Points to Ponder in the Book of Mormon

  Points to Ponder Concerning the Introductory Material in the Book of Mormon For the week of January 1-7 Dinner Invitation In 2024 the Come Follow Me program invites us to enjoy together what Joseph Smith called the “most correct of any book on earth.”   He promised that we could “get nearer to God by abiding by its precepts, than by any other book.”  But we won’t necessarily get closer to God simply by owning a copy of the Book of Mormon, or even by reading it.  Nor will dozing during a Sunday School class twice a month do much for us.  For us to get spiritual nourishment from the Book of Mormon, we need not only to “feast upon” the written words, as Nephi termed it, but to “chew” them, “digest” them, and apply them.  This includes thinking deeply about them.  Joseph Smith taught: “The things of God are of deep import; and time, and experience, and careful and ponderous and solemn thoughts can only find them out.” May I offer two helps to make y...

  Points to Ponder in 1 Nephi 1-5 To accompany your Come Follow Me study for the week of January 8-14 In addition to reading 1 Nephi 1-5 and the related material from the Come Follow Me manual, you may want to: Read the relevant portions from the Book of Mormon Institute Student Manual at Chapter 2: 1 Nephi 1–5 (churchofjesuschrist.org) Study any or all of the wonderful resources of Book of Mormon Central at  Come Follow Me 2024: 1 Nephi 1–5 | Book of Mormon Central Consult the resources of Book of Mormon Central at  Come Follow Me 2024: 1 Nephi 1–5 | Book of Mormon Central View any or all of the following videos: If you would like a Kahoot game related to this material which you could use for personal study or use with your family or your class, click here :    https://create.kahoot.it/share/1-nephi-1-7/58d83861-93c7-4ad6-8cb6-0c4feec3e5ca .    ( To use it with a group, after clicking on this link, you will need to log into Kahoot, creating a free acc...

  Points to Ponder for 1 Nephi 6-10 Here are some questions intended to stimulate your thinking about the message of 1 Nephi 6-10 during the week of January 15-21. Possible answers are found at the end, but you’ll have more fun and learn more if you come up with your own answers first. They may well be better than mine! In addition to reading the indicated chapters from 1 Nephi this week, you may enjoy: Reading the corresponding material from the Book of Mormon Institute Student Manual at  Chapter 3: 1 Nephi 6–11 (churchofjesuschrist.org) Looking at the additional resources available at Book of Mormon Central at  Come Follow Me 2024: 1 Nephi 6–10 | Book of Mormon Central Watching the following videos: Available after premiere on January 20, 2024. Or see earlier on Living Scriptures app. If you would like a Kahoot game related to this material which you could use for personal study or use with your family or your class, click here:  https://create.kahoot.it/share...