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3 Nephi 27
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4 Nephi 1
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As Jesus' disciples traveled about preaching to the people, they gathered to pray about a matter that was causing some disputation. What had they been arguing about?
What name should they call the church?
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How many disciples wanted to end their ministries and be with the Savior at the end of their natural lives? How long did they expect to live?
9, 72
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What are we to know from reading the book of 3 Nephi about God's promises through his prophets?
2 And ye may know that the words of the Lord, which have been spoken by the holy prophets, shall all be fulfilled; and ye need not say that the Lord delays his coming unto the children of Israel.
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What are the latter-day Gentiles commanded to do?
1. Repent 2. Come unto Christ 3. Be numbered with the house of Israel.
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How many years does the book of 4th Nephi cover?
286 years (A.D. 34-321)
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What did Jesus answer to the question of the name of the church?
7 Therefore, whatsoever ye shall do, ye shall do it in my name; therefore ye shall call the church in my name.....
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What did the last 3 disciples desire that Jesus grant them?
The Lord granted to these disciples the same blessing granted to John the Beloved—that they might stay on the earth to bring souls to Christ until the Lord comes again. They were translated so that they would feel no pain and would not die (3 Ne. 28).
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In the final days, as all of the Lord's prophesies come true, what will happen to those who continue to spurn him?
7 Yea, and wo unto him that shall say at that day, to get gain, that there can be no miracle wrought by Jesus Christ; for he that doeth this shall become like unto the son of perdition, for whom there was no mercy, according to the word of Christ!
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What were the Gentiles supposed to repent of?
1. Their wicked ways 2. Evil doings 3. Lyings and deceivings 4. Whoredoms 5. Secret combinations 6. Idolatries 7. Murders 8. Priestcrafts 9. All wickedness and abominations
200
Name as many things as you can that happened to the people for the next 200 years. Write them on the board. All may help.
1. Nephites and Lamanites alike joined the Church of Jesus Christ repenting and getting baptized, and receiving the Holy Ghost. 2. Lived in peace with no contentions 3. Owned all things in common (Lived the United Order - no poor nor rich, all free 4. Many miracles performed in Jesus' name of healings and raising the dead 5. Rebuilt Zarahemla and other cities except those under water 6. multiplied exceedingly fast and became fair and delightsome 7. greatly blessed in marriage (temple marriages maybe?) 8. No more animal sacrifices. Regular sacrament meetings.
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The name of a church should tell what about the church?
Whose church it is.
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What happened to the 3 Nephites after their wish was granted?
13 And behold, the heavens were opened, and they were caught up into heaven, and saw and heard unspeakable things.
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What will be the state of those who persecute the Jews in the final days?
8 Yea, and ye need not any longer hiss, nor spurn, nor make game of the Jews, nor any of the remnant of the house of Israel; for behold, the Lord remembereth his covenant unto them, and he will do unto them according to that which he hath sworn. (and he hath sworn to avenge them!... you reap what you sow!)
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How could the wicked be numbered with the house of Israel?
1. By coming unto Christ 2. Be baptized to receive a remission of their sins 3. Receive the Holy Ghost ...... just like all the rest of us!!!!
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When did the Lanmanites come back to the land through returning to the old ways of contention?
84 years of perfect bliss!
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What other criteria must Christ's church have in order to be accepted by Him?
It must teach His true doctrine.
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Were the 3 Nephites mortal or immortal after they were transfigured? What did they do. What things happened to them?
Unknown or in between: 17 And now, whether they were mortal or immortal, from the day of their transfiguration, I know not...(but they were supernatural – or supernaturally protected. Prisons couldn't hold them, they could not be buried in pits, and they could not be burned, or be attacked by wild beasts. They were mighty missionaries.)
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When did God make a covenant with the house of Israel? When will it be fulfilled?
When he brought Abram out of Ur to the land of Israel. During the Millenium? At the second coming? When the 10 tribes return? A continuing work in progress? When he brought Abram out of Ur to the land of Israel.
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How do you feel about the Savior being so liberal and generous with his forgiveness and acceptance of evil people who are willing to change?
??????? Your call.............. Frankly I think it is the greatest motive anyone could have ever imagined to entice people to want to be good!!!!!
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Who was Amos?
Nephi's son, son of Nephi, who died 84 years after keeping the record, 194 years after the coming of Christ. We are told that the disciples all died except or the 3. We are not told that Nephi died, but that his son took over keeping the record, and then his grandson Amos.
500
Why did Heavenly Father send Jesus to the earth?
3 Behold I have given unto you my gospel, and this is the gospel which I have given unto you—that I came into the world to do the will of my Father, because my Father sent me. 14 And my Father sent me that I might be lifted up upon the cross; and after that I had been lifted up upon the cross, that I might draw all men unto me, that as I have been lifted up by men even so should men be lifted up by the Father, to stand before me, to be judged of their works, whether they be good or whether they be evil—
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Why don't we know the names of the 3 Nephites who will never taste of death?
25 Behold, I was about to write the names of those who were never to taste of death, but the Lord forbade; therefore I write them not, for they are hid from the world. Do you have any ideas about who they were? What changes were bestowed upon them? They didn't suffer pain nor sorrow except for the sins of the world; Satan had no power to tempt them, they were sanctified (purified, holy) and powers of the earth could not hold them (gravity?)
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What is the most obvious sign to us that the work of gathering Israel has commenced?
The coming forth of the Book of Mormon is a sign that the Lord has commenced to gather Israel and fulfull His covenants
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How would you explain this "great news" to a new friend who had never heard the Gospel before?
???????? Your call.........
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What lead to the downfall of the people after so many blessings? Make list on the board.
1. Pride 2. Costly apparell 3. fine pearls 4. fine things of the world. 5. no more united order 6. divided into classes 7. churches deviated from the true gospel and became 8. 8. corrupted even persecuting the true church 9. 3 Nephites cast into prison, but rent them in twain 10. Tried to kill them but they couldn't 11. Formerly united people separated again into tribes of old. 12. then the secret combinations returned 13 After 300 years the Nephites and Lamanites were wicked and over run by Gadianton robbers again. 13. None righteous but the disciples of Jesus 14. Ammaron, brother of Amos, kept the record and had to hide it to protect it. 15. 15.