Fall Break Reading Schedule (All classes)
Here's a breakdown of the recommended reading for the weekend and to finish out the term:
Oct. 20: 2 Nephi 12-14Oct. 21: 2 Nephi 15, 17-18 (read 16 if you haven't yet)
Oct. 22: 2 Nephi 19-20
Oct. 23: 2 Nephi 21-22
Oct. 24: 2 Nephi 23-24
Oct. 25: 2 Nephi 25
Oct. 26: 2 Nephi 26-27
I will still be posting learning activities for each day, but this should give you a way to plan to be caught up by the end of the week so you can receive full credit for first term.
Learning Activity for 2 Nephi 12-14 (Oct 20)
- Read these chapters looking for verses that you can liken/apply to yourself. Don't worry too much about verses that don't make sense to you, just look for verses that seem to speak to you.
- Read this quote from Elder Eyring given in August of 1990. Maybe it will help you to liken Isaiah to yourself and even come to LIKE Isaiah in the end:
"Now remember again in 1 Nephi 19:23: “For I did liken all scriptures unto us, that it might be for our profit and learning.”
“Liken all scriptures unto us.” I have thought perhaps what Nephi is trying to tell me, or the Lord is trying to tell me through Nephi, is that he recognized the barrier. He knew that Isaiah is full of imagery. Isaiah wrote poetically. Of all the scriptures, few have as many images; therefore, they can be very difficult. I believe what he meant by “liken all scriptures unto us” was that they could be directly applied.
I have tried that direct application to myself. Nephi knew that “liken to” usually means imagery. But I believe Nephi meant to apply them directly to you.
...As you read Isaiah in the Book of Mormon, try to believe that Nephi knew Isaiah and he knew imagery. Nephi said to liken it directly unto you. So I tried it. I read it again, assuming that he picked the parts of Isaiah that I could, without worrying about the imagery, take directly to my heart as if the Lord were speaking to me."
Want more?
Look for answers to the following questions:
1. What does 2 Nephi 12 have to do with the temple? How do temples help us walk in the Lord's paths?
2. What do these chapters teach about the consequences of pride and sin?
The following commentary, or explanation, will help you in your reading:
2 Nephi 12:6–18. Take special notice of all the references to the worshipping of idols, as well as words and images that indicate pride—for instance, lofty, haughtiness, proud, lifted up, and high. This will help you understand why such severe judgments awaited these people.
2 Nephi 12:9–11. The “mean man” (verse 9) refers to the ordinary or common man. Both the “mean man” and the “great man,” if they are proud, will be humbled at the Second Coming of Jesus Christ (see verse 11).
2 Nephi 12:12–13. “The day of the Lord” is a phrase that refers to a time of judgment. The Second Coming of Christ will be a “day of the Lord” when the wicked will be destroyed.
2 Nephi 13–14. In 2 Nephi 13 is the continuation of Isaiah’s discussion of what will happen if the Israelites persist in their wickedness. Isaiah called the Israelite women the “daughters of Zion” (verse 16), suggesting that they are children of the covenant. Isaiah likened them to a prideful woman who is cursed by the Lord, and all her jewelry and other physical adornments are taken away (see 2 Nephi 13:16–26). In contrast, 2 Nephi 14 includes Isaiah’s description of what will happen if the daughters of Zion humble themselves, repent, and turn to the Lord. If you have access to an LDS edition of the Bible, use the footnotes for Isaiah 3 to help you understand 2 Nephi 13:16–26.