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Two Questions for an Angel

Zacharias and Mary both questioned Gabriel. Why did it go so differently?

  • 🧭 Youth 11–14
  • Week 1
  • 📅 Sunday, January 3, 2027
🤔 Forehead Guess🏆 Showdown
💡 The big idea

God keeps His promises in His own timing, and like Mary I can bring my honest questions to Him and still answer, “Be it unto me according to thy word.”

I can trust God’s timing, ask my questions in faith, and say yes to what He asks of me this year.

Study it yourself firstRead Matthew 1; Luke 1 in Gospel LibraryCome, Follow Me manualOpen this week (Matthew 1; Luke 1)
Know the chapters

The New Testament opens with two visits from the same angel. Zacharias, a priest serving his once-in-a-lifetime turn at the altar of incense, is told that he and Elisabeth, faithful and “well stricken in years,” will have a son named John (Luke 1:5–25). Six months later Gabriel tells Mary in Nazareth that she will be the mother of the Son of God (Luke 1:26–38). Both ask a question. Zacharias asks, “Whereby shall I know this?” and is left unable to speak until the promise comes true. Mary asks, “How shall this be?” and ends with, “Be it unto me according to thy word.” Matthew 1 adds Joseph’s side: a just man, a dream, and immediate obedience (Matthew 1:18–25).

Your class is 11 to 14, and for many of them this is week one as a deacon or in Young Women. Luke 1 is full of things they now touch: an Aaronic Priesthood holder serving in the temple, an angel ministering to him (the Aaronic Priesthood holds the keys of the ministering of angels, Doctrine and Covenants 13), prayer at the temple, and a promise to “turn the hearts of the fathers to the children” (Luke 1:17), which is exactly what they do in temple baptisms. The manual invites youth to notice how the Lord’s ancient Church looks like His restored Church.

The heart of the lesson is honest questions. Teens have real ones, and they need to hear that asking is not the problem. The difference between the two questions seems to be the heart behind them: Zacharias wanted proof before he would believe; Mary believed and asked how. Also be honest that Zacharias and Elisabeth were “blameless” (Luke 1:6) and still waited for years. Righteous people don’t always get what they want on their schedule, and that’s not a sign God forgot them.

Keep the doctrine clear: Jesus Christ is the literal Son of Heavenly Father and of Mary (Luke 1:31–35). If questions go further, it’s enough to say that it happened by the power of the Highest (Luke 1:35). His name was given by God “for he shall save his people from their sins” (Matthew 1:21), and one of His names, Emmanuel, means “God with us” (Matthew 1:23).

Only have 5 minutes?

Read Luke 1:5–38 and Matthew 1:18–25 once. In class, open Teach Mode and let your phone or tablet carry the scene drama with two strong readers. Do the Zacharias Line-Up, teach Luke 1:38, ask three discussion questions and bear a short testimony. No sticky notes? The Then & Now Relay becomes a lightning round you read from your scriptures.

What to bring5 items

Tick what you have. Forgot something? Every step that needs a supply has a no-supplies version in the plan below.

Before class

  1. Make two identical sets of 6 “Now” sticky notes, one set per team: 1 Deacons, teachers and priests · 2 Aaronic Priesthood keys of the ministering of angels · 3 Praying at the temple · 4 Temple baptisms and family history · 5 Baby blessings · 6 Missionaries and youth getting ready. Shuffle each set.
  2. Bookmark the reader verses: Luke 1:6–7, 1:13, 1:18, 1:20, 1:34, 1:37–38, 1:45, 1:63 and Matthew 1:20–21, 1:24.
  3. Put the paper and marker where Zacharias can grab them in scene 7.
  4. Add your class list in the My Class tab so the Name Spinner works. New deacons and Young Women may be joining this week.
  5. Think of one time you prayed for something and the answer came later or differently than you expected. You’ll share it in the testimony.

If your class is wild

  • Give Zacharias to your most talkative youth. Staying silent from scene 3 to scene 7 is a genuine challenge, and everyone will be watching him.
  • Eleven- to fourteen-year-olds want to be treated like the new deacons and Young Women they are. Hand out real jobs: readers, the Freeze-Frame Director, the discussion leader.
  • Keep a running score all lesson: Team Zacharias vs. Team Elisabeth. Points for the relay, good answers and the line-up.
  • If older and younger youth are mixed, pair a confident reader with a nervous one instead of calling on people cold.
  • Post-holiday energy is real. If they’re bouncing, do the Zacharias Line-Up first; nobody can goof off out loud when nobody can talk.

