2 Nephi 28:27-32, 29:1 (02/08/16)

Scripture study participants:  Dad, Mom, Brandon, Kenyon, Shaylee, Jaron & Maycee 
Hymn:   Nephi's Courage
Prayer:   Maycee


CLICK TO READ  2 Nephi 28:27-32, 29:1

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

2 Nephi 28:27  (Maycee)

Q:   Who else is Nephi warning? (Dad)

A:   "People who say they have received and need no more." (Shaylee)  "Yes, we become like Heavenly Father line upon line, precept upon precept which means we progress over to become like Him. So Nephi is talking about those who don't want to receive any more teachings or precepts from the Lord. They want to stay comfortably where they are at instead of being stretched and progressing further."  (Dad)

2 Nephi 28:28  (Mom)

Q:   Who does Nephi say that receives more of the Lord's word with gladness? (Dad)

A:   "The wise man who built his house upon the rock." (Shaylee) 

Q:   What are those who say they don't want anymore of the Lord's words built upon? (Dad)

A:   "A sandy foundation!" (Shaylee) 

2 Nephi 28:29  (Jaron)

"Nephi describes exactly who we've been discussing - those who don't want to receive more of the Lord's words, and he warns them."  (Dad) 

2 Nephi 28:30  (Kenyon)

Q:   How do you eat an elephant? (Dad)

A:   "One bite at a time." (Shaylee)  "Yes, and it's the same with becoming like Heavenly Father and Jesus. It can be overwhelming, and we think that we can never do it. But like the elephant we just do it one bite at a time or line upon line, precept upon precept and over time we will become like them if we trust and listen to the Lord and don't give up."  (Dad)

2 Nephi 28:31   (Brandon)

Q:   Who did Nephi say is cursed? (Dad)

A:   "Those who put their trust in the precepts of men instead of the Lord." (Brandon)

2 Nephi 28:32  (Shaylee)

Q:   What is the good news for those who Nephi is warning and that deny the Lord? (Dad)

A:   "That the Lord will keep on giving them chances to repent and give them mercy." (Shaylee)

2 Nephi 29:1  (Dad) 

Q:   What does this marvelous work mean that Lord talks about in the last days? (Dad)

A:   "The restoration of the gospel."  (Mom)  "Yes, it's the restoration of the gospel including the Lord's true church, the Book or Mormon, priesthood authority, prophets and apostles, revelation from the Lord and all the doctrine and covenants of the gospel of Jesus Christ."  (Dad)

FHE Scripture  (Shaylee)

"And I soon go to the place of my rest, which is with my Redeemer; for I know that in him I shall rest. And I rejoice in the day when my mortal shall put on immortality, and shall stand before him; then shall I see his face with pleasure, and he will say unto me: Come unto me, ye blessed, there is a place prepared for you in the mansions of my Father. Amen."  (Enos 1:27)

2 Nephi 28:20-26 (02/07/16)

Scripture study participants:  Dad, Mom, Brandon, Kenyon, Shaylee, Jaron & Maycee 
Hymn:    The Wise Man Built His House Upon A Rock
Prayer:  Jaron


CLICK TO READ  2 Nephi 28:20-26

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

2 Nephi 28:20  (Maycee)  

Q:   What does it say that Satan will do to men who he enters their heart in the last days? (Dad)

A:   "Stir them up into anger against the Lord." (Jaron)  "Against that which is good." (Shaylee)

2 Nephi 28:21  (Mom) 

Q:   How will Satan flatter men to get them to follow him? (Dad)

A:   "He pacifies and lulls them away into carnal security saying 'All is well.'" (Brandon)

2 Nephi 28:22  (Kenyon)

Q:   How else does Satan get people to follow him? (Dad)

A:   "He flatters them that there is no hell." (Kenyon)  "There's no such thing as a devil." (Shaylee)

2 Nephi 28:23  (Dad) 

Q:   What does it say that we'll be judged by at the judgement day? (Dad)

A:   "According to our works."  (Mom)  "Yes, were we obedient to the laws and ordinances of the gospel of Jesus Christ, including repenting of our sins."  (Dad)

