Ether 1:34-39 (11/30/18)

Scripture study participants:  Dad, Mom, Brandon, Kenyon, Shaylee, Jaron & Maycee
Hymn:  The First Noel
Prayer: Kenyon

Ether 1:34-39

What we learned...

"The other people at the tower at the Tower of Babel didn't pray to the Lord to not confound their language because they were wicked." (Kenyon)

"The brother of Jared cried unto the Lord and asked if they could keep their language." (Shaylee)

"The brother of Jared prayed to the Lord not to be angry with their friends and counfound their language." (Jaron)

"The brother of Jared asked the Lord whether or not they should leave and go to a different land." (Maycee & Mom)

"Jared asked his brother to pray to the Lord for many things because he was highly favored of the Lord. But Jared was also righteous since he thought to pray to the Lord for many things and also said that they would be faithful to the Lord if it was His will for them to leave and go to a new land." (Dad)

Ether 1:4-33 (11/28/18)

Scripture study participants:  Dad, Mom, Kenyon, Shaylee, Jaron & Maycee
Hymn:  We Three Kings
Prayer: Dad

Ether 1:4-33

What we learned...

"It's called the Book of Ether because it was Ether who wrote the record." (Maycee)

"Ether gave the genealogy of Jared." (Jaron)

"We can see from all these verses that they did a lot of genealogy so that we would know Jared's genealogy." (Shaylee)

"Seth is the son of Shiblon." (Kenyon)

"Jared was around when the tower of Babel times." (Mom)

"Moroni did not give the full account of the Jaredites records from Adam to the tower of Babel since it was already contained in the record of the Jews, or the Old Testament. Instead he saved the remainder of the plates for the account that was not contained in the record of the Jews, which the Nephites also had with them." (Dad)

Mormon 9:35-37, Ether 1:1-3 (11/27/18)

Scripture study participants:  Dad, Mom, Kenyon, Shaylee, Jaron & Maycee
Hymn:  Silent Night
Prayer:  Maycee

Mormon 9:35-37, Ether 1:1-3

What we learned...

"The book of Ether is about ancient inhabitants in the Americas who were destroyed by the hand of the Lord." (Maycee)

"The prophets wrote the Book of Mormon to rid their garments of the blood of their brethren, the Lamanites." (Jaron)

"The first part of the 24 plates that Moroni translated from were about the creation of the world." (Shaylee)

"Moroni was giving an account of those who were destroyed by the Lord." (Kenyon)

"Moroni wanted the prayers of the prophets to be granted according to their faith." (Mom)

"Moroni and the prophets who wrote in the Book of Mormon desired that their brethren, the Lamanites, would be restored to the knowledge of Christ and that the Lord would bless them through them having faith in Jesus Christ." (Dad)

Mormon 9:28-34 (11/26/18)

Scripture study participants:  Dad, Mom, Brandon, Kenyon, Shaylee, Jaron & Maycee
Hymn:  Angels We Have Heard On High
Prayer:  Maycee

Mormon 9:28-34

What we learned...

"Moroni knows that we shall have his words, the Book of Mormon." (Maycee)

"Moroni said not to take the sacrament or get baptized unworthily." (Jaron)

"Why they didn't write the Book of Mormon in Hebrew and did in reformed Egyptian is that the Hebrew would have taken up too much space on the plates." (Shaylee)

"The prophets knew that nobody would know the language the Book of Mormon was written in but knew that the Lord would provide the way for it to be translated." (Brandon)

"The Lord prepares a way when there isn't a way for something that needs to be done." (Kenyon)

"I like how Moroni said not to condemn him and his father because they weren't perfect but Heavenly Father will help you to know what their imperfections are." (Mom)

"Moroni pleads with us to be wise in our probation or time here on earth and not waste it upon the lusts and desires of the natural man but to not give into temptation and instead spend our life serving the Lord and getting rid of things in our lives that make us uncleanp." (Dad)

Mormon 9:14-27 (11/25/18)

Scripture study participants:  Dad, Mom, Brandon, Kenyon, Shaylee, Jaron & Maycee
Hymn:  I Am A Child of God
Prayer:  Jaron

Mormon 9:14-27

What we learned...