The 25-minute plan24 min + bonus

Bonus steps are for when you have extra time. Steps that mention Teach Mode, the Sound Board or other class games refer to the Gospel Sparks app; on the web you can play Forehead Guess and Scripture Showdown from this page.

1. Hook

Possible or Impossible?

3 min

A fast, funny stand-or-sit vote gets everyone moving and sets up Gabriel’s promise that nothing is impossible with God.

  1. SAY“Stand up if it’s possible, sit down if it’s impossible. Then we test it.”
  2. Call them out and let volunteers try: Lick your own elbow. · Raise one eyebrow. · Touch your nose with your tongue. · Say “Zacharias” five times fast. · Wiggle your ears.
  3. Then two last ones, no testing: “A couple who are way too old to have kids have a baby.” · “A young woman in a tiny town becomes the mother of the Son of God.”
  4. Let them vote, then say: “Today an angel tells two people those exact things. Both of them ask him a question. One question gets them in trouble. One doesn’t. Your job is to figure out why.”
🌪️ Keep it to one volunteer per challenge or it turns into ten minutes of elbow-licking.

Class screen: 🤔 Possible or impossible? Stand or sit, then prove it. · 👅 lick your elbow · 🤨 one eyebrow · 👂 wiggle your ears · 👶 a baby when you’re that old?

2. Story

Scene Drama: Two Questions

6 min

Reading real verses in character, with freeze-frames, helps youth notice the difference between Zacharias’s question and Mary’s.

  1. Tap Roles in Teach Mode and hand them out. Give Readers their verses. Everyone without a role is the Crowd.
  2. Tell Zacharias quietly: from scene 3 to scene 7, not one word.
  3. Read each scene and pause for the reader and the action. The Freeze-Frame Director calls the freezes in scenes 3 and 5.
  4. At scene 7, hand Zacharias the paper and marker for HIS NAME IS JOHN.
  5. Ask: “Both asked a question. Why did one lose his voice and one get called blessed?” (Zacharias wanted proof before he’d believe; Mary believed and asked how.)
🌪️ If an actor hams it up too much, let it go once, then make them the Crowd’s leader instead.

Class screen: 🎬 Two people. One angel. Two very different questions. · Readers ready · Zacharias: total silence after scene 3

No supplies? Do this instead

Instead of: A sheet of paper or small whiteboard: Zacharias’s “writing table”

  1. Tap Roles in Teach Mode and hand them out. Give Readers their verses. Everyone without a role is the Crowd.
  2. Tell Zacharias quietly: from scene 3 to scene 7, not one word.
  3. Read each scene and pause for the reader and the action. The Freeze-Frame Director calls the freezes in scenes 3 and 5.
  4. At scene 7, Zacharias writes HIS NAME IS JOHN in the air, one giant letter at a time, while the Crowd calls out each letter.
  5. Ask: “Both asked a question. Why did one lose his voice and one get called blessed?” (Zacharias wanted proof before he’d believe; Mary believed and asked how.)
3. Wiggle break

Zacharias Line-Up

2 min

A no-talking challenge gets everyone up and gives a taste of Zacharias’s silent months.

  1. SAY“You are all Zacharias now. No talking, no mouthing words, no phones. Line up in order of your birthday month, January to December. Gestures only.”
  2. Start the Big Timer. Go!
  3. When they’re done, have each person say their birthday out loud down the line. Cheer if they got it right.
  4. SAY“That was two minutes. Zacharias did it for about nine months. And the first thing he did when he could talk again? He praised God.”
🌪️ Anyone who talks has to do the rest of the line-up with their eyes closed, guided by a neighbor.
⏱️ Big Timer (a class game in the Gospel Sparks app)

Class screen: 🤐 Line up by birthday month. No talking. At all. · January ➡️ December · Gestures only

4. Game

Then & Now Relay

4 min

Teams discover that the Lord’s Church in Luke 1 looks a lot like His restored Church, including things these youth now do.

