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Sunday, June 7, 2015

The Ten Lepers -- Gratitude






Brian Kershisnik



 James Christensen







Luke 17:12–19
 
12 And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were alepers, which stood afar off:


Questions: What did the lepers do when they saw Jesus?  Do you think they knew who Jesus was and believed in him?
 13 And they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.

Questions:  What did Jesus ask the lepers to do to be healed?
 14 And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go shew yourselves unto the apriests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed.

Questions: How many lepers returned to thank Jesus? (Luke 17:15–16.)
 15 And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God,
 16 And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan.

QuestionsWhat did Jesus say about the lepers? (Luke 17:17–19.)
 17 And Jesus answering said, Were there not tencleansed? but where are the bnine?
 18 There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger.
 19 And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole.

Questions:  
Why do you think nine of the lepers did not return to thank Jesus?
How would you feel if you helped ten people and only one returned to thank you?

What things should we thank Heavenly Father for? Doctrine and Covenants 59:7

Why is it important to thank Heavenly Father for specific blessings we receive?

How can we express our gratitude to Heavenly Father?

Mosiah 2:19–24 
 19 And behold also, if I, whom ye call your king, who has spent his days in your service, and yet has been in the service of God, do merit any thanks from you, O how you ought to athank your heavenly bKing!

 20 I say unto you, my brethren, that if you should render all the athanks and bpraise which your whole soul has power to possess, to that God who has created you, and has kept and cpreserved you, and has caused that ye should drejoice, and has granted that ye should live in peace one with another—

 21 I say unto you that if ye should aserve him who has created you from the beginning, and is bpreserving you from day to day, by lending you cbreath, that ye may live and move and do according to your own dwill, and even supporting you from one moment to another—I say, if ye should serve him with all your ewhole souls yet ye would be funprofitable servants.

 22 And behold, all that he arequires of you is to bkeep his commandments; and he has cpromised you that if ye would keep his commandments ye should prosper in the land; and he never doth dvary from that which he hath said; therefore, if ye do ekeep his fcommandments he doth bless you and prosper you.

 23 And now, in the first place, he hath created you, and granted unto you your lives, for which ye are indebted unto him.

 24 And secondly, he doth arequire that ye should do as he hath commanded you; for which if ye do, he doth immediately bbless you; and therefore he hath paid you. And ye are still indebted unto him, and are, and will be, forever and ever; therefore, of what have ye to boast?

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