Ether 12-15 Show the two paths available to mankind: The Way of Life and the Way of Death These chapters show the two paths available to mankind: the path of leading unto life (Ether 12-13), and the path leading unto death (Ether 14-15). Both of these blocks of scripture useContinue Reading

Ether 6-11 take readers on a journey of the violent and turbulent world of the Jaredite kings. It is almost like the Book of Mormon in miniature: we have a heavenly ocean crossing, prophetic peoples ruled by kings, a series of wicked and righteous kings, secret Gadianton-esque societies, wars andContinue Reading

Mormon 7-9 Show Notes Mormon 7 Mormon 7.1 – Mormon speaks to a “remnant” of “this people”… reminiscent of Isaiah’s words that “a remnant shall return…” (Isaiah 10.21) Know that ye are of the House of Israel (2) Lay down your weapons of war (4)… it is literally as ifContinue Reading

These chapters are an excellent illustration of how to raise a righteous family in the midst of great spiritual wickedness. Mormon is an excellent model of how to do this. Bryce lays out the argument in our podcast that Mormon probably was working on his editing and constructing of theContinue Reading

In these chapters Jesus discusses the name of his church and defines what the gospel is. These simple truths lead to the 28th chapter where Mormon informs his readers that 3 of the Nephite 12 experienced a “transfiguration” (3 Nephi 28.17), something we call translation today. The coming forth ofContinue Reading

3 Nephi 20 These chapters (3 Nephi 20-26) is the story of the victory of Zion at the end of the world. This is one of the places where Jesus shares his favorite story. Elder Jeffrey R. Holland put it this way: In fact, I have a theory about thoseContinue Reading

Three days of Jesus’ visits (although he periodically returns to them – see 3 Ne. 26.13) 3 Nephi 17 – Jesus heals the sick and the children are brought to him You are weak… go home (1-3)Jesus is going back to the Father (4)They want him to stay with themContinue Reading

3 Nephi 12-14 is very similar to the Sermon on the Mount in the Gospel of Matthew. This text is a temple ascension text, or what modern Saints call an endowment. In this podcast, we worked to demonstrate the depth and breadth of this sermon, with the hopes that thoseContinue Reading

3 Nephi 8-11 Show Notes podcast #70 Main things to cover Jesus visits the Nephites Why the destruction came – 3 Nephi 9.3-13 Jesus testifies of who he is – 3 Nephi 9.15-18; 3 Nephi 11 3 Nephi 8 Mormon tells us to trust the person who give the datingContinue Reading

Things to cover 3 Nephi 1 91st year – the sign (1) Nephi son of Nephi gets the records – eldest (2) Relics of Nephite Kingship By getting “charge” of the record, this passage of these sacred things to Nephi was tantamount to the transferring of the crown and scepterContinue Reading