  1. Split into Team Zacharias and Team Elisabeth. Give each team one shuffled set of “Now” notes.
  2. Show the kid screen. Say: “Here are six things from Luke 1. Put your ‘Now’ notes in the matching order, 1 to 6. First team to get all six right wins.”
  3. The answers: 1 A priest serving in the temple (Luke 1:8–9) = deacons, teachers and priests · 2 An angel appears to a priest (1:11) = the Aaronic Priesthood holds keys of the ministering of angels (Doctrine and Covenants 13) · 3 The crowd prays at the temple (1:10) = praying at the temple · 4 Turn hearts of fathers to children (1:17) = temple baptisms and family history · 5 Naming baby John (1:59–63) = baby blessings · 6 Make ready a people prepared for the Lord (1:17) = missionaries and youth getting ready.
  4. Check answers out loud. Say: “Two thousand years later, and the pattern is the same. Some of you will pass the sacrament or do baptisms for your ancestors this year. You’re part of that pattern now.”
🌪️ One team member at a time handles the notes; the rest can only point. Stops the pile-up.

Class screen: 🔗 Luke 1 then. The Church now. Match all six first. · 1 A priest in the temple · 2 An angel appears to a priest · 3 A crowd praying at the temple · 4 Turn hearts of fathers to children · 5 Naming baby John · 6 A people prepared for the Lord

No supplies? Do this instead

Instead of: 12 sticky notes (or paper slips) for the Then & Now Relay: two matching sets of 6 (see prep), A marker or pen

Then & Now Lightning Round

  1. Split into Team Zacharias and Team Elisabeth.
  2. Read one “Then” from the kid screen and its verse from your scriptures. Teams huddle five seconds; first to call out a correct “Now” match gets a point.
  3. The matches: priest in the temple = deacons, teachers and priests · angel appears to a priest = Aaronic Priesthood keys of the ministering of angels (Doctrine and Covenants 13) · crowd praying = praying at the temple · turn hearts = temple baptisms and family history · naming John = baby blessings · a people prepared = missionaries and youth getting ready.
  4. SAY“Two thousand years later, and the pattern is the same. Some of you will pass the sacrament or do baptisms for your ancestors this year. You’re part of that pattern now.”

Class screen: ⚡ Luke 1 then. The Church now. Shout the match!

5. Scripture

Scripture Spotlight: Luke 1:38

3 min

Youth learn Mary’s answer and see it as the kind of yes they make in covenants.

  1. Show the verse. Ask a youth to read it and explain “handmaid” (a servant).
  2. Phrase relay: go around the room, one phrase per person, faster each round. Three rounds.
  3. Put Luke 1:18 next to it. Ask: “Zacharias’s question and Mary’s question, same angel. What’s different?” Let them work it out.
  4. SAY“God isn’t scared of your questions. Mary asked one. The difference is whether we’re asking so we can obey, or asking so we don’t have to.”
  5. SAY“When you were baptized, and every time you take the sacrament that some of you now pass, you’re saying your own ‘be it unto me.’”

Class screen: 🙋‍♀️ “Be it unto me according to thy word.” · Luke 1:38 · vs. Luke 1:18

6. Talk it over

Real Talk

4 min

A youth-led discussion takes on waiting, honest questions and fast obedience.

  1. Hand your phone or tablet to a youth discussion leader. They read each question and tap the Name Spinner for the first answer.
  2. After each answer the leader asks, “Anyone see it differently?”
  3. Add your own thoughts after they’ve had a chance, not before. Pick 3 or 4 questions; you won’t get to all.
💬 Ask the class
  • Zacharias and Elisabeth were “blameless” and still waited for years. Why doesn’t doing everything right always get us what we want right away?
  • What’s the difference between asking God a question and demanding proof? Can a real question actually build faith?
  • Joseph woke up and obeyed immediately. What makes obeying fast hard at our age, and what helps?
  • Mary said yes before she knew how it would all work out. What’s something Heavenly Father might be asking you to say yes to this year?
  • What feels impossible to you right now that God could help with?
🎡 Name Spinner (a class game in the Gospel Sparks app)

Class screen: 🎤 Your discussion. Read it, spin it, add to it. · No wrong answers, just honest ones

7. Testimony

Emmanuel: God with Us

2 min

End quietly with the promise that Jesus Christ came to be with us, and a real goal for the new year.

