Lesson 27, “All Things Denote There Is a God,” Alma 30-31
To sign up for Meridian’s Free Newsletter, please CLICK HERE. The Savior declared that one of the signs preceding his return to the earth in the latter days would be the prevalence and proliferation of...
View ArticleLesson 28: “The Word is in Christ unto Salvation,” Alma 32-35
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View ArticleLesson 29: “Give Ear to My Words,” Alma 36-39
To sign up for Meridian’s Free Newsletter, please CLICK HERE Understand that Jesus Christ banishes pain and sorrow and fills us with light and joy. The central purpose of the Book of Mormon is to...
View ArticleLesson 30, “The Great Plan of Happiness,” Alma 40-42
To sign up for Meridian’s Free Newsletter, please CLICK HERE One of the sweet gifts of the Spirit is the “discerning of spirits” – the ability to discern the needs and feelings of others (see D&C...
View ArticleLesson 31: “Firm in the Faith of Christ,” Alma 43-62
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View ArticleLesson 32: “They Did Obey… Every Word of Command with Exactness”
To sign up for Meridian’s Free Newsletter, please CLICK HERE For the most part, Alma 53-63 is a continuation of the Nephite-Lamanite war provoked by Amalickiah, a Nephite traitor and apostate of the...
View ArticleLesson 33: “A Sure Foundation,” Helaman 1-5
To sign up for Meridian’s Free Newsletter, please CLICK HERE Understand that if we build upon the foundation of Jesus Christ, we cannot fall. The central purpose of the Book of Mormon is to invite all...
View ArticleLesson 34: “How Could You Have Forgotten Your God?” Helaman 6-12
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View ArticleLesson 35: “Repent and Return unto the Lord,” Helaman 13-16
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Why Does Mormon State that ‘Angels Did Appear unto Wise Men’?
Visit Book of Mormon Central’s Website Follow Us on Facebook And angels did appear unto men, wise men, and did declare unto them glad tidings of great joy Helaman 16:14 The Know In his abridgment of...
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How was There a Night Without Darkness?
Visit Book of Mormon Central’s Website Follow Us on Facebook The Know When a Lamanite came into Zarahemla prophesying that there would be “great lights in heaven,” leading to a night with “no darkness...
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Why Were Many Nephites So Quick to Disbelieve the Signs of Christ’s Coming?
Visit Book of Mormon Central’s Website Follow Us on Facebook And it came to pass that the people began to wax strong in wickedness and abominations; and they did not believe that there should be any...
View ArticleLesson 36: “On the Morrow Come I into the World” 3 Nephi 1-7
To sign up for Meridian’s Free Newsletter, please CLICK HERE Waiting on the Lord Samuel had prophesied that in five years time there would be a day, a night, and a day without any darkness, and now the...
View ArticleLesson 37: “Whosoever Will Come, Him Will I Receive” 3 Nephi 8-11
To sign up for Meridian’s Free Newsletter, please CLICK HERE Image via LDS.org. These chapters in 3 Nephi contain some of the most striking contrasts in all of holy writ. From the depths of...
View ArticleLesson 38: “Even as I Am,” 3 Nephi 12-15
To sign up for Meridian’s Free Newsletter, please CLICK HERE While working through his inspired translation of the Bible, the Prophet Joseph Smith learned that those who receive “the testimony of...
View ArticleLesson 39: “Behold, My Joy Is Full,” 3 Nephi 17-19
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View ArticleLesson 40: “Then Will I Gather Them In,” 3 Nephi 16, 20, 21
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View ArticleLesson 41: “The Lord Esteems His Prophets,” 3 Nephi 22-26
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View ArticleLesson 42: “This is My Gospel,” 3 Nephi 27-30; 4 Nephi
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View ArticleLesson 43: “How Could Ye Have Departed from the Ways of the Lord?” Mormon...
I was visited of the Lord, and tasted and knew of the goodness of Jesus. Within the space of 400 years, the people of Lehi descended from inexpressible joy in the presence of the Savior of the world to...
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