Feasting upon the words of Christ one bite at a time
Why didn’t the learned man, the man with education, read the words?
The Lord says that not only does the man need to read the words but also obtain a witness of the words. What do you know about Joseph Smith obtaining witnesses to the records of these words?
Write in your own words what you think that this verse means.
Are any of your works, or the things that you do, are hid from the Lord?
This verse says that there will be false churches that teach that there is no God today because the Lord has already finished all his work. From your own personal life, how do you know that there still is a God today?
This verse says that some false churches will teach that there are no miracles today. From your own life, how do you know that God is still a God of miracles?
This verse says that some false churches teach that God is okay if we commit little sins. What do you think? Is God okay with us committing little sins, as long as they are small ones?
Who are the few who have not gone astray, or do wrong?
What does a person who is built upon a rock receive with gladness?
The Lord teaches us a little bit by a little bit. Think about different principles that you have learned about in your life and how the knowledge about them have come a little at a time. Different principles that we learn about may include prayer, fasting, following the prophet, revelation, obedience, faith, steadfastness, or many other things. You might want to focus on one of these principles, or one of your own choosing, and reflect on it while you read the Book of Mormon. Pray to God that he will teach you more about this principle while you read. The Lord will bless you for your efforts.
What do many gentiles not want?
What does the Lord command all men?
This verse talks about three different groups of people and their records: the Jews, the Nephites, and the lost tribes of Israel. What do you think is the name of the records from the Jews? What do you think is the name of the records from the Nephites? And here is a trick question. What do you think is the name of the records from the lost tribes?
What does a person need to do for God to make a covenant with him?
What will the earth be full of?
Do you know the name of the prophet that Nephi was talking about? If so, what is his name?
Nephi tells us what Christ was baptized. Why was he baptized?
Nephi tells us what Christ’s baptism does for us. What does it do for us?
What must a person do to be saved?
What must a person do to have eternal life?
Why do we need to feast upon the words of Christ?
What does the Holy Ghost tell you?
This is a great verse on prayer. Read this verse and then write a mini-sermon on prayer.
What happens when people speak by the power of the Holy Ghost?
What will Christ show us with power and great glory?
I love this verse. I love the concept that God is just and has set up a plan that makes it possible for all of his children to return to him. I, along with Nephi, have that same hope: that many of us, and perhaps all of us, will be saved at the last day.