3 Nephi 12:30-36 (7/31/18)

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

3 Nephi 12:30-36

What we learned...

"Don't make oaths for things you can control." (Brandon)

"Don't swear on stuff." (Kenyon)

"Don't get divorced because you want to be with someone else." (Shaylee)

"You shall perform unto the Lord thine oaths." (Jaron)

"You should deny yourself and take up your cross to do hard things." (Maycee & Mom)

"If you get divorced because you want to be with another person then it's the same thing as committing adultery since that's your motivation. Going through the formality of getting divorced so that you don't commit adultery is the same as committing adultery in the Lord's eyes because that's your desire and what led you to get the divorce. Marriage is a sacred covenant we make with the Lord and our spouse, and it shouldn't be treated casualty or discarded except for serious reasons, which would include infidelity of our spouse." (Dad)

3 Nephi 12:16-29 (7/29/18)

Scripture study participants:  Dad, Mom, Brandon, Kenyon, Shaylee, Jaron & Maycee
Hymn:  Baptism
Prayer:  Dad

3 Nephi 12:16-29

What we learned...

"We should not have anger towards others." (Maycee & Mom)

"We must keep the commandments to enter the kingdom of heaven." (Jaron)

"It's not good enough just to not act upon lust but lust itself is a sin." (Brandon)

"If we kill people we are in danger of the judgement of God." (Kenyon)

"Be friendly to your adversaries." (Shaylee)

"Before we come unto Christ, which includes getting baptized and taking the sacrament, that if we hold a grudge or bad feelings towards someone because of something they did to us that we need to go first and talk to them and resolve it so that we can offer a broken heart and a contrite spirit." (Dad)

3 Nephi 12:9-15 (7/28/18)

Scripture study participants:  Dad, Mom, Brandon, Kenyon, Shaylee, Jaron & Maycee
Hymn:  Happy Family
Prayer:  Maycee

3 Nephi 12:9-15

What we learned...

"Being a peacemaker is not having contention and being nice to others." (Maycee)

"Don't judge people if you think they won't have any interest in the gospel and not talk to them about it." (Jaron)

"Don't hide your light. Share it because you never know who will accept the gospel." (Shaylee)

"If you're persecuted for standing up for the church and the Lord you will be blessed and make it to the kingdom of heaven." (Brandon)

"We need to not put our light under a bushel so that people can follow it and join the gospel." (Kenyon)

"We are the salt of the earth but we need to make sure we don't lose our savor. We need to enhance other people's lives like salt enhances food's flavor." (Mom)

"When we are persecuted and reviled for living and defending the gospel we can be comforted in knowing that the world also persecuted the prophet of old and Jesus for the same reason, and we will inherit eternal life like them, which is the greatest blessing God can give us." (Dad)

3 Nephi 12:3-8 (7/25/18)

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

3 Nephi 12:3-8

What we learned...

"To be poor in spirit is to be humble and have a broken heart and a contrite spirit." (Shaylee)

"Blessed are the merciful for they shall obtain mercy." (Jaron)


"Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth." (Nora)

"Blessed are the mourn righteously for they shall be comforted." (Maycee & Mom)

"Those who hunger and thirst after the righteousness, meaning they really desire and seek it, shall be filled with the Holy Ghost.." (Dad)

3 Nephi 11:37-41, 12:1-2 (7/24/18)

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

3 Nephi 11:37-41, 12:1-2

What we learned...

"You need to be as a little child in order to get to heaven." (Brandon)

"The people who have faith in God without proof are more blessed because it takes greater faith to believe in things you can't see." (Shaylee)


"Jesus said to His disciples to go to the people and declare the words He spoke." (Jaron)

"You have to be baptized in the name of Jesus and become like a little child and have faith to inherit the kingdom of God." (Mom)

"Jesus said that His doctrine, the doctrine of Christ, was the rock upon which if we built upon the gates of hell would not prevail against us. He warned that whoever changed His doctrine and claimed it to be Christ's doctrine that they have built upon a sandy foundation and the gates of hell would receive them when the floods came and the winds beat upon them. Or in other words, those who follow the true doctrine of Christ will be able to withstand all of the trials, temptations and deceit and be saved in the kingdom of God and those who change the doctrine of Christ on how to be saved will not withstand the trials, temptations and deceit and will not inherit the kingdom of God." (Dad)

