3 Nephi 14-16

3 Nephi 14-16 Study Guide – to be discussed November 20
Day 1: Read 3 Nephi 14:1-12; footnote to Matthew 7:1a; Moroni 7:15-16; Alma 41:14-15
1. Read the footnote to Matthew 7:1a, Moroni 7:15-16 and Alma 41:14-15. What kind of judgment must we exercise? What help do we have in discerning good and evil?



2. What two reasons are given in 3 Nephi 14:6 for why we should “give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast… pearls before swine….”?



3. What is the difference between asking, seeking and knocking?



Day 2: Read 3 Nephi 14:13-27; 2 Nephi 31:17-21
4. What is the “strait gate”? (See also 2 Nephi 31:17-20.) What makes it strait?



5. Why will the Lord, in the last days, deny knowing many who have professed they are his servants?



6. What is the “rock” upon which we should build? The rock will not keep us warm or dry – the house we build will. What might the house represent? The rain?




Day 3: Read 3 Nephi 15:1-10
7. By what authority did Jesus say he had fulfilled the law?



8. The brass plates of Laban contained three parts: (1) The Law, similar to the first five books in our Old Testament; (2) The Writings, historical books like Joshua or Kings and poetic writings like Psalms and Proverbs; and (3) The Prophets, which included writings by Isaiah, Zenock, etc. With this in mind, why do you think Jesus said he had fulfilled the law, but would no destroy the prophets?





9. List commands and promised blessings from 3 Nephi 15:9-10.






Day 4: Read 3 Nephi 15:11-24; JST Genesis 50:24-25
10. Read JST Genesis 50:24-25 (p. 799 of Bible Appendix). How did the Nephites and Lamanites in America fulfill prophecy?



11. Why didn’t Jesus give his disciples in Judea details about Lehi’s people?



12. Of whom did the people in Jerusalem believe Christ was speaking when he told them he had “other sheep”?



Day 5: Read 3 Nephi 16: 1-7; D&C 50:44-46
13. Read D&C 50:44-46. Might we be included in the Savior’s declaration that he has “other sheep”? Why or why not?



14. Why were the people commanded to record Jesus’ words?



15. How and why have gentile nations been blessed in the latter days?



Day 6: Read 3 Nephi 16:8-12
16. List two branches of Israel in history that have been smitten, afflicted and slaughtered.



17. What is the Lord’s warning to the Gentiles who reject the gospel in the latter days?



18. What covenants has the Lord made with the house of Israel? (See also Genesis 17:1-8.)



Day 7: Read 3 Nephi 16:13-20 Micah 5:7-8
19. What great promise did the Lord make to Gentiles who return to him?



20. What is the warning to Gentiles who will not hearken?



21. Read Micah 5:7-8. What two things are the remnant of Jacob compared to in these verses, and why?

3 Nephi 10-13

3 Nephi 10-13 Study Guide – to be discussed November 13
Day 1: Read 3 Nephi 10
1. Why do you think the people stopped lamenting when they heard the voice of God?



BONUS: Note the three different tenses used in 3 Nephi 10:4-6 as the Lord expressed his desire to gather and nurture Israel. What warning follows in 3 Nephi 10:7?


2. How many days of darkness were there? At what part of the day did the darkness disperse and the earth heal?



3. Since the calamities endured by the Nephites and Lamanites at the time of Christ’s death are types of the calamities to precede Christ’s second coming, how can we gain hope from this chapter?



Day 2: Read 3 Nephi 11:1-17; 1 Kings 19:11-12; 3 Nephi 17:25; John 20:27-28
4. List phrases that describe the voice of God. From 3 Nephi 17:25, how many people were gathered at the temple? What did they have to do in order to understand?



5. Even though the people heard Christ introduced by the Father as his Beloved Son, who did they think he was at first? How did he introduce himself?


