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We shall see the wisdom and goodness of our

heavenly Father. Our minds will be

strengthened, our hearts will be made pure,

and we shall be more like Christ.

Every year Joseph and Mary went up to

Jerusalem, to the feast of the Passover. When

Jesus was twelve years old, they took Him

with them.

This was a pleasant journey. The people

traveled on foot, or rode on oxen or asses,

and it took several days to go. The distance

from Nazareth to Jerusalem is about seventy

miles. From all parts of the land, and even

from other countries, the people went to this

feast, and those from the same place usually

traveled together, in a large company.

The feast was held near the close of March or

the beginning of April. This was springtime in

Palestine, and the whole land was bright with

flowers, and glad with the song of birds.