2020

This lesson is a combination of the last two lessons of 2020. There were no talks linked!  Merry Christmas.

 December 7–13 Moroni 7–9 “May Christ Lift Thee Up” Before Moroni concluded the record we know today as the Book of Mormon with his own final words, he shared three messages from his father, Mormon: an address to “the peaceable followers of Christ” (Moroni 7:3) and two letters that Mormon had written to Moroni. Perhaps …

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This episode contains two parts.  The first 25 minutes are thoughts on this weeks’ lesson.  The second half is part of Season 1 Episode 3 about the Christmas Nativity.  I thought it might be nice to play it with your family as you get out your nativity this year.  The prophet has asked us to …

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November 23–29 Ether 12–15 “By Faith All Things Are Fulfilled” Ether’s prophecies to the Jaredites were “great and marvelous” (Ether 12:5). He “told them of all things, from the beginning of man” (Ether 13:2). He foresaw “the days of Christ” and the latter-day New Jerusalem (Ether 13:4). And he spoke of “hope for a better …

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Ether 6–11 “That Evil May Be Done Away” Hundreds of years after the Jaredites were destroyed, the Nephites discovered the ruins of their ancient civilization. Among these ruins was a mysterious record—plates of “pure gold” that were “filled with engravings” (Mosiah 8:9). The Nephite king, Limhi, could sense that this record was important: “Doubtless a …

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“Rend That Veil of Unbelief” While it is true that God’s ways are higher than ours, and we should always submit to His will, He also encourages us to think and act for ourselves. That’s one lesson Jared and his brother learned. For example, the idea of traveling to a new land that was “choice …

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Mormon 7–9 “I Speak unto You As If Ye Were Present” Mormon and Moroni knew what it felt like to be alone in a wicked world. For Moroni the loneliness must have been especially severe after his father died in battle and the Nephites were destroyed. “I even remain alone,” he wrote. “I have not …

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Mormon 1–6 “I Would That I Could Persuade All … to Repent” Mormon spared us the “full account” of the “awful scene” of wickedness and bloodshed that he saw among the Nephites (Mormon 2:18; 5:8). But what he did record in Mormon 1–6is enough to remind us how far righteous people can fall. Amid such …

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3 Nephi 27–4 Nephi “There Could Not Be a Happier People” The teachings of Jesus Christ are not just a beautiful philosophy to ponder. They are much more than that—they are meant to change our lives. The book of 4 Nephi provides a stunning example of this, illustrating just how thoroughly the Savior’s gospel can transform a people. Following Jesus’s …

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October 12–18 3 Nephi 20–26 “Ye Are the Children of the Covenant” When you hear people use terms like house of Israel, do you feel like they’re talking about you? The Nephites and Lamanites were literal descendants of Israel—their story even begins in Jerusalem—but to some of them, Jerusalem must have seemed like “a land which is far …

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