2 Nephi 1 The Arms of His Love (9/27)
Reading Assignment for class on Thursday 9/28: 2 Nephi 1
Points to Ponder:1. What great things has God done for you in your life?
2. We've talked a lot about choices in class. What choices (actions) and consequences does Lehi teach about in this chapter?
3. When have you felt the love of the Lord in your life?
4. If Lehi were talking right to you, what do you think he would invite you to do based upon this chapter?
2 Nephi 1:15
Elder Neil L. Andersen of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles:
“We have each felt
to some extent these spiritual arms around us. We have felt His forgiveness,
His love and comfort. The Lord has said, ‘I am he [who] comforteth you’”
(Neil L. Andersen, “Repent … That I May Heal You,” Ensign or Liahona, Nov.
2009, 40).
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Elder M. Russell Ballard of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles:
“The Lord’s servants
are inspired to help us avoid obstacles that are spiritually life threatening
and to help us pass safely through mortality to our final, ultimate, heavenly
destination” (M. Russell Ballard, “God Is at the Helm,” Ensign or Liahona,
Nov. 2015, 24).
2 Nephi 1:22. “Eternal destruction”
In 2 Nephi 1:22, Lehi speaks of “the eternal destruction of both soul and body.” The following statement by President Joseph Fielding Smith (1876–1972) may help you explain Lehi’s words:“Destruction does not mean annihilation. We know, because we are taught in the revelations of the Lord, that a soul cannot be destroyed.
“Every soul born into this world shall receive the resurrection and immortality and shall endure forever. Destruction does not mean, then, annihilation. When the Lord says they shall be destroyed, he means that they shall be banished from his presence, that they shall be cut off from the presence of light and truth, and shall not have the privilege of gaining this exaltation; and that is destruction” (Joseph Fielding Smith, Doctrines of Salvation, comp. Bruce R. McConkie [1955], 2:227–28).