Preparation
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Read, ponder, and pray about the following scriptures:
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a. Mark 1:14–15, 21–45. Jesus travels throughout Galilee teaching the gospel, casting out devils, and healing the sick. He casts an unclean spirit out of a man, heals Simon Peter’s mother-in-law, and cleanses a leper.
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b. Mark 2:1–12. Jesus forgives a man’s sins and heals the man of palsy.
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c. Mark 4:35–41; 5:1–20; Luke 7:11–17. Jesus calms the stormy sea, casts out a legion of devils, and raises the son of the widow of Nain from the dead.
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d. Mark 5:21–43. Jesus heals a woman who has an issue of blood and raises Jairus’s daughter from the dead.
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Additional reading: Matthew 8–9; Luke 4:33–44; 5:12–32; 8:22–56; Alma 7:11–12; Mormon 9:7–20; Moroni 7:27–29, 33–37; Bible Dictionary, “Miracles,” 732–33.
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If the pictures Stilling the Storm (62139; Gospel Art Picture Kit 214) and Jesus Blessing Jairus’s Daughter (62231; Gospel Art Picture Kit 215) are available, use them during the lesson.
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Suggestion for teaching: Class members need to know why the teachings in the scriptures are important today. As you prepare each lesson, prayerfully consider what you can do to encourage class members to apply gospel principles in their lives. (See Teaching, No Greater Call [36123], pages 159–60.)