Lesson 26: The Holy Ghost Can Help Us, Primary 3: Choose the Right B, (1994),122 Lesson 26: The Holy Ghost Can Help Us

““Lesson 26: The Holy Ghost Can Help Us,” Lesson 26: The Holy Ghost Can Help Us,” Primary 3: Choose the Right B, Primary 3: Choose the Right B, (1994),122(1994),122

Lesson 26: Lesson 26: The Holy The Holy

Ghost Can Ghost Can Help UsHelp Us

PurposePurpose

To help the children understand that To help the children understand that the Holy Ghost can help us do what the Holy Ghost can help us do what is right. He also warns us of danger. is right. He also warns us of danger.

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OUR OUR OPENING OPENING PRAYER PRAYER WILL BE WILL BE

GIVEN BYGIVEN BY

We Need a volunteer We Need a volunteer who can follow who can follow

directions.directions.

We are going to blindfold We are going to blindfold you, spin you around a you, spin you around a few times and have you few times and have you

stand over here.stand over here.

We are going to blindfold We are going to blindfold you, spin you around a you, spin you around a few times and have you few times and have you

stand over here.stand over here.

Now, we want you to Now, we want you to try to find your way try to find your way back to your chair. back to your chair.

Everyone else please Everyone else please keep quiet while they keep quiet while they

do this.do this.

Ok, now we would like Ok, now we would like another volunteer to another volunteer to

try this.try this.

This time we need This time we need another volunteer.another volunteer.

Again, we are going to Again, we are going to blindfold you, spin you blindfold you, spin you around a few times and around a few times and

have you stand over have you stand over here.here.

Again, we are going to Again, we are going to blindfold you, spin you blindfold you, spin you around a few times and around a few times and

have you stand over have you stand over here.here.

We want the volunteer We want the volunteer by the chair, to quietly by the chair, to quietly

tell our blindfolded tell our blindfolded volunteer how to get to volunteer how to get to

the chair.the chair.

Why was it easier to Why was it easier to find the chair the find the chair the

second time? second time?

H E L P H E L P

H E L P H E L P This is the word “help”.This is the word “help”. When someone receives help, the When someone receives help, the

person often receives directions or is person often receives directions or is told what to do or say. told what to do or say.

Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ knew Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ knew that we would need their special help that we would need their special help and direction. and direction.

They promised to send someone to They promised to send someone to prompt us. prompt us.

Let’s read Doctrine and Covenants Let’s read Doctrine and Covenants 8:2. 8:2.

2 Yea, behold, I will tell you in your 2 Yea, behold, I will tell you in your mind and in your heart, by the Holy mind and in your heart, by the Holy Ghost, which shall come upon you Ghost, which shall come upon you and which shall dwell in your heart.and which shall dwell in your heart.

Let’s listen to the Let’s listen to the following story about following story about Karolina.Karolina.

Karolina was a little girl Karolina was a little girl who lived in Sweden. who lived in Sweden.

She and her little She and her little brother Erik were always brother Erik were always together. together.

Karolina took care of her Karolina took care of her little brother because little brother because she loved him. she loved him.

Erik was four years old. Erik was four years old.

Many ships came to the Many ships came to the seaport where they lived seaport where they lived because their home was because their home was not far from the ocean. not far from the ocean.

Sometimes the ships Sometimes the ships carried loads of food or carried loads of food or machinery. machinery.

Karolina and Erik’s Karolina and Erik’s father worked on these father worked on these ships. ships.

One day the children One day the children were standing on a hill were standing on a hill watching a big ship watching a big ship move slowly through the move slowly through the water. water.

Karolina said, “Erik, let’s Karolina said, “Erik, let’s go down and watch the go down and watch the men unload the ship. men unload the ship.

It’s so big; let’s see It’s so big; let’s see what’s on it. what’s on it.

Father won’t mind us Father won’t mind us watching the men work watching the men work if we keep out of their if we keep out of their way. way.

