“And he took their little children, one by one, and blessed them, and prayed unto the father for them.” (3 Nephi 17:21)
Visual Aid: Globe or world map.
Sharing Time: Show the children where the Holy Land is on the globe or map. What other place did Jesus visit? (Point to the Americas). Jesus taught the people in America many of the same things he taught his followers in the Land of the Bible, including love and respect of little children. American people had greater faith so he was able to teach them more.
What happened when Jesus blessed the little children of the Nephites? (3 Nephi 17:11-12, 19-24)
Read 3 Nephi 17:21
The parents must have been surprised to see their children surrounded by fire, with angels ministering to them. These were the children they fed, punished, laughed with, and loved—the children’s whose diapers they had changed, and whose noses they had wiped. Now these children were receiving this remarkable manifestation. Surely those parents perceived their children in a new way. Perhaps for the first time they beheld their little ones as the Lord intended that they should. This event came because of the children’s special faith.
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