His Path, Our Journey

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His Path, Our Journey
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Join us

• Our lesson today is one
• of quiet reflection.
• Ponder your thoughts about Christ and the
  sincerity of your own beliefs in Him.

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Find a seat away from everyone

• Be still.
• Be quiet.
• Be courteous.
• Allow the Spirit an opportunity to testify of
  our Savior- His birth, His work here on earth,
  His death, and most important, His resurrection.
  He lives!!

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Do not open your journal until prompted

• Our prayer is that this experience will instill
  in you a greater testimony of our Savior and His
  complete love for you.
• We pray that you will have a greater desire to
  serve Him and our fellowmen. His hands were
  "tools of creation, stronger than nations", and
  giving endlessly. May we make our hands more
  like those from Galilee.

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Do Not Speak

• We invite you to quietly take a seat apart from
  beloved companions. Listen to the beautiful
  music and let the Spirit testify of Christ's
  presence here today.  

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Let His Light Shine in your hearts and consider

• Invoke the Holy Spirit so that you may feel your
  full testimony. It is here to guide you. Listen
  carefully. He speaks to your soul today.

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• How do we know that the Spirit is in this very
  room?
• Is it even important to know how?
• Take a moment to write about how we can invite
  the Spirit to share our quiet moments in our
  lives.

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For unto you is born this day in the city of
David, a Saviour, which is Christ the LordSt.
Luke 211
Nativity
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And they came with Haste to find Mary and Joseph
and the babe...

• He was born in the humblest of circumstances.
• His Earthly parents and the animals were the
  only ones there to witness His birth.

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He was placed in a manger for there was no place
for Him elsewhere

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The Prophecy Fulfilled

• A star set in the sky signified the magnitude of
  this simple event.
• Shepherds in the field and wise men from the east
  came to worship Him. The shepherds told everyone
  what they had witnessed.
• And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them,
  and the glory of the Lord shone round about them
  and they were sore afraid Luke 29

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And ye shall find a baby wrapped in swaddling
clothes, lying in a manger Luke 212

• Mary, on the other hand, quietly took it all in,
  and pondered everything in her heart.

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• Can you even imagine the love and responsibility
  she must have felt as she held her precious baby
  in her arms?
• How would you feel if God had chosen you to be
  the protector and nurturer of the greatest man to
  ever live?

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Jesus, The Early Years
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In Favor With God

• Even as a small child, Jesus was the perfect
  model of love for His Heavenly Father.
• His mother taught Him well.

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This Special Boy Grows As We Do

• As a young boy, Jesus was loved and taught the
  ways of His earthly father. He grew to be a
  skilled apprentice.

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And a child shall lead them

• And the child grew and became strong, filled
  with wisdom and the favor of God was upon Him.
  Luke 240

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The Perfect Older Brother

• He lived His life for us
• He learned from the example of His earthly family
  and grew to be a Heavenly example for us all.

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• Childhood is so difficult. How does it feel to
  know your Savior suffered the same things we do
  as teens?
• He was loved, He was hated, He was trying to
  please His parents and trying to learn what free
  agency meant.
• Do you think your confidence would wax strong if
  you endured His trials?
• How would He feel if He endured Your trials?
• What would He do different?

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He Became Our Greatest Teacher
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• There is no greater teacher than one who has
  experience in what He teaches.

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Jesus Christ was one of us. He was human. He
had human experiences. He shared all the gifts
from our Father in Heaven, including happiness...
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• And sorrow

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• And Anger... He was like us

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Only Better!
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• There is no aspect of human nature He does
  not share with us, and His willingness to teach
  this to us, is a great blessing.

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He was Baptized in the name of the Father...

• Baptism is a sign to God that we are willing to
  do what He commands. Jesus was perfect, but He
  knew that He must follow all of Gods
  commandments, thus He set the perfect example of
  fulfilling all righteousness.

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• Do you seek a God of miracles? Where can you find
  Him?
• Do you seek a teacher of perfect knowledge?
• How does it feel to know that you are so blessed
  for your desire to listen and learn and show your
  faith in the Lord?
• How does it feel to know He loves you enough to
  send His only Begotten son to guide you?

