Lesson 5: “Born Again”

Purpose: To help class members understand that to receive everlasting life, we must be “born again” and continue to follow Jesus Christ.

It is not uncommon to hear people declare, "I want a do over!" You've heard that right?!?!?! I know that I have. Truthfully, there have been times when words have come out of my mouth that I wish I could take back. What if you could wipe the slate clean and start over? Are there things in your life, given the opportunity, you would change? Our lesson this week is about being born again. Remarkably, we can be born again and through the covenant of baptism and the gift of the atonement we can start again clean each week.

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• Jesus told Nicodemus that “except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God” (John 3:3). What does it mean to be born again? (See the scripture chain in this section.)

• Read and ponder Alma 5:14–31 as if Alma were speaking to you. What do you need to do personally to be “spiritually … born of God”? (Alma 5:14).

• Jesus told the Samaritan woman that he could give her “living water” (John 4:10). What do you think “living water” means? (See 1 Nephi 11:25; D&C 63:23.) How can we obtain living water? How has this living water blessed you?

Suggestion for Family Discussion: Give each family member a drinking glass. Pour water into each glass, and invite family members to drink the water. Ask family members if they think they will ever need another drink of water. Then read John 4:1–15, and discuss the questions in the third paragraph of this section. Testify that if we will come to Christ and live his gospel, we will receive “everlasting life” (John 4:14).

Scripture Chain: “Born Again”
John 3:3–5
John 3:16–17
Mosiah 5:1–7
Mosiah 27:25–26
Alma 5:14–16
Alma 22:15–18



Conclusion: Just as plants need water to live, we need to follow the Savior and his teachings to be born again and have everlasting life.