6. Read John 20:27-28. Why do you think the Savior wanted each person, one by one, to feel his wounds?



Day 3: Read 3 Nephi 11:18-41; Ezekiel 1:28-2:2
7. Read Ezekiel 1:28-2:2. How do you think Nephi felt as he “bowed himself before the Lord”? How was he prepared to greet the risen Savior?



8. What was the first power and doctrinal instruction the Lord gave his disciples? Why was he so specific?



9. What is the doctrine of Christ? What are the promises to those who accept and build on this doctrine? What is the warning to those who build their lives on the philosophies of men?




Day 4: Read 3 Nephi 12:1-16
10. To whom had the Savior addressed his counsel in 3 Nephi 11:22-41? To whom did he then turn at the beginning of chapter 12? From 3 Nephi 12:1-2, to whom were the first statements of “blessedness” offered?
11. Read through 3 Nephi 12:3-12 and restate the Beatitudes, or statements of blessedness, in your own words. Use footnotes for Matthew 5:1-12; also D&C 56:17-18, Mormon 2:11-13, , Numbers 12:3, 2 Nephi 32:3, Proverbs 14:21, 2 Peter 1:3-10, 1 John 3:1-3, James 3:17-18, D&C 122:1-9.




12. How does accepting Christ’s call to be “salt” and “light” today assist in gathering Israel? What is the common reward to those who exhibit these qualities?



Day 5: Read 3 Nephi 12:17-48
13. How did Christ fulfill the Law? What was the purpose of the Law of Moses? (See also Galatians 3:21-24.)



14. Read Proverbs 25:21-22. Was “love your enemies” a new concept? Why is it important to forgive others before we come unto Christ?



15. In 3 Nephi 12:29, the Lord counseled that we not allow sinful things to enter our HEARTS. Why do you think his warning was about the “heart” instead of the “mind”?



Day 6: Read 3 Nephi 13:1-21
16. What is the reward of the hypocrites?



17. What are vain repetitions and why should we avoid them?



18. Are fasting and forgiveness related? Why or why not?



Day 7: Read 3 Nephi 13:22-34; D&C 4:5
19. Read D&C 4:5. To what should our eyes be single if we are to receive light?



20. Why can’t we serve two masters?



21. To whom did Jesus direct his address in 3 Nephi 13:25-34? How does this understanding help clarify the Savior’s directions?

3 Nephi 7-9

3 Nephi 7-9 Study Guide – to be discussed Nov. 6
Day 1: Read 3 Nephi 7:1-14; 2 Peter 2:9-10, 21-22
1. List the results of disunity in the 30th year.


2. Compare 3 Nephi 7:1-3 with 2 Peter 2:9-10, 21-22. List three ways in which the Nephites fit the pattern described by Peter.



3. What united the various tribes of people? What divided them? What was the name of the “king of the dissenters?



BONUS: What was wrong with the “peace” that existed?


Day 2: Read 3 Nephi 7:15-26
4. List three things of which Nephi was a special witness.



5. What miracles did the people witness? What was the general reaction? What was happening in Judea at the same time these events took place on the Western Hemisphere?



6. In what way(s) was Nephi’s mission successful? Why could the people NOT disbelieve Nephi’s words?



Day 3: Read 3 Nephi 8:1-11; Helaman 14:20-27; Alma 50:13
7. How do we know Nephi was “a just man” – cleansed from iniquity?



8. Compare 3 Nephi 8:5-10 with Helaman 14:20-27. List the fulfillments of Samuel’s prophecies. How much time had the Nephites had to repent and prepare for the storm?



9. According to Alma 50:13, where was the city of Moroni? What happened to this city?


Day 4: Read 3 Nephi 8:12-25; D&C 88:4-13
10. Was the most damage incurred in the north or the south? Were any cities listed as untouched?



11. How dark was it? For how long?


BONUS: Read D&C 88:4-13. What is the source of all light? How does light create hope?



12. Why did the people howl and weep?




Day 5: Read 3 Nephi 9:1-8; 1 Nephi 19:11-12
13. Was it still dark when the people heard the voice of Christ? What was the first counsel given by the Lord? Do you think the people were ready to listen?