We could just sit on a We could just sit on a big box, and then we big box, and then we could see everything.” could see everything.”

Erik happily caught hold Erik happily caught hold of Karolina’s hand, and of Karolina’s hand, and they ran down the hill. they ran down the hill.

But when they got to But when they got to the bottom of the hill, the bottom of the hill, they thought it would be they thought it would be a lot more fun if they a lot more fun if they walked along the walked along the railroad track. railroad track.

This would be a much This would be a much faster way down to the faster way down to the water. water.

As they walked along As they walked along the track, Karolina saw the track, Karolina saw some pretty wild some pretty wild flowers. flowers.

She let go of Erik’s hand She let go of Erik’s hand so she could pick some so she could pick some of them. of them.

Erik went skipping on Erik went skipping on ahead of her, carefully ahead of her, carefully stepping between the stepping between the railroad ties. railroad ties.

He loved to play this He loved to play this game. Suddenly, game. Suddenly, Karolina heard a yell of Karolina heard a yell of pain. pain.

Just as she turned to see Just as she turned to see what the trouble was, what the trouble was, Erik cried out to his Erik cried out to his sister, “Karolina! sister, “Karolina! Karolina! Karolina!

My foot’s caught. My foot’s caught. I can’t get it out!” I can’t get it out!”

Karolina dropped her Karolina dropped her flowers and ran to help flowers and ran to help him. him.

By this time Erik was By this time Erik was crying with pain and fear. crying with pain and fear.

Karolina tugged and Karolina tugged and tugged at his arm, trying tugged at his arm, trying to pull his foot out of the to pull his foot out of the hole. hole.

But she couldn’t move it. But she couldn’t move it. She put her arms around She put her arms around

his waist and tried to lift his waist and tried to lift him out. him out.

Her little brother screamed Her little brother screamed with pain because his foot with pain because his foot was hurt. was hurt.

The more Karolina pulled The more Karolina pulled and tugged, the more Erik and tugged, the more Erik cried. cried.

At last Karolina said, “Erik, At last Karolina said, “Erik, I can’t get your foot loose; I can’t get your foot loose;

I’ve got to get somebody I’ve got to get somebody to help pull your foot out. to help pull your foot out.

I’ll be back.” I’ll be back.”

She started running She started running down the track, but as down the track, but as she came around the she came around the bend, she saw a train a bend, she saw a train a long way off. long way off.

Karolina knew she didn’t Karolina knew she didn’t have time to go for help have time to go for help because in a few because in a few minutes the train would minutes the train would be there, and the be there, and the engineer might not see engineer might not see her little brother in time her little brother in time to slow down. to slow down.

What could Karolina do? What could Karolina do?

Karolina turned and ran Karolina turned and ran back to Erik. back to Erik.

She was very frightened, She was very frightened, and as she pulled at and as she pulled at Erik’s foot again, she Erik’s foot again, she said a little prayer for said a little prayer for help: “Our Heavenly help: “Our Heavenly Father, help me. Father, help me.

I don’t know what to do. I don’t know what to do. Please help me!” Please help me!”

Suddenly Karolina Suddenly Karolina thought she heard a thought she heard a very quiet voice say, very quiet voice say, “Unlace the shoe.” “Unlace the shoe.”

With shaking hands she With shaking hands she untied the shoelace. untied the shoelace.

Even though his shoe Even though his shoe was still tightly caught was still tightly caught under the railroad tie, under the railroad tie, when Karolina pulled when Karolina pulled hard, Erik’s foot came hard, Erik’s foot came right out of it. right out of it.

He fell against her, and He fell against her, and they both fell over on they both fell over on the ground. the ground.

They jumped from the They jumped from the tracks, and the train tracks, and the train steamed around the steamed around the curve and swished by curve and swished by them. them.

After the train had gone, After the train had gone, Erik began to cry, “Oh, Erik began to cry, “Oh, look at my shoe!” look at my shoe!”

