Preparation
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Read, ponder, and pray about the following scriptures:
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a. John 3:1–22. Jesus teaches Nicodemus that all must be born of water and the Spirit to enter the kingdom of God. Jesus teaches that he is the Only Begotten Son of God, sent to save mankind.
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b. John 4:1–42. Jesus teaches a Samaritan woman at Jacob’s Well. Many Samaritans are converted.
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Additional reading: Topical Guide, “Living Water,” 294.
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If you use the attention activity, bring to class:
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a. A healthy, well-watered plant and a plant that is wilted from lack of water (or draw on the chalkboard a healthy plant and a wilted plant, as shown in the attention activity).
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b. A pitcher of water.
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If the following materials are available, use some of them during the lesson:
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a. The picture Christ and the Samaritan Woman (62169; Gospel Art Picture Kit 217).
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b. “The Woman at the Well,” an eight-minute segment from New Testament Video Presentations (53914).
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c. A map of the Holy Land in New Testament times (map 11 in the LDS edition of the Bible printed in 1999 or later; map 14 in printings before 1999).
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Suggestion for teaching: “Knowing that individuals are responsible to learn the gospel, we may ask, What is the role of teachers? It is to help individuals take responsibility for learning the gospel—to awaken in them the desire to study, understand, and live the gospel and to show them how to do so” (Teaching, No Greater Call [36123], 61).