Links to FREE resources to enhance this week’s reading for children, youth, and adults.
This week’s reading covers 2 Nephi 1-5. A major printing error was made in the physical copies of the Book of Mormon Come, Follow Me manual on page 24. It has been updated in the Gospel Library app and online so please use those when teaching your family this week. Of the error Elder Gary E. Stevenson said, “One of our recent church manuals includes a paragraph with some outdated commentary about race. It was mistakenly included in the printed version of the manual, which had been prepared for print nearly two years ago. When it was brought to the attention of Church leaders late last year, they directed that it be immediately removed in our online manuals, which is used by the majority of our members. We have also directed that any future printed manuals will reflect this change. We’re asking our members to disregard that paragraph in the printed manual. I’m deeply saddened by any hurt this error may have caused for some of our members and for others. Our position as a Church is clear—we condemn all racism, past and present, in any form and disavow any theory advanced that black or dark skin is a sign of a curse.” (link)
Children
Activity – Article of Faith 2 – A crossword that explains Adam’s transgressions.
Activity – Garden of Eden – Finger puppets to tell the story of Adam and Eve
Activity – Article of Faith 3 – coloring page
Activity – Key to Happiness – Color in the O’s to reveal a hidden message about happiness.
Activity – What Makes You Smile? – Make this book about things that make you smile.
Activity – A Happy Home – Build a house and think about ways to make a happy home.
Activity – The Scriptures Teach me About Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ – coloring page
Activity/Article – Jesus Christ is My Savior – Look up scriptures listed on pieces of fruit, and place them on the tree. The fruit represents the blessings we receive because of the Atonement.
Activity/Article – Agency is a Gift to Choose for Ourselves – A message and printable game about choosing the right.
Article – How Can the Gospel Help Me Be Happy? – Elder David A. Bednar of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles talks about how the gospel of Jesus Christ brings us joy.
Audio – A New Home in the Promised Land – In this episode we will learn about the new Promised Land and what a testimony is, how we can make it strong, and how to share it with others. We will also learn about how Satan tried to influence us and how we can withstand evil influences. Saints Channel
Video – Adam and Eve – Old Testament Scripture reader
Video – A New Home in the Promised Land – Book of Mormon scripture reader
Youth
Article – The Quest for Happiness – In this New Era article, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles gives some ideas for how we can live “after the manner of happiness.”
Article – Jesus Christ: Our Source of Joy – In this New Era article, President Russell M. Nelson shares how we can feel joy through Jesus Christ regardless of what difficulties we’re facing.
Article – Meet the Four Josephs of 2 Nephi 3 –
Video – Three Pillars of God’s Plan – (2 Nephi 2:14–29) Elder Russell M. Nelson tells of the importance of the Creation, the Fall of Adam, and the Atonement in God’s plan.
Video – Saved by the Merits of Christ – (2 Nephi 2:7-8) Elder Richard G. Scott talks about how we are saved through the merits of Christ. (1:13)
Video – We Can Find Happiness – See the stories of three people who find happiness through the plan of salvation as taught in the gospel of Jesus Christ. (6:18)
Youth & Adults
Article – What Blessings Did the Fall Make Possible? –
Article – The Fulness of the Gospel: The Fall of Adam and Eve – This Ensign article explains how the Fall was a stepping-stone in Heavenly Father’s plan for His children’s happiness.
Article – Revelations in the Summer of 1978 – A Personal Essay on Race and the Priesthood by Ahmad Corbitt.
Article – Race and the Priesthood – Gospel Topics Essay
Video – The Fall – Russell M. Nelson teaches that the Fall is part of the plan of salvation. (6:25)
Video – Till We All Come in the Unity of Faith – The Gospel and the Church bring God’s children together in unity. (2:22)
Adults
Article – Where Justice, Love, and Mercy Meet – This general conference address by Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles highlights the fundamental role of the Fall and the glorious redemption that comes through Jesus Christ.
Article – The Joy of the Saints – In this general conference address, D. Todd Christofferson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles describes three ways we can experience joy.
Article – Three Pillars of Eternity – BYU Devotional by Bruce R. McConkie
Article – Free to Choose – from a devotional address by Paul V. Johnson.
Article – The Fortunate Fall of Adam and Eve – BYU Religious Studies Center
Article – Teaching the Fall of Adam and Eve – BYU Religious Studies Center
Article – Lehi on God’s Law and an Opposition in All Things – BYU Religious Studies Center
Article – Agency and Freedom – BYU Religious Studies Center
Article – Joseph Smith and the Messiah: Prophetically Linked – BYU Religious Studies Center
Chart – Writings of Lehi – BYU Studies
Chart – Nephite and Mesoamerican History – BYU Studies
Video – The Great Plan of Happiness – A General Conference talk by Dallin H. Oaks
Video – Free Forever, to Act for Themselves – A General Conference talk by D. Todd Christofferson.
Video – Discussions on the Book of Mormon: 2 Nephi 1, 3 – Professors from the BYU Department of Ancient Scripture discuss the beginning of the second book of Nephi and the emphasis that Nephi places in these chapters on the teachings of his father Lehi. BYUtv.
Video – Discussions on the Book of Mormon: 2 Nephi 2 – Professors from the BYU Department of Ancient Scripture discuss the doctrinally rich chapter found in 2 Nephi chapter 2. Hear their insights and teachings concerning the theology, philosophy, and doctrine found in this important chapter. BYUtv.
Video – Discussions on the Book of Mormon: 2 Nephi 4-5 – Professors from the BYU Department of Ancient Scripture discuss a time of great change in the Book of Mormon as father Lehi dies and the separation between the Nephites and the Lamanites commences. BYUtv.
Everyone
Images – 2 Nephi 1-4 – Still images from the Book of Mormon
Images – 2 Nephi 5 – Still images from the Book of Mormon video
Video – Lehi Gives His Family a Blessing (2 Nephi 1 – 4) – Book of Mormon Videos
Video – The Nephites Separate from the Lamanites (2 Nephi 5) – Book of Mormon Videos
Video – Dare to Stand Alone – Thomas S. Monson shares an experience he had in the Navy when he had to stand alone and reminds us that “we are never alone when we stand with our Father in Heaven.”
Video – Act for Themselves – (2 Nephi 2) A young man’s alter ego shows him how all things are provided to allow him to use his agency to choose liberty and eternal life or captivity and spiritual death. (18:40)
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