The shoe was badly The shoe was badly scuffed, but Karolina scuffed, but Karolina was able to wriggle it was able to wriggle it loose. loose.

Karolina put her arms Karolina put her arms around Erik and said, around Erik and said, “Never mind about your “Never mind about your shoe. shoe.

Just be thankful that Just be thankful that Heavenly Father Heavenly Father answered my prayer. answered my prayer.

I would never have I would never have known what to do if he known what to do if he hadn’t helped me.” hadn’t helped me.”

Karolina hugged her Karolina hugged her little brother, happy that little brother, happy that she had been able to she had been able to save his life. save his life.

Then, tightly holding Then, tightly holding hands, they walked hands, they walked along together to tell along together to tell their father how their father how Heavenly Father, Heavenly Father, through the power of through the power of the Holy Ghost, had the Holy Ghost, had answered Karolina’s answered Karolina’s prayer for help. prayer for help.

Who helped Karolina? How did the Holy Ghost

help Karolina save her brother?

The Holy Ghost helps The Holy Ghost helps people in different ways. people in different ways.

Most often he speaks to Most often he speaks to our minds. our minds.

When he does this, we When he does this, we might get a feeling or might get a feeling or thought that can help us thought that can help us know what to do. know what to do.

Sometimes, however, Sometimes, however, people actually hear a people actually hear a voice speaking to them voice speaking to them and giving them help. and giving them help.

The Holy Ghost The Holy Ghost

1. When Christ was on the earth,1. When Christ was on the earth,He promised he would sendHe promised he would sendThe Holy Ghost to comfort us,The Holy Ghost to comfort us,Our true, eternal friend.Our true, eternal friend.The Holy Spirit whispersThe Holy Spirit whispersWith a still small voice.With a still small voice.He testifies of God and ChristHe testifies of God and ChristAnd makes our hearts rejoice.And makes our hearts rejoice.

The Holy Ghost The Holy Ghost

2. And when we are confirmed2. And when we are confirmedBy sacred priesthood pow’r,By sacred priesthood pow’r,The Holy Ghost is giv’n to usThe Holy Ghost is giv’n to usTo guide us ev’ry hour.To guide us ev’ry hour.Oh, may I always listenOh, may I always listenTo that still small voice.To that still small voice.And with his light I’ll do what’s rightAnd with his light I’ll do what’s rightEach time I make a choice.Each time I make a choice.

Words:Words: Jeanne P. Lawler, b. 1924; alt. © 1977, 1989 IRI Jeanne P. Lawler, b. 1924; alt. © 1977, 1989 IRI Music:Music: Jeanne P. Lawler, b. 1924. © 1977 IRI Jeanne P. Lawler, b. 1924. © 1977 IRI

Listen to the following stories of Anita Listen to the following stories of Anita and George to see how the Holy Ghost and George to see how the Holy Ghost helped them to do what is right.helped them to do what is right.

Early one summer, one of Early one summer, one of Anita’s friends invited her to Anita’s friends invited her to come swimming with her. come swimming with her.

Before she went, Anita tried Before she went, Anita tried on her swimsuit from last on her swimsuit from last year. year.

She was surprised to see how much she She was surprised to see how much she had grown. had grown.

As a result, the swimsuit did not cover As a result, the swimsuit did not cover her as it should and was now her as it should and was now immodest. immodest.

Anita knew that her friend was waiting Anita knew that her friend was waiting for her to come over, and Anita wanted for her to come over, and Anita wanted to run quickly over to her house to play. to run quickly over to her house to play.

However, a thought that came However, a thought that came into her mind helped her into her mind helped her decide what to do. decide what to do.

She was reminded that She was reminded that Heavenly Father and Jesus Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ wanted her to be Christ wanted her to be modest. modest.

She knew that she should She knew that she should dress differently. dress differently.

