This chapter describes Nephi’s willingness to lead his brothers in following the Lord’s commandment to retrieve that brass plates from Laban. Their initial attempts to obtain the brass plates are rebuffed by Laban, and the brothers are forced to flee Jerusalem and hide. Two of Nephi’s older brothers, Laman and Lemuel, are not pleased with…
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This discussion of angels merely describe “numberless concourses of angels in the attitude of singing and praising their God.” (vrs 8) Their presence is ancillary to the big item here, which is Lehi’s vision of God.
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This page will be the jumping off point to the discussions of angels in the Book of Mormon. Chapters in which a such a discussion occurs or is discussed are listed below: 1 Nephi 1 – Lehi sees angels in connection with the theophany described there. 1 Nephi 3 – An angel intervenes to stop…
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This page will be the jumping off point to the discussions of theophanies identified and discussed in the Book of Mormon. Chapters in which a theophany occurs or is discussed are listed below: 1 Nephi 1 – Lehi sees God the Father and Jesus Christ.
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From the outset of the Book of Mormon, in the very first chapter of the very first book, we encounter a description of a theophany involving Lehi. We are told that there were many prophets sent to Jerusalem during the time of Zedekiah who were preaching repentance and warning of a destruction to come. Lehi…
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Ben B. Banks First Quorum of the Seventy (June 6, 1992 – October 5, 2002) Second Quorum of the Seventy (March 31, 1989 – June 6, 1992) General Conference Addresses April 2002 General Conference This Road We Call Life “The patterns you establish in your youth may accompany you throughout the rest of your mortal…
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F. Melvin Hammond First Quorum of the Seventy (April 3, 1993 – October 1, 2005) Second Quorum of the Seventy (March 31, 1989 – April 3, 1993) General Conference Addresses October 2002 General Conference Dad, Are You Awake? “Every father in the Church should function as the patriarch of his home. He should take the…
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Robert K. Dellenbach First Quorum of the Seventy (June 6, 1992 – October 6, 2007) Second Quorum of the Seventy (March 31, 1990 – June 6, 1992) General Conference Addresses October 2002 General Conference Sacrifice Brings Forth the Blessings of Heaven “The ends of the earth have inquired after the name of Joseph Smith, and…
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Athos M. Amorim Second Quorum of the Seventy (April 4, 1998 – October 5, 2002) General Conference Addresses October 1998 General Conference Obeying the Law—Serving One’s Neighbor “Something else I learned in the army is that soldiers in my country do not use the verb to work when they talk about their assignments. Rather, they…
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H. Aldridge Gillespie Second Quorum of the Seventy (April 1, 2000 – October 1, 2005) General Conference Addresses October 2000 General Conference The Blessing of Keeping the Sabbath Day Holy “In other words, based on this conference, we need to decide on specific actions to bring about needed changes in our lives. This action is…
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