14. List the cities named by the Lord and how they were destroyed. What reasons did the Lord give for their destruction?




15. Was the destruction random or at all haphazard? Why or why not?



Day 6: Read 3 Nephi 9:9-14
16. Were those who were spared perfect? In not, why were they spared? (See also 3 Nephi 10:12.)



17. How does the Lord heal us?



18. Identify one command and the associated promise(s) in 3 Nephi 9:14.



Day 7: Read 3 Nephi 9:15-22; D&C 21:9; D&C 97:8
19. List names of Christ in 3 Nephi 9:15-28.



20. What sacrifice did the Lord require instead of blood sacrifices and burnt offerings? Read also D&C 21:9, 97:8. How are we to accomplish this sacrifice?




21. From 3 Nephi 9:21-22, what was the Savior’s reason for putting on mortality? Compare these verses with 3 Nephi 9:15-18. Who was this Jesus of Nazareth? Who is he to you?

3 Nephi 4-6

3 Nephi 4-6 Study Guide: To be discussed November 6??
Day 1: Read 3 Nephi 4:1-10; 1 John 4:15-18
1. Why couldn’t the robbers exist except in the wilderness?



2. What was the Nephite strategy and why was it so effective?



3. Read 1 John 4:15-18. Why weren’t the Nephites afraid of Giddianhi and his terrible army?



Day 2: Read 3 Nephi 4:11-23; Alma 16:9-11; Alma 28:10-11
4. Read Alma 16:9-11 and Alma 28:10-11 with 3 Nephi 4:11. By comparison, how terrible was the slaughter in the 19th year after the signs of Christ’s birth?



5. Review 3 Nephi 3:21. Why didn’t Gidgiddoni attack first? Do you think the Nephites would have been victorious had they not waited for the robbers to attack?



6. List 3 reasons why the siege by the robbers was unsuccessful.



Day 3: Read 3 Nephi 4:24-33; Deuteronomy 21:22-23; Matthew 27:3-5; 1 Nephi 11:35-36
7. Does it sound like Gidgiddoni had spies among the robbers? What was his strategy? Did he show mercy?



8. Read Deuteronomy 21:22-23; Matthew 27:3-5 and 1 Nephi 11:35-36. What symbolism can be found in the manner of Zemnariah’s death?



9. Look up the word “Hosanna” in the Bible Dictionary and tell what it means. Why did the Nephites use the word “hosanna” in their rejoicing?



Day 4: Read 3 Nephi 5:1-13
10. How many times is the word “knew” used in 3 Nephi 5:1-2? What did the Nephites KNOW? What did that knowledge cause them to DO?



11. Describe the two-pronged rehabilitation process used by the Nephites.

12. From 3 Nephi 5:10-13, what did Mormon KNOW and bear witness of?



Day 5: Read 3Nephi 5:14-26; Mormon 9:30-33
13. From 3 Nephi 5:14, list two reasons why Mormon compiled his record. Upon what two sources did he rely?



14. Read Mormon 9:30-33. Why did Mormon write in reformed Egyptian? How did he feel about his record?



15. List promises made to the “remnant of the seed of Jacob. Who is meant by the remnant of Jacob’s seed?





Day 6: Read 3 Nephi 6:1-16; Review 3 Nephi 3:22
16. Compare 3 Nephi 6:1 with 3 Nephi 3:22. How many years did the Nephites spend garrisoned in the Zarahemla area before returning to their own lands? How did they establish peace and order?



17. List the steps that led to disunity – the destruction of peace and order.




18. What did inequality among members do to the church?



Day 7: Read 3 Nephi 6:17-30; Mosiah 3:11-12; 1 Samuel 8:1-7
19. How many years had passed between the time when there was “not a living soul among all the people of the Nephites who did doubt in the least the words of all the holy prophets who had spoken” (3 Nephi 5:1) and the “state of awful wickedness” described in 3 Nephi 6:17?



BONUS: Read Mosiah 3:11-12. How is willful rebellion worse than ignorance?