"The Holy One, Jesus, will judge us after we die." (Jaron)

"If we're happy on earth then we'll be happy when we die." (Maycee)

"You need to have faith and believe and baptized to achieve eternal life." (Kenyon)

"If you are righteous or unrighteous on earth you'll be the same way in heaven." (Brandon)

"Jesus told the disciples to preach the gospel to everybody." (Shaylee)

"The only reason the God and Jesus cease to do miracles is because we don't have belief or testimony of them being able to do miracles." (Mom)

"If miracles cease among men it's because they are unbelieving, have departed from the right way and/or worshipping a different god than the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob." (Dad)

Mormon 9:7-13 (11/22/18)

Scripture study participants:  Dad, Mom, Brandon, Kenyon, Shaylee, Jaron & Maycee
Hymn:  There Is Sunshine In My Soul Today
Prayer:  Shaylee

Mormon 9:7-13

What we learned...

"Jehovah is Jesus's spirit name." (Shaylee)

"Those who deny the revelations and power of God has not read the scriptures or don't understand them." (Jaron)

"God is the same yesterday, today and forever." (Maycee)

"The god of Abraham, Issac and Jacob is referred to as Jehovah, Jesus who is a god of miracles, the creator of heaven and earth." (Brandon)

"Moroni was criticizing the nonbelievers for making up false gods." (Kenyon)

"God doesn't change. He's the same. So if he's given revelation in the past then He will in teh present and in the future." (Mom)

"Because of Jesus Christ we all will be resurrected and be brought back into the presence of the Lord to be judged, and if we accepted and followed him and his gospel we will be redeemed." (Dad)

Mormon 9:1-6 (11/21/18)

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

Mormon 9:1-6

What we learned...

"Moroni told the unbelievers of the second coming and how the earth will be affected ." (Kenyon)

"Moroni is speaking to those who do not believe in Jesus." (Maycee)

"Moroni is preaching to those who do not believe in Christ and telling them to repent so they can be clean." (Shaylee)

"Moroni is telling people to repent." (Jaron)

"Moroni is saying that you need to repent so that you can return to live with Heavently Father because if you don't repent you won't feel comfortable living with Him." (Mom)

"Moroni warns the unbelievers that if they wait until when the Lord returns to believe that it will be too late, and they would feel worse being in God's presence because of their consciousness of abusing His laws than they would be dwelling with the damned souls in hell so they need to not procrastinate and believe in Christ now and repent of their sins so they can be made clean and found spotless at the last day." (Dad)

Mormon 8:32-41 (11/20/18)

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

Mormon 8:32-41

What we learned...

"Moroni saw that many people nowadays, including people in the church, have a problem with pride." (Brandon)

"There will be churches that will say that for money you'll be forgiven of your sins." (Maycee)

"If you offer indulgences, or to forgive people for their sins for money, then you will have damnation to your souls." (Shaylee)

"Jesus show us in the last days to Moroni, and he knows our doing." (Jaron)

"Moroni told us that we were becoming prideful and full of iniquities." (Kenyon)

"Don't love stuff before people." (Mom)

"Moroni saw our day, as if we were before him, and said that almost everyone suffered from pride. He also said that many people in the last days were wicked and set their hearts upon and cared about money and material things more than they did the poor, sick and afflicted and warned that the judgments of God awaits them." (Dad)

Mormon 8:22-31 (11/19/18)

Scripture study participants:  Dad, Mom, Brandon, Kenyon, Shaylee, Jaron & Maycee
Hymn:  The Spirit of God
Prayer:  Jaron

Mormon 8:22-31

What we learned...

"Moroni tells us to search the prophesies of Isaiah." (Jaron)


"The eternal purposes of the Lord shall roll on until His promises shall be fulfilled." (Maycee)

"The prophets who wrote in the Book of Mormon's prayers were in behalf of their brethren, the Lamanites." (Shaylee)

"Because the Lord fulfills His promises the Book of Mormon would indeed be revealed upon the earth." (Brandon)

"Moroni prophesied of a day when there were going to be a day of fires, and tempests, and smokes in foreign lands in the latter days." (Kenyon)

"In the last days there's going to be fires and tempests and wars and rumors of wars and earthquakes in diverse places." (Mom)

"Moroni said that the Book of Mormon would come forth in a day where people did not believe in miracles or the power of God and that churches and their leaders would be lifted up in pride and their hearts set upon the things of the world, and they would teach that the Lord would save us no matter what we did." (Dad)