If she went to her friend’s house with If she went to her friend’s house with this swimsuit on, she would feel this swimsuit on, she would feel uncomfortable around her friend’s uncomfortable around her friend’s family. family.

Quickly Anita found her Quickly Anita found her older sister and asked if she older sister and asked if she had a swimsuit that might fit had a swimsuit that might fit and that she could borrow. and that she could borrow.

Together they looked and Together they looked and found an old suit that fit found an old suit that fit Anita well. Anita well.

Anita thanked her sister, Anita thanked her sister, changed immediately, and changed immediately, and ran over to her friend’s ran over to her friend’s house, happy that she had house, happy that she had chosen the right thing to do. chosen the right thing to do.

How did the Holy Ghost help Anita do How did the Holy Ghost help Anita do what was right? what was right?

George and his friends loved soccer. George and his friends loved soccer. They played it at They played it at

school, watched it on school, watched it on television, and even television, and even bought magazines and bought magazines and read about their read about their favorite teams. favorite teams.

They enjoyed watching They enjoyed watching the games and talking the games and talking about the exciting about the exciting plays. plays.

The championship game The championship game was coming up. was coming up.

George knew it would George knew it would be an exciting game, be an exciting game, and he wanted to see it. and he wanted to see it.

But the game was going But the game was going to be televised on to be televised on Sunday at the same Sunday at the same time as his Church time as his Church meetings.meetings.

His friends decided to His friends decided to stay home and watch stay home and watch the game with their the game with their fathers. fathers.

George had been George had been invited to watch the invited to watch the game with them but felt game with them but felt that he should not miss that he should not miss his Church meetings. his Church meetings.

Then he began to Then he began to wonder whether it wonder whether it would be all right to would be all right to stay home and watch stay home and watch the game. the game.

““After all,” he thought, After all,” he thought, “I can go to church “I can go to church every week, but the every week, but the championship game championship game comes only once a year. comes only once a year.

Surely it won’t matter if Surely it won’t matter if I miss church just this I miss church just this once.” once.”

He almost convinced himself to miss He almost convinced himself to miss church when a thought came into his church when a thought came into his mind: “What would Heavenly Father mind: “What would Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ want me to do?” and Jesus Christ want me to do?”

When George answered this question, When George answered this question, he knew what his choice would be. he knew what his choice would be.

He would go to church. He would go to church.

Who do you think was helping George?Who do you think was helping George?

How did the Holy Ghost Help George?How did the Holy Ghost Help George?

The Holy Ghost prompted The Holy Ghost prompted Anita to be modest and Anita to be modest and George to go to church. George to go to church.

Both children Both children followed the followed the promptings and promptings and lived the lived the commandmentscommandments

The Holy Ghost will prompt The Holy Ghost will prompt us, and we should follow us, and we should follow him by choosing the right. him by choosing the right.

When you wear your CTR ring can When you wear your CTR ring can help you remember to choose the help you remember to choose the right. right.

Choose the Right WayChoose the Right Way1. There’s a right way to live and be happy;1. There’s a right way to live and be happy;It is choosing the right ev’ry day.It is choosing the right ev’ry day.I am learning the teachings of Jesus;I am learning the teachings of Jesus;They will help me and show me the way.They will help me and show me the way.

Choose the right way and be happy.Choose the right way and be happy.I must always choose the right.I must always choose the right.

2. Through the gospel I learn to be 2. Through the gospel I learn to be prayerful,prayerful,To have faith, to repent, to obey,To have faith, to repent, to obey,And I know if I live by his teachings,And I know if I live by his teachings,I will truly be happy each day.I will truly be happy each day.Words and music:Words and music: Clara W. McMaster, 1904–1997. © 1981 IRI Clara W. McMaster, 1904–1997. © 1981 IRI

We are greatly blessed when we listen to We are greatly blessed when we listen to and obey the promptings of the Holy and obey the promptings of the Holy

Ghost. Ghost.

