Book of Mormon Primary Lessons
Lessons from the Book of Mormon as taught by S.J. Hollist, in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.Lesson 3 - Obtaining the Brass Plates
“Lesson 3: Obtaining the Brass Plates,” Primary 4: Book of Mormon, 8
Some of Heavenly Father’s commandments may seem hard to obey, but with Heavenly Father’s help we can obey all the commandments. Heavenly Father will help us if we have faith in him and trust him.
Read: 1 Nephi 3, 1 Nephi 4, 1 Nephi 5
Lehi tells his sons they need to return to Jerusalem to obtain "the record of the Jews" know to us today as the Old testament but it also had other records. They were also called the Plates of Brass or Brass Plates (1 Nephi 3:2–4).
". . . we should obtain these records, that we may preserve unto our children the language of our fathers; And also that we may preserve unto them the words . . . of all the holy prophets . . . that they might be faithful in keeping the commandments of God. . . ." (1 Nephi 3:19–21; also see 1 Nephi 5:21–22).
Nephi's Brothers, Laman and Lemuel, once again complain about the task at hand. They claim that it is too hard for them to accomplish (1 Nephi 3:5, 28, 31).
Nephi says: "I will go and do the things which the Lord hath commanded, for I know that the Lord giveth no commandments unto the children of men, save he shall prepare a way for them that they may accomplish the thing which he commandeth them" (1 Nephi 3:7).
Nephi is lead by the spirit to complete the task at hand threw the use of stratagem (1 Nephi 4:6).
"We believe that through the Atonement of Christ, all mankind may be saved, by obedience to the laws and ordinances of the Gospel" (third article of faith).
Some of Heavenly Father’s commandments may seem hard to obey, but with Heavenly Father’s help we can obey all the commandments. Heavenly Father will help us if we have faith in him and trust him.
Read: 1 Nephi 3, 1 Nephi 4, 1 Nephi 5
Lehi tells his sons they need to return to Jerusalem to obtain "the record of the Jews" know to us today as the Old testament but it also had other records. They were also called the Plates of Brass or Brass Plates (1 Nephi 3:2–4).
". . . we should obtain these records, that we may preserve unto our children the language of our fathers; And also that we may preserve unto them the words . . . of all the holy prophets . . . that they might be faithful in keeping the commandments of God. . . ." (1 Nephi 3:19–21; also see 1 Nephi 5:21–22).
Nephi's Brothers, Laman and Lemuel, once again complain about the task at hand. They claim that it is too hard for them to accomplish (1 Nephi 3:5, 28, 31).
Nephi says: "I will go and do the things which the Lord hath commanded, for I know that the Lord giveth no commandments unto the children of men, save he shall prepare a way for them that they may accomplish the thing which he commandeth them" (1 Nephi 3:7).
Nephi is lead by the spirit to complete the task at hand threw the use of stratagem (1 Nephi 4:6).
"We believe that through the Atonement of Christ, all mankind may be saved, by obedience to the laws and ordinances of the Gospel" (third article of faith).
Labels: Book of Mormon, Brass Plates, Lesson 3, Nephi
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