2 Nephi 28:24  (Jaron)  

Q:   Who does Nephi warn in this verse? (Dad)

A:   "Those who are at ease in Zion." (Jaron)  "Yes, those followers of the Lord who don't think it's a big deal whether they follow the Lord's commandments and servants. They want things to be easy so they don't seek to work to build the Lord's kingdom."  (Dad)

2 Nephi 28:25  (Shaylee)

Q:   Who else does he warn? (Dad)

A:   "Those who say 'All is well.'" (Shaylee)

2 Nephi 28:26  (Brandon)

Q:   Who else does he warn? (Dad)

A:   "Those who do what the natural man would do instead of what the Lord would have us do." (Brandon)

WHAT I LEARNED TODAY AT CHURCH

"I learned about seven keys to happiness taught in the Book of Mormon. The one that stood out to me was being a peacemaker. I feel that I need to work on that to help our family be happier."  (Dad)
"I learned from Sister Myers that you never give up on people even if it seems like they'll never come back to church. You never give up."  (Mom)
"To be able to learn about the plan of salvation that we need to have a foundation like a rock to get into heaven. One of things that those who go to the Celestial kingdom are the only ones who will be with their families forever." (Brandon)
"God loves you for who you are so you don't need to try and be like anyone else." (Kenyon) 
"You need instructions to know what to do what the Lord wants you to do." (Shaylee)
"The plan of salvation is in the scriptures." (Jaron)
"I am a child of God." (Maycee)

2 Nephi 28:13-19 (02/06/16)

Scripture study participants:  Dad, Mom, Brandon, Kenyon, Shaylee, Jaron & Maycee 
Hymn:   Kindness Begins With Me
Prayer:  Shaylee


CLICK TO READ  2 Nephi 28:13-19

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

2 Nephi 28:13  (Jaron) 

Q:   Why are they persecuting the poor? (Dad)

A:   "Because they don't think they have anything." (Jaron)  "Because of their pride." (Shaylee)

2 Nephi 28:14  (Shaylee)

Q:   Nephi says that most of the people have turned wicked. What does he say about those who haven't gone astray? (Dad)

A:   "They follow the precepts of men." (Shaylee)  "Yes, they don't listen to the Lord and His servants but follow the philosophies of man."  (Dad)

2 Nephi 28:15  (Kenyon)

Q:   Did Nephi say that all those who are educated or rich will go to hell? (Dad)

A:   "Those that take pride in themselves." (Kenyon)  "Those who preach false doctrines and commit whoredoms." (Shaylee)

2 Nephi 28:16  (Mom) 

Q:   Who else does Nephi warn against? (Dad)

A:   "Those who turn against the just."  (Mom)  "Yes, and they revile against that which is good."  (Dad)

2 Nephi 28:17  (Maycee)  

Q:   What's the good news, even for the wicked? (Dad)

A:   "That they can repent." (Shaylee)

2 Nephi 28:18  (Dad)

2 Nephi 28:19  (Brandon)

Q:   Why is the Lord causing the wicked to shake and tremble? (Dad)

A:   "They need to be shaken up to be loosed from the devil's grasp." (Brandon)  "Exactly. The Lord wants to save the wicked, and He will result do whatever He can to get them to repent, and if they won't do it the easy way by choosing to repent He will do it the hard way by having them suffer through difficult things to try to humble them to repent before it's too late. We all will go through hard times, even the righteous. That's a part of life and being tested if we'll be true to God in all circumstances. But the wicked bring upon themselves even more trials and adversities that they would have gone through otherwise in order to try and compel them to repent. So we should do things the easier way, which is also the way of peace and happiness, by following the Lord's way."  (Dad)

2 Nephi 28:7-12 (02/05/16)

Scripture study participants:  Dad, Mom, Kenyon, Shaylee, Jaron & Maycee 
Hymn:   The Lord Is My Light
Prayer:  Kenyon


CLICK TO READ  2 Nephi 28:7-12

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

2 Nephi 28:7  (Jaron) 

Q:   What does it mean when the wicked people say 'eat, drink and be merry'? (Dad)

