I F I T O L D Y O U T H A T J E S U S I S C O M I N G T O Y O U R H O U S E

W H A T W O U L D Y O U D O ?
 Luke 10:38–42

Look for what Martha and her sister, Mary, each

chose to do while the Savior was in the home.
According to verse 40,
what did Martha ask
the Savior that
indicates she was
worried about
temporal matters?

According to
verse 41-42 what
was the Savior’s
response to
Martha?
WHAT MIGHT THE SAVIOR HAVE
MEANT WHEN HE SAID, “ONE THING
IS NEEDFUL: AND MARY HATH
CHOSEN THAT GOOD PART”?

• “It was praiseworthy for Martha to be

‘careful and troubled about many
things’ (v. 41), but learning the gospel
from the Master Teacher was more
‘needful’” (“Good, Better, Best,”
Ensign or Liahona, Nov. 2007, 104).
W H AT G O S P E L P R I N C I P L E S D O Y O U L E A R N F R O M T H I S S T O R Y ?
GOOD BETTER BEST VS BEST BETTER GOOD
H O W C A N W E D E V O T E O U R S E LV E S T O
S P I R I T U A L M AT T E R S A N D S T I L L TA K E
C A R E O F O T H E R T H I N G S T H AT A R E
“ N E E D F U L ” B U T L E S S I M P O R TA N T ?

• “As we consider various choices, we should

remember that it is not enough that
something is good. Other choices are better,
and still others are best. …

• “Consider how we use our time in the

choices we make in viewing television,
playing video games, surfing the Internet, or
reading books or magazines. Of course it is
good to view wholesome entertainment or
to obtain interesting information. But not
everything of that sort is worth the portion
of our life we give to obtain it. Some things
are better, and others are best” (“Good,
Better, Best,” 104–5).
Sister Bonnie D. Parkin, former Relief Society general president,
referred to the account of Martha and Mary to teach the
importance of choosing the better part:

“The Savior’s response strikingly clarified what mattered most.

On that evening in Martha’s home, the good part was not in the
kitchen; it was at the Lord’s feet. Dinner could wait. …

“… We all are trying to choose the good part which cannot be

taken from us, to balance the spiritual and the temporal in our
lives. Wouldn’t it be easy if we were choosing between visiting
teaching or robbing a bank? Instead, our choices are often more
subtle. We must choose between many worthy options. …

“… One thing is needful, to follow Him each day. Choose ye

therefore Christ the Lord. Choose to feast upon His word.
Choose to trust in Him above. Choose to wait upon His love.
Choose to give Him all your heart. Choose ye therefore that
good part” (“Choosing Charity: That Good Part,” Ensign or
Liahona, Nov. 2003, 104, 106).
HOW HAVE YOU BEEN BLESSED FOR PUTTING
SPIRITUAL MATTERS AHEAD OF TEMPORAL
MATTERS?
• (Helaman 5:12)
• And now, my sons, remember, remember that it is
upon the rock of our Redeemer, who is Christ, the
Son of God, that ye must build your foundation;
that when the devil shall send forth his mighty
winds, yea, his shafts in the whirlwind, yea, when all
his hail and his mighty storm shall beat upon you, it
shall have no power over you to drag you down to
the gulf of misery and endless wo, because of the
rock upon which ye are built, which is a sure
foundation, a foundation whereon if men build they
cannot fall.

I invite you to write in your
journal some best things
that you are committed to
focus on in the coming week
that will help you learn
more about the Savior, feel
of his love and draw nearer
to him.
There was a group of turkeys that wanted desperately to learn
how to fly. As they watched the sky, they saw other birds
soaring on the winds, and were envious.
"We're birds, too," they said, "there's no reason we shouldn't
fly." So, they asked the mightiest bird in the sky, the eagle, if he
would teach them how to fly. He agreed, and invited them over
to his home the following afternoon.
The eagle was a great teacher, and the turkeys were quick,
enthusiastic learners. Before long they were lifting off and
landing, and by the end of the day every one was able to fly and
soar on the wind. They thanked the eagle, clapping him on the
back and expressing their gratitude. Some even hugged him.
Then they all walked home, just the way they had come.
I remember the first time I ever heard this story. I was thinking,
"Seriously?! They WALKED?!"
IMAGINE YOU ARE FULL-TIME MISSIONARY TEACHING AN
INVESTIGATOR WHO HAS TRIED PRAYING SEVERAL TIMES AND
FEELS THAT GOD HAS NOT RESPONDED.

Based on you experience what would you say to them?

READ LUKE 11:5–13 IN PAIRS

• Look for what Jesus

taught about
prayer?
 IN THE PARABLE YOU
READ IN VERSES 5–8,
W H AT D I D O N E F R I E N D
ASK OF ANOTHER? WHY?
 ACCORDING TO VERSE 13,
W H AT D O E S H E A V E N LY
FAT H E R G I V E T O T H O S E W H O
P E R S I S T E N T LY P R AY A N D
SEEK HIS BLESSINGS?
I F W E P E R S I S T E N T LY P R AY
A N D S E E K H E A V E N LY
FAT H E R ’ S B L E S S I N G S I N
TIMES OF NEED, THEN HE
WILL…..