“Armed with Righteousness and with the Power of God”
Can you see yourself in 1 Nephi 11–15? What passages are of most value to you and your family?
When God has a monumental work for His prophet to do, He often gives that prophet a monumental vision that helps him understand God’s purposes for His children. Moses saw a vision of “this earth, and the inhabitants thereof, and also the heavens” (Moses 1:36). The Apostle John saw the history of the world and the Savior’s Second Coming (see the book of Revelation). Joseph Smith saw the Father and the Son (see Joseph Smith—History 1:17–18). Lehi saw a vision that portrayed the journey we must make toward the Savior and His love.
As recorded in 1 Nephi 11–14, Nephi saw the ministry of the Savior, the future of Lehi’s posterity in the promised land, and the latter-day destiny of God’s work. This vision helped to prepare Nephi for the work that lay ahead of him, and it can also help prepare you—for God has a work for you to do in His kingdom. You are among “the saints of the church of the Lamb” seen by Nephi, “who were scattered upon all the face of the earth; and they were armed with righteousness and with the power of God in great glory” (1 Nephi 14:14).
Tuesday: 1 Nephi 12-13
Wednesday: 1 Nehpi 13:12
Thursday: 1 Nephi 13:20-42
Friday: 1 Nephi 14 (review 13:1-9)
Saturday: 1 Nephi 15
Ideas for families (especially those with toddlers who need it simple)
1. Watch the tree of life video (It is embedded in the Gospel library app in 1 Nephi 8 or HERE) Talk about how the scriptures are like the rod and they help lead us to the tree with delicious fruit. You can make further connections as your child gets older but this is probably about what my toddler can handle. In 1 Nephi 11 one of the study questions asks us to think about why Jesus Christ is the ultimate expression of God's love? You can bear testimony of the joy the Christ brings to your life in as simple a manner as you think your child can handle.
2. 1 Nephi 15:8-11 under Ideas for Family Scripture Study and Family Home Evening.
Talk about how Nephi wanted to know what his father's vision of the Tree of Life meant and he prayed to know. Tell them that they can pray to know things as well. Maybe bear a testimony of an answered prayer.
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