20. Of what did the prophets testify in teaching the fallen Nephites? Why were the chief judges, high priests and lawyers angry?



21. Read 1 Samuel 8:1-7. Who are people rejecting when they ask for a king? Why?

3 Nephi 1-3

3 Nephi 1-3 Study Guide: To be discussed October 16
Day 1: Read 3 Nephi 1:1-9, with headnote; Alma 45:18-19; D&C 63:7-10
1. Who wrote the book of Third Nephi? Who was his grandfather? His grandfather’s grandfather?



BONUS: According to Alma 45:18-19, how was Nephi’s departure similar to that of his great-grandfather?



2. How do you think the unbelievers could disregard the “greater signs and greater miracles” (v.4)? Read D&C 63:7-10. Which comes first, signs or faith?



3. Why were the believers sorrowful? Did they lack faith?



Day 2: Read 3 Nephi 1:10-19; Zechariah 14:6-9; 1 Nephi 1:5-12; Mosiah 26:12-17
4. Why was Nephi so sorrowful? List specific words and phrases from 3 Nephi 1:10-12 describing the intensity of Nephi’s prayer.



5. What answers did Nephi receive after his heart-felt prayer?



BONUS: Compare Nephi’s prayer and answer with Lehi’s prayer in 1 Nephi 1:5-12 and Alma’s prayer in Mosiah 26:12-17. How were these prayers similar?



6. In what year did the signs take place? Read Zechariah 14:6-9. When will a similar sign again occur?



Day 3: Read 3 Nephi 1:20-30; Review Helaman 14:3; Matt. 2:2; Moses 5:12-13
7. Why was a new star in the heavens a good way to signal the birth of the Savior?



8. Read Moses 5:12-13. Why did Satan ramp up the lies at this point in history? Was he successful? Why or why not?



9. Do you think the Gadianton robbers saw and understood the signs of Christ’s birth? What caused some of the youth of the church to be led away?



Day 4: Read 3 Nephi 2:1-9
10. How long did it take before the people began to “forget” the signs and wonders?


11. Why did the people begin to be “hard in their hearts and blind in their minds”?



12. What new system of recording years was initiated in the 100th year of the reign of the judges?



Day 5: Read 3 Nephi 2:10-19; 2 Nephi 5:20-24
13. What united the Nephites and Lamanites?



14. Read 3 Nephi 2:14-16 with 2 Nephi 5:20-24. What curse was removed from the righteous Lamanites?



15. According to 3 Nephi 2:18-19, why were the Nephites so sorely afflicted?



Day 6: Read 3 Nephi 3:1-10
16. What does Giddianhi’s letter tell you about his personality?



17. List the terms of Giddianhi’s truce.



18. Do you think Giddianhi would have honored his promises had the Nephites surrendered? Why or why not?



Day 7: Read 3 Nephi 3:11-26; D&C 98:33
19. From 3 Nephi 3:11-17, what can you tell about the character of Lachoneus? Can you apply his reaction to sin to how we can prepare ourselves against the adversary today?




20. What eternal principle did Gidgiddoni teach the people regarding defensive and offensive warfare? (See also D&C 98:33.)



21. From 3 Nephi 3:25, list three ways Lachoneus’ people “did fortify themselves against their enemies.”

Quotes from lesson on Helaman 10-13

In 1787 Edward Gibbon completed his noble work The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. Here is the way he accounted for the fall. 1. The undermining of the dignity and sanctity of the home, which is the basis of human society. 2. Higher and higher taxes and the spending of public monies for free bread and circuses for the populace. 3. The mad craze for pleasure, sports becoming every year more and more exciting and brutal. 4. The building of gigantic armaments when the real enemy was within the decadence of the people. 5. The decay of religion – faith fading into mere form, losing touch with life, and becoming impotent to warn and guide the people. (Ezra Taft Benson, God, Family, County, 363-364)


