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“Lesson 23: Jesus Christ is the Good Shepherd,” Primary 2: Choose the Right A, (1995), 119–23

To help each child understand that every person is important to Jesus Christ.

(Enter name here)

Who is this man?

The man in the picture is a shepherd, like those who lived when Jesus Christ was on the earth.

What is he wearing?

He is wearing a shepherd’s cloak.

This cloak, made of sheepskin or wool, protects the shepherd from the hot desert sun and the cold nights.

The covering on his head also protects him from the sun.

The shepherd carries a container of water and a stick that is called a staff.

What does a shepherd do?

The shepherd takes care of sheep.

The sheep know the shepherd’s voice, and they follow where he leads them.

The shepherd does not herd the sheep from behind. He walks in front of them to show them where to go.

The shepherd leads his sheep to green pastures where they find good grass to eat. He also leads them to water.

At night he leads them back to the sheepfold, which is a walled or fenced area or a cave where the sheep are safe from wild animals and thieves.

The shepherd stands guard at the entrance to the sheepfold and protects his sheep. The shepherd counts his sheep to make sure that not one is lost.

All shepherds, whether in Jesus’ time or today, care about and protect their sheep.

Let’s listen to the following story about Carrie and Jimmy.

Carrie and Jimmy lived on a farm. Their family raised sheep, and Carrie and Jimmy had their own little flock of lambs. They took good care of their lambs. They were good shepherds.

One night there was a big storm. The wind blew down part of the fence in the corral where Carrie and Jimmy’s lambs were kept A crash of thunder frightened the lambs, and they all ran out of the corral.

When morning came Carrie and Jimmy ran outside to care for their lambs. But the lambs were nowhere to be found. Carrie and Jimmy were worried. They started to follow the lambs’ tracks on the damp ground. Soon Carrie and Jimmy had found all but one of their lambs.

What do you think Carrie and Jimmy did?

Carrie and Jimmy herded the lambs back into the corral and went looking for the lost lamb. They noticed that one set of tracks went in a different direction than the other tracks. They followed this set of tracks.

Carrie and Jimmy finally found the lamb. Its leg was caught in a hole, and it was tired and weak. They gently carried the lamb home, and Jimmy held it while Carrie cleaned the scrapes on its leg. Carrie and Jimmy were very happy to have found all their lambs.

Why did Carrie and Jimmy continue looking for the last lamb after they had found the others?

It’s Puzzle Time Watch Carefully

Now it’s your turn

Here on the floor/table is another puzzle, can you put it together

The missing piece is a picture of a sheep.

What does a good shepherd do when a sheep is lost?

Go to the Video Go to the Narrated Slides Go to Luke 15:4-6 Continue

What does the Bible say a good shepherd should do?

Let pretend you are shepherds. Pretend to put on a cloak and carry a staff, and then go find the lost sheep (puzzle piece) somewhere in this room.

How did you feel when the missing sheep piece was found?

Go to the Video Go to the Narrated Slides Go to John 10:14 Continue

Who is the good shepherd in this scripture?

The words in the scripture are Jesus Christ’s words. He is the Good Shepherd.

Who are the sheep in Jesus’ fold? Fold here means a group of sheep.

You are some of the sheep in Jesus’ fold.

The Savior compared himself to a shepherd because he loves and cares for each of us like a shepherd cares for the sheep.

He wants you to be safe and happy. Just as a shepherd knows each sheep, Jesus knows each one of you.

We are all important to him.

Lets do the “Lost Lamb” Activity

You can all be shepherds and find the lost lambs—the children who are not attending Primary today—and help lead them back to Primary.

I want to testify to you that each of you are important to Jesus Christ and that Jesus loves and cares about each one of you. Please take your lamb home and share today’s lesson with your family.

(Enter Name Here)

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4 What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it? 5 And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing. 6 And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost.

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14 I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.