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Click on the graphic to study Mormon 2-4 “More good” Mormon desired to help the “more bad” Nephites repent, but because of their willful rebellion, he was forbidden by the Lord to preach to them. The “more bad” Nephites lost the gift of the Holy Ghost and other gifts…

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Click on the graphic to study 4 Nephi-Mormon 1 In yesterday’s post I focused on Elder M. Russell Ballard’s emphasis and followup on the importance of using the proper name of the Church.  As part of his comments he acknowledged that: “The term Mormon can be appropriately used in…

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Click on the graphic to study 3 Nephi 27-30 Of the several topics that are covered in 3 Nephi 27-29 (what the name of the Church should be; the Atonement is the essence of the gospel; through the Atonement we may stand spotless before God as we repent, are baptized,…

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The word “THINGS” seems like an insignificant word when isolated from other words. What does it really denote? It could be any number of, or kind of, or combination of “thing”. And yet, in 3 Nephi 23 & 26, the word, “THINGS,” is VERY significant. Excluding the heading…

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Click on the graphic to study 3 Nephi 20-21 During the second day of His ministry among the righteous inhabitants of America, Jesus Christ again administered the sacrament to the people; and this time in a miraculous manner. The Resurrected Lord also testified that in the latter days…

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I am always profoundly touched by this part of the Book of Mormon. It is at this point that the Resurrected Lord announces to the people of the land that it is time for Him to leave and show Himself unto the lost tribes of Israel.…

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JUDGING: It’s a pretty delicate topic, right? I don’t want to create any confusion, contention, or conflicted feelings when people are done reading this post; so I better make sure that I don’t share my own opinion, but rather present the message the Lord has already given on this…

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Click on the graphic to study 3 Nephi 11-13 How does one create a blog post for a set of chapters like this? There is just no way I can come close to doing justice to these chapters. Jesus Christ in America Timeline: 3 Nephi is…

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  Elder Bruce R. McConkie wrote: “No single historical event in the whole Book of Mormon account is recorded in so great detail or at such extended length as the fulfillment of the signs signifying that Jesus had been lifted up upon the cross and had…

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Click on the graphic to study 3 Nephi 6-7 Is it possible for someone to be … Rich and humble? Poor and prideful? Educated and humble? Uneducated and prideful? Of course one could answer “YES” to each of the questions above, but as we read in these chapters,…

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Click on the graphic to study 3 Nephi 3-5 Soon after the people saw the signs of Jesus Christ’s birth, they began to forget the witnesses they had received, and they hardened their hearts. Many of the Nephites and Lamanites rejected further signs and wonders and increased…

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Click on the graphic to study Helaman 16-3 Nephi 2 Before departing out of the land, the prophet Nephi (the son of Helaman) passed the records to his oldest son, Nephi. When the time drew near for the fulfillment of Samuel the Lamanite’s prophecy about the…