Hugh Nibley: “The Prophet Samuel the Lamanite sets forth the interesting rule that when ‘the Economy’ becomes the main and engrossing concern of a society--or in the routine Book of Mormon phrase, when ‘they begin to set their hearts upon their riches’--the economy will self-destruct. This is how he puts it: ‘Ye do always remember your riches; . . . your hearts are not drawn out unto the Lord, but they do swell with great pride, . . . envyings, strifes, malice, persecutions and murders, and all manner of iniquities’ (Helaman 13:22). Note well the sequence of folly: first we are well pleased with ourselves because of our wealth, then comes the game of status and prestige, leading to competitive maneuvers, hatred, and dirty tricks, and finally the ultimate
solution. Where wealth guarantees respectability, principles melt away as the criminal element rises to the top: ‘For this cause hath the Lord God caused that a curse should come upon the land, and also upon your riches’ (Helaman 13:23).” (The Prophetic Book of Mormon, p. 349)

Helaman 14-16

Helaman 14-16 Study Guide – to be discussed October 9
Day 1: Read Helaman 14:1-9; 1 Nephi 11:13-18
1. At the beginning of Helaman 14, how close were the Nephites to the year of Christ’s birth? From Nephi’s prophecy - almost 600 years previous to Samuel’s time (1 Nephi 11:13-38) - did the people understand where Jesus would be born?



2. What were to be the signs of Christ’s birth to the people in the Americas? Why does the Lord give signs? What signs and wonders do we have today?



3. According to the angel’s message through Samuel, what was the best way to prepare for the advent of the Savior?


Day 2: Read Helaman 14:10-19
4. What was the purpose of a city wall? How easy do you think it was to get on top of the wall? Why was Samuel there?



5. Why did the Nephites need both signs of Christ’s birth and his death?



6. What is the “first death” the Savior would overcome, as described by Samuel? What is the “second death”? Are these two deaths spiritual or physical?



Day 3: Read Helaman 14:20-31; 1 Nephi 19:11-12; Moroni 7:16-17
7. List signs of Jesus’ death as given by Samuel.





BONUS: What is the symbolism behind the signs of Christ’s birth and death?



8. Read 1 Nephi 19:11-12. What do you think Samuel meant when he prophesied that “many shall see greater things than these” (Hel.14:28)?



9. Read Moroni 7:16-17 with Helaman 14:30-31. What have we been given to help us discern good from evil? Why is it a universal gift?



Day 4: Read 10. What did Samuel warn would happen if the people did not repent?
11. Why does the Lord chasten his people? Why did the Lord prolong the days of the Lamanites?



12. Read Alma 23:6. What characteristic of righteousness was evident among the Lamanites?


Day 5: Read Helaman 15:9-17; 2 Nephi 4:4-7; D&C 49:24
13. Review Lehi’s blessing to his son Laman in 2 Nephi 4:4-7. How was this blessing fulfilled during Samuel’s time? How is the Lord’s mercy manifested? (See also D&C 49:24.)



14. Make a list of the keys to spiritual progression as found in Helaman 15:7-8.



15. Why were the Nephites told it would be better for Lamanites than for them except they repent?



Day 6: Read Helaman 16:1-12
16. What actions did those who believed Samuel’s words take? What actions did the unbelievers take? Which group was more numerous?



17. List the activities in which Nephi was engaged.



18. What happened to Samuel after he delivered his message?



Day 7: Read Helaman 16:13-25
19. According to the notes at the bottom of page 405 referring to the 90th year of the reign of the judges, how many years were left before Christ would be born? What happened in that year? How did the people react to the signs?



20. Upon what reasoning did the dissenters base their argument?



21. How did Satan get such a great hold on the hearts of the people?



BONUS: Make a list of the steps to apostasy from Helaman 16:13 -22.

Helaman 10-13 Study Guide

Helaman 10-13 Study Guide – to be discussed October 2
Day 1: Read Helaman 10:1-19; Review Helaman 7:10-9:41; D&C 50:29
1. What was Nephi’s state of mind as he pondered in his heart? List how the voice of the Lord blessed him as he was thus pondering, ie: why was the Lord pleased with him? See also D&C 50:29.



