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When Jesus was 12, He went with
Joseph and Mary in a group of people to
a celebration in Jerusalem.
 They were there for several days.
 When
Joseph and
Mary left for
home, they
thought that
Jesus was walking
back to Nazareth
with His friends.
 But
Jesus had stayed in Jerusalem.
 When Joseph and Mary looked for
Jesus, they could not find Him.
 No one in their group had seen Him.
 So
Joseph and
Mary went back
to Jerusalem.
 They
looked for Jesus for three days.
 They were very sad.
 At
last they found
Jesus in the
temple, talking
with some
teachers.
 He was answering their
questions.
 The teachers were surprised at
how much Jesus knew.
 Mary
told Jesus that she and Joseph
had been worried about Him.
 Jesus replied that
He was doing His
Father’s work—
God’s work.
 Joseph and Mary did not understand.
 Jesus went home to
Nazareth with
Joseph and Mary
and obeyed them.
 Jesus
learned more and
more about His
Heavenly Father’s work.
 He
grew tall
and strong.
 People
loved
Him.
 He
did what God wanted
Him to do.
 God loved Him.
 Why
did Mary and Joseph bring
the baby Jesus to the temple?
 Let’s read Luke 2:21–24
 How
did Simeon
know that Jesus
was the Son of
God?
 Let’s read Luke
2:25–30
How did Anna witness that
Jesus was the Son of God?
 Let’s read Luke 2:36–38
 How do you think she knew
who he was?
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How did the wise men
know that Jesus was the
Son of God?
 Let’s read Matthew 2:2, 11
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Why did they give him gifts?
 How
can you be a witness of
Jesus Christ?
 Why did Heavenly Father
tell Joseph to take his
family to Egypt?
 Let’s read Matthew 2:13–14
 What
did Herod do to try to
keep Jesus from becoming
king?
 Let’s read Matthew 2:16
 How
did Joseph know it was
safe to return from Egypt?
 Let’s read Matthew
2:19–20
 Where did the
family go to live?
 Let’s
read Matthew 2:21–23
 What
do you
think Jesus did
as a boy to gain
experience and
knowledge?
 Let’s
read JST, Matthew
3:24–26; Luke 2:40, 52; D&C
93:11–14
 What
things
are important
for you to
learn as you
grow up?
 What goals
have you set?
 Write
two goals that
will help you learn
more about the gospel
this year.
 Keep the paper where
you can see it often.
Enr. Act. 2
 Why
were the
men in the
temple
impressed
with Jesus?
 Let’s

read Luke 2:46–47
Note that Joseph Smith’s translation of
this scripture says, “And they were
hearing him, and asking him questions.”
 What
does this tell
us about how
much Jesus had
learned in his
childhood?
 How
was Jesus honoring and
obeying his Father in the temple?
 What
can you do to learn more
about the gospel?
 What
did Jesus do to
honor and obey
Joseph and Mary?
 Let’s read Luke 2:51–52
 Joseph
and Mary taught Jesus
during his childhood just as our
parents teach us during our
childhoods.
 How can you honor your parents?
 We
have already learned
this year about some of
the people who witnessed
that Jesus Christ was the
Son of God.
 Do you remember who
we have learned about so
far this year?
Enr. Act. 1
 Gabriel
◦ Luke 1:30–32
 Elisabeth
◦ Luke 1:41–43
 John the Baptist
◦ John 1:29–34
 The angels &
shepherds
◦ Luke 2:8–17
Enr. Act. 1
 Find
and label the
places where Jesus
lived: Jerusalem,
Bethlehem, Egypt,
and Nazareth.
 Maps
#11 and #13 in the LDS
edition of the King James Version of
the Bible can help!
Enr. Act. 3
We believe in God,
the Eternal Father,
and in His Son,
Jesus Christ, and in
the Holy Ghost.
Enr. Act. 4
Let’s read:
 Matthew 3:16–17
 Matthew 17:5
 3 Nephi 11:6–8
 Joseph Smith—
History 1:17
 What happened in each instance?
Enr. Act. 5
“And Jesus increased in
wisdom and stature, and
in favour with God and
man.”
Enr. Act. 6
I know that
Jesus Christ is
our Savior and
the Son of God.
If we follow
Jesus’ example
we can be more
like Him.
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