What is your current feelings about gratitude?
Using the words “usually,” “sometimes,” or “never,” evaluate yourself in the following statements:
- I feel gratitude for Heavenly Father, Jesus Christ, and others.
- I express my feelings of gratitude.
- Expressing gratitude has a positive impact in my life.
As we read the Scriptural text for this study, carefully visualizing what you read. Reading carefully, paying attention to details, and visualizing what you read can lead to more meaningful experiences studying the scriptures.
As you continue your study, seek the guidance of the Holy Ghost to help you know how showing gratitude can bless your life.
Text: Luke 17:11–19
While traveling from Galilee to Jerusalem, Jesus healed ten lepers. Only one of those who were healed returned to give thanks to Jesus. This lesson can help you feel and express gratitude to Heavenly Father, Jesus Christ, and others.
Leprosy, more common anciently than today, is a skin disease that can lead to physical disfiguration and death. In biblical times, people with leprosy were separated from the rest of society and were required to call out “Unclean!” to warn anyone approaching them.
- How close were the lepers to the Savior?
- What did the lepers ask of the Savior?
- What did the Savior say to them?
- How many of the lepers had the faith to do what the Savior asked?
- What were the lepers doing when they were healed?
- Imagine yourself as one of the lepers who were cleansed.
- What might it have been like to be healed from leprosy? How would you have felt?
- Why do you think healing in this account happened “as they went”? (verse 14).
- What do you think you would have done once you realized the Savior had healed you?
- What did you learn about showing gratitude and the blessings it can bring?
- What do we learn about Jesus Christ from His response to the one who returned?
- What might be the difference between being healed of leprosy and being made whole?
- What did you learn from this account that could affect your relationship with the Savior