BONUS: List the Lord’s promises to Nephi.


2. What was Nephi’s immediate reaction after he received instruction from the Lord? Review what he had been through earlier that same day in Helaman 7:10-9:41. Do you think he was tired?



3. What was the crowd reaction to Nephi’s further preaching?



Day 2: Read Helaman 11:1-19
4. About how long did Nephi wait and suffer the wars and contentions of the people before he cursed the land with famine? What was the purpose of the famine? Do you think Nephi was personally impacted by the famine?



5. How long did it take for the wicked to REMEMBER the Lord their God and the words of Nephi? What specific act did Nephi list as part of their repentance?


6. How do we know the people recognized who had power over the elements?



Day 3: Read Helaman 11:20-38
7. List highlights of the 76th through 79th years of the reign of the judges. Which of these highlights seems most amazing to you?



8. What kind of warfare tactics did the Nephite dissenters and angry Lamanites use? Why?



9. Make a chart showing the rise and fall of wickedness in the 80th through 85th years of the reign of the judges. Why did the Gadianton robbers become so powerful?




Day 4: Read Helaman 12:1-17; 3 Nephi 28:32-35
10. What do you think Mormon means when he refers to the “unsteadiness” of the hearts of the people? What kinds of unsteadiness do we see today?
11. Read 3 Nephi 28:32-35 with Helaman 12:2-6. List ways in which people “trample under their feet the Holy One.”



12. According to Mormon, how are we dumber than dirt?



Day 5: Read Helaman 12:18-26; Helaman 13:17-20; Mormon 1:18
13. Why would the Lord curse buried treasure? Read also Helaman 13:17-20, Mormon 1:18.



14. What worse curse is upon those who do iniquity?


15. Why do we have the principle of repentance? What did Mormon add to repentance as necessary for a restoration to grace?



Day 6: Read Helaman 13:1-20 with headnote; Matthew 6:19-21
16. What was the general state of the Nephites in the 86th year of the reign of the judges? the state of the Lamanites? What was the reaction of the Nephites to Samuel’s preaching?



17. What was the Lord’s message through Samuel? What did he have to do to be heard? How long had it been since the famine?



BONUS: How many times might Samuel’s prophecy be fulfilled?


18. Speaking again of the curse of treasures, how did Samuel suggest hidden treasure could be redeemed? Can you apply this principle to treasures that are not monetary? See also Matthew 6:19-21.



Day 7: Read Helaman 13:21-39; Helaman 12:6; Ezekiel 13:1-3
19. What were the Nephites remembering? Why? What were they forgetting?



20. In what way(s) do we sometimes cast prophets out today? Read Ezekiel 13:1-3. What is a “blind guide”? See also Helaman12:6.



21. Why did Samuel tell the people their days of probation were past? Couldn’t they still repent? See also D&C 63:5-7.

Quotes from Helaman 4-5

5:6 Spencer W. Kimball: “When you look in the dictionary for the most important word, do you know what it is? It could be ‘remember.’ Because all of you have made covenants-you know what to do and you know how to do it-Our greatest need is to remember. That is why everyone goes to sacrament meeting every Sabbath day-to take the sacrament and listen to the priests pray that they . . . may always remember him and keep his commandments which he has given them. . . . Nobody should ever forget to go to sacrament meeting. ‘Remember’ is the word. ‘Remember’ is the program.”

