Ether 9:22-35 (12/30/18)

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

Ether 9:22-35

What we learned...

"Emer died four years after making Coriantum king." (Jaron)

"Heth began to embrace the secret plans of evil, and he slew his father with his sword and he reigned in his stead as king." (Maycee)

"There was famine in the land and serpents came and killed people." (Shaylee)

"The son of Coriantum, Heth, was starting to get involved with secret bad stuff and he killed the king." (Kenyon)

"Heth kicked prophets out of the city, and the Lord cursed them with a famine." (Brandon)

"When all the famine came and serpents the wicked started dying because they were not prepared." (Mom)

"The Lord warned the people when they were becoming wicked that they needed to repent or else they would be destroyed by famine because there is a curse upon this promised land to those who are wicked. But once the people were sufficiently humble and repented the Lord sent down rain to end the famine.." (Dad)

Ether 9:15-21 (12/29/18)

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

Ether 9:15-21

What we learned...

"There was peace as Emer reigned as king." (Shaylee)

"The Lord took off the curse from land when Emer begain to reign. They were prosperous  in harvest, animals and wealth." (Brandon)

"Some of the blessings that the people enjoyed having a variety of fruit and grain and of silk and fine linen, and of gold and silver and precious things." (Maycee)

"Coriantum became king after Emer." (Jaron)

"As Emer began to reign prosperity began to reign as the Lord lifted the curse off the land." (Kenyon)

"Omer was restored to the throne, and he had Emer reign in his stead." (Mom)

"The Americas are the promised land, choice above all other lands but the Lord has stated that whoso posses this choice land must serve Him or else they will be destroyed when they are ripened in iniquity." (Dad)

Ether 8:1-7 (12/27/18)

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

Ether 8:1-7

What we learned...

"When Jared lost his power he wasn't sorrowful for the people that died but for the fact that he lost his power." (Kenyon)

"The person who became king over the Jaredites was Omer, and he had a son Jared." (Maycee)

"Jared rebelled against his father." (Jaron)

"Jared wasn't really sad about anyone except himself." (Whitney)

"Jared was upset because he had his heart set upon his kingdom, and he lost that." (Shaylee)

"Omer's other sons were upset so they raised an army to overthrow Jared and put their father back on the throne of his kingdom." (Mom)

"Jared followed the pattern of other wicked people throughout the scriptures who led people away by using flattery or telling them what they want to hear, what appeals to the natural man, because they know that's what people want to hear so they can do whatever they want. To the contrary, the prophets are usually rejected because they tell the people what they don't want to hear and to repent." (Dad)

Ether 8:8-14 (12/28/18)

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

Ether 8:8-14

What we learned...

"Akish was willing to take his friend's life in order to marry Jared's daughter." (Shaylee)

"The daughter of Jared and Jared plotted against his father by seducing Akish and making him kill the king to marry his daughter." (Brandon)

"Jared said unto Akish he would his daughter unto him if he would bring unto him the head of his father, the king." (Maycee)

"Akish made his friends and family swear not to tell his plans or else they would lose their life." (Jaron)

"The daughter of Jared devised a plan to get her father back in power by seducing Akish and getting him to get the head of the king if she would marry him." (Kenyon)

"Jared's daughter wanted to help her father get back the throne so she came up with a plan to kill her grandfather so he could get back on the throne." (Mom)

"Despite the fact that Akish was friends with Omer the king he was willing to kill him in order to satisfy his lusts for the daughter of Jared. Lust is a powerful temptation and can get people to do bad things, just like what happened here and with king David. We need to be cautious to avoid pornography and impure thoughts that would cause us to lose the Spirit and sin." (Dad)

Ether 7:14-27 (12/23/18)

Scripture study participants:  Dad, Mom, Brandon, Kenyon, Shaylee, Jaron & Maycee
Hymn:  Joy To The World
Prayer: Jaron

Ether 7:14-27

What we learned...