  1. Lower your voice. Read Matthew 1:23. Say: “Emmanuel means ‘God with us.’ He didn’t stay far away. He came here, and He’s still with us.”
  2. Share one or two sentences about a prayer that was answered later, or differently, than you expected, and what you learned from it.
  3. Introduce the challenge on screen: one Children and Youth goal where you say your own “be it unto me.”
  4. Ask a youth to say the closing prayer.

Class screen: ✨ Emmanuel: God with us. · Matthew 1:23 · This week: one goal, one yes

8. Game

Scripture Showdown

5 minBONUS

A team quiz reviews Luke 1 and Matthew 1 with a few curveballs.

  1. Keep the teams. Tap Scripture Showdown.
  2. Teams huddle ten seconds; rotate who answers each time.
  3. Bonus point for naming the verse.
▶ Play Scripture Showdown on the web

Class screen: 🏆 Scripture Showdown!

9. Game

Forehead Guess: Luke 1

4 minBONUS

A quick Heads Up–style round reviews every person, place and idea from the chapter.

  1. Tap Forehead Guess. A guesser holds your phone or tablet on their forehead; the class gives clues without saying the word.
  2. Tilt down for got it, up to pass. Forty-five seconds per guesser.
  3. Final round, Zacharias rules: clue-givers can only act, not talk.
▶ Play Forehead Guess on the web

Class screen: 🤳 Forehead Guess: can you get Emmanuel? · Last round: silent clues only

Story drama

Two Questions

Luke 1:5–64; Matthew 1:18–25 ↗

Parts to hand out

  • ZachariasAn old priest who gets his turn in the temple, asks for proof, and can’t speak a word until he writes “His name is John.”
  • ElisabethFaithful for years while waiting; filled with the Holy Ghost when Mary arrives.
  • GabrielThe angel who stands in the presence of God and delivers both messages.
  • MaryA young woman in Nazareth who asks “How shall this be?” and then says yes to God.
  • JosephA just man who wakes from a dream and obeys right away.
  • ReadersTwo or three youth who read the marked verses straight from the scriptures when their scene comes.
  • Freeze-Frame DirectorCalls “Freeze!” at the marked moments and asks a character, “What are you thinking right now?”
  • The CrowdEveryone else: the people praying outside the temple, then the neighbors who want the baby named Zacharias.

Scenes

  1. 👴🏛️💨 A faithful old priest gets his turn

    Zacharias and Elisabeth kept every commandment, but they never had children, and now they were old. Priests drew lots to choose who would burn incense in the temple, and after a lifetime of waiting, the lot fell to Zacharias. The whole crowd prayed outside while he went in.

    🎬 A reader reads Luke 1:6–7. Zacharias waves pretend incense upward. The Crowd bows heads and murmurs a prayer.

  2. 👼🔥 “Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard”

    Suddenly an angel stood beside the altar. Zacharias was terrified. The angel told him the prayer he’d been praying for years was heard: Elisabeth would have a son named John, who would prepare people for the Lord.

    🎬 Zacharias stumbles back. Gabriel steps forward. A reader reads Luke 1:13.

  3. 🤐❓ Question #1: “Whereby shall I know this?”

    Zacharias pointed out how old they were and asked how he could know it was true. Gabriel answered that he stood in the presence of God. Because Zacharias didn’t believe, he would not be able to speak until the promise was fulfilled.

    🎬 A reader reads Luke 1:18 and 1:20. Zacharias zips his lips. Director: “Freeze! Zacharias, nod or shake your head: are you scared? Embarrassed? Hopeful?”

  4. 🏡👼 Six months later, Nazareth

    Gabriel went to a young woman named Mary. He told her she would have a son named Jesus, the Son of the Highest, whose kingdom would never end. Mary asked her own question.

    🎬 A reader reads Luke 1:34. Mary looks honestly confused. The Crowd whispers, “How shall this be?”

  5. 🙋‍♀️✨ Question #2 gets an answer, then a yes

    Gabriel explained that the power of the Highest would make it happen, and that old Elisabeth was expecting too. Then he said the line the whole chapter hangs on. Mary didn’t know what was coming, but she answered with complete trust.

    🎬 A reader reads Luke 1:37–38. Director: “Freeze! Mary, what’s the difference between your question and Zacharias’s?” Mary answers in one sentence.