Jeffrey R. Holland: “’Ye shall have faith in Christ, . . . and when ye shall do this, the cloud of darkness shall be removed from
overshadowing you.’(Helaman 5:40-41.) This brightness of hope and unspeakable joy in God's power and comfort comes, even in everyday matters for me, only as I prayerfully exert my right to his Spirit. If in my heart I go to God the moment I feel even the slightest intimation of fear (or darkness or worry) instead of waiting to let it accumulate, if I speak to God even as my most trusted friend, my wisest counselor, and stay there in my heart or on my knees talking to him long enough, I can always see a ray of light at the edge of those dark shadows. Most often I can then leave his presence with my heart singing. This does not mean that my troubles have dissolved—they probably haven't—but I somehow have the power to see above and around and through those clouds of darkness with greater calm and peacefulness. I know that he will, with time, help me to dissipate them completely. Out of sorrow and despair we are, through the comforting, protecting grace of God, lifted out of our weakness to the very summit of spiritual, peaceful transcendence that, without the ‘Father of all comfort’ could only be dreamed about from afar.” (On Earth As It Is In Heaven, p. 40)

Helaman 6-9

Helaman 6-9 Study Guide – to be discussed September 25
Day 1: Read Helaman 6:1-19; Jacob 2:16-19; Jeremiah 39; 1 Nephi 1:4
1. What qualities of the Lamanites’ faith caused their righteousness to exceed that of the Nephites’? What had caused the Nephites to regress?



2. List the results of peace as identified in Helaman 6:7-14. How many years of peace did they have at this time?



3. Why did the people turn again to wickedness? See also Jacob 2:16-19.


BONUS: Who was Mulek? Who was Zedekiah? (See also Jeremiah 39, 1 Nephi 1:4, Mosiah 25:2.)


Day 2: Read Helaman 6:20-41; 2 Nephi 28: 11-14; D&C 10:20-27; Matthew 6:19-21, 12:35; Isaiah 51:7-8
4. Read Helaman 6:20-23 with 2 Nephi 28:11-14 and D&C 10:20-27. Why does Satan stir up the hearts of men to wickedness? Does the adversary protect his own?



5. As used in scripture, “heart” usually means “the center of feelings and desires.” Underline the word “heart” or “hearts” wherever it appears in Helaman 6:17-31. Read Matthew 6:19-21 and 12:35, Isaiah 51:7-8. How can we protect our hearts against the adversary’s assaults?



BONUS: Why did Satan encourage the people to build the tower of Babel?


6. What was the result of the Nephites’ wickedness and hardness of hearts? What was the result of an increased faith among the Lamanites?



BONUS: What does it mean to “turn to [our] own ways”?


Day 3: Read Helaman 7:1-11 (with headnote); D&C 98:10
7. According to the headnote, whose prophecies are recorded in Helaman 7-16? Why did he return to Zarahemla in the 69th year of the reign of the judges?



8. Who filled the judgment seats in Zarahemla during this time? Why? What were their goals?



BONUS: Read D&C 98:10. What can we learn from the Nephites and modern revelation about how to vote?

9. Do you think Nephi’s great prayer of mourning was meant to be so public? Why or why not?



Day 4: Read Helaman 7:12-29
10. Why do you think Nephi’s neighbors gathered to watch him mourn and pray?


11. In Nephi’s call to repentance, he identified why his people had forgotten their God and allowed themselves to be influenced by Satan. According to Nephi, what is the fastest way to wickedness?


12. What warning(s) does Nephi give to those who do not repent?



Day 5: Read Helaman 8:1-28; Moses 6:63
13. Why were the judges angry with Nephi? What law had he broken? How did their indictments divide the people?



14. Nephi seized the moment, seeing he had gained favor among some of the people. List the prophets he quoted and of what they bore witness. How does Moses 6:63 support what Nephi taught?




15. How many years before Christ’s appearance in Bountiful did Nephi preach?


Day 6: Read Helaman 9: 1-17
16. Why did the five Nephites run to the judgment-seat? What did they find there?


17. Why did the five Nephites pass out?


18. Unlike most prophets, Nephi offered the people a sign or further witness of his prophetic calling. What does the judges’ reaction tell you about why prophets do not generally give signs?



Day 7: Read Helaman 9:18-41
19. What kind of plea bargain was Nephi offered?


20. Why do you think Nephi gave the judges and the people another sign?



21. List the varied reactions of the people to the fulfillment of Nephi’s prophecy. Read Helaman 10:1 to see the results of their various opinions.