Signs / Covenants
Scriptures
Church
The Savior
Prophet
100
What are signs used for?
To prepare, warn and instruct us.
100
Speaking to the Nephites, the Lord spoke of "these things which I declare unto you" (3 Nephi 21:2)  Where would His words to the Nephites be recorded?
In the Book of Mormon
100
Why might the "tent" (or Church) need to be enlarged and strengthened in the latter days?
Many people will join the Church or return to their covenants with the Lord
100
Read 3 Nephi 22:7-10 silently.  What does the Savior promise to those who repent and return to Him?  What are some truths we learn about the Lord from these verses?
The Lord shows His everlasting kindness and mercy to people who repent and return to Him
100
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Yay!
200
Why is it important that the message on a sign be understood?
So we will know what to do.
200

3 Nephi 21:28-29

Help us understand this scripture - what do you think it means? You can confer with your team.

200
What principle can we identify from 3 Nephi 21:22?
If individuals will repent, hearken to the Savior's words, and harden not their hearts, they will be gathered into His Church as part of His covenant people.
200

Why is it important to know that the Savior will respond with kindness and mercy as we repent an return to Him?

Your thoughts?❤️

200
3 Nephi 21:9 refers to "a man."  Who might this man be?
Joseph Smith
300

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300

Isaiah used another metaphor.  He referred to the house of Israel as a wife whose husband is the Lord.  Read 3 Nephi 22:4-5.  What words of comfort do you see in verse 4? 

"thou shalt not be put to shame" and "thou... shalt not remember the reproach [disgrace] of they youth... [or] of they widowhood."  The phrases "reproach of the youth" and "widowhood" refer to periods in which the Lord's covenant people turned away from Him in apostasy.

300
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300

You get to say the closing prayer!

Blessings in Heaven + 300 points

300
In Nephi 22 we learn that Jesus Christ quoted a prophecy that He had inspired the prophet Isaiah to write centuries earlier.  In this prophecy, Isaiah compared the Church, with its covenants and blessings, to a tent.  What are some advantages to being under the covering of a tent?
Protection from storms and sun
400

Look through 3 Nephi 21:1-2, 7 looking for the word sign. Why would the Lord give this sign?

So people will know that He is gathering the House of Israel
400

Read 3 Nephi 21:9 & note the phrase "a great and a marvelous work." (Restoration of the gospel of Jesus Christ including coming forth of the Book of Mormon) What is great and marvelous about the Restoration of the gospel of Jesus Christ?

Your thoughts?❤️⭐️

400
How is the Church like a tent?
The "tent" provides protection from storms and shades from the sun.  The Church provides protection from the storms/sun we face in life
400

What evidence of the Savior's mercy and kindness have you seen in your life?

Your thoughts?❤💜⭐️

400

Why is it comforting to know that the "husband" is the "Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel" (3 Nephi 22:5)?

Your thoughts?❤️👊🏼

500
Read 3 Nephi 21:7.  According to verse 7, what is the coming forth of the Book of Mormon a sign of?
A sign that God is fulfilling His covenant to gather Israel in the latter days.
500

"The Book of Mormon is central to this work.  It declares the doctrine of gathering.  It causes people to learn about Jesus, to believe His gospel, and to join His Church.  If fact if there were no BoM, the promised gathering of Israel would not occur"  Pres. Nelson  

What ways does BoM gather Israel? When helped you? When have you seen it help others?

Answer questions 1.2.3.

500
Read 3 Nephi 22:2  What did the Lord command His people to do with the tent?
Enlarge it, lengthen the cords, and strengthen the stakes.
500

The Savior continued to teach the Nephites of the blessings that await the righteous.  3 Nephi 22:13-17 tells us that the Lord's people will be established in righteousness and will triumph over wickedness.  Why does that matter to you?

Your thoughts?❤️⭐️

500
Read 3 Nephi 21:10-11 silently, pondering on how the Prophet Joseph Smith fits the description in these verses.  Explain how?
Per footnote b - D&C 10:43, I will not suffer that they shall destroy my work; yea, I will show unto them that my wisdom is greater than the cunning of the devil
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