  6. 🤰💃 “Blessed is she that believed”

    Mary hurried to visit Elisabeth. The moment Elisabeth heard her voice, the baby inside Elisabeth leaped, and she was filled with the Holy Ghost. She called Mary blessed because she believed.

    🎬 Elisabeth throws her arms up. A reader reads Luke 1:45. The Crowd gasps.

  7. ✍️👶 Four words on a writing table

    The baby was born. The neighbors insisted he be named Zacharias after his dad. Elisabeth said no, his name is John. They turned to Zacharias. He asked for a writing table and wrote four words. Instantly he could speak, and the first thing he did was praise God.

    🎬 The Crowd chants, “Za-cha-ri-as!” Zacharias writes HIS NAME IS JOHN, holds it up, and says his first words: “Praise God!”

  8. 😴🌙👼 Joseph’s dream, Joseph’s choice

    Joseph was a just man and didn’t know what to do. An angel came to him in a dream: don’t be afraid to take Mary as your wife; her Son is from God; name Him Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins. Joseph woke up and did exactly what he was told.

    🎬 Joseph pretends to sleep, jolts awake, and gives a firm nod. A reader reads Matthew 1:21 and 1:24.

Key verse

Luke 1:38 ↗
“Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word.”
In plain words: Mary said, “I’m the Lord’s servant. Let it happen the way You said.”
🙌 Optional memory gestures: “Behold” = hand shading your eyes · “the handmaid of the Lord” = hand on heart · “be it unto me” = open palms up · “according to thy word” = hands open like a book. Or skip gestures and do a phrase relay around the circle.

More verses

Luke 1:37 ↗
“For with God nothing shall be impossible.”
In plain words: There is nothing God can’t do.
Luke 1:18 ↗
“Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years.”
In plain words: Zacharias: “Prove it. We’re too old for this.”
Luke 1:17 ↗
“to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children”
In plain words: John would help turn families toward each other, which temple baptisms still do.
Matthew 1:23 ↗
“they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.”
In plain words: One of Jesus’s names means “God with us.”

Forehead Guess words16 words

  • 👴 Zacharias
  • 👵 Elisabeth
  • 👼 Gabriel
  • 🙋‍♀️ Mary
  • 🪚 Joseph
  • 👶 John the Baptist
  • 💨 Incense
  • 🔥 Altar
  • 🏡 Nazareth
  • 🧺 Handmaid
  • 🤝 Emmanuel
  • ✍️ Writing table
  • 🤐 Speechless
  • 😴 Dream
  • 🚫 Impossible
  • 🧑‍🦳 Priest
Clues for each word
  • Zacharias: Priest who couldn’t talk until his son was named
  • Elisabeth: Waited for years, then felt the Holy Ghost when Mary visited
  • Gabriel: Angel who stands in the presence of God
  • Mary: Asked “How shall this be?” then said yes
  • Joseph: Just man who obeyed an angel in a dream
  • John the Baptist: Leaped before he was born
  • Incense: Zacharias was chosen by lot to burn it
  • Altar: The angel stood on its right side
  • Nazareth: Small town where Mary lived
  • Handmaid: Mary called herself this: a servant of the Lord
  • Emmanuel: Name of Jesus meaning “God with us”
  • Writing table: What Zacharias asked for before “His name is John”
  • Speechless: How Zacharias came out of the temple
  • Dream: How the angel spoke to Joseph
  • Impossible: Nothing is this with God (Luke 1:37)
  • Priest: Zacharias’s office, and an Aaronic Priesthood office today
▶ Play Forehead GuessFull screen, 60-second timer, works on any phone.

Scripture Showdown9 questions

  1. Luke 1:5 describes Zacharias as a…
    • A. fisherman
    • B. priest
    • C. king
    Show answer

    ✅ B. priest He served in the temple in the order of his course, an Aaronic Priesthood office.

  2. How was Zacharias chosen to burn incense in the temple?
    • A. The high priest picked him
    • B. He was the oldest
    • C. Priests drew lots
    Show answer

    ✅ C. Priests drew lots Luke 1:9. Priests drew lots, so this may have been his only turn ever.

  3. What did Zacharias ask Gabriel?
    • A. “Whereby shall I know this?”
    • B. “How shall this be?”
    • C. “Why me?”
    Show answer

    ✅ A. “Whereby shall I know this?” Luke 1:18. “How shall this be?” was Mary’s question.

