Fell
2 Nephi 2:25 “Adam fell that men might be; and men are, that they might have joy.”
therefore let us go down to the land of our father's inheritance
Nephi
Go
1 Nephi 3:7 “I will go and do the things which the Lord hath commanded.”
being carnally minded leads to spiritual death. Being spiritually minded leads to...
eternal life.
Handed down
by lineage - this was a family J responsibility
Scrabble
2 Nephi 32:3 “Feast upon the words of Christ; for behold, the words of Christ will tell you all things what ye should do.”
O that thou mightest be like unto this valley....
Lehi speaking to who?
Helping hand
Mosiah 2:17 “When ye are in the service of your fellow beings ye are only in the service of your God.”
“There is nothing happening on this earth right now that is more important. … There is nothing of greater consequence.
Gathering of Israel
Authors must preserve and
keep the records safe - don’t let them fall into the hands of a Lamanite!
The same
2 Nephi 26:33 “All are alike unto God.”
Behold thou hast led us forth from the land of our inheritance, and my sons are no more....
Sariah
Unhappy
Alma 41:10 “Wickedness never was happiness.”
Voluntary descent from a position of rank or dignity.
Condescension
Unimportant gossip
The author should write things that happened in their lifetime that were sacred preaching or great revelations.
Intelligence
Mosiah 4:9 “Believe in God; … believe that he has all wisdom.”
Because thou believest in the Son of the most high God...
Spirit/Angel talking to Nephi
Cracked Bell
2 Nephi 2:27 “They are free to choose liberty and eternal life … or … captivity and death.”
Having ______ and knowing how to use it so important to Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ?
Agency
Writing on the small plates was
a commandment - you HAD to write on them if you were given that responsibility
Tenet
2 Nephi 28:30 God “will give unto the children of men line upon line, precept upon precept.”
Thou has beheld in they youth his glory...
Lehi speaking to Jacob
Test Self
Ether 12:6 “Ye receive no witness until after the trial of your faith.”
we will learn and profit from them.
liken the scriptures to ourselves, 1 Nephi 19:23
Lightly
touch lightly on the Nephites’ history - the history was going on the large plates!