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Mary and Joseph traveled to Bethlehem to pay taxes and Jesus was born in a stable because the town was crowded. Shepherds and Wise Men came to worship the newborn baby Jesus after being told of his birth by angels and seeing a new star in the sky. Later, Joseph, Mary and Jesus fled to Egypt to escape King Herod and lived there until it was safe to return home.

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The Nativity Story Autor The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

Mary and Joseph traveled to Bethlehem to pay taxes and Jesus was born in a stable because the town was crowded. Shepherds and Wise Men came to worship the newborn baby Jesus after being told of his birth by angels and seeing a new star in the sky. Later, Joseph, Mary and Jesus fled to Egypt to escape King Herod and lived there until it was safe to return home.

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FOR YOUNG CHILDREN

The
Nativity
Story
A long time ago, a woman named
Mary and a man named Joseph
were going to be married. Mary and
Joseph were good people who did
what God wanted them to do.

One day an angel came to


Mary and told her she was
going to have a baby! The
angel said she should name
the baby Jesus. The baby
would be the Son of God,
the Savior.
ILLUSTRATIONS BY SIMINI BLOCKER

74 L i a h o n a
Children
Mary and Joseph had to travel to a town called Bethlehem to pay taxes.

The town was


very crowded.
So Mary and
Joseph spent
the night in a
place where
animals were
kept. That night
baby Jesus
was born!

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A new star
appeared in the sky.

Shepherds were taking care of


sheep in nearby fields. Angels
came and told the shepherds
that the Savior had been born.
The shepherds went to find
and worship the baby Jesus.
Far away, Wise Men saw the new

Children
star. They knew it was a sign that
the Savior had been born. They
followed the star until they found
Jesus. They gave Him presents
and worshipped Him.

After the Wise Men left,


an angel visited Joseph.
The angel said a bad
king wanted to hurt
Jesus. The angel said
their family should move
to Egypt to be safe.

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Joseph, Mary, and Jesus lived in Egypt until it was safe to return to Israel.
Jesus grew up in a town called Nazareth. He learned to be helpful, kind, and
obedient. He learned everything that He needed to learn to be our Savior. He
always followed God’s plan for Him.

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Children
At Christmas we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. Point to the pictures of
these people, who were part of the Nativity story.
We can be like Mary and Joseph by doing what God wants us to do.
We can be like the shepherds and Wise Men by following Jesus Christ.
We can be like the angels by telling others the real story of Christmas.
And we can be like Jesus by following His example! ◼

FROM THE SCRIPTURES


You can read the Nativity story in Matthew 1:18–25; 2; Luke 1:26–38; 2:1–20.

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