Ruth
“Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God” (Ruth 1:16).
Ruth's story summary (Check out the Book of Ruth! One of only TWO women who have their own book in the scriptures)
1. Naomi’s family left Bethlehem because there wasn’t enough food to eat. They went to a place called Moab. Her two sons grew up and married women from there. One was named Orpah; the other was named Ruth.
2. Naomi’s husband and both her sons died. She decided to go back to Bethlehem to be with her friends and relatives. Ruth and Orpah said that they would go with her.
3. Naomi reminded them that their relatives were here. She told them that life would be hard for them in Bethlehem. Orpah decided to stay in Moab, but Ruth told Naomi that she loved her mother-in-law, that she believed in Heavenly Father, and that she wanted to help Naomi and stay with her.
4. Ruth and Naomi walked to Bethlehem. They were poor. Ruth worked hard. She went to the fields every day to gather grain left by the reapers. With this grain, Naomi made bread for them to eat.
5. Boaz owned the fields where Ruth worked. He saw how strong and kind she was and how cheerfully she helped Naomi. He asked Ruth to marry him. Ruth said yes.
6. Ruth and Boaz had a son. They named him Obed. Many years later, Obed’s grandson, David, became the king of Israel. And twenty-eight generations after that, Jesus Christ was born.
