3 Nephi 27
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?
How many disciples wanted to end their ministries and be with the Savior at the end of their natural lives?
9 of the 12
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
What are the latter-day gentiles commanded to do in this chapter?
1. Repent 2. Come unto Christ 3. Be numbered with the house of Israel.
How many years does the book of 4th Nephi cover?
286 years (A.D. 35-321)
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.....
What did the last 3 disciples desire that Jesus grant them?
that they might stay on the earth to bring souls to Christ until the Lord comes again.(3 Ne. 28)
who did the father make a covenant with?
with the children of Israel
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
Who was Amos?
Nephi's son, son of Nephi
The name of a church should tell what about the church?
Whose church it is.
What happened to the 3 Nephites after their wish was granted? verses 10-15
13 And behold, the heavens were opened, and they were caught up into heaven, and saw and heard unspeakable things.
it says "Wo unto him that ________" and what does that mean? (verses 1-6)
Spurneth- to reject with disdain or contempt
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
What happened after the people of Nephi did wax strong? verses 8-12
they multiplied exceedingly fast and became an exceedingly fair and delight some people
Built upon my gospel
What happened when they where cast into prison? and what verse can you find it in?
The prison could not hold them (verse 19)
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 fulfill His covenants
your whole group has 2 minutes to memorize the first verse and repeat it back to us.
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there where are taken to the paradise of God. (except for the 3 who chose to stay till Jesus comes again)
In what verse does Jesus say "enter ye in at the strait gate"
verse 33
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?)
In which verse does it specify which hand of the Lord you can turn unto the left? What does that mean?
Verse 9 that he may not execute judgement unto the fulfilling of the covenant which he hath made unto the house of Israel.
your group has to sing a song about repentance.
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What lead to the downfall of the people after so many blessings? list 3
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.