As always, use the Official Gospel Doctrine Manual in your preparation, these ideas are supplemental. The Savior continues to teach the children of Lehi about the gathering of Israel by quoting Isaiah 54.  Here is an excerpt from my book, Isaiah for Airheads, 172-176:  3 Nephi 22 Overview of 3 Nephi 22 in One Paragraph:… [Read More]

As always, use the Official Gospel Doctrine Manual in your preparation, these ideas are supplemental. Before reading these chapters, it would be helpful to review the definition of “Gentile” in the Bible Dictionary.  In addition to the Bible Dictionary, I have also appreciated this explanation of the usage of the word “Gentiles” in the scriptures… [Read More]

As always, use the Official Gospel Doctrine Manual in your preparation, these ideas are supplemental. 3 Nephi 17 1 – “Behold, many time is at hand” None of us can be certain what kind of time restraints the Savior and Creator of the world is under, but in this verse and in verse 4, Jesus… [Read More]

As always, use the Official Gospel Doctrine Manual in your preparation, these ideas are supplemental.  Jesus gives the sermon at the temple, similar to the sermon on the mount given in the old world.  3 Nephi 12 1 – “Blessed are ye if ye shall give heed unto the words of these twelve” Here Jesus… [Read More]

As always, use the Official Gospel Doctrine Manual in your preparation, these ideas are supplemental. 3 Nephi 8 3 – “the people began to look with great earnestness” Samuel the Lamanite gave the faithful something rare, which was a prophecy with a timetable.  Back in Helaman 14:2, Samuel the Lamanite said “Five years more cometh… [Read More]

As always, use the Official Gospel Doctrine Manual in your preparation, these ideas are supplemental. We are first introduced to the name of “Nephi” at the beginning of the Book of Mormon with Nephi, son of Lehi and Sariah.  In the book of Helaman, we are introduced to Nephi son of Helaman, (or Nephi 2… [Read More]

As always, use the Official Gospel Doctrine Manual in your preparation, these ideas are supplemental. Samuel is one of the most colorful characters in the Book of Mormon, and few readers can forget the image of this fearless servant of God announcing the dramatic signs of Christ’s birth and death, crying repentance from the walls… [Read More]