Let’s listen to how Heavenly Father Let’s listen to how Heavenly Father blessed Bruce R. McConkie and his father blessed Bruce R. McConkie and his father

because his father obeyed the because his father obeyed the promptings of the Holy Ghost: promptings of the Holy Ghost:

““One of my earliest childhood One of my earliest childhood recollections is of riding a horse through recollections is of riding a horse through

an apple orchard. an apple orchard.

The horse was tame and well broken, The horse was tame and well broken, and I felt at home in the saddle. and I felt at home in the saddle.

““But one day something frightened my But one day something frightened my mount, and he bolted through the mount, and he bolted through the

orchard. orchard.

I was swept from the saddle by the I was swept from the saddle by the overhanging limbs, and one leg slipped overhanging limbs, and one leg slipped

down through the stirrup.” down through the stirrup.”

This is a stirrup.This is a stirrup.

““I desperately hung to an almost broken I desperately hung to an almost broken leather strap that a cowboy uses to tie a leather strap that a cowboy uses to tie a

[rope] to his saddle.” [rope] to his saddle.”

““My weight should have broken the strap, My weight should have broken the strap, but somehow it held for the moment. but somehow it held for the moment.

Another lunge or two of the stampeding Another lunge or two of the stampeding horse would have broken the strap or horse would have broken the strap or

wrenched it from my hands and left me to wrenched it from my hands and left me to be dragged to injury or death with my foot be dragged to injury or death with my foot

entangled in the stirrup. entangled in the stirrup.

““Suddenly the horse stopped, and I Suddenly the horse stopped, and I became aware that someone was became aware that someone was holding the bridle tightly and holding the bridle tightly and attempting to calm the quivering attempting to calm the quivering animal. animal.

Almost immediately I was snatched up Almost immediately I was snatched up into the arms of my father. into the arms of my father.

““What had happened? What had happened? What had brought my father to my What had brought my father to my

rescue in the split second before I rescue in the split second before I slipped beneath the hoofs of my panic-slipped beneath the hoofs of my panic-driven horse? driven horse?

““My father had been sitting in the My father had been sitting in the house reading the newspaper when the house reading the newspaper when the Spirit [the Holy Ghost] whispered to Spirit [the Holy Ghost] whispered to him, ‘Run out into the orchard!’ him, ‘Run out into the orchard!’

““Without a moment’s hesitation, not Without a moment’s hesitation, not waiting to learn why or for what reason, waiting to learn why or for what reason, my father ran. my father ran.

Finding himself in the orchard without Finding himself in the orchard without knowing why he was there, he saw the knowing why he was there, he saw the galloping horse and thought, galloping horse and thought, I must stop I must stop this horse.this horse.

““He did so and found me. He did so and found me. And that is how I was saved from And that is how I was saved from

serious injury or possible death” serious injury or possible death” (Bruce R. McConkie, “Hearken to the Spirit,” (Bruce R. McConkie, “Hearken to the Spirit,” Friend,Friend, Sept. 1972, p. 10). Sept. 1972, p. 10).

How did the Holy Ghost save young Bruce McConkie from serious injury?

• What might have happened if Bruce’s father hadn’t obeyed the whispering of the Spirit so quickly?

Bruce R. McConkie was later called to be a Seventy and then an Apostle; we might not have had this important leader.

How could an experience like this strengthen a person’s testimony?

Why?

Sometimes we might not immediately Sometimes we might not immediately see the blessings that come from see the blessings that come from listening to the promptings of the Holy listening to the promptings of the Holy Ghost. Ghost.

We can be sure, however, that we will We can be sure, however, that we will be blessed if we obey the promptings be blessed if we obey the promptings that come to us. that come to us.

Let’s play a Let’s play a game.game.

Let’s play a Let’s play a game.game.

Take turns choosing a number. Take turns choosing a number.

There is a question for each number.There is a question for each number.

