PPT-1 Nephi 16 A figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared, as in

Simile Repentance is like It makes you clean Prayer is like You use it to talk with God The Holy Ghost is like It helps you see in a dark world The prophet is like He helps you see more clearly. A Lesson Plan for 6. th. Graders. By Janice Enquist. Figures of Speech – . make Language Colorful. Idioms. Language that doesn’t mean what is literally written and cannot be understood from the meaning of its separate words. 2 Nephi 2/9. Changes . in the Church. Easy Grace?. 2 Nephi 2:3,4. Wherefore, [Jacob], thy soul shall be blessed… Wherefore, I know thou are redeemed, because of the righteousness of thy redeemer... Nephi’s Vision. . ‘Recall . how Nephi desired to know about the things his father, . Lehi. , had seen in the vision of the tree of life. Interestingly, the Spirit of the Lord begins the tutorial with Nephi by asking the following question: “Behold, what . -. Make comparisons between seemingly unrelated items.. *The similarity between the items is based on the relationship being compared, not. . the items themselves.. a. . fish swims; . a bird _____. President Boyd K. Packer, President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, spoke of Heavenly Father’s desire to give us the righteous desires of our hearts: “. No message appears in scripture more times, in more ways than ‘Ask, and ye shall receive. . Why would the Assyrians “. shave with a razor. ” their captives?. “The Assyrians cut off all the hair from the captives for three reasons: . humiliation. , . sanitation. .. and . separation. 2 Nephi 2/9. Changes . in the Church. Easy Grace?. 2 Nephi 2:3,4. Wherefore, [Jacob], thy soul shall be blessed… Wherefore, I know thou are redeemed, because of the righteousness of thy redeemer... . . . The devil laughs. !. Moses 4:1, . 4. . . (Satan’s Mission Statement) . Reveals Enemies to Christ. !. . In Hebrew “wo” means . sorrow. !. “Wo” is a condition of deep suffering from misfortune and affliction, or grief. It is used seven times in verses 24-32 of chapter 28.. learned from a mission president recently that one of his young sister missionaries, nearing the end of her very faithful and successful mission, said through her tears that she must return home immediately. When he inquired as to the problem, she told him money had become so difficult for her family that to continue her support, the family had rented their home and were using the rental proceeds to pay her mission expenses. For living accommodations, they had moved into a storage locker. For water, they used a neighbor's outdoor tap and hose; and for a bathroom they went to a nearby gasoline station. . This was a depressing revelation. .. . However. :. . . 2 Nephi 26:7. . . “. Thy ways are just. ”. . 2 Nephi 25:1,4-5, 7-8. . “. Nephi glories in plainness. !”. . Plainness is the “model” for General Conference. . This Chapter establishes the criteria writers used to select materials for inclusion on the plates.. 1 Nephi 6:4 was my mission motto!. 1 Nephi 7. . . Why Ishmael? . Why didn’t they complain this time? . . No . one adequately and properly knows . why . he needs Christ until he understands and accepts the . doctrine . of the Fall and its effect upon all . mankind. And . no other book in the world explains this vital . “. The Lord shall come to His temple. ”. . “The Lord, whom we seek, shall suddenly come to His temple…Indeed, . He came suddenly to the Kirtland Temple on the 3. rd. day of April in 1836. 2 Nephi 8-10 2 Nephi 8:1-2 “rock from whence you are hewn” “I called him alone!” (Abrahamic Covenant) “ Our rock and (hole) are Abraham and Sarah, from whom we descend.