My Story of Jesus

My Story of Jesus illustrationsFriend April 1974

From The New Testament

Scripture story text taken from the New Testament Stories for Beginning Readers Songs from the LDS Childrens Songbook Pictures from the Gospel Art Kit and Gospel Art Book.

I Think When I Read That Sweet Story I think when I read that sweet story of old, When Jesus was here among men, How he called little children like lambs to his fold; I should have liked to have been with him then. I wish that his hands had been placed on my head, That his arms had been thrown around me, That I might have seen his kind look when he said, Let the little ones come unto me.
Childrens Songbook

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Jesus called them unto him, and said, Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God. * Luke 18:16 *
(New Testament)

Heavenly Father told Jesus to make an earth for us. Jesus made the earth. He put plants and animals on it. He made the sun, the moon, and the stars. At last we could come to earth. We could have bodies of flesh and blood. * Hebrews 1:2 *
(New Testament) (Pearl of Great Price)

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* Abraham 4 *

It was not easy for Mary to travel to Bethlehem. Her baby would soon be born. Mary needed a place to have her baby. So Joseph and Mary went to a stable. A stable is a place for animals. Joseph and Mary stayed in the stable. Mary had her baby there. She put warm blankets on the baby. She laid him in a manger. Joseph and Mary named the baby Jesus. There were shepherds in the fields near Bethlehem. They were taking care of their sheep. That night an angel came to the shepherds. The shepherds were afraid. The angel told them not to be afraid. He came to tell them some wonderful news. The Savior was born in Bethlehem. They would find him in a manger. His name was Jesus Christ. The shepherds went to Bethlehem. They saw the baby Jesus in a manger. Joseph and Mary were with him. The shepherds left the stable. They were happy they had seen the Savior. They told other people what they had seen. * Luke 2:1-20 *
(New Testament)

The king of the Romans made a law. He said everyone must pay taxes. Joseph and Mary lived in Nazareth. They had to go to Bethlehem to pay their taxes. Bethlehem was 65 miles from Nazareth.

Jesus grew up in the city of Nazareth. He learned many things and became strong in spirit and the grace of God was upon him. When Jesus was 12, He went with Joseph and Mary in a group of people to a celebration in Jerusalem. They were there for several days.

When Joseph and Mary left for home, they thought Jesus was walking with His friends. But Jesus had stayed in Jerusalem. When Joseph and Mary looked for Jesus, they could not find Him. No one had seen Him. So Joseph and Mary went back to Jerusalem. They looked for Jesus for three days. They could not find Jesus. They were very sad. At last they found Jesus in the temple, talking with some teachers. He was answering their questions. The teachers were surprised at how much Jesus knew. Mary told Jesus she and Joseph had been worried about Him. Jesus replied that He was doing His Fathers workGods work. Joseph and Mary did not understand what he meant. Jesus went home to Nazareth with Joseph and Mary and obeyed them. Jesus learned more and more about his Heavenly Fathers work. He grew tall and strong. People loved him. He did what God wanted him to do. God loved him. * Luke 2:39-52 *
(New Testament)

Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

(New Testament)

* John 3:5 *

Baptism

Childrens Songbook

Jesus came to John the Baptist, In Judea long ago, And was baptized by immersion In the river Jordans flow.

To fulfill the law, said Jesus, When the Baptist questioned why, And to enter with my Father In the Kingdom up on high.

Now we know that we must also Witness faith in Jesus word, Be baptized to show obedience, As was Jesus Christ, our Lord.

* Matthew 3:11-17 *

(New Testament)

Jesus said we should be gentle, patient and willing to obey Heavenly Father. We should try as hard as we can to be righteous. We should forgive them, Heavenly Father will forgive us. We should be peacemakers, love other people, and help everyone to love each other. We should not be afraid to tell people about the gospel or show them that we love Heavenly Father. When other people see us do good, it will help them believe in God too. We should always keep our promises. And just as we want others to be kind to us, we should be kind to them. Jesus said that if we do these things, we will be happy, Heavenly Father will bless us, and we will live with Him again. * Matthew 5-7 *
(New Testament)

One day Jesus taught His disciples the gospel on a mountain side by the Sea of Galilee. He told them how to live so they could be happy and live with Heavenly Father again. The things He taught can make us happy too. Christ and the Children Mark 10:13-16

Jesus was teaching a group of people in a house. Some men carried their friend on a bed to see Jesus. The friend could not walk. The men could not get him into the house because of all the people. The men took their friend up onto the roof, and lowered their friend into the house. When Jesus saw the great faith of these men, He told the sick man his sins were forgiven. He told him to pick up his bed and go home. The man stood up. He was healed. He picked up his bed and walked home. He was very thankful to God.

