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  • 399: Dec 20; Faith, Hope, Love (Come Follow Me Week 50)

    So much to discuss as we conclude our study of the Book of Mormon this year. Points we will explore this lesson: Mormon’s sublime letter on faith, hope, and charity in Moroni 7 Moroni’s promise in chapter 10–perhaps the most read section of the Book of Mormon. How do we know what is true? What does… Continue Reading

    on December 5, 2020
  • 397: Nov 22-29; An Eye of Faith (BoM Come Follow Me Week 46)

    This lesson contains one of the crown jewels of the Book of Mormon–the sublime verse on weakness and strength in 12:27.   There are other gems worthy of study, discussion, and application in this chapter. We have the idea that we can be the angels whom God uses to answer prayers, and Moroni comments on how God… Continue Reading

    on November 17, 2020
  • 396: Journey to the Promised Land (BoM Come Follow Me Week 45)

    In this lesson we get to discuss the sealed portion of the Book of Mormon (which made up the bulk of the plates as Joseph described them)! What is contained in the sealed portion? What can we learn from the instructions regarding how to access them? We are going to examine these chapters on several… Continue Reading

    on November 17, 2020
  • 395: Last Nephite Standing (BoM Come Follow Me Week 44)

    After Mormon’s final plea to the House of Israel, Moroni takes over the record. His despair and loneliness is palpable and touching in the beginning of Mormon 8. There are several thought provoking gems in these chapters about weakness, pride, caring for the needy, and theological points about the nature of God and judgment. Moroni’s… Continue Reading

    on November 17, 2020
  • 394: The Problem of Evil (BoM Come Follow Me Week 43)

    Poignantly placed after the description of the Lehite utopia, these are the darkest, most disturbing chapters in the Book of Mormon. It seems a fitting time to wrestle with the human potential for evil, the reality of the terrible things we do to each other, almost as a rule. And after reading his life’s work,… Continue Reading

    on November 17, 2020
  • 393: Utopia and Collapse (Come Follow Me, BoM Gospel Doctrine Lesson 42)

    These chapters include an account of the happiest, most righteous, productive years in all of Book of Mormon history, the model utopian society that endured almost two hundred years after Jesus’ appearance. Unfortunately,  we only read about that time period (which surpasses the time covered by Mosiah, Alma, Helaman, and 3 Nephi!) for eighteen brief… Continue Reading

    on November 11, 2020
  • 392.2: All Things Revealed (Come Follow Me, BoM Gospel Doctrine Lesson 41, Part 2)

    These chapters function as a sermon and reflection about the scriptures. Jesus quotes from Isaiah 54 and Malachi 3-4. He recommends the writings of Isaiah and urges Nephi to supplement his own records. Then in a bittersweet twist, we are excluded from the climax of the story–Mormon tells us that Jesus reveals all things, that… Continue Reading

    on November 11, 2020
  • 392: Gathering and Scattering (Come Follow Me, BoM Gospel Doctrine Lesson 41)

    Am I correct in concluding that these chapters fall in that category of scripture that most members read without comprehension? When we think “Isaiah chapters” 2 Nephi comes to mind, but 3 Nephi has its share as well, with some Micah thrown in. These chapters in brief talk about how in the latter days Israel… Continue Reading

    on November 10, 2020
  • 391: One by One (Come Follow Me BoM Gospel Doctrine Lesson 40)

    These chapters of the Book of Mormon contain some of the most moving and tender moments in all of scripture. Jesus heals the sick, one by one. The crowd weeps with joy. Jesus blesses little children and the scene becomes ineffable. Angels minister to the children and Jesus weeps. All take the sacrament and Jesus… Continue Reading

    on November 10, 2020
  • 390: All Things New (BoM Gospel Doctrine Lesson 39)

    These chapters give a literal chance to “feast upon the words of Christ” since they consist almost exclusively of Jesus’ teachings. Chapters 12-14 parallel the Sermon on the Mount and focus on issues of the happy life (Beatitudes), discipleship, the relationship of Jesus to the Law of Moses, and proper prayer and fasting. Other points… Continue Reading

    on November 10, 2020

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