Mormon 8-9

Mormon 8-9 Study Guide – to be discussed March 5
Day 1: Read Mormon 8:1-11
1. How did Mormon die? What did he command Moroni to do before he died?



2. Once the Nephite civilization was destroyed, with whom did the Lamanites go to war? Why do you think they did this?



3. Who had ministered to Mormon and Moroni? Why did they leave?



Day 2: Read Mormon 8:12-22
4. What promise did Moroni leave in Mormon 8:12? What are the associated warnings in Mormon 8:17?



5. In what way(s) has the Book of Mormon been “brought out of darkness unto light”?



6. List reasons why people today judge the Book of Mormon rashly.



Day 3: Read Mormon 8:23-32
7. How and for what purpose will Book of Mormon prophets cry from the dust?



8. What signs did Moroni list to identify the day in which the Book of Mormon would come forth?



9. What kinds of pollutions did Moroni foresee?



Day 4: Read Mormon 8:33-41
10. From Mormon 8:23 and 33, what further witness did Moroni give in support of his vision of our day?



11. Moroni wrote that he had not only seen our day, but had seen us. List problems he warned us about from
Mormon 8:36-41



12.What first-hand experience did Moroni have with the sword of vengeance?



Day 5: Read Mormon 9:1-14; John 5:22
13. According to Mormon 9:1, to whom is chapter nine addressed? What event does verse 2 describe?



14. Why would unbelievers be happier in hell than in the presence of God?



15. How is the gospel the same yesterday, today and forever? List elements of the Plan of Salvation outlined by Moroni in Mormon 9:11-14.



BONUS: Read Mormon 9:14 with John 5:22. What qualifies Christ to judge mankind?



Day 6: Read Mormon 9:15-25; Bible Dictionary entry, “Miracles”
16. Name some of the miracles that surround us every day.



17. What is the relationship between faith and miracles?



18. In what way(s) is a personal testimony of Christ and his gospel a miracle?



Extra Credit: Read the Bible Dictionary entry, “Miracles.” List the different names by which miracles are described in the scriptures.



Day 7: Read Mormon 9:26-37; Mosiah 8:13; Bible Dictionary entry, “Urim and Thummim”
19. From Mormon 9:28, what does it mean to “ask with a firmness unshaken”? For what did Moroni say we should ask?



20. Read Mosiah 8:13 and the Bible Dictionary entry, “Urim and Thummim.” What means had the Lord prepared for the translation of the record?



21. What was the desire and prayer of all the Nephite prophets?

Mormon 4-7

Mormon 4-7 Study Guide – to be discussed February 26
Day 1: Read Mormon 4:1-10; Review Mormon 3:8-11
1. In what year did the Nephites attack the Lamanites? After reviewing Mormon 3:8-11, how long had it been since the Lamanites attacked the Nephites? Why did the Nephites go on the offensive?



2. According to Mormon, how are the wicked punished?


3. After the battle at Teancum, what was the attitude of the Nephites? Why?



Day 2: Read Mormon 4:11-23
4. What enabled the Lamanites to take possession of the city Desolation? How did the Nephites recover their lands?



5. How many years did the Lamanites wait before coming again against the Nephites? How many were in the Lamanite army?


6. Why did Mormon take up the Nephite records at this time?



BONUS: How is the dew swept off by the sun? Is this an apt simile (v.18)?


Day 3: Read Mormon 5:1-11
7. What kind of hope was Mormon without? Why to you think he took up command of the army again?



8. Which Nephites were easily picked off by invading Lamanites?


9. Give two reasons Mormon did not elaborate on the details of the carnage he witnessed.



Day 4: Read Mormon 5:12-24; Title Page of the Book of Mormon; Genesis 6:1-3; Job 21:17-18
10. List reasons for the Book of Mormon to come forth in the latter days.



11. What is the Spirit of the Lord, and why does it sometimes “cease to strive” with people? (See also Genesis 6:1-3.)




BONUS: According to Mormon, how can we avoid becoming like chaff, driven before the wind; or like a boat with neither sail nor rudder nor anchor? (See also Job 21:17-18; Helaman 12:5; Ether 12:4.)



12. List warnings Mormon directed to the Gentiles (and everyone) in the latter days.



Day 5: Read Mormon 6:1-10; Review 4 Nephi 1:48 and Mormon 1:2
13. What made the hill Cumorah a strategic location for battle?