* Luke 5:17-20, 24-25 *

(New Testament)

Two blind men came to Jesus and asked Him to heal them. Jesus asked if they believed that He could restore their sight. The men said, Yea, Lord. Then Jesus touched their eyes and said, According to your faith be it unto you. When they opened their eyes, they could see. * Matthew 9:2730 *
(New Testament)

Jesus when to a small town where He saw ten lepers. Lepers are people who are sick. Their sickness causes them to get terrible sores all over their bodies. The lepers asked Jesus to heal them. They knew He could make their sores go away. Jesus told them to go and show themselves to the priests. On their way, the ten lepers were healed. Their sores were gone. One of the lepers knew that Jesus had healed them. He went back to thank Him, the others did not. Jesus told the leper who had thanked Him that the lepers faith had made him well.

* Luke 17:12-19 *
(New Testament)

The Good Samaritan Luke 10:25-37

Jesus went to the temple in Jerusalem. Many people were there to make a sacrifice by killing and animal and burning it on an alter. The sacrifice helped people think about the Savior, who would sacrifice Himself by suffering and dying for them. Some people did not have an animal to sacrifice. People sold animals to them in the temple. The sellers wanted to make a lot of money. They did not think about God. Jesus saw the people selling animals in the temple. He said that the temple was Heavenly Fathers house, a holy place. He said people should not buy or sell things there. Jesus made a whip, overturned the tables, threw the money on the floor, and made the sellers leave the temple. He would not let them do wicked things in Heavenly Fathers house.
* John 2:13-16 *
(New Testament)

After the meal, Jesus gave His Apostles the sacrament for the first time. He took bread in His hands, blessed it, then broke it into pieces. He told the Apostles to eat the bread. Jesus told them to think of His body when they ate the bread, to remember that He would die for them. Jesus poured some wine into a cup. He blessed the wine. He told the Apostles to drink it. He told them to think of His blood when they drank the wine, to remember that He would bleed and suffer for peoples sins.

Jesus and the Twelve Apostles needed a place to eat the Passover feast. The Savior sent Peter and John to get a room ready for it.

Every year the Jews had a feast called the Feast of the Passover. It helped them remember how God had saved the Israelites in Egypt long before, in the time of Moses.

They found the room and got the feast ready Jesus and all the Apostles went there and ate the Passover feast.

Jesus and the Apostles went to the Garden of Gethsemane. The Savior asked Peter, James, and John to go with Him into the garden. He asked them to wait while He went to pray. Jesus began to pray. He asked Heavenly Father to bless Him. Jesus did not want to suffer.

But he wanted to obey Heavenly Father. He would suffer for all people who repent of their sins. Peter, James, and John went to sleep while Jesus was praying. Jesus saw them sleeping. He asked them to stay awake. Jesus went back to pray again. Peter, James, and John wanted to stay awake. They were sorry that Jesus was suffering so much. But they were very sleepy. They went to sleep again. Jesus came again and saw them sleeping. He went back to pray. Jesus was praying. He was sad. He began to shake. Blood came out of his skin. All his body hurt. It hurt because he was suffering for the sins of all people. While Jesus suffered and prayed, an angel came to make him stronger. Jesus finished praying. He had bled and suffered for the sins of all people. Jesus went to Peter, James, and John. He woke them. Jesus told them he would be killed by wicked men. The men were coming to get him. * Matthew 26: 36-46 *
(New Testament)

* Luke 22: 820 *

(New Testament)

Pilate told the Pharisees Jesus had done nothing wrong. Pilate wanted to let Jesus go. But the Pharisees hated Jesus. They said to Pilate, Crucify him, crucify him! Pilate did not want trouble with the Pharisees. So he told his soldiers to crucify Jesus. The soldiers took Jesus to a hill near Jerusalem. Many Jews followed. The soldiers crucified Jesus. They laid him on the wooden cross. They nailed his hands and his feet to the cross. Then they lifted up the cross. They also crucified two other men. The two other men were thieves. Jesus prayed. He asked Heavenly Father to forgive the soldiers who crucified him. They did not know He was the Savior. Darkness covered the land. The Savior suffered on the cross for many hours. Finally His spirit left His body, and He died. When He died, an earthquake broke huge rocks into pieces. A curtain in the temple was torn in two. The Roman soldiers were afraid.
* Matthew 26:4749, 57, 59; * * Matthew 27: 1-2, 11-13, 45-46, 50-51, 54*
(New Testament)

