Army of Helaman

Army of Helaman
1. We have been born, as Nephi of old,
To goodly parents who love the Lord.
We have been taught, and we understand,
That we must do as the Lord commands.
2. We have been saved for these latter days
To build the kingdom in righteous ways.
We hear the words our prophet declares:
“Let each who’s worthy go forth and share.”
Chorus
We are as the army of
Helaman.
We have been taught in
our youth.
And we will be the Lord’s
missionaries
To bring the world His
truth.
3. We know his plan, and we will prepare,
Increase our knowledge through study and prayer.
Daily we’ll learn until we are called
To take the gospel to all the world.
Words and music: Janice Kapp Perry, b. 1938 © 1983 by Janice Kapp Perry. This song may be copied for incidental,
noncommercial church or home use.
Raise your hand when you
think you know which person
is being described!
I am a messenger.
Besides delivering
God’s messages, I
teach, bless, and do
whatever I am
commanded to do
to build the
kingdom of God.
Today you will learn
about a special
message I brought.
I was a fisherman
on the Sea of
Galilee when Jesus
called me to follow
him. I received a
vision, which you
will learn about
today, that opened
the way for
everyone to be
taught the gospel.
Cornelius
Peter
Angel
I am a centurion in
the Roman legion
and command from
50 to 100 men. I was
the first Gentile
(someone who was
not a Jew) to come
into the Church. You
will learn about my
baptism in today’s
lesson.
Peter and
Cornelius
“Lesson 40: Peter and Cornelius,” Primary 7: New Testament, 139,
Scripture story adapted from “Seek, Then Follow the Prophets Counsel,”
Friend, June 2001, 42 & “Cornelius and Peter,” Friend, Nov. 2003, 36
 After Jesus Christ
was resurrected,
He left the care of His church to His
Apostles. Peter was the chief
Apostle, or President of the Church.
 At this time, there
were only Jews as
members, and no
gentiles (non-Jews).
 There
was a Roman
centurion (a man who
commanded one
hundred soldiers)
named Cornelius.
 Although he was not a Jew, he was a
good man who believed in God.
 He and his family “gave much alms to
the people, and prayed to God always”
(Acts 10:2).
 Cornelius had
a
vision in which an
angel told him that
his prayers had been
answered.
 The angel also told Cornelius to
send for Peter to come and teach
him. Peter would tell him what to
do.
 The
next day,
Cornelius sent two
servants and a
soldier to bring Peter
to him.
 While Cornelius’s
servants were coming
to get Peter, he, too,
had a vision.
 Peter
saw a “vessel descending unto
him, as it had been a great sheet knit
at the four corners, and let down to
the earth:
 “Wherein were all
manner of fourfooted
beasts . . . , and
creeping things, and
fowls of the air.”
 Now,
the Jews had been
taught to not mingle with
gentiles and that certain
animals were “unclean”
and were not to be eaten.
 So when a voice came to Peter, telling
him to eat the animals that were in the
vessel, he protested, “Not so, Lord; for I
have never eaten any thing that is
common or unclean.”
 But
the voice told him,
“What God hath
cleansed, that call not
thou common.”
 While
Peter was wondering about the
meaning of what he had seen,
Cornelius’s men came, and the Spirit told
him, “Go with them, doubting nothing:
for I have sent them” (Acts 10:20).
 Peter
went with them
the next day. He found
not only Cornelius but
also his family and
friends.
 Cornelius told Peter about the angel
and said, “Now therefore are we all
here present before God, to hear all
things that are commanded thee of
God” (Acts 10:33).
 Peter then understood what
he had
seen in his own vision.
 The Lord was
showing him that
the gospel wasn’t
only for the Jews
but for all people.
 He taught the gospel to Cornelius
and all of his household.
 As
the chief Apostle, or prophet,
taught them, the Holy Ghost testified
to them that what he said was true.
 Peter
told them that
they must be
baptized so that they
might receive the
blessing of the gift of
the Holy Ghost.
 Cornelius
had obeyed
the counsel of the angel
and called for Peter, a
prophet of God.
