“A Marvelous Work and a Wonder”

Links to FREE resources to enhance this week’s reading of 2 Nephi 26-30.

Children

Activity – I Can Always Pray – Use these prompts to start a prayer journal and notice the revelation you receive daily.

Activity – I Can Pray to Heavenly Father – coloring page

Activity – Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon – coloring page

Activity – I Know the Book of Mormon is True – Hidden pictures

Activity /Article – The Wise Man and the Foolish Man – Read and discuss this short story with your children. Then do the accompanying activity and discuss with your family how making wise choices can protect us from Satan’s deceptions.

Article – The Story of the Book of Mormon – An illustrated overview of main events from the Book of Mormon.

Article – The Yo-Yo Decision – Read this Friend article aloud with your children and discuss how the Holy Ghost feels and how it can help us avoid temptation.

Youth

Article – Seven Lies Satan Wants You to Believe – This New Era article describes seven common lies Satan tries to tell you and the truths you should believe instead.

Article – Revelation to the Prophet Joseph Smith—and to You – This New Era article shares how modern-day revelations answer some important questions and how you can receive revelation for your own life.

Article – Plain and Precious Truths Restored – A careful examination of the Book of Mormon reveals many significant doctrines not found in the Bible.

Video – Things as They Really Are –  David A. Bednar warns of the harmful effects digital technologies can have on our souls and invites us to ask ourselves two questions to see if we are using these technologies properly.

Video – Beware of False Prophets – (2 Nephi 26:29) Elder M. Russell Ballard warns of false prophets.

Video – Who are the Bond and Free? – (2 Nephi 26:33) Elder Dallin H. Oaks explains who are the bond and the free.

Video – All is Well in Zion – (2 Nephi 28:20–24) President Thomas S. Monson talks about Zion.

Youth & Adults

Video – Patterns of Light: The Light of Christ – What is light? In this three part series, Elder David A. Bednar discusses how we receive and perceive light from God. Part 1 centers on the properties of light and how the Light of Christ affects all men and women everywhere.

Video – Patterns of Light: Discerning Light – How do we recognize divine light and discern it from our own thoughts? In part 2 of this three part series, Elder David A. Bednar discusses how to discern and act upon light from God.

Video – Patterns of Light: Spirit of Revelation – What is the connection between light and revelation? In part 3 of this three part series, Elder David A. Bednar explains the patterns of light by which God communicates with us and how they lead to the spirit of revelation.

Adults

Article – Power to Overcome the Adversary – In this general conference address, Elder Peter M. Johnson of the Seventy discusses three tactics of the adversary and what we can do to overcome them.

Article – Revelation for the Church, Revelation for Our Lives – In this general conference address, President Russell M. Nelson warns that “in coming days, it will not be possible to survive spiritually without the … constant influence of the Holy Ghost.”

Article – The Book of Mormon is the Word of God – A General Conference talk by Ezra Taft Benson

Article – Answer Me – A General Conference talk by Neal A. Maxwell

Article – The Enemy Within – A General Conference talk by James E. Faust

Article – Insights from the Early Years: 2 Nephi 28–30 – BYU Religious Studies Center

Article – The Enemies of Christ: 2 Nephi 28 – BYU Religious Studies Center

Article – “He Inviteth All to Come unto Him” – BYU Religious Studies Center

Article – The Book, the Words of the Book: What the Book of Mormon Says about Its Own Coming Forth – BYU Religious Studies Center

Chart – The Ways of the Devil – BYU Studies

Video – Discussions on the Book of Mormon: 2 Nephi 28-30 – Professors from the BYU Department of Ancient Scripture discuss the prophecies, warnings, and promises concerning the coming forth of the Book of Mormon and those who accept or reject its contents. BYUtv

Everyone

Activity – How to Get Better Revelation Reception – Use this home evening object lesson from the New Era to teach your family how to keep their channels for receiving revelation clear.

Pictures – 2 Nephi 26-30 – Images to go along with the reading

Video – God Loves His Children | Now You Know – God loves His children so much that He provided a Savior, His Son Jesus Christ, as a perfect man who would come to Earth and take away our sins, if we choose to follow Him .

Video – Our True Identity – Dieter F. Uchtdorf retells the story of the ugly duckling and urges us to reflect on who we really are—sons and daughters of a glorious Heavenly Father.

Video – Book of Mormon: An Apostle’s Introduction – Jeffrey R. Holland explains the background and importance of the Book of Mormon. This book is another testament of Jesus Christ and serves as a companion scripture to the Holy Bible.

Video – Spiritual Crocodiles – A portrayal of the analogy Elder Boyd K. Packer used in his April 1976 general conference address. Just as well-camouflaged crocodiles prey on unwary victims, Satan preys on unwary youth by using tactics that camouflage the deadly nature of sin. (8:19)

Video – From Elder David A. Bednar’s October 2019 General Conference talk. This clip was shared by Elder Bednar on his facebook page. “Today I shared an experience Susan and I had observing cheetahs and topis in Africa. We discussed this experience with our children and grandchildren and identified many valuable lessons, three of which I shared in General Conference today.

“I invite and encourage you to reflect on this episode with the cheetahs and the topis and identify additional lessons for you and your family. Please remember always that your home is the true center of gospel learning and living. As you respond in faith to this invitation, inspired thoughts will come to your mind, spiritual feelings will swell in your heart, and you will recognize actions that should be undertaken or continued.”