There are special messages

hidden around the room.

Take turns finding a
message and reading
it aloud.
What could you do to develop
that talent?
This lesson will teach us about the
importance of developing talents.
Lesson 26: Parable of the Talents, Primary 7: New Testament, 87
In the parable, the
talents refer to pieces of
money.
For us talents
mean abilities
we can develop
to bless and
help others.
A talent was a large amount
of money.
Jesus told His
disciples a story
about a man
who gave his
servants some
talents.
The man gave one
servant five talents.
He gave another
servant two
talents.
He gave a third
servant one talent.
Then the man went on a journey.
The servant with five
talents worked hard.
He earned five more
talents. He now had
ten talents.
The servant with two
talents also worked
hard.
He earned two more
talents. He now had
four talents.
The servant with one
talent buried it in the
ground. He was afraid
he would lose it.
He did not work to
earn any more talents.
When the man came
back, he asked the
servants what they had
done with his talents.
The first
servant brought
him ten talents.
The man was
happy.
He made the servant a leader
over many things and told him to
be joyful.
This also made the man happy.
He made the second servant a
leader over many things and told
him to be joyful.
The second
servant
brought the
man four
talents.
The third servant
gave the man back
the talent he had
buried.
The man was not happy. He said
the servant was lazy.
He should have worked hard to
earn more talents.
The man took the
talent from the third
servant and gave it
to the first servant.
Then he sent the
lazy servant away.
The man in the story is like Jesus.
We are like the servants.
Jesus will judge how we each use
the gifts we have been given.
Why did the master
give different amounts
of talents to each
servant?

How are your talents different

from your friends talents?
your family members talents?
Why does Heavenly Father give
different gifts to each of us?
Lets read D&C 46:12
How can we show our
gratitude to Heavenly
Father for the particular
gifts He has given to us?
Lets read D&C 46:11
What did the servants who were
given five and two talents do with
their money?
Lets read Matthew 25:1617
How do you think they were able
to double their money?
How can hard work be a
blessing to us?
What did the
servant who
was given one
talent do with
his money?
Lets read Matthew 25:18
Why do you think he did this?
Lets read Matthew 25:2425
Why do you think some people
dont develop their talents?
What happens to peoples
talents if they do nothing with
them?
When the master
returned and
asked the
servants to
report to him,
what did he say
to the servant
who had been
given five
talents?
Lets read
Matthew 25:21
What did he say
to the servant
who had been
given two
talents?
Lets read
Matthew 25:23

How does working hard to develop
talents bless us?
How have you been blessed by the
talents or abilities of someone
else?
Why did the master give
the same reward to the
servant who had earned
five talents and the
servant who had earned
two talents?
Lets read Matthew 25:21, 23
What did the master
say to the servant
who had been given
one talent?
Lets read Matthew
25:2627
Why was the master angry with
this servant?
What punishment
did he give him for
hiding the talent?
Lets read Matthew
25:28, 30
Why is how we use our abilities
and talents more important than
how many talents we have and
what those talents are?
Why do you think
the master gave
the one talent to
the servant who
had ten?
Was this fair?
Why?
The more we use our
talents, the more
talents we develop.
Lets read Matthew
25:29 & D&C 60:23
If we do nothing with
our talents, we will
lose them.
Those people who seem to have
fewer talents will receive every
blessing if they use their talents to
the fullest.
What do you think
Jesus was trying to
teach us by telling
the parable of the
talents?
The Lord has given
us talents,
abilities, and
opportunities
(such as belonging
to His church).
He expects us to
use all these
things to make
our lives better
and to serve
others.
He also wants us
to show our
gratitude by
developing our
talents.
Name as many
talents as you can
think of and Ill list
them on the
chalkboard.
Enr. Act. 1
Make a list of your own talents.
Do not let others in the class see
the list.
Name a talent for every other
child in the class.
Enr. Act. 2
Add to your list any
talents identified by the
other children that are
not already on your list.
If class members named something
about you that is not on your paper,
how can you develop that talent?
If class members didnt name
something that you wrote down,
how can you develop that talent?
Choose one of your talents and
decide how to further develop it or
use it during the coming week.
Enr. Act. 2
What additional
expectations
does the Lord
have for us
because we are
members of His
church?
Lets read D&C
82:3
President Heber J. Grant said:
When I joined a baseball club, the
boys of my own age and a little
older played in the first nine [the
best group of players]; those
younger than I played in the second,
and those still younger in the third,
and I played with them.
Enr. Act. 3
One of the reasons for this was
that I could not throw the ball
from one base to the other.
Another reason was that I lacked
physical strength to run or bat
well. When I picked up a ball, the
boys would generally shout:
Throw it here sissy!
Enr. Act. 3
So much fun was engendered on
my account by my youthful
companions that I solemnly
vowed that I would play baseball
in the nine that would win the
championship of the Territory of
Utah.
Enr. Act. 3
I saved a dollar which I
invested in a baseball. I spent
hours and hours throwing the ball
at Bishop Edwin D. Woolleys
barn.
Often my arm would ache so
that I could scarcely go to sleep at
night.
Enr. Act. 3
But I kept on practicing and
finally succeeded in getting into
the second nine of our club.
Subsequently I joined a better
club, and eventually played in the
nine that won the championship
of the territory (Gospel Standards, pp. 34243).

Enr. Act. 3
The following quotation was one of
President Heber J. Grants favorite
sayings:
That which we persist in doing
becomes easier for us to do; not that
the nature of the thing itself is
changed, but that our power to do is
increased (Gospel Standards, p. 355).
Do you understand what this means?
Enr. Act. 4
Think of some of the
responsibilities people are given
in the Church.
On these slips of paper and
pencils write down a
responsibility or assignment.
Put the slips of paper in this
container.
Enr. Act. 5
Take turns drawing a slip of paper
out of the container.
What talents could be developed
by performing this assignment or
responsibility?
Ill list the talents that are
mentioned on the chalkboard to
see how many different talents
can be identified.
Enr. Act. 5
I bear testimony of
the joy that comes
when we use the
talents God has
given us to benefit
ourselves and others.
I hope to feel the joy
of returning to
Heavenly Father as
one who has used
the talents given me
well.
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