One of Jesus disciples took the Saviors body off the cross. He wrapped it in a cloth and placed it in a tomb, a place where people are buried. A big rock was rolled in front of the tomb. * Matthew 27: 57-60 *
(New Testament)

Some wicked men came into the garden. The Pharisees had sent them. The men had swords and sticks. The men took Jesus to the Pharisees. The Pharisees took Jesus to Pilate. Pilate was the Roman leader in Jerusalem. The Pharisees told Pilate that Jesus should die. Pilate asked Jesus many questions. He did not think Jesus had done anything wrong.

They saw the cloth Jesus had been buried in, but his body was not there. One of his friends, Mary Magdalene, saw Jesus near the tomb. She did not know He was Jesus. She thought he was the gardener. Jesus asked Mary Magdalene why she was crying. He asked who she was looking for. Mary Magdalene still thought he was the gardener. Jesus said, Mary. Then Mary Magdalene knew he was Jesus. He asked her to tell the Apostles he was resurrected. Mary Magdalene went to the Apostles. She told them what Jesus had said. She told them she had seen Jesus. He was resurrected. The Apostles did not believe her. Later the Apostles were talking to each other. Jesus came into the room. The Apostles were afraid. They thought Jesus was dead. Jesus asked why they were afraid. He told them to touch his hands and feet. Jesus was resurrected. His body and spirit had come together again. He was alive again. The Apostles were happy to see Jesus. He asked them for some food. They gave him some fish and some honey. He ate it.
* John 20: 1-18; Luke 24:36-43 *
(New Testament)

Jesus body was in the tomb three days. On Sunday morning two angels came from heaven. They moved the rock away from the tomb. Jesus friends came to tomb to check on this body, and were surprised to see that the stone had been moved. Jesus' body was not in the tomb.

The Burial of Jesus

Nephites gazing into heaven Saw their white-robed Savior come. And they heard the Father witness: This is My Beloved Son, Hear Him!

Jesus entered Jordans waters When His work had just begun. God the Father spoke from heaven: This is My Beloved Son, Hear Him!

Joseph saws two glorious beings Shining brighter than the sun. God again presented Jesus: This is My Beloved Son, Hear Him!

As I read the scriptures daily Words of Christ, the Holy One In my heart Ill hear God tell me This is My Beloved Son, Hear Him!

This is My Beloved Son

Did Jesus Really Live Again? Did Jesus really live again? Yes, when the third day came, He wakened and he left the tomb; He called Marys name. Did Jesus come to those he loved? Yes, people touched his feet, And of the fish and honeycomb He did truly eat. And there were nail-prints in his hands And a spear wound in his side. Did Jesus really live again After he had died? Oh yes! And so shall I!
After he was resurrected, Jesus came to His Apostles. He stayed with them for forty days and taught them many things about His church and how to run it until he returns again. Jesus also visited the Nephites in the Americas and taught them the same things he had taught His Apostles and the Jews.
(New Testament)

Childrens Songbook

***** Arise and come forth unto me, that ye may thrust your hands into my side, and also that ye may feel the prints of the nails in my hands and in my feet, that ye may know that I am the God of Israel, and the God of the whole dearth, and have been slain for the sins of the world. * 3 Nephi 11:14 * (Book of Mormon)

* Acts 1:1-8 *

(Book of Mormon)

* 3 Nephi 11-18 *

When He Comes Again

I wonder, when he comes again, Will herald angles sing? Will earth be white with drifted snow, Or will the world know spring? I wonder if one star will shine Far brighter than the rest; Will daylight stay the whole night through? Will songbirds leave their nest? Im sure hell call his little ones To gather round his knee, Because he said in days gone by, Suffer them to come to me! I wonder, when he comes again, Will I be ready there To look upon his loving face And join with him in prayer? Each day Ill try to do his will And let my light so shine That others seeing me may seek For greater light divine. Then, when that blessed day is here, Hell love me and hell say, Youve served me well, My little child; Come unto my arms to stay!

Childrens Songbook

If ye love me, keep my commandments.

(New Testament)

* John 14:15 *