  4. Why couldn’t Zacharias speak until John was born?
    • A. He had made a vow
    • B. He didn’t believe Gabriel’s words
    • C. He lost his voice singing
    Show answer

    ✅ B. He didn’t believe Gabriel’s words Luke 1:20. He could speak again when the promise was fulfilled.

  5. Gabriel told Mary that with God nothing shall be…
    • A. hidden
    • B. delayed
    • C. impossible
    Show answer

    ✅ C. impossible Luke 1:37, right before Mary’s famous answer.

  6. What did Elisabeth call Mary after the baby leaped?
    • A. Blessed, because she believed
    • B. Brave, because she traveled
    • C. Wise, because she asked
    Show answer

    ✅ A. Blessed, because she believed Luke 1:45: “blessed is she that believed.”

  7. What was the first thing Zacharias did when he could speak?
    • A. Complained about the wait
    • B. Praised God
    • C. Named the baby Zacharias
    Show answer

    ✅ B. Praised God Luke 1:64. Nine silent months, and the first thing out was praise.

  8. The Aaronic Priesthood holds the keys of the ministering of…
    • A. apostles
    • B. prophets
    • C. angels
    Show answer

    ✅ C. angels Doctrine and Covenants 13. Fitting, since an angel came to a priest in Luke 1.

  9. Why was the baby to be named Jesus?
    • A. He shall save his people from their sins
    • B. It was a family name
    • C. Joseph chose it
    Show answer

    ✅ A. He shall save his people from their sins Matthew 1:21. God chose the name before He was born.

▶ Play Scripture ShowdownTeams take turns on one screen.

Songs

  • Did You Think to Pray? Hymns, no. 140

    Zacharias’s prayer was heard, even after years of waiting. Find it ↗

  • How Firm a Foundation Hymns, no. 85

    Mary trusted God’s word before she knew how it would all work out. Find it ↗

  • Joy to the World Hymns, no. 201

    It’s still the Christmas season, and these chapters announce the coming of the Lord. Find it ↗

This week’s challenge

My “Be It unto Me” Goal

Pick one Children and Youth goal for January that’s a real stretch, something that feels a little impossible (read the Book of Mormon every day, go to the temple, be kind to someone who’s hard to be kind to). Write it in your Gospel Living app or on paper. Every morning, end your prayer by asking, “What would Thou have me do today?” and then do the first good thing that comes to mind.

Text the parents

Today in class we started the New Testament with Luke 1 and Matthew 1. Zacharias and Mary both asked the angel Gabriel a question: Zacharias wanted proof and lost his voice for months; Mary asked how and then said, “Be it unto me according to thy word” (Luke 1:38). We also matched things in Luke 1 to the Church today, like the Aaronic Priesthood and temple baptisms. Ask your youth: what’s the difference between an honest question and demanding proof? And what goal are they setting this month?

📝 After class

What worked? Who needs a check-in this week? Jot it here on a printed copy, or in the app’s private class notes.

Got extra time?

🔎 Titles of Jesus Search · 4 min

  1. Pairs search Matthew 1:21, 23 and Luke 1:31–35 for names and titles of Jesus Christ (Jesus, Emmanuel, Son of the Highest, Son of God and more).
  2. Each pair picks one title and explains what it teaches about who He is and what He came to do.
  3. Ask: “Which title means the most to you right now, and why?”

🎶 Mary’s Song Remix · 5 min

  1. Read Luke 1:46–55 together, a verse per person.
  2. Teams list everything Mary says God has done (remembered His mercy, filled the hungry, lifted the lowly, kept His promise to Abraham).
  3. Ask: “Mary said her soul ‘doth magnify the Lord.’ What would it look like to make the Lord bigger in your life this year, and your phone smaller?”

⏳ The Waiting Room · 4 min

  1. Ask youth to think of people in the scriptures who waited faithfully for a long time (Abraham and Sarah, Hannah, Zacharias and Elisabeth, Simeon and Anna next week).
  2. Ask: “What did they do while they waited?” (Kept serving, kept praying, kept going to the temple.)
  3. Invite them to write down, privately, one thing they’re waiting on, and one way to stay faithful while they wait.

Sources

Scripture quotations are from the King James Version, the Bible used by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Tap or click a reference to open it in Gospel Library. Start with the official Come, Follow Me manual; these ideas are here to help it come alive.

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