Perfecting the Saints — One Lesson at a Time
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Click on graphic to read 2 Nephi 29-31 2 Nephi 28 exposes the “false and vain and foolish doctrines” of the devil (v.9). Pride seems to be the main reason for people embracing Satan’s system of justification (vv. 12,13,14,15). Unlike Nephi, whose main concern is to…
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Click graphic to read 2 Nephi 27-28 Although in these pages Nephi is not exactly “quoting” and likening Isaiah in the same way that he did before (2 Nephi 12-24), he is relying on the teachings of Isaiah heavily to teach about the coming forth of his writings…
This is a reminder I use at the parent/youth meeting prior to Young Women Camp. This approach is fun and delivers the message with little questions as to the electronics rule.It would work just as well in a Seminary parent/student meeting before the ye…
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Click here to read 2 Nephi 25-26 I love studying 2 Nephi 25 for many different reasons. Some of my favorite verses are vv. 23, 26, 29. Some of my favorite things taught are: (1) keys to understanding Isaiah, (2) the importance of Isaiah’s writings, (3) the gathering…
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Click graphic to read 2 Nephi 15-19 Nephi continues to quote Isaiah in these chapters (2 Nephi 15-20). One footnote of interest prior to this reading is found in 2 Nephi 12:2, footnote a, “Comparison with the King James Bible in English shows that there are…
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Click graphic to read 2 Nephi 10-14 As Jacob concludes his invitation to come unto Christ (2 Nephi 10), Nephi validates his words by letting us know that Jacob has seen the Promised Messiah (2 Nephi 11:3). Nephi invokes the Law of Witnesses by stating that he…
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Click on the graphic to read 2 Nephi 6-8 The first thing we read after the separation of the righteous Nephites from the wicked Lamanites is a discourse by Jacob, the brother of Nephi (2 Nephi 6:1-3). What will be his text? Isaiah 49:22-52:2. What will…
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? President Boyd K. Packer taught the following about reading Isaiah in the Book of Mormon, “Move on, if all you do is skim and merely glean an impression here and there. Move on, if all you do is look at the words.” DO YOU NEED…
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Click graphic to read 2 Nephi 3-5 These pages begin with the conclusion of the final blessings of Lehi upon his posterity. As he addresses his youngest son, Joseph, we learn a great deal about how great of a Seer Joseph of Egypt (the son of…
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Click on the graphic to read 2 Nephi 2 In 2 Nephi 2, Lehi teaches some great doctrine about the Plan of Salvation to his son, Jacob. To me, Jacob appears to be relatively young, but very spiritually mature (2 Nephi 2:2-4). Lehi is able to lay…
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Click graphic to read 1 Ne 22-2 Ne 1 In today’s reading we get Nephi’s commentary on Isaiah 48 & 49. The great thing about reading Isaiah in the Book of Mormon is that you get prophetic commentary from those who saw much of what Isaiah…
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Click this graphic to read 1 Nephi 17-18 I refer to these pages as “Dinner or Dessert” because it helps me understand how distinguish the difference and purposes of the Large and Small Plates of Nephi. Nephi had originally referred to the fact that there were…
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