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Opening Song: An Angel From On High, Hymn 13Opening Prayer:Objective: To understand this Quote better,
"My beloved brothers and sisters, I testify of angels, both the heavenly and themortal kind. In doing so I am testifying that God never leaves us alone, never leaves us unaided in the challenges that weface." 
Scripture: D and C 84: 88 And whoso receiveth you, there I will be also, for I will go before your face. I will be on your right handand on your left, and my
 
Spirit shall be in your hearts, and mine angels round about you, to bear you up.
==============================Angles have visited the earth==========================
Stories: The Cart Began Pushing Me-picture includedOh, Ye That Embark- Story of Elisha-clip art included Activity: Working together, make a list of angelic visits-See enclosed worksheetUse your Topical Guide for more ideas! But here are some to get your brain started...
Joseph Smith
(many visits from angels mostly for teaching, restoring the priesthood and for comfort),
Adam and Eve
(by an angelwere taught what a burnt offering was),
Lehi's Dream
(provided comfort and led him to the path),
Laman and Lemuel
 (chastisement),
Alma the Younger 
(chastisement and teaching),
Mary
(Christ mother, comfort and prophecy),
Elizabeth 
(mother of John the Baptist, comfort and prophecy),
Jesus
(while fasting angels ministered, then later received comfort and help unto him)
Abraham
(the Lord sent an angel to untie him from the alter of a false priest)
The Shepherds
(an Angel told of the Saviors birth)
Mary Magdaline
, and
Mary
mother of Jesus (visited at the empty tomb)*Once complete have the youngest child put it up on the refrigerator to remind everyone throughout theweek that God, really does watch over us always!Discussion: Talk about what a Heavenly Angel 'looks' like...Do they have wings and halos? What do we understand about Angelsthat the world does not? Do they lay on clouds and play harps? Do they 'work'? What do they do?
===================================Earthly Angels=================================
Explain: Heavenly Father will rarely send Heavenly Angels to perform tasks someone on earth canperform instead. That is why it is so important that we serve, listen to the spirit and ACT!Sometimes
we
are Earthy Angles!Stories: Save her! Save her!-picture (print and fold in half holding up picture while you read the story)Someone's Angel-clip art includedElder Holland Excerpt-Highlighted Purple, picture includedGame: Angelic Deeds Drawing GameClosing Song: Have I Done Any Good, Hymn 223Prayer:Refreshments: Angel Food Cake...Of course!
 
 M MM Make a list of when Angels have visited the ake a list of when Angels have visited the ake a list of when Angels have visited the ake a list of when Angels have visited the eeeearth arth arth arth
 ....Use your Topical Guide for more ideas! 
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 "The Cart Began Pushing Me"
Angels pushing the Hand CartsPresident David O. McKay, in an address given at an annual Relief Society Conference in 1947, thecentennial year of the Saints' arrival in the valley, talked of the criticism given by a teacher conducting aclass, who commented that it was very unwise to have even permitted the Saints to cross the plains undersuch circumstances, and they were talking about the Willie and Martin handcart companies who left laterthen they should have. President McKay said:Some sharp criticism of the Church and its leaders was being indulged in for permitting any company of converts to venture across the plains with no more supplies of protection than a handcart caravan afforded.An old man in the corner [and this was written by President William Palmer, who was present] sat silent andlistened as long as he could stand it, then he arose and said things that no person who heard him will everforget. His face was white with emotion, yet he spoke calmly, deliberately, but with great earnestness andsincerity.In substance the father above mentioned said, "I ask you to stop this criticism. You are discussing a matteryou know nothing about. Cold historic facts mean nothing here, for they give no proper interpretation of thequestions involved. Mistake to send the Handcart Company out so late in the season? Yes. But I was in thatcompany and my wife was in it and Sister Nellie Unthank whom you have cited was there, too. We sufferedbeyond anything you can imagine and many died of exposure and starvation, but did you ever hear a survivorof that company utter a word of criticism? Not one of that company ever apostatized of left the Church,because everyone of us came through with the absolute knowledge that God lives for we became acquaintedwith him in our extremities.""I have pulled my handcart when I was so weak and weary from illness and lack of food that I could hardlyput one foot in front of the other. I have looked ahead and seen a patch of sand or a hill slope and I have said,I can go only that far and there I must give up, for I cannot pull the load through it." [And a wife with a babyin her arms by his side]. "I have gone on to that sand and when I reached it, the cart began pushing me. Ihave looked back many times to see who was pushing my cart, but my eyes saw no one. I knew then that theangels of God were there.""Was I sorry that I chose to come by handcart? No. Neither then no any minute of my life since. The pricewe paid to become acquainted with God was a privilege to pay, and I am thankful that I was privileged tocome in the Martin Handcart Company."
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