3rd Nephi 11: 1-17 (part 2) *after video

2nd part of 3rd Nephi 11:1-17 (after video "Feeling the Holy Spirit")

Open Ended

As we learn how to listen to the voice of God through the Holy Ghost, we will be able to understand the communication He gives us.

What helps you to prepare your mind and heart to hear and understand the whisperings of the Holy Ghost?

Read 3rd Nephi 11: 8-12

Imagine what it might have been like to be among the Nephites at this time.

Multiple Choice

According to verse 8, who did the people think Jesus was when he descended from heaven?

• An Angel

• A devil

• A God

• A Ghost

As Jesus Christ introduced Himself to the people, He taught them important truths about His mission as the Savior.

Poll

Which of the Savior's statements in 3 Nephi 11:11 is most meaningful to you?

• I am the light and life of the world.

• He obeyed and glorified the Father from the beginning.

• He has taken upon Himself the sins of the world.

Multiple Choice

According to verse 12, why did the multitude fall to the earth?

• They were frightened

• They were exhausted by all the death and destruction.

• They remembered the prophecies that Christ would show himself to them

• They were overcome by the Spirit

Read 3 Nephi 11:13-15 and ponder the following questions:

How do you think the people may have felt as they saw the Lord and touched Him "one by one"?

What do you think the people came to know as a result of this experience?

Considering there were about 2500 people in the multitude, what does this teach you about how the Savior feels about each one of us?

“That appearance and that declaration constituted the focal point, the supreme moment, in the entire history of the Book of Mormon. It was the manifestation and the decree that had informed and inspired every Nephite prophet for the previous six hundred years, to say nothing of their Israelite and Jaredite forefathers for thousands of years before that.

“Everyone had talked of him, sung of him, dreamed of him, and prayed for his appearance—but here he actually was. The day of days! The God who turns every dark night into morning light had arrived”

Open Ended

How do you think it would affect you to be able to touch the wounds the Savior received while atoning for your sins?

Read 3 Nephi 11:16-17

Note: "Hosanna" is a Hebrew word that means "save now" or "please save us" and is used throughout the scriptures as an exclamation of praise and supplication

Open Ended

Why do you think the people cried "hosanna" after their experience with the Savior?

Multiple Choice

In 3 Nephi 11:15, what does it say the people did after they had seen and felt the Savior's wounds?

• They shouted "Hosanna"

• They bore record, or testified, that it was Jesus Christ.

• They rejected him.

• They accepted him as a prophet.

When we receive a personal testimony of Jesus Christ it is our responsibility to bear record of Him

How can YOU bear record of him?