. Help me, dear Father, to truly repent,Making things right, and changing my ways.Making things right, and changing my ways.Help me each day, Father, I pray;Help me each day, Father, I pray;Help me live nearer, nearer to thee.Help me live nearer, nearer to thee.

Words and music: Frances K. Taylor, 1870-1952Added text (verse 2) (c) 1989 IRI

Faith in Jesus ChristFaith in Jesus Christ

RepentanceRepentance

Jesus Christ wants us Jesus Christ wants us to know how to to know how to

repent so that when repent so that when we become we become

members of his members of his Church, we can Church, we can repent of our repent of our

mistakes. mistakes.



In a previous lesson In a previous lesson you learned about you learned about

one step in one step in becoming a member becoming a member of the true Church. of the true Church. That step is faith in That step is faith in

Jesus Christ.Jesus Christ.



Have the children Have the children say aloud these two say aloud these two

steps that are steps that are necessary to necessary to

become members of become members of the true Church—the true Church—

faith and faith and repentance. repentance.



Explain that after we Explain that after we are baptized we are baptized we should repent should repent throughout our lives throughout our lives whenever we make whenever we make a wrong choice. a wrong choice.



The Savior promised The Savior promised us that whenever we us that whenever we truly repent, he will truly repent, he will forgive us and he forgive us and he will remember our will remember our sins no more. sins no more.

Let’s read DoctrineLet’s read Doctrine

42 Behold, he who has 42 Behold, he who has aarepented of his repented of his bbsins, the same is sins, the same is ccforgiven, and I, the Lord, forgiven, and I, the Lord, remember them no more. and Covenants remember them no more. and Covenants 58:4258:42

What is the great promise that Jesus gives What is the great promise that Jesus gives to us if we repent? to us if we repent?

• Repentance should be an Repentance should be an important part of our lives. important part of our lives.

• After we reach eight years old, After we reach eight years old, we are responsible for the we are responsible for the choices we make. choices we make.

• Jesus knows we will not always make the right Jesus knows we will not always make the right choices. choices.

• He loves us and has given us a way to He loves us and has given us a way to overcome our wrong choices. overcome our wrong choices.

• He has told us that we must repent so we can He has told us that we must repent so we can return to live with him and Heavenly Father. return to live with him and Heavenly Father.

Enrichment Activity 1Enrichment Activity 1

Can you remember the (4) steps to Can you remember the (4) steps to Repentance?Repentance?


• 1. 1. • 2. 2. • 3. 3. • 4. 4.


• 1. Feel Sorry1. Feel Sorry• 2. 2. • 3. 3. • 4. 4.


• 1. Feel Sorry1. Feel Sorry• 2. Ask Forgiveness2. Ask Forgiveness• 3. 3. • 4. 4.


• 1. Feel Sorry1. Feel Sorry• 2. Ask Forgiveness2. Ask Forgiveness• 3. Right the Wrong3. Right the Wrong• 4. 4.


• 1. Feel Sorry1. Feel Sorry• 2. Ask Forgiveness2. Ask Forgiveness• 3. Right the Wrong3. Right the Wrong• 4. Don’t repeat the Wrong4. Don’t repeat the Wrong

TestimonyTestimony• I want to bear my testimony of the I want to bear my testimony of the

principle of repentance.principle of repentance.• I invite you to ask your parents to explain I invite you to ask your parents to explain

repentance to you again at home. repentance to you again at home. • I am grateful that Heavenly Father and I am grateful that Heavenly Father and

Jesus Christ have made it possible to Jesus Christ have made it possible to correct our mistakes so that we can enjoy correct our mistakes so that we can enjoy life here on earth and eventually return to life here on earth and eventually return to live with them forever. live with them forever.

Our closing prayer will be given byOur closing prayer will be given by

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