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Preach My Gospel, Lesson 3 Heading 3 “Repentance”
Repentance
Preparation:
Have on hand: a bandage, a piece of unsweetened baking chocolate, a piece of regular milkchocolate,GAK 311andGAK 227. Study Alma 23-24 to be able to teach about the Anti-Nephi-Lehies, also  Alma 36, if you’d like. (Note: Remember that children under the age of eight are not accountable; none of  your children should be made to feel guilty.
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Opening Song: “He Sent His Son” or “I Stand All Amazed”Show a bandage to the children.
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Have any of you ever had a cut?
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How did it feel?
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What should we do when we get a cut? (Clean and bandage it.)
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Why should we clean and bandage a cut? (To help it heal faster.)When we do something wrong, it is like having a cut. It hurts inside and makesus sad because we know we have done wrong. Repentance can help us when wehave made a mistake. It is a way of cleaning and healing a spiritual hurt.
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Faith in Christ leads to repentance (see Alma 34).
 
Remember how Jesus made the bridges for us? When we have faith in Him, wewill want to repent because we know He paid for our sins already. We will wantto have that clean, peaceful feeling inside.After you are 8 years old, you will be accountable for the mistakes you make. It isimportant for you to know how to repent. So tonight we’re going to teach youhow!
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We feel godly sorrow (see 2 Corinthians 7:9-10).
 
One of my favorite stories about repentance is from the Book of Mormon.Remember those great missionaries, Ammon and the sons of Mosiah? This storyis about some of the Lamanites that they taught. What were the Lamanites like before the sons of Mosiah came to teach them? Ammon taught the people ofKing Lamoni about the gospel of Jesus Christ. He taught them that they shouldlove each other, and follow God’s commandments. He taught them about JesusChrist and the great Atonement He would make for them. How do you thinkthese Lamanites felt when they realized how wicked they had been?
 
Can you think of a time that you did something wrong? How did you feelinside? (Let children have a nibble of the bitter chocolate).This is the first part of repenting—to feel sorry for what we have done.
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We stop doing things that are wrong and continue doing things that are right.
 Thousands of the Lamanites repented and joined the Church. They calledthemselves “Anti-Nephi-Lehies”, or the people of Ammon. The people ofAmmon never wanted to kill or hurt anyone again. What did they decide to do?Read Alma 24:15, and showGAK 311.This is also what we should do when we want to repent. We stop doing whatwas wrong, and keep doing what is right! If it is something we can fix, we fix it!
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We confess our sins (see D&C 58:43).
 Tell personal story about a time when you had to make restitution. Or you canuse mine, if you want (ouch).Once when we were living in Tallahassee a sweet lady that lived in another wardcalled me and asked if I would like a box of free pears. She said that they weregood for making jelly, but not very good for eating. Well, I was very interested inlearning to make pear jelly, and I love free things, so I said yes!
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She broughtthem by later that day. I was excited to start, but was busy with other things.Days went by. Soon I noticed that flies were buzzing around the pears and theywere starting to rot. I was too late! I felt awful about it.A few Sundays later I saw my friend, and she asked me if I had enjoyed makingpear jelly. I didn’t want to hurt her feelings, and before I knew it, I had told her acomplete lie, saying, “Yes, it was great. Thank you so much for them.”As soon as I said it, I knew I had made a mistake. I felt so guilty! I wasn’t surehow to fix it, though, without hurting my friend’s feelings. I knew she would beashamed of me for letting all those pears go to waste. I decided I needed help,and talked to a member of the bishopric, even though I was embarrassed. I am soglad I did! He was so kind, and helped me to see that my friend would still loveme if I told her the truth. And I would feel A LOT better if I told her and askedher for forgiveness. So I did. The next time I saw her, I said, “I need to apologizeto you. Those pears you gave me were wonderful, but I got busy and before Iknew it, they had rotted. I felt just awful about it, but I felt even worse after lyingto you. Can you forgive me?”
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