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?