After you pick a question, we’ll read the After you pick a question, we’ll read the question, then try to answer it.question, then try to answer it.

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Article of faithArticle of faith Let’s repeat the first article of faith Let’s repeat the first article of faith

together. together.

1 We believe in God, the Eternal 1 We believe in God, the Eternal Father, and in His Son, Jesus Father, and in His Son, Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Ghost.Christ, and in the Holy Ghost.

The gift of the Holy Ghost is a special The gift of the Holy Ghost is a special gift we receive after we are baptized gift we receive after we are baptized and confirmedand confirmed

I am grateful for the promptings of I am grateful for the promptings of the Holy Ghost in my life. the Holy Ghost in my life.

By listening to the promptings of the By listening to the promptings of the Holy Ghost you will be able to know Holy Ghost you will be able to know right from wrong.right from wrong.

The Holy Ghost will never prompt you The Holy Ghost will never prompt you to do anything wrog.to do anything wrog.

He will help us to do what heavenly He will help us to do what heavenly Father and Jesus Christ want us to do.Father and Jesus Christ want us to do.

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OUR OUR CLOSING CLOSING PRAYER PRAYER WILL BE WILL BE

GIVEN BYGIVEN BY

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Question 1Question 1

1. What does it mean to prompt 1. What does it mean to prompt someone? someone?


1. What does it mean to prompt 1. What does it mean to prompt someone? someone?

(To give directions or to tell someone (To give directions or to tell someone what to do.)what to do.)


2. Who prompts us? 2. Who prompts us?


2. Who prompts us?2. Who prompts us?

(The Holy Ghost.)(The Holy Ghost.)


How does the Holy Ghost prompt us? How does the Holy Ghost prompt us?


How does the Holy Ghost prompt us? How does the Holy Ghost prompt us?

(He prompts us by giving us thoughts (He prompts us by giving us thoughts or feelings or by speaking to us.) or feelings or by speaking to us.)


How does the Holy Ghost help us? How does the Holy Ghost help us?


How does the Holy Ghost help us? How does the Holy Ghost help us?

(He helps us know the right things to (He helps us know the right things to do.) do.)


How did the Holy Ghost help Anita? How did the Holy Ghost help Anita?


How did the Holy Ghost help Anita? How did the Holy Ghost help Anita?

(He prompted her to be modest.)(He prompted her to be modest.)


How did the Holy Ghost help George? How did the Holy Ghost help George?


How did the Holy Ghost help George? How did the Holy Ghost help George?

(He prompted him to do what (He prompted him to do what Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ wanted him to do—go to church.)wanted him to do—go to church.)


What did the Holy Ghost prompt What did the Holy Ghost prompt Karolina to do? Karolina to do?


What did the Holy Ghost prompt What did the Holy Ghost prompt Karolina to do? Karolina to do?

(To unlace her brother’s shoe so she (To unlace her brother’s shoe so she could pull his foot out of it.)could pull his foot out of it.)


How was young Bruce R. McConkie How was young Bruce R. McConkie blessed because his father listened blessed because his father listened to and obeyed the promptings of the to and obeyed the promptings of the Holy Ghost? Holy Ghost?


How was young Bruce R. McConkie How was young Bruce R. McConkie blessed because his father listened blessed because his father listened to and obeyed the promptings of the to and obeyed the promptings of the Holy Ghost? Holy Ghost?

(He was saved from injury or death.)(He was saved from injury or death.)


What should we do when we receive What should we do when we receive a prompting from the Holy Ghost? a prompting from the Holy Ghost?


What should we do when we receive What should we do when we receive a prompting from the Holy Ghost? a prompting from the Holy Ghost?

(Listen, obey, and choose the right.) (Listen, obey, and choose the right.)

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Lesson 26: The Holy Ghost Can Help Us, Primary 3: Choose the Right B, (1994),122 Lesson 26: The Holy Ghost Can Help Us