3 Nephi 8 – 11 – Arise and Come Forth Unto Me

Links to free resources for children, youth, and adults to enhance the Come, Follow Me Book of Mormon reading of 3 Nephi 8 – 11.

Everyone

Activity – Opening Our Ears – This activity from the Ensign can help your family understand how to better hear and feel the Spirit.

Activity – Virtual Tour: Christ Visits the Americas – Imagine what it might have been like to learn from the resurrected Savior when He taught in Americas.

FHE Object Lesson – How to Get Better Revelation Reception – Use this activity to see how we can get a clear signal for spiritual communication.

Sing Along – Baptism – Gather the family to sing this song together as you watch the video.

Sing Along – When I am Baptized – Gather the family to sing this song together as you watch the video.

Sing Along – The Holy Ghost – Gather the family to sing this song together as you watch the video.

Sing Along – If I Listen with My Heart – Gather the family to sing this song together as you watch the video.

Video – My Joy is Full – Visual and music highlight this portrayal of the Savior’s visit to the inhabitants of ancient America, providing a unique view of His caring, compassion, and love for His children.

Video – Jesus Christ Appears in the Ancient Americas – Book of Mormon Videos

Children

Activity – My Book about Jesus – Print this booklet from the Friend for your children to put together.

Activity – Jesus Loves Me – Coloring page

Activity – The Holy Ghost – Use this activity page from the Friend to help your children learn more about following the Spirit.

Activity – Jesus Christ Comes to America – Scripture Figures

Article – How Can I Feel Close to the Savior? – In this Friend article, Neil L. Andersen shares how we can develop a relationship with Jesus Christ.

Article – Bullfight – In this Friend article, Brody shares how listening to the Spirit protected him.

Article – The Holy Ghost Is … – Use this page from the Friend to help teach your children who the Holy Ghost is and how He helps us.

Video – Jesus Visited the Americas – Book of Mormon Stories for Young Readers

Video – The Signs of Christ’s Crucifixion – Book of Mormon Scripture Reader

Video – Jesus Christ Appears to the Nephites – Book of Mormon Scripture Reader

Youth

Article – How to Come unto Christ – In this New Era article, Jeffrey R. Holland shares three ways that we can come unto Christ.

Article – Youth Voices: Coming unto Christ – Read this New Era article to hear from various youth about how they are coming unto Christ.

Article – How to Tune In to the Holy Ghost – In this New Era article, M. Russell Ballard shares five ways we can listen to the Spirit better.

Video – The Devil Rejoices When We Sin – (3 Nephi 9:2, 13–15) Robert D. Hales explains that the devil never has joy unless we sin; it is our sins that make him laugh.

Video – Christ Brings Light Where There is Darkness – (3 Nephi 10:9–13) Robert D. Hales testifies of the comfort the gospel brings.

Video – Covenants and Ordinances – (3 Nephi 11:14–17) David A. Bednar explains that we come unto Christ through covenants and ordinances.

Youth & Adults

Article – Christ: The Light that Shines in Darkness – If you feel that the beacon of your testimony is sputtering and darkness is closing in, take courage. Keep your promises to God.

Article – Come unto Christ – In this Ensign article, Henry B. Eyring teaches that inviting someone to come unto Christ “is the most important invitation you could ever offer to another person.”

Article – Resurrection – In this Ensign article we are taught we find great evidence that Jesus literally received his body from the grave when we read 3 Nephi 11, the record of the resurrected Savior’s visit to the land of Bountiful.

Article – How Can We Hear God’s Voice? – This article from the Ensign teaches us the different things we can do to hear the voice of God in our lives.

Article – Yielding Our Hearts to God – In this General Conference talk Neill F. Marriott teaches when we open ourselves to the Spirit, we learn God’s way and feel His will.

Article – Deny Yourselves of All Ungodliness – In this General Conference talk Neal A. Maxwell teaches “Real, personal sacrifice never was placing an animal on the altar. Instead, it is a willingness to put the animal in us upon the altar and letting it be consumed!”

Article – The Law of Sacrifice – M. Russell Ballard teaches the primary purpose of the law of sacrifice is twofold: to test us and to assist us to come unto Christ.

Article – When Thou Art Converted – D. Todd Christofferson teaches us to plead with God in the name of Christ to write the gospel in your mind that you may have understanding and in your heart that you may love to do His will.

Video – KnoWhy 530: Is there evidence for great destruction in the land northward at the death of Christ? – Book of Mormon Central

Video – KnoWhy 197: What Caused the Darkness and Destruction in the 34th Year? – Book of Mormon Central

Video – KnoWhy 198: Why Did Jesus Tell All People to Sacrifice a Broken Heart and a Contrite Spirit? – Book of Mormon Central

Video – KnoWhy 200: Why Did Jesus Christ Compare Himself to a Hen? – Book of Mormon Central

Video – KnoWhy 481: Why Is So Little Said about the Timing of Christ’s Temple Ministry? – Book of Mormon Central

Video – KnoWhy 202: Why Did the People Fall Down at the Feet of Jesus? – Book of Mormon Central

Video – KnoWhy 341: What Can We Learn from the Savior’s First Words at Bountiful? – Book of Mormon Central

Video – KnoWhy 201: Why Has 3 Nephi Been Called “the Focal Point, the Supreme Moment” in the Book of Mormon? – Book of Mormon Central

Video – KnoWhy 266: How Are the Book of Mormon’s Teachings About the Godhead Unique? – Book of Mormon Central

Adults

Article – When Did Jesus Visit the Americas? – BYU Religious Studies Center

Chart – Destructions at the Death of Christ – BYU Studies

Chart – Does Christ Have a Body? – BYU Studies

Video – Discussions on the Book of Mormon: 3 Nephi 10-11 – Religion professors from BYU discuss these chapters in the Book of Mormon. BYUtv.