Joy and Spiritual Survival
What year was this talk given?
Your Heavenly Father knows that your life will include moments that are difficult, even frightening. But He also wants you to experience joy. Read 3 Nephi 1:1–23 to learn about the reasons the faithful Nephites had to be afraid. What reason did the Lord give them to “be of good cheer”?
What is - Verse 13: "Lift up your head and be of good cheer; for behold, the time is at hand, and on this night shall the sign be given, and on the morrow come I into the world, to show unto the world that I will fulfil all that which I have caused to be spoken by the mouth of my holy prophets."
What does being a Disciple of Christ mean to you?
Answers varied
Which Book of Mormon prophet and warrior is found standing atop LDS temples throughout the world?
Moroni
How many timess does Preisdnet Nelson say the word "focus" in his talk?
13
Read 3 Nephi 1:4–7 and think about how you might have felt if you were one of the believers. What did they do to keep their faith strong?
Your opinion hehehe
How does being a disciple of Christ relate to being of good cheer?
Answers varied
What are the first four principles and ordinances of the gospel as listed in the fourth Article of Faith?
Faith, repentance, baptism, gift of the Holy Ghost
Why do you think joy is necessary for our spiritual survival?
Answers varied.
Read 3 Nephi 1:4–7 and tell us why the nonbelievers mocked those that were faithful and were waiting for the Savior to be born.
What is verse 6: And they began to rejoice over their brethren, saying: Behold the time is past, and the words of Samuel are not fulfilled; therefore, your joy and your faith concerning this thing hath been vain.
Who sings the original version of the song Disciple of Christ
This temple was built in a place without a lot of normal building materials, instead the builders decided to use the natural volcanic rock and coral to make a type of concrete
Hawaii
In the talk, he mentioned a ---- amount of people stuck in a cabin. How many people were there?
80 people
In what verse in the book of third Nephi chapter 5 does Moroni declare himself a disciple of Christ?
- Verse 17
- Verse 26
- Verse 13
Read 3 Nephi 6: 10-14 and name the qualities of the Lamanites that made them a disciple of Christ
"save it were among a few of the Lamanites who were converted unto the true faith; and they would not depart from it, for they were firm, and steadfast, and immovable, willing with all diligence to keep the commandments of the Lord."
This temple was to be another of many firsts, it was the first temple to be built "overseas." It also was the first temple to not have English as its main language.
Bern Switzerland temple.
When the focus of our lives is on God’s plan of salvation, which President Thomas S. Monson just taught us, and Jesus Christ and His gospel, we can feel joy regardless of what is happening—or not happening—in our lives. Joy comes from and because of Him. He is the source of all joy.
Give me a time that you experienced joy in your life through Christ, even if you were going through a challenge.
Answers varied.
Read Matthew 14:24–27, and tell us what reasons did the Savior give to help people face their fears and be of good cheer?
Verse 27
Read 3 Nephi 7:15–26, and tell us some actions that Nephi did that made him a Disciple of Christ
16 Therefore, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts and the blindness of their minds—went forth among them in that same year, and began to testify, boldly, repentance and remission of sins through faith on the Lord Jesus Christ.
19 And in the name of Jesus did he cast out devils and unclean spirits;
22 And as many as had devils cast out from them, and were healed of their sicknesses and their infirmities, did truly manifest unto the people that they had been wrought upon by the Spirit of God, and had been healed;
37 When was The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints organized officially?
April 6, 1830