 When Peter taught him and his family
and friends, they received the witness
of the Holy Ghost. They followed the
counsel of the prophet and became
members of the Savior’s church.
 The
Jews who followed Christ heard
about Peter teaching these gentiles,
and they asked Peter about it.
 When he told them about his and
Cornelius’s visions and how the Holy
Ghost had testified to them of Jesus
Christ and His gospel, the Jews
accepted them into the Church.
 This was another blessing for
Cornelius and his household.
Discussion
Time!
 Why was
Cornelius worthy to receive a
vision from the Lord and be baptized?
 Let’s read Acts 10:2
 How can you be a devout (faithful)
member of the Church?
 What was the angel’s
message to Cornelius?
 Let’s read Acts 10:3–6
 What
did Peter see in a vision?
 Let’s read Acts 10:11–16
 Why was the vision disturbing to
him?
 How did Peter
accept this
vision at first?
 What changed
his mind?
Why
was it so
unusual for
Peter to teach
Cornelius the
gospel?
Let’s read Acts
10:28
Up
to this time the Apostles
had been teaching the gospel
to the Jewish people, and
most of the people in the
Church thought that only the
Jewish people should be
taught the gospel.
But Cornelius was not a Jew.
What
did Peter finally realize that
his vision meant?
Let’s read Acts 10:34–35
Who
should be
taught the
gospel
today?
 Why
do you think
Cornelius gathered
all his friends and
relatives to hear
Peter?
 Let’s read Acts 10:24–27
 What
are some of the gospel
principles you want to share with
your family and friends?
 What
did Cornelius do to find an
answer to his problem?
 Let’s read Acts 10:30
 What experiences
have you or your
family had with
fasting and prayer?
 How has the Lord helped you find
an answer to a problem?
 What
did the disciples and the
other Apostles think when they
heard that Peter had been teaching
Gentiles?
 Let’s read Acts 11:2–3
 How did Peter explain
his actions?
 Let’s read Acts 11:4, 17
 How
did the disciples and Apostles
accept Peter’s vision?
 Let’s read Acts
11:18
 What does this
teach us about
Heavenly
Father’s love for
his children?
 Something similar
to Peter’s vision
happened in 1978 when President
Spencer W. Kimball received a
revelation from the Lord that all
worthy men and boys could receive
the priesthood and their families
could receive the blessings of the
temple (see Official Declaration—2 in the Doctrine and Covenants).
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How
can you teach the gospel to
some of Heavenly Father’s
children?
What are some
ways we can be
missionaries
now?
How can we prepare to serve fulltime missions?
Let’s
read Acts
10:36–43 in small
groups and make
a list of the things
Peter taught
Cornelius and his
family and friends.
Read your list while I write the
items on the chalkboard.
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Our
special guest is a returned
missionary who has come to
our class to share experiences
that illustrate the importance
of teaching all of Heavenly
Father’s children.
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 The
following
statement is
adapted from a
quotation by Elder
Howard W. Hunter:
 Little children are precious to our
Father in Heaven. He loves them
and looks after them with the same
tender care no matter where they
live or how they dress or look.
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 Heavenly
Father
loves the dark,
curly-haired
Fijian, and the
kind, brightly
dressed children
in Samoa.
 He loves the little English boys and
girls who all dress alike at school.
He loves the children in Japan.
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 Heavenly
Father
loves the
suntanned
children in South
America and the
Lamanites.
 Our Father loves his children
everywhere. When it is bedtime,
loving parents in all lands kneel
with their children to say prayers.
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 It
may be by a
high, fluffy
featherbed in the
Alps or a little
mat on the floor
of a hut.
 But our Heavenly Father hears and
understands them all. (See Friend, Oct. 1971, p.
10.)
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Although people in
different countries
have different
traditions and
practices, we are all
similar in that
Heavenly Father loves
us all and wants us all
to return to Him.
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I
bear my testimony
that God loves all His
children and wants all
of us to be taught the
gospel, be baptized,
and keep our
covenants so we can
live with Him again.
 I am grateful for my knowledge of the
gospel and for my baptism.
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