Come Follow Me for April 13-19 - Mosiah 1-3

04/11/20 • 64 min

Discussion of the beginning of King Benjamin’s beautiful sermon, starting with the background of King Benjamin and the troubles he had in uniting his people. The service Benjamin provided to his people is a type of the service Jesus Christ gave, and he challenges us all to serve others in the way Christ did. He teaches his people about Jesus Christ and the atonement, testifying that the name of Christ is the only source of salvation, and we must repent and exercise to do so.

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Come Follow Me for Mar 23-29 - Enos, Jarom, Omni, Words of Mormon

Discussion of Enos’s wrestle before God and how we can apply his experience to our own lives as we confront challenges and questions that cause us to do the same. Interestingly, the answer that Enos received was a remission of his sins, which expanded his soul and brought his will in line with God’s. This is the solution we should all seek in our struggles. Also discuss the translation process of the Book of Mormon and how it may have resulted in the last few verses of Mosiah chapter 2 accidentally ending up in the Words of Mormon. In addition to the covered chapters, this lesson also draws from (i) The Crucible of Doubt by Terryl and Fiona Givens, (ii) “Swallowed Up in the Will of the Father” by Elder Neal A. Maxwell in October 1995 General Conference, and (iii) “When Pages Collide: Dissecting the Words of Mormon” by Jack M. Lyon and Kent R. Minson in BYU Studies Quarterly 51, No. 4 (2012).

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Come Follow Me for April 20-26 - Mosiah 4-6

Discussion of the second half of King Benjamin’s speech to his people. He helps them to realize the enormous gap between them and God and that we are unable by ourselves to bridge that gap. We thus all must rely upon the atoning blood of Jesus Christ, which we learn purifies our hearts through the Holy Ghost, helping to illustrate the close unity between Christ and the Holy Ghost. He teaches that we are all beggars before God, and thus we have an obligation to help others in the same way that God helps us. His people each enter into a covenant with God and take upon themselves the name of Jesus Christ, which is the only name by which we can be saved.

In addition to the covered chapters, this lesson also draws from (i) “Clean Hands and a Pure Heart” by David A. Bednar in October 2007 General Conference, and (ii) “Your Matter to Him” by Dieter F. Uchtdorf in October 2011 General Conference.