"Those who believe in the words of disciples of Christ are more blessed than people people who saw Him first hand." (Kenyon)

3 Nephi 11:23-36 (7/22/18)

Scripture study participants:  Dad, Mom, Brandon, Kenyon, Shaylee, Jaron & Maycee
Hymn:  Give Said The Little Stream
Prayer:  Mom

3 Nephi 11:23-36

What we learned...

"Jesus gave the people the correct way to be baptized, which is baptism by immersion." (Maycee & Mom)

"Immersion means going fully under the water and then coming back up." (Jaron)

"The doctrine of Christ is the 4th Article of Faith, which is first, faith in the Lord Jesus Christ; second, repentance; third, baptism by immersion for the remission of sins and fourth, the laying on of hands for the gift of the Holy Ghost." (Shaylee)

"In order to enter the kingdom of God you need to be baptized whether it be on earth or in the spirit world through baptisms for the dead in the temple." (Brandon)

"When we are baptized and confirmed we are able to have the Holy Ghost to be with us." (Kenyon)

"Jesus taught that contention is of the devil who seeks to stir up the heart of men to contend with each other. The Lord's will is to do away with anger and contention." (Dad)

3 Nephi 11:15-22 (7/21/18)

Scripture study participants:  Dad, Mom, Brandon, Kenyon, Shaylee, Jaron, Maycee & Cole
Hymn:  Called to Serve
Prayer:  Dad

3 Nephi 11:15-22

What we learned...

"After the people felt Jesus' nail prints they fell to their knees and praised Him." (Shaylee)

"Jesus called Nephi to come and stand before Him, and he did and kissed His feet." (Kenyon)

"The people shouted 'Hosanna and blessed be the name of the Most High God', and then they worshipped Him." (Maycee & Mom)

"The Lord commanded Nephi to arise, and he did." (Jaron)

"When we read about Nephi kissing the Savior's feet it reminds me when Bruce R. McConkie shared his testimony he said that he would soon see the Savior and would fall down and kiss His feet. But he said that he would not know any more then he did now that Jesus is the Christ." (Cole)

"The Lord gave people the power to baptized before He left." (Brandon)

"The Lord told the people that He was going to show them how they were to baptize and that there should be no disputations or disagreements about how to do it afterward." (Dad)

3 Nephi 11:8-14 (7/20/18)

Scripture study participants:  Dad, Mom, Kenyon, Shaylee, Jaron & Maycee
Hymn:  Families Can Be Together Forever
Prayer:  Maycee

3 Nephi 11:8-14

What we learned...

"There was a man who came down to earth from heaven, and that man was Jesus Christ." (Maycee)

"Jesus is the light and life of the world." (Jaron)

"Jesus Christ descended to the Nephites from heaven and took his time so that they could see Him." (Kenyon)

"Jesus descended to the Nephites after His resurrection." (Shaylee)

"When He descended down He told them that He was Jesus Christ who the prophets testified should come." ( Mom)

"The Lord invited each person to come and feel the nail prints in His hands and feet so they would know that He was the God of Israel and the whole earth and had been slain for the sins of the world." (Dad)

3 Nephi 11:1-7 (7/19/18)

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

3 Nephi 11:1-7

What we learned...

"There was a voice speaking from the heavens." (Jaron)

"There was a still, small voice but they were conversing one with another so they didn't understand the voice." (Maycee & Mom)

"The people couldn't understand the voice at first so they had to really pay attention when they heard it again." (Shaylee)

"The third time the voice spoke the multitude understood." (Kenyon)

"When the people finally heard the voice He was introducing His Son." (Brandon)


"The Lord spoke to them not in a loud, thunderous voice but a still, small voice that was penetrating and caused them to shake and their hearts to burn. However, they had to pay attention and really listen to understand what He was saying. The same principles apply on how the Lord usually speaks with us in our lives." (Dad)