The Book of Mormon: Another Witness

As you read this passage, please look for doctrines of Christ. Underline, note, or record as you read key doctrines

 

1. Read 2 Nephi 2:1-9. How can our afflictions be consecrated for our gain? (See also Romans 8:28, D&C 122.)From 2 Nephi 2:3-4, list what Jacob had seen, even at a young age.

 

 

BONUS: From 2 Nephi 2:8, what are the merits of the Savior? What is His mercy? What is His grace?

 

 

2. Read 2 Nephi 2:10-16. Why must there be an opposition in all things? Explain why there would be no progress, no righteousness, and no happiness without the law.

 

 

 

3. 2 Nephi 2:17-24, with Moses 5:10. Why does Satan want us to be miserable? What would we NOT have, if Adam and Eve had not partaken of the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden?

 

 

 

4. 2 Nephi 2:25-30. What are we free to choose? Once that choice is made, how are we empowered in making other choices?

 

 

 

5. 2 Nephi 3:1-6, with chapter 3 headnote. What did the Lord promise Joseph, the son of Jacob and an ancestor of Lehi? What did Lehi promise his son Joseph regarding his descendants?

 

 

 

6. 2 Nephi 3:7-13. What did Lehi prophesy regarding the Bible and the Book of Mormon (v. 12)? List what these two books will DO for future generations.

 

 

 

7. 2 Nephi 3:14-25. List ways in which Joseph Smith fits the description given by Joseph of Egypt, regarding a seer who would come forth.

 

 

Links to Related Articles:

 

"The Plan of Happiness," Boyd K. Packer, May 2015 Ensign

 

"The Great Commandment - Love the Lord," Ezra Taft Benson, April 1988 General Conference

 

"To Act for Ourselves: The Gift and Blessings of Agency," Robert D. Hales, May 2006 Ensign

 

"The Atonement," Boyd K. Packer, November 2012 Ensign

 

"The Only True God and Jesus Christ Whom He Hath Sent," Jeffrey R. Holland, November 2007 Ensign

 

"Free Forever, to Act for Themselves," D. Todd Christofferson, November 2014 Ensign