Perfecting the Saints — One Lesson at a Time
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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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Click this graphic to read 1 Nephi 17-18 In these pages we find Nephi receiving the command to build a ship. His efforts are mocked by his brothers, Laman and Lemuel (the infamous naysayers); whose rant against Nephi consists of several “we knew” and “we know” statements…
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Click on this graphic to read 1 Nephi 16 We start off with good ol’ Laman and Lemuel in their usual “state of complaint”. Nephi quickly diagnoses their problem as a hard heart (spiritual heart disease), “therefore they did not look unto the Lord as they…
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Click on this graphic to read 1 Nephi 14-15 Some people may ask you why we need the Book of Mormon when we already have the Bible. In fact, Jesus Christ testified that this would happen (see 2 Nephi 29:3). There are many reasons why the Book of…
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? Joseph Smith received the gold plates from Moroni on September 22, 1827. “I obtained them,” the Prophet testified, “and the Urim and Thummim with them, by the means of which I translated the plates; and thus came the Book of Mormon.” (Teachings of Presidents of…
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Click on this graphic to begin reading 1 Nephi 11-13 I know that most people would probably expect to see the picture of Nephi’s vision of the Tree of Life, but I chose a picture that represents the whole reason for the vision. The image below…
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Click on this graphic to begin reading 1 Nephi 7-10 Today’s reading from 1 Nephi 7-10 reminds me of the Dr. Seuss book, Green Eggs and Ham. In this case however, it is the patriarch-prophet Lehi who is desirous that his family partake of the fruit of…
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Click on this graphic to begin reading 1 Nephi 4-6 1 Nephi 4-6 is an illustration of the importance of the scriptures in our lives. Their value is demonstrated as several lives are “on the line” for the Plates of Brass. The Lord sent Lehi’s sons through…
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Click on the graphic to begin reading 1 Nephi 1-3 IT BEGINS WITH A FAMILY! It seems that God has a pattern, and it involves families. The Old Testament begins with the first family of Adam and Eve. The New Testament begins with the family of…
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The Church of Jesus Christ was restored on April 6, 1830 TODAY IS A SPECIAL DAY It was on April 6, 1830, that the Church of Jesus Christ was restored to the earth. And, as if that isn’t reason enough to celebrate and break out the ice cream…