"Noah, Corihor's son, was wicked and tried to become king by killing people." (Jaron)

"Noah gave battle unto Shule and got the land of their first inheritance, and he became king over that part of the land." (Maycee)

"Noah in an attempt to take the kingdom captured Shule to later kill him but he was first killed by Shule's sons before he had the chance." (Brandon)


"Nimrod the son of Cohor gave the kingdom to Shule and gained favor for it." (Kenyon)

"Nimrod gave his half of the kingdom to Shule, and Shule let him do pretty much whatever he wanted since he trusted him." (Shaylee)

"The prophets came to teach the people, and the people rejected them but Shule let them keep teaching and eventually they repented." (Mom)

"After the prophets got the people to repent there were no more wars during the reign of Shule, and he was righteous the remainder of his days because he remembered the Lord and what He had done for his fathers in bringing them unto the promised land." (Dad)

Ether 7:7-13 (12/22/18)

Scripture study participants:  Dad, Mom, Brandon, Kenyon, Shaylee & Jaron
Hymn:  Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Prayer: Kenyon

Ether 7:7-13

What we learned...

"Shule freed Kib, his father, who was previously captive." (Kenyon)

"Shule went unto the hill Ephraim and made swords to give out to the people to fight." (Brandon)

"Kib got freed by Shule his son." (Jaron)

"Shule had a lot of sons and daughters." (Shaylee)

"Shule was angry at his brother Corihor so he went to battle to take back the kingdom to give to his father." (Mom)

"After Shule defeated Corihor and gave back the kingdom to his father, Kib made Shule king and he reigned in righteousness and even gave Corihor power in his kingdom after he repented." (Dad)

Ether 7:1-6 (12/21/18)

Scripture study participants:  Dad, Mom, Brandon, Shaylee, Jaron & Maycee
Hymn:  Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Prayer: Shaylee

Ether 7:1-6

What we learned...

"Orihah had thirty one kids, twenty three being sons and eight being daughters." (Shaylee)

"Orihah was righteous king in all his days." (Maycee)

"Kib had a son named Corihor who rebelled against his father." (Jaron)

"Kib, the son Orihah, took over as king." (Brandon)

"Corihor rebelled against his father and imprisoned Kib, which brought to pass the brother of Jared's prophesy." (Mom)

"Although the Jaredites had two righteous kings in Orihah and Kib, he was right that by having a king they would end up in captivity since all it takes is one unrighteous king to take control and abuse his power over the people." (Dad)

Ether 6:24-30 (12/20/18)

Scripture study participants:  Dad, Mom, Brandon, Kenyon, Shaylee, Jaron & Maycee
Hymn:  Away In A Manger
Prayer: Brandon

Ether 6:24-30

What we learned...

"Pagag said that he didn't want to be king, and the people wanted him to be forced but his father did not." (Brandon)

"The only one who would accept the offer to be king was Orihah." (Kenyon)

"Jared and his brother died." (Jaron)

"Orihah was a righteous king and remembered the Lord when reigning over the people." (Shaylee)

"If you have a righteous king that remembers the Lord then you can have a prosperous nation." (Mom)

"Orihah remembered the Lord and walked humbly before Him. When we forget the Lord is when we become prideful and stray of the strait and narrow path." (Dad)

Ether 6:9-24 (12/16/18)

Scripture study participants:  Dad, Mom, Brandon, Kenyon, Shaylee, Jaron, Maycee & Elias
Hymn:  Could I Hold The Baby?
Prayer: Maycee

Ether 6:9-24

What we learned...

"When the Jaredites went to the promised land they began to till the earth." (Maycee)

"They sailed for three hundred and forty four days until they got to the promised land." (Jaron)

"The people when they got to the promised land they cried tears of joy and kissed the ground." (Shaylee)

"When they got to the promised land they were really humble so they taught their kids to be humble and thankful." (Elias)

"When they landed after their long travel they were humbled because of the Lord and His tender mercies He gave them." (Brandon)

"The brother of Jared thought it was a bad idea to put a king in place even though Jared wanted to." (Kenyon)

"The brother of Jared did not think it was good for them to have a king because they would eventually be held captive because of it." (Mom)

"Jared and the brother of Jared when they got old gathered their people together to tell them what they desired of them. This is common when people are about to die to share their testimony and desires to their family." (Dad)