14. Compare Mormon 6:5 with 4 Nephi 1:48 and Mormon 1:2. About how old was Mormon when he prepared the Nephites for their final battle? What did he do with the records?



15. Why were the Nephites afraid to die?



Day 6: Read Mormon 6:11-22; 2 Nephi 1:15; D&C 6:20; Alma 34:16
16. How many people survived with Mormon and Moroni? How many were led in battle by Mormon? By Moroni? List the total number of Nephite warriors recorded.



17. Why did Mormon mourn the loss of his people? What could have prevented their destruction?



18. Read Mormon 6:17 with 2 Nephi 1:15, D&C 6:20, Alma 34:16. What do the open arms of the Savior represent?



Day 7: Read Mormon 7; 2 Nephi 31:21; Alma 11:44; 3Nephi 11:27,36; D&C 20:28; Review Mormon 5:11
19. List what Mormon wanted us to KNOW as a result of reading the Book of Mormon.




20. Now list what Mormon wanted us to DO, based on what we know.




21. Compare Mormon 7:7 with 2 Nephi 31:21, Alma 11:44, 3 Nephi 11:27,36, and D&C 20:28. How are the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost one God?

Mormon 1-3

Mormon 1-3 Study Guide – To be discussed February 12
Day 1: Read Mormon 1:1-10; Review 4 Nephi 1:19-21, 47-48
1. Who was Ammaron? In what year did he hide up the sacred records? How old was Mormon at that time? What qualities distinguished Mormon from others?



2. Which plates did Ammaron direct Mormon to take and continue engraving? From whom was Mormon descended?



3. Where and in what year was the first Nephite-Lamanite war Mormon recorded? What kind of war was it?



Day 2: Read Mormon 1:11-19; Mosiah 4:11; Alma 36:24
4. Why did the Lord take away his beloved disciples? What else was taken away?



5. What do you think Mormon meant when he wrote that he “tasted and knew of the goodness of Jesus”? (See also Mosiah 4:11 and Alma 36:24.) What did this experience cause Mormon to want to do?



6. List ways in which the land was cursed because of the wickedness of the people.



BONUS: Read D&C 59:4. How are commandments a blessing?



Day 3: Read Mormon 2:1-9; 2 Nephi 13:4
7. How does the information in Mormon 2:1-2 fulfill Isaiah’s prophecy as recorded in 2 Nephi 13:4?



8. Why do you think the Nephite armies were too frightened to fight?



9. About how old was Mormon when his army defeated Aaron’s Lamanite army? Why wouldn’t the people repent?



Day 4: Read Mormon 2:10-19; 2 Corinthians 7:9-10; Helaman 13:39
10. Why did the Nephites mourn? (Read also 2 Corinthians 7:9-10.) What does “the Lord would not always suffer them to take happiness in sin” mean?



11. Mormon records that by 345 AD “the day of grace was passed with them.” If the Lord’s grace is sufficient (2 Corinthians 12:9), and his arms are always outstretched to receive his children (Alma 5:33), how could the day of grace be passed? See also Helaman 13:39.



12. Why do you think Mormon abbreviated his record of the wickedness of the people in the abridgement of his original record on the large plates of Nephi?



Day 5: Read Mormon 2:20-29; Alma 46:12; Helaman 4:24
13. Compare Mormon’s speech to his people in Mormon 2:23 with Captain Moroni’s Title of Liberty in Alma 46:12. What is the same? What is different?



14. Why do you think the “strength of the Lord” left Mormon’s army? What happens when we offend the Spirit? See also Helaman 4:24.



15. What were the terms of the treaty in the 350th year?



Day 6: Read Mormon 3:1-10; Ezekiel 18:21-23
16. Why do you think Mormon was commanded to cry repentance to the people when he had been restrained from doing so earlier in his life? Do you think the Lord knew his teaching would be in vain? See also Ezekiel 18:21-23.



17. What did Mormon do to prepare a defense against the impending Lamanite attack?



18. What was the general attitude of the victorious Nephite army? What tactical mistake did they make?



Day 7: Read Mormon 3:11-22
19. How had Mormon demonstrated his love for his people?



20. Who will judge the 12 tribes of Israel? According to what will they be judged? Who will judge the remnant of the Lamanites and Nephites?



21. List reasons Mormon gives for writing.