Bites

Lehi prophesies about all those who are brought into this land. What important factor is there in all those who are brought into this land?

What must the people in the land do to keep it a land of liberty?

What will the Lord do to the people in the promised land if the people dwindle in unbelief?

There is beautiful imagery in this verse. After you read this verse, think about a time when you felt the Lord’s love and then imagine being encircled about eternally in the arms of his love.

Lehi tells his sons that he wants them to be united in all things. Write about a time when you felt that your family was completely united. Also write about the way you felt during this time.

What does Lehi want his sons to use as armor?

What kind of a friend was Zoram to Nephi?

Joseph of Egypt had a vision. What did he see in his vision?

The Lord will give the seer power. What will the seer do with the power?

Lehi tells his son Joseph about two books that will be written. These two books together will bring their people in the latter days to the knowledge of what?

What shall the words from the dust teach his brethren to do?

Lehi leaves a nice blessing to the children of Laman. What does he tell them would happen if they are brought up in the way they should go, or in other words, in righteous ways?

What happened to Lehi in this verse?

Nephi says that his soul delights in the scriptures and his heart ponders them. I hope that you are delighting in and pondering over what you are reading. I hope that in the middle of the day a thought comes to you from your scripture reading. I hope that your testimony is growing in the truth of this book and the great truths that are in it.

Nephi relates many of the things that God has done for him. Name some of these things.

Nephi asks the Lord for help. What are some of the things that Nephi wants the Lord to do for him?

What did Laman and Lemuel try, again, to do to Nephi?

What did the Lord tell Nephi that he needed to do?

Maybe you have had an experience where you had to leave a bad situation. Maybe you were with friends who were doing or saying something that made you feel uncomfortable, so you left. If you can think of such an experience, write about it.

What did Nephi build?

Nephi’s people wanted to make him a king. Nephi desired that they not have a king. Why do you think that Nephi wanted the people to not have kings?

What did the Lord cause to happen to the skin of the people of Laman and Lemuel?

Nephi said that they lived after the manner of happiness. Think of the times in your own life when you are the happiest. Think about things that Nephi’s people were doing to make them happy. Think of your own life and things that you do to make you happy. Write a mini-sermon on true happiness.

Nephi says that if you are pleased with the things of God that you will also be pleased with what?

This verse talks about when the Messiah comes the second time. When he comes the second time, who will he destroy?

How many of the people that believe in Him will he destroy?

Jacob says that he is teaching the people for their sake. What does he tell the people that they will learn and do?

We know that the scriptures are for our sake, too. What will we learn and do if we read the scriptures?

What does Jacob see that the people will do to the Lord?

The Messiah tells the house of Israel that their iniquity has done something. What has their iniquity done?

Draw a picture of a person who walks in the light of his own light and because of that is full of sorrow. Then, draw a picture of a person who walks in the light of Christ and because of that is full of joy.