3rd Nephi 11-part 1 (without video)

3rd Nephi 11: 1-17

Christ comes to the Americas.

Storms and earthquakes roiled across the land. Whole cities were destroyed. Then a "thick" darkness covered the land. So dark that the survivors said they could "feel the vapor of darkness." So dark that not even candles or torches could be lit and "And there was not any light seen, neither fire, nor glimmer, neither the sun, nor the moon, nor the stars, for so great were the mists of darkness which were upon the face of the land."

Open Ended

How do you think you would have felt if you had experienced this?

Read 3 Nephi 11: 1-3

What happened after the darkness lifted and the earth began to settle again?

Multiple Choice

What did the multitude hear?

• singing

• a small voice

• a loud, harsh voice

• weeping

Multiple Choice

Did the people understand the voice when they first heard it?

• Yes

• No

Open Ended

What effect did the voice have on those who heard it?

Read 3 Nephi 11: 4-7

Look for what the Nephites did differently in order to understand the voice.

Multiple Choice

How many times did the people hear the voice?

• Once

• Twice

• Three times

• Fourt times

Multiple Choice

What did the people do differently the third time they heard the voice?

• They opened their ears to hear it.

• They looked toward heaven.

• They looked towards the voice.

• All the above.

Multiple Select

Based on what you read in 3rd Nephi 11:7, whose voice did the people hear?

• Jesus Christ

• Heavenly Father

• Holy Ghost

On this occasion, God the Father spoke from heaven to introduce His Beloved Son, Jesus Christ. However, when God speaks to us, it is most often through the Holy Ghost.

Boyd K. Packer said:

"The voice of the Spirit comes as a feeling rather than a sound. You will learn, as I have learned, to 'listen' for that voice that is felt rather than heard…

"The gift of the Holy Ghost, if you consent, will guide and protect you and even correct your actions. It is a spiritual voice that comes into the mind as a thought or a feeling put into your heart"