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Those He Beholds As the Most Sacred of Creatures
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I Am the Way

• Who can find a virtuous woman? For her price is
  far above rubies.

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Woman was created in the image of His most sacred
creature.

• She stretcheth out her hand to the poor yea,
  she reacheth forth her hands to the needy.
  strength and honour are her clothing and she
  shall rejoice in time to come.

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but she in her punery, hath cast in all she
had St. Luke 214

• She openeth her mouth with wisdom and in her
  tongue is the law of kindness. She looketh well
  to the ways of her household, and eateth not the
  bread of idleness.

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• Her children arise up, and call her blessed her
  husband also, and he praiseth her. Many daughters
  have done virtuously, but thou excellest them
  all.

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• "It is Elizabeth and Mary, who are first to
  receive the message of Christ's coming, who are
  praised and blessed by God's angels, and who are
  first to sing and prophesy about the Christ
  child. Luke presents these women not only as
  witnesses to the events surrounding the births of
  John and Jesus, but also as active participants
  in God's Messianic purposes"
• What is YOUR divine purpose in our Lords plan?

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In Remembrance of Thy Son

• Persecution The Last Supper

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• When Mary anointed the feet of Jesus with costly
  ointment Judas Iscarot was upset because he
  thought it a waste

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• Art thou King of the Jews?

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• Pray always lest ye faint

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Do This in Remembrance

• Thus is my body which is given for you this do
  in remembrance of me.

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• And being in agony, He prayed more earnestly
  and His sweat was as it were great drops of blood
  falling down to the ground

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• Do you find yourself in places of darkness from
  time to time? 
• Do mortal trials weaken your faith and bring
  turmoil to your spirit? 
• When your heart is troubled, how do you find
  peace?
• Can you think of experiences in your life when
  the Comforter was there and brought you peace?

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The Ultimate Sacrifice

• And he said unto Jesus Lord, Remember me when
  thou comest into Thy Kingdom

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Father, Forgive them, for they know not what
they do
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• Our Savior prayed in agony that if it could be
  possible...to remove the "bitter cup."  He
  trembled...great drops of blood flowed from every
  pore...yet He submitted to the will of the Father
  saying, "Thy will be done.
• Can you even imagine how much He must love YOU to
  suffer so much pain for YOU?

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He Rises and Promises

• And Jesus said unto him, Today shalt thou be
  with me in paradise...

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Prophecy fulfilled

• "I know that My Redeemer Lives!  What joy I will
  feel when one day He addresses me by name, just
  as He did Mary at the empty tomb.  How fortunate
  I feel to be baptized as a member of His
  church that has taught me all that I must do to
  live with Him someday!"   

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The Way

• Jesus Saith unto him, I am the way, the truth,
  and the life no man cometh unto the Father, but
  by me. John 146

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The Promise

• In the words of the hymn, Let Me Not Forget, O
  Savior, Thou didst bleed and die for me. 
• I wonder how many drops were shed for me. -
  James E. Faust 

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Proof is shown

•      Blessed are they that have not seen me and
  yet have believed. St John 2029

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• But what shall we use? Our lives must become a
  meaningful expression, the symbol of our
  declaration of our testimony of the Living
  Christ, the Eternal Son of the Living God.
  Gordon B. Hinckley

Take a moment to ponder what we do to symbolize
our faith and love for our Lord everyday.
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The Ascension
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The Gift

• But, Ye shall receive POWER, after that, The
  Holy Ghost is come upon You And Ye shall be
  witnesses unto MEand unto the uttermost part of
  the Earth. The Acts 18

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The Second Coming

• Why stand ye gazing up into Heaven? The Acts
  111

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• And then shall they see the son of man coming
  in a cloud with power and great glory.. St. Luke
  2127

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• I am the Alpha The Omega, The Beginning and
  The Ending, Saith The LORD, Which IS, And which
  WAS, and Which is to COME, The Almighty.
  Revelation 18
• Are you ready?
• How are you preparing for this moment?

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• This presentation was brought to you in the name
  of Jesus Christ. Amen.