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The Holy Ghost Can Help Me The Gift of the Holy Ghost
When I was about 8 years old, my parents both worked
and they left for work before it was time for my sisters
and me to go to school. When we got home from
Can Help Me
school, our parents were still at work. My parents told
us how important it was to lock the door when we go to Lesson 13
school. We would need a key to get in the house when
we got home from school because our parents would Primary 2 CTR A
still be at work. So our parents got us ready for school
in the morning and then told us to watch the clock until Use this as a review of the lesson
it was time to begin walking to school. They told us not to be late. They gave us
a key to take to school with us so that when we got home, we could get in the
house. They told us not to lose the key, and to always remember to lock the or when it is your turn to give a part of
door. I had a fear of being late for school, and I often had dreams where I was
going to be late for school, but I couldn’t move. Family Home Evening
One day we were ready to leave for school, and it was my turn to carry the key.
We went to leave, and I
realized I didn’t have the key
with me. So I went back in
the house to get it. I couldn’t
find it. My sisters went on
ahead, and I was left at home
to find the key. I searched
and searched and couldn’t
find it. I didn’t want to be late for school, and time was running out. What
should I do? I knew that I didn’t know where the key was, but I knew that
Heavenly Father knew where it was. I remember I was in the kitchen as I said a
prayer asking Heavenly Father to help me find the key. As I prayed, a picture
came in my mind of my bedroom and of the ruffle that was around my bed. In
my mind I could see the key behind the ruffle under my bed. I quickly went into
my room and lifted up the ruffle and there way the key! I was grateful to
Heavenly Father for helping me find the key. The Holy Ghost had helped me by
putting that image in my mind of where to find it.
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Review Questions Review Questions

Why does
Who Why was When are Heavenly Father
baptized we given the send the Holy Ghost
Jesus baptized?
Jesus? Holy Ghost? to be with us?

How was
Where
Jesus Who is the Where can
baptized? was Jesus
Holy Ghost? we feel the
Baptized?
promptings of
the Holy Ghost?

What is What
immersion? When valuable gift
will we be are we given How do
baptized? at baptism? we receive
the Holy
Ghost?
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I say unto you, “Receive the Holy Ghost” Heavenly Father was watching Jesus’ baptism and was
The person who confirms pleased that Jesus was baptized. There was another
you will say, “I say unto special person at Jesus’ baptism. Who was it?
you, receive the Holy
Ghost.” This means that it The Holy Ghost
is up to you to receive it. It
is much like a person giving
a gift. The person needs to 1st Article of Faith
receive it.
We believe in ___________________
and in His Son, __________________
and in the ______________________

Fill in the blanks with the following people

in the right order:

Jesus Christ Holy Ghost God the Eternal Father

You “receive” the Holy Ghost by choosing the right and by
learning to listen to the still small voice.
The Holy Ghost is like Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ because he loves us
and wants to help us. But the Holy Ghost does not have a body of flesh and
bones like Heavenly Father and Jesus do. We cannot see the Holy Ghost,
but he can help us do what is right. He gives us a warm, happy feeling inside
when we choose the right.
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Roberta’s Confirmation The Holy Ghost will Help Us
This is a special day for Roberta. She has just been baptized.
Now she will be confirmed a member of The Church of Jesus Know what is True
Christ of Latter-day Saints, and she will be given the gift of
the Holy Ghost.
After Roberta’s father helps her out of the water, her
mother meets her with dry
clothing. Her wet hair is soon
combed neatly, and she is
smiling and happy! When Roberta is ready, she
returns to her family and friends,
who have been waiting. She
goes to a chair at the front of the
room with
her father.
The bishop asks the men that
The Holy Ghost can help us know that
Roberta has chosen to come and
the Church is true. Sometimes we are so I Know My Father Lives
stand in the circle. Roberta has
happy and grateful we want to tell
asked her father, her grandfather,
others how we feel. This often happens
her uncle, and her home teachers. All these men hold the I know my Father lives and
when we bear our testimonies in fast
Melchizedek Priesthood. Roberta bows her head and closes her eyes. The men loves me too.
and testimony meeting.
place their hands upon her head while her father calls The Spirit whispers this to me
her by name and confirms her a member of the Church.
When some people are filled with the and tells me it is true,
In the prayer he says, “I say unto you, receive the Holy
Holy Ghost they even cry a little. These And tells me it is true.
Ghost.” After the
are not sad tears; they are happy tears.
confirmation is finished,
Sometimes they may get a warm, He sent me here to earth, by
Roberta shakes hands with
peaceful feeling during testimony faith to live his plan.
the men in the circle, and
meeting or as they pray, read the The Spirit whispers this to me
they congratulate her.
scriptures, or listen in church. This
Roberta has a wonderful and tells me that I can,
peaceful feeling is the whispering of the
warm feeling inside, and she knows she has And tells me that I can.
Holy Ghost letting them know that these
chosen the right.
things are true and right.