Heavenly Father Helps Us When We Pray Primary 3 (CTR-B): Lesson 19

A father & his married daughter lived on opposite sides of a very large mountain.

How could this father & daughter communicate without going to the other side of the mountain?

What about a telephone?

What about a radio?

What about a carrier pigeon? Carrier pigeon

What about mail (regular or )?

Why is it important for the father & daughter to communicate with each other? To show love, receive and give help, & share ideas What would happened if they did not communicate with each other? They would not feel close to each other & they could not help each other. & they could not help each other.

Why is it important to communicate with our Heavenly Father? Thank HimThank Him for our for our blessings blessings Show faith Show faith in Him in Him Ask and Ask and receive help receive help & blessings & blessings Increase our Increase our love for Him love for Him

Nephi Prayed to Receive Help

The Lord told Lehi to take his family onto the ship they had built. They loaded it with fruit, meat, honey & seeds for the promised land. Strong winds blew the ship toward the promised land.

With the help of the Liahona, Lehi steered the ship toward the promised land.

The Liahona was a type of compass. It showed them which direction to travel - through the wilderness & where to steer the ship.

It only worked when Lehi & his family were righteous.

While at sea, some of Nephi’s brothers began to act wickedly. When Nephi told them to stop, they got angry and tied him up with ropes.

Because of their wickedness, the Liahona stopped working. They did not know which way to steer the ship. A terrible storm blew the ship backwards for many days.

The storm got worse, & the ship was about to sink. Laman & Lemuel knew that God had sent the storm. They were afraid they would drown.

Laman & Lemuel repented & untied Nephi. Even though his wrists & ankles had become swollen and sore from the ropes, Nephi had not complained.

The wind stopped blowing & the sea became calm. Nephi steered the ship to the promised land. Nephi prayed to Heavenly Father. Nephi then picked up the Liahona, & it worked again.

Why wouldn’t the Liahona work while Nephi was tied up? Why wouldn’t the Liahona work while Nephi was tied up? Why didn’t he complain? Why didn’t he complain? What can we learn from Nephi’s example? What can we learn from Nephi’s example? What did Nephi do to save the ship from sinking in the storm? What did Nephi do to save the ship from sinking in the storm? What did Heavenly Father do to help Nephi? What did Heavenly Father do to help Nephi?

Our Loving Heavenly Father Helps Us When We Pray

What is Jesus doing in this picture? What is Jesus doing in this picture? Why did Jesus pray? Why did Jesus pray? When Jesus was on Earth, he prayed often to Heavenly Father. When Jesus was on Earth, he prayed often to Heavenly Father. We can also pray to Heavenly Father when we need help, too. We can also pray to Heavenly Father when we need help, too.

There are lots of examples in the scriptures that show us the importance of prayer.

Mary’s Story

How important is daily prayer? What are some of the times you might pray?

Why is it so important to pray each day?

You hear your mother up in the night with your sick brother. You hear your mother up in the night with your sick brother. You become separated from your family in a crowd. You become separated from your family in a crowd. You are unhappy about your grades in school. You are unhappy about your grades in school. Someone in your ward Someone in your ward or branch is seriously ill. or branch is seriously ill.

Let’s list on the board what you might ask for and be thankful for in your prayers.

You should always express gratitude for blessings, asking for the Lord’s help throughout the day, and pray with your families whenever possible.

Each of us will take a turn saying one thing that we could either pray for or show gratitude for and place a toothpick across the top of this bottle. Each of us will take a turn saying one thing that we could either pray for or show gratitude for and place a toothpick across the top of this bottle. We will continue until the toothpicks fall. We will continue until the toothpicks fall.

I bear my testimony that Heavenly Father loves us & wants to help us if we will pray for His help.

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