A:   "Let's party, get drunk and all that crap." (Kenyon)  "They mean let's get drunk and party and not worry about what happens tomorrow."  (Mom)  "Yes, they're saying you only live once so you should live it up and do whatever you want now because it's all over when you die."  (Dad)

2 Nephi 28:8  (Dad)

Q:   What spin on 'eat, drink & be merry' do some who believe in God say? (Dad)

A:   "It's okay to lie and commit and live a little sin. God will beat us with a few stripes." (Shaylee)

2 Nephi 28:9  (Kenyon)

Q:   How does it describe these people? (Dad)

A:   "That they're puffed up in pride. They try and hide the stuff they're doing from the Lord."  (Mom)

2 Nephi 28:10  (Shaylee)

2 Nephi 28:11  (Maycee) 

2 Nephi 28:12  (Mom) 

Q:   What has caused their churches to become corrupted? (Dad)

A:   "Pride and false doctrine."  (Mom)

2 Nephi 28:2-6 (02/04/16)

Scripture study participants:  Dad, Brandon, Shaylee, Jaron & Maycee 
Hymn:  Teach Me To Walk In The Light
Prayer:  Brandon


CLICK TO READ  2 Nephi 28:2-6

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

2 Nephi 28:2  (Jaron) 

Q:   Why do you think that the Book of Mormon would be of great worth to us in the last days? (Dad)

A:   "Because people can read it and learn." (Jaron)  "Because the lesson taught in there apply especially now in our lives and to help us to become like God and endure to the end." (Brandon)  "Because in the last days it's more wicked then back then so the Book of Mormon would help guide us on to the right path." (Shaylee)

2 Nephi 28:3  (Shaylee)

Q:   What did Nephi say about the churches built up in the last days? (Dad)

A:   "They all erroneously claim that they are the Lord's church." (Brandon)

2 Nephi 28:4  (Maycee) 

Q:   What did it say how those churches teach? (Dad)

A:   "They teach by their learning and deny the Holy Ghost." (Shaylee)

2 Nephi 28:5  (Brandon)

Q:   What do these churches claim about God? (Dad)

A:   "They deny the power of God and say that there's no such thing as miracles anymore. The Lord doesn't do work on earth anymore." (Brandon)

2 Nephi 27:30-35, 28:1 (02/02/16)

Scripture study participants:  Dad, Mom, Brandon, Kenyon, Shaylee, Jaron & Maycee 
Hymn:   The Lord Is My Shepherd
Prayer:  Dad


CLICK TO READ  2 Nephi 27:30-35, 28:1

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

2 Nephi 27:30  (Kenyon) 

Q:   Who is going to rejoice in the Lord? (Dad)

A:   "The meek and the poor." (Kenyon) 

2 Nephi 27:31  (Jaron) 

Q:   Who is going to be cut off from the Lord? (Dad)

A:   "People who are bad." (Jaron)  "The wicked." (Shaylee)

2 Nephi 27:32  (Shaylee)

Q:   What are some tactics that the wicked do? (Dad)

A:   "Set traps for them."  (Mom)  "Yes, like they do."  (Dad)

2 Nephi 27:33  (Mom) 

Q:   Who is the House of Jacob or the House of Israel? (Dad)

A:   "The Lord's people." (Shaylee)

Q:   What did Nephi say that the Lord's people will not be? (Dad)

A:   "Ashamed." (Jaron)

2 Nephi 27:34  (Dad)  

Q:   What does it mean we will fear the Lord? (Dad)

A:   "Respect Him." (Brandon)  "Yes. Another way to say it is that we are afraid to disappoint or let Him down. We worry about what He thinks about us than what others think."  (Dad)

2 Nephi 27:35  (Maycee) 

"So when the Lord comes again everyone will come to understand the gospel. If people don't understand some principles or doctrines or believe something false then that will be corrected. Everyone will come to a knowledge of the truth."  (Dad)

2 Nephi 28:1  (Brandon)

Q:   What did Nephi mean when the Spirit constrained him? (Dad)

A:   "It means how the Spirit has prompted or directed him what to say."  (Dad)