Lesson 2

Lesson Title: "Coming to Know the Savior"

OTHER RESOURCES:

• Resource Guide for Young Women Manual 3 at lds.org.

  OBJECTIVE:

  Each young woman will strive to make Jesus Christ her friend.

  PREPARATION:

  1. Picture 2, Jesus at the Door (62170), located at the back of the manual.
  2. Display the picture at the front of the classroom.
  3. Ask a young woman to express her feelings about the Savior and her relationship with him.
  4. Assign young women to present any stories, scriptures, or quotations you wish.

  ATTENTION GETTER:

  Tell the following story:
  
  A man died and was resurrected and waiting in a room to be interviewed. Another man was ahead of him. The door opened, the man entered, and the door closed. The man on the outside could hear the conversation on the other side of the door. The interviewer began: “I want you to tell me what you know about Jesus Christ.” “Well, He was born of Mary in Bethlehem; he lived thirty-three years, spending the last three organizing his church, choosing his Apostles, and giving the gospel to direct our lives.” The interviewer stopped him and said: “Yes, yes, that’s all true, but I want you to tell me what you know about Jesus Christ.” “Well, he suffered and died so that we could have eternal life. Three days later he was resurrected so that we might return to Heavenly Father.” “Yes, yes, that is true, but I want you to tell me what you know about Jesus Christ.” The man, a little perplexed, again began: “Well, he restored the gospel in its fulness to the earth through Joseph Smith, reorganized his church, gave us temples so we could do work to save our dead. He gave us personal ordinances for our salvation and exaltation.” The interviewer again stopped him and said, “All of what you have said to me is true.” The man was then invited to leave the room. After he left the door opened and the second man entered. As he approached the interviewer he fell upon his knees and cried, “My Lord, my God.”

  LESSON:

  Lesson 2 at lds.org

  CONCLUSION:

  Conclude the lesson by reading the following two quotations:
  
  “Be a companion with Christ, and he will draw near unto you and be your best friend. There is no better friend than Christ” (William R. Bradford, in Conference Report, Apr. 1976, p. 146; or Ensign, May 1976, p. 98).
  
  “I bear you my witness that our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, is our friend. In his loving processes of command, rebuke, greeting, revelation, encouragement, and long-suffering, he daily proves this. Certainly he is willing to take us the way we are, but he wants to leave us improved in his word and his paths” (Marvin J. Ashton, in Conference Report, Oct. 1972, p. 34; or Ensign, Jan. 1973, p. 43).
  
  Testimony
  Have the assigned young woman express her feelings about the Savior. Allow other class members to do the same. Bear testimony of your own love for the Savior. Encourage each young woman to try harder to draw closer to her Redeemer during the coming year. The lessons for this year will give each young woman added encouragement. The young women should bring their scriptures to class and study the words of the Savior through past and present prophets. Each young woman who studies the scriptures, repents of any sins and shortcomings, and lives the commandments will find her relationship with Jesus Christ steadily growing stronger.

  HANDOUT:

  Print the handout onto a pretty parchment paper and attach it to a picture of the Savior.

  
  

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