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Lesson 9: Priesthood Blessings and Ordiances

Lesson 9: Priesthood Blessings and Ordiances. “Lesson 9: Priesthood Blessings and Ordinances,” Primary 3: Choose the Right B,  (1994),40. To help each child understand the importance of priesthood blessings and ordinances. . Purpose. (Enter Name Here). Our opening prayer will be given by.

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Lesson 9: Priesthood Blessings and Ordiances

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  1. Lesson 9: Priesthood Blessings and Ordiances “Lesson 9: Priesthood Blessings and Ordinances,” Primary 3: Choose the Right B, (1994),40

  2. To help each child understand the importance of priesthood blessings and ordinances. Purpose

  3. (Enter Name Here) Our opening prayer will be given by

  4. This is a windmill • Who thinks they can make it turn without touching it? • How would you make the windmill turn without touching it?. • What makes the windmill turn? • The power of the wind. Attention Activity

  5. What would happen if there were no wind? • Wind can be a powerful force. • It can draw water up from the ground, • It can give power to large machines. Attention Activity

  6. In today’s lessen you will learn about a power much stronger than the wind. • Remember, In a recent lesson we learned about the restoration of Jesus Christ’s True Church. Attention Activity

  7. One important reason for the restoration of the gospel was to restore the priesthood to the earth. Attention Activity

  8. Why is the priesthood so important? • It is the power to act for Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. • What does it mean to act for Heavenly Father and Jesus? • To do the things that they would do. Attention Activity

  9. What are some of the good things Jesus Christ did on earth? • He was baptized • Healed the sick • Made the blind see • Blessed the children • Prepared the sacrament for the first time • Etc. Attention Activity

  10. Can these things be done today? • Yes, they can be and are done today. • Such things can be done only through the righteous use of the priesthood and our own faith. Attention Activity

  11. What then is the priesthood? • What can someone who righteously honors his priesthood do? • We need to receive certain ordinances to return to our Father in Heaven. Attention Activity

  12. These ordinances can be performed only by the authority and power of the priesthood. Attention Activity

  13. What are some of these priesthood ordinances? • Here are some examples you could have said… Attention Activity

  14. Attention Activity Give blessings Heal the sick

  15. Attention Activity Baptize

  16. Attention Activity Confer the gift of the Holy Ghost

  17. Attention Activity Prepare and pass the sacrament

  18. Attention Activity Ordination to the priesthood

  19. Attention Activity Sealings in the temple

  20. Attention Activity Administering to the sick

  21. Attention Activity Father’s blessing

  22. Attention Activity Naming and Blessing of Babies

  23. These ordinances and blessings are available to us through our faith, prayers, and proper priesthood authority. Attention Activity

  24. I am thankful to Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ for allowing these blessing to be restored through the Prophet Joseph Smith. Attention Activity

  25. You will have more lessons on baptism, confirmation, the sacrament, and temples this year. Attention Activity

  26. Heavenly Father has planned for you to be with a loving family forever, and that through these ordinances you can return to him. Attention Activity

  27. Has your father or another priesthood holder ever put his hands upon your head and given you a blessing? • What was it for? The Priesthood can Bless Everyone

  28. 1. A blessing is given by someone who bears the Melchizedek Priesthood. • A person who holds the priesthood has the power to act for Jesus Christ. The Priesthood can Bless Everyone

  29. This person might be your father, your brother, your grandfather, the bishop or branch president, the missionaries, your home teachers, or any worthy Melchizedek Priesthood bearer. The Priesthood can Bless Everyone

  30. 2. All blessings given by the authority of the priesthood are to help us The Priesthood can Bless Everyone

  31. 3. There are different kinds of blessings. The Priesthood can Bless Everyone

  32. Next we are going to learn about two kinds of special priesthood blessings. The Priesthood can Bless Everyone

  33. What is happening in this picture? • A baby is being blessed and given a name. Priesthood Bearers Can Bless and Name Babies

  34. Think about the last time you saw a baby being blessed. • How did you feel while the baby was being blessed? Priesthood Bearers Can Bless and Name Babies

  35. Would any of you like to share a time when you saw a baby being blessed? Priesthood Bearers Can Bless and Name Babies

  36. As members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, we believe in another type of blessing called administering to the sick. Priesthood Bearers Can Administer to the Sick

  37. Administer a blessing is to give a blessing. Priesthood Bearers Can Administer to the Sick

  38. Let’s read the seventh article of faith . • 7 We believe in the agift of btongues, cprophecy, drevelation, evisions, fhealing, ginterpretation of tongues, and so forth. Priesthood Bearers Can Administer to the Sick

  39. Healings can take place following such a blessing when it is the will of Heavenly Father. Priesthood Bearers Can Administer to the Sick

  40. Whenever someone is sick, priesthood holders can give him or her a special blessing. • It is a good thing to ask for a blessing when we are sick. Priesthood Bearers Can Administer to the Sick

  41. 1. If you were sick and needed a blessing, you could tell your parents. • If your father held the Melchizedek Priesthood, he would probably ask another worthy Melchizedek Priesthood bearer in the Church to help him give you a blessing. Priesthood Bearers Can Administer to the Sick

  42. If your father did not hold the Melchizedek Priesthood, you could ask your home teachers, grandfather, uncle, the bishop or branch president, or the missionaries for a blessing. Priesthood Bearers Can Administer to the Sick

  43. 2. Those who administer to the sick, or give the blessing, use pure olive oil that has been consecrated (given a special blessing) by two members of the Melchizedek Priesthood. Priesthood Bearers Can Administer to the Sick

  44. This is what a bottle of consecrated oil can look like. • It can be in other containers as well. Priesthood Bearers Can Administer to the Sick

  45. 3. There are two parts to an administration to the sick: Priesthood Bearers Can Administer to the Sick

  46. First, one of the priesthood bearers would put a small amount of oil on the top of the sick person’s head and say a brief prayer. Priesthood Bearers Can Administer to the Sick

  47. Second, the two priesthood holders would then lay their hands on the sick person’s head, and one would seal the anointing by saying another special prayer, giving with it a blessing inspired by Heavenly Father. Priesthood Bearers Can Administer to the Sick

  48. When we have faith and receive a priesthood blessing, Heavenly Father will bless us according to his will. • He will always do what is best for our lives. Priesthood Bearers Can Administer to the Sick

  49. I am very grateful that we have the priesthood and for the gift of healing. • It has helped me in my life many times. Priesthood Bearers Can Administer to the Sick

  50. A Father’s Blessing